Meet the Doctor | Italian English Enthusiast

Lloyd here! In today's episode we'll be meeting one of my longtime online students, Marco (otherwise known as "Dr. Lanciotti). Just a few years ago he could barely speak a word of English but with effort, determination and a passion for the language, Marco has made incredible progress in a short time!

Let's meet the doctor, shall we?

The same passion that Marco has for improving his English can be found in his incredible art. A skill that he has honed for years:

In this conversation we highlight three of Marco's favourite English expressions (one of which is from Italian!)

1) "My neck of the woods"

This is the neighbourhood or area where you live or your hometown. For example, Marco's neck of the woods is San Benedetto del Tronto in Italy. Mine keeps changing!
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2) "It's my forte"
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If something is your forte, then it is your speciality or something you are knowledgable about or skilful at. Marco's forte is medicine and art. Hopefully my forte is helping you with your English!
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3) "to do a reckie"

If you do a reckie, you go somewhere to see what it's like since you are thinking of going there again in the future. For example you could do a reckie by going to dinner at a restaurant that you are thinking of hosting a birthday party at.

See if you can make an example sentence from your own life using one of these three expressions!

​Good luck and thanks for listening,

Lloyd 🙂