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Intermediate

The unsupportive co-worker English conversation

Here’s an English conversation about an unsupportive co-worker. In fact they’re not just unsupportive. They’re actually stabbing their colleague in the back. Click here for more English speaking practice videos. Click here for practice with negative questions. [social_share_link text=”Click here to share this post with a friend”] Unsupportive Co-worker Conversation Oh, hi Kathy Hi. Where’s the Boston report? I haven’t seen it yet. Oh, weren’t you writing it Jay? Err yes. Good, then can I

October 15, 2017 4 Comments

Intermediate

Under and Over – prefixes to expand your vocabulary

‘Over’ and ‘under’ are prepositions, but they can also be prefixes. Add them to the start of other words and they can form new words. Learn the meanings of 22 over- and under- words in this video lesson. [social_share_link text=”Click here to share this post with a friend”] Over and under – they’re prepositions. But they can also be prefixes. Put them in front of other words and they make new words. Let’s start with

October 13, 2017 4 Comments

Intermediate

Eight different ways to say ‘ough’ in English

We write ‘ough’ but how do we pronounce it? In this lesson we look at eight different ways we say the letter combination ‘ough’. We’ve also made a reference chart that you can download for free by clicking here. [social_share_link text=”Click here to share this post with a friend”] Other videos you might enjoy: The suffix -ion (-tion, -sion) The prefixes under- and over- More pronunciation videos Ough pronunciation video Hi, today we’re going to

October 6, 2017 No Comments

Intermediate

English words for money, tax and taxes – learn with Donald Trump

Learn English vocabulary for money, tax and taxes from a conversation with Donald Trump. We look at the meanings of words like tax, accountant, income, expenses, tax return and audit, along with other words and expressions. We have also created a free worksheet to practice words and phrases in the video that you can find here: Click here for the worksheet. Click here to see more business English videos. Click here to see more vocabulary

September 29, 2017 10 Comments

Intermediate

Improve your pronunciation with more English Tongue Twisters

Improve your English pronunciation and have fun with English tongue twisters. They’re a great way to improve diction and practice tricky English sounds. In this lesson we practice ‘Flash message’, ‘I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen’ and ‘a proper copper coffee pot’. Click here to see our first tongue twisters video and click here to see our third one. Click here to see more pronunciation videos. [social_share_link text=”Click here to share this

September 22, 2017 2 Comments

Elementary

A proper copper coffee pot – an English tongue twister song

Can you say a proper copper coffee pot three times fast? This tongue twister song is for English learners who want to improve their speaking and pronunciation. ‘All I want is a proper cup of coffee’ will get your mouths moving, improve your diction and best of all, it’s a whole lot of fun. [social_share_link text=”Click here to share this post with a friend”] Proper Copper Coffee Pot Lyrics All I want is a proper cup

September 20, 2017 6 Comments

Intermediate

Almost, nearly, amiable, amicable – it’s Q & A time!

Thank you for your great questions! In this lesson we answer your questions about the adverbs almost and nearly, the English Show, the adjectives, amiable and amicable and the curious case of American scissors. Plus more! [social_share_link text=”Click here to share this post with a friend”] Look we’re back in our room with interesting things. You know what that means. It must be a Q and A? Yes, it’s question and answer time. Thank you

September 15, 2017 No Comments

Intermediate

Practice pronunciation with English tongue twisters

Improve your English pronunciation and have fun with English tongue twisters. They’re a great way to improve diction and practice tricky English sounds. Hello everyone and welcome. For those that don’t know us, I’m Vicki and I’m British. And I’m Jay and I’m American and we’ve got something different today. Yes. We’re going to get our mouths working with some tongue twisters. Tongue twisters. A tongue twister is a phrase that’s difficult to say quickly

September 8, 2017 No Comments

Intermediate

Causative Verbs – Make, Let, Have and more. (2 videos)

When we want to indicate that one thing causes another, we generally use a causative verb. These verb are very common and useful in English, but not always easy to use correctly. There’s a lot to cover so this is a two part lesson. In the first video we see lots of examples and check the meanings of the most common English causative verbs (make, let, and have). In the second video we look at the

August 26, 2017 No Comments

Intermediate

10 more words that are hard to pronounce in English.

Do you know how to pronounce vegetables? And what about the word mirror or psychiatrist? English spellings often don’t match the pronunciation so we’re back with another ten words that learners find hard to pronounce. You’ll hear how we say them in British and American English. Click here to see our first video on words that are hard to pronounce and click here to see our third one. Click here to see more pronunciation videos.

August 18, 2017 No Comments

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