Ronnie, an English teacher, discusses the challenges of spelling in English, particularly for non-native speakers. He shares his own struggles with spelling and introduces a method he uses to improve his spelling. The method involves looking for smaller words or patterns within a larger word to help remember its spelling. Ronnie provides several examples of words that are commonly misspelled and demonstrates how to apply his method to each one. He also discusses the importance of pronunciation and how it can affect spelling. Additionally, Ronnie touches on the topic of English language exams, such as IELTS and TOEFL, and offers his services as a teacher to help students prepare for these exams.
1. The speaker claims to be terrible at spelling.
2. The speaker's native language is not English.
3. The speaker is a teacher.
4. The speaker's name is Ronnie.
5. Ronnie claims to have a method that helped them pass spelling tests.
6. Ronnie's method involves looking for words inside other words to help remember how to spell them.
7. Ronnie had a grade 2 teacher named Mrs. Zettle.
8. Ronnie was 8 years old when they had trouble spelling the word "about".
9. Ronnie's teacher had them write the word "about" 100 times to practice spelling it.
10. Ronnie provides examples of words that can be broken down into smaller words to help with spelling, such as "unfortunately", "apparent", and "convenience".
11. Ronnie mentions that the rule "i before e except after c" is not always reliable.
12. Ronnie suggests making a chart to keep track of words that follow and do not follow this rule.
13. Ronnie provides definitions for words such as "resist", "maintenance", "available", "committee", and "achievable".
14. Ronnie mentions that they have IELTS courses and private lessons available on their website, englishwithroni.com.
15. Ronnie offers to help with spelling and other language-related tasks.