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Elementary

Turn it on – A Fluency MC Rap with Phrasal Verbs,

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 Rap Video Script Take it out. Put it in.Take it out. Put it in again.These verbs are only hard when

August 21, 2016 No Comments

Intermediate

‘Turn it on’ and other common separable phrasal verbs

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 MC. Click here to watch it. Click here to see more English grammar videos. Click here to see Vicki and

August 21, 2016 2 Comments

Intermediate

Make and Do – Collocations and Fixed Expressions

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 have another video about when to use do and when to use make. To learn the rules we follow, click

August 21, 2016 No Comments

Elementary

Making Arrangements and Appointments Song + Days of the Week.

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 has a terrific YouTube channel where he teaches phrasal verbs. Make sure you check it out and subscribe! Click here

August 20, 2016 No Comments

Elementary

‘I don’t know’ conversation

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.

August 19, 2016 1 Comment

Intermediate

Hangout and Q&A 3 (The word ‘afraid’)

Click here for more hang out and Q & A videos This week’s lesson is a Q&A – we’re going to answer some of the questions you’ve sent us. Hey, we’re back in our room with interesting things. Yes, they come from all over the world, like your questions. So what’s this lesson about? We’re going to look at a way to say ‘go away’ – and also how we use the word ‘afraid’. And

August 19, 2016 No Comments

Intermediate

Hangout and Q&A 2 (Job and Work vocabulary)

Click here for more hang out and Q & A videos Hey, they’re here. Oh good. You can open them later. Later? Yeah. Hey, we’ve got a new set design. Yes. We’ve got things from all over the world. Can you spot what they are and where they come from? In today’s lesson we’re going to hangout and answer some of your questions again – particularly questions about jobs and job vocabulary. And we have

August 19, 2016 No Comments

Intermediate

Hangout and Q&A 1

Click here for more hang out and Q & A videos So this week’s lesson is a little different to normal. We’re just going to chat and hang out. Now Vicki’s been in New York City all week and she’s gonna tell us about that. Yeah, I’m going to tell you about that, and then we’re going to have some viewer’s questions. And then we have a special guest star visiting. What is it? Ronald…

August 19, 2016 No Comments

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