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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

Intermediate

Actual and Current – learn how to use these false friends

The English words ‘actual’ and ‘actually’ are false friends in many languages, so English learners often think they mean one thing when in fact they mean another. Let us help you get them right. And learn how we use the word actually in spoken English. Watch this video. Follow the links to see more videos on common false friends: sympathetic and nice, story and history, miss and lose, sensible and sensitive. Click here to see

August 11, 2017 2 Comments

Elementary

British and American words for clothes – they’re different!

I had to learn some new words when I went shopping for clothes in the US. I’m British and I had some puzzled looks from shop assistants when I used my English words. Here’s a short video that goes through some of the different words we have for clothing in British and American English. Click here to see more videos about British and American English differences. Closet. Wardrobe. Pants. Trousers. Pants. Underwear. Knickers. Panties. Vest.

August 4, 2017 No Comments

Intermediate

10 difficult words to say in British and American English

What words do you find hard to pronounce in English? In this video we look at 10 words that English learners find tricky and look at how we say them in British and American English. Are there any words that you’re pronouncing wrongly in English? Let’s find out. We’re going to look at ten words that are tricky, see how some English learners say them and see how Jay and I say them. So in

July 28, 2017 No Comments

Intermediate

Can, Could and Be able to – modal verbs (2 videos)

Are you ABLE TO use these verbs: CAN, COULD and BE ABLE TO? Find out how to use them correctly in English here. Click here to see more grammar videos Click here to find out how we use can, could and may to ask for permission Click here to learn how we pronounce can and could differently in British and American English Click here to download Fix it – our free checklist that will help

July 14, 2017 No Comments

Intermediate

How to remember English words more easily (by cheating!)

Do you find it hard to remember English words? Does your memory let you down? Then this video is for you. Learn from the story of how Jay aced an exam by cheating and discover ways that you can learn English words quickly and effectively by working smart. Click here to learn the difference between the verbs remember and remind Click here to learn 26 ways you can learn English for free Click here to

July 7, 2017 No Comments

Intermediate

How to use the verb Grow and the phrasal verb Grow up

Do plants grow or grow up? And what about children? In this video you’re going to learn how we use these two verbs and fix some very common mistakes. Grow has several different but similar meanings, so let’s start with some examples. What things grow? Plants grow. They get bigger and taller. And animals grow, for example puppies. They grow a lot in the first six months. And children. They’re always growing. Hey, you’ve grown

June 23, 2017 13 Comments

Elementary

How to say Can and Can’t in British and American

Learn how to pronounce can and can’t in British and American English. Can is pronounced in much the same way in both varieties, but can’t is very different. It explains one of the (many) reasons why Vicki sometimes find it hard to understand Jay. Click here to learn about some more British and American differences. Click here to see more pronunciation videos Click here to learn to use can, could and may to ask for

June 16, 2017 7 Comments

Intermediate

Learn English for free – 26 great tips and links

If you are looking for some cool, fun and effective ways to learn English then this video’s for you. We’ve got 26 ideas and all of them are free! To download links to free audio books and other great free learning materials we mention in the video, click here. Click here to download our free Fix it checklist and avoid common mistakes. Another video you might like: How to remember English words more easily And

June 9, 2017 8 Comments

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