Alone Lonely – these adjectives have similar meanings. Being alone means being on your own with nobody else around and it’s not always a bad thing. But if you’re lonely, you’re alone and you’re also unhappy because of it. See examples and learn the difference between lonely and alone in this video. Click here to […]
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We can use if and in case to talk about future possibilities. If is about what might happen. In case is about precautions that we take now to avoid problems in the future. See examples and learn the difference in this video. Click here to learn about the verbs avoid and prevent Click here to
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We use the Simple Present tense more than any other tense in English. One way we use it is to describe routine actions and things we do regularly. Let Carter (the dog with human hands) show you how it works. Listen to him describe his breakfast routine and you’ll hear lots of examples. Notice we
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When do we say high and when do we say tall? What’s the difference? Learn the different meanings and uses of these English adjectives in this video. Click here to learn the difference between the adjectives interesting and interested Click here to see more vocabulary videos High Tall Video Script I’m taller than you. No,
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Here are lots of useful phrases for meeting people in English. It’s perfect for English beginners. Sing along and learn simple English questions to ask. This video stars my son Tom who is also an English teacher and he has a terrific YouTube channel where he teaches English phrasal verbs. Make sure you check it
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DauIDL49DZ0 This rap video practices eight very common English phrasal verbs: take out, put in, put down, pick up, turn on, turn off, take off and put on. We made it with our friend Jason R Levine, Fluency MC. He wrote the song and lyrics and we shot and edited it. Enjoy! Turn it on
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Many English phrasal verbs are separable. Separable means the verb and the other little word (the preposition or particle) can be separated. This video’s about eight very common separable English phrasal verbs. Watch and learn how they work. You can see these exact verbs used in rap which we recorded with Jason R Levine, Fluency
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There are fixed expressions where we use the verb do in English. For example, do research, do you good. And there are lots more expressions where we use the verb make. For example, make a mistake, make a reservation. In this video you’ll learn some common fixed expressions and collocations with make and do. We
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Here’s a fun way to learn phrases we use to make arrangements and appointments in English. Sing them! Yes, sing them! It’s great for pronunciation and it’ll make them stick in your mind. You’ll also practice the days of the week. This video stars my son Tom who is also an English teacher and he
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Kathy, do you have a moment? Yes? I just received this message and I don’t understand it. What does IDK mean? The letters IDK? Yes. I don’t know. Hmm. I’ll ask Vicki. Vicki, what does IDK mean? I don’t know. Well I don’t know either. People are so hard to understand. I’ll go ask Louise.
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