When you’re trying to work, it can be annoying when a co-worker is messing around and telling jokes. Watch how two workers make their colleague be quiet. Note that ‘Shut up’ is an informal phrase. ‘Be quiet’ is a more formal way to say the same thing. Click here to learn more about how we […]
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This is a very old joke, but a good one. It plays on the two meanings that the word ‘smell’ has in English. One meaning is to sense and odour and the other meaning is to give off an odour. Watch the video and see if you get the joke. Kathy, my dog has no
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Sometimes Jay can be so embarrassing! Here’s what you shouldn’t say when you greet someone who’s pregnant. Knock on door Rachel. Hi Rachel. Come in sit down. How are you? Fine thanks. Have you put on weight? Don’t be silly Jay. Rachel’s expecting You’re going to have a baby Yes. Oh congratulations! So you’re not
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Learn about the English prefix anti-. Explore words like anticlockwise, anti-war, antiseptic and understand the three meanings that commonly come with this prefix: the opposite, being against something and prevention. The English Click here to see other prefix and suffix videos. Click here to see other vocabulary videosprefix anti- video script I’ve got three meanings
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Hello everybody! I’m making this quick extra video this week to tell you about a playlist. Tuesday is election day in the United States and then it will be over. Phew! We are sooooo overloaded with political ads and news. I just want to know the results now. But before they come in, you might
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In this video lesson we learn how American and British native English speakers use the word please in natural conversation. We look at its different uses, the different positions please takes in a sentence and also what that means for politeness. Parents teach their children that please is a magic word. Oh Mom. I wanna
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Come join me and find out what a US political rally is like. And the home of the brave. God bless you all. This weekend I went to my first American political rally and I thought you might like to see it too. Hello Simple English Videos! Philadelphia! Are you ready to elect Hillary Clinton
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When we add the suffix -able to verbs, we can form new words – adjectives that indicate you can do something. What kind of words are these? What part of speech? They’re all adjectives. When you see -able on the end of a word, it’s probably an adjective. It generally means you can do something.
Watch this video to learn about English words with the bi- prefix. Learn the meaning of bi- and see examples. Also learn the difference between bi-weekly, biannual and biennial. Click here to see other prefix and suffix videos. Bi- prefix video script What does the bi- in bicycle mean? Bi means two. A bicycle has
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Learn how to use the prefixes -aholic and -oholic to create new words. Get creative and make up your own new English words. Can you think of any words that end -oholic? The most frequent one is alcoholic. This is whisky. It’s an alcoholic drink. And this is orange juice. It’s a soft drink. Alcoholic
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