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Lying English words

Leave a Comment / Intermediate / By Vicki

Learn some common words and phrases we use to talk about lies and lying in English. We look at some things we say when we think other people are lying like: You’ve got to be joking You’ve got to be kidding We explore lies we tell other people like fibs and white lies, and also …

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US election English vocabulary

US election issues – English vocabulary

Leave a Comment / Intermediate / By Vicki

In this video lesson we look at the issues we expect people to be talking about, so you can join in the discussions. We look at words you’ll need for topics like: voter fraud voter suppression and intimidation the electoral college And also words to do with some recent events: the presidential debate the death …

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US Elections English Vocabulary Quiz

Leave a Comment / Intermediate / By Vicki

Take our US elections English vocabulary quiz and learn the words you need to join in discussions about the US elections. As well as the voting process, we’ll explain: – the race metaphor – terms for the political parties – blue, red and purple states – who can and can’t vote – some effects of …

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How good is your English – Quiz 6

Leave a Comment / Intermediate / By Vicki

Welcome to quiz 6 in our series about common English mistakes that ESL learners make. In this video we’ll ask you to identify 7 common English mistakes and choose your answer before the clock stops ticking. Then we’ll explain what’s wrong and show you examples of the correct English in action. We’ll also direct you …

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How English word pairs work

How English word pairs work

Leave a Comment / Intermediate / By Vicki

Word pairs make your English more colloquial and conversational. (To see our first video on word pairs, click here.) The technical term for these expressions is binomials and English is full of them! In this video you’ll learn: – what some of them mean – the common patterns they follow – how to use them …

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English TH sounds

The English TH sound – fixing mistakes

Leave a Comment / Intermediate / By Vicki

Our video on the English TH sound is here at last! In this lesson you’ll: learn how to pronounce the tricky TH sounds (Yes, there are two of them!) see how we move our mouth and tongue watch examples of common mistakes, so you can avoid them learn which mistakes matter and which don’t The …

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English word pairs

31 word pairs for natural fluent English

Leave a Comment / Intermediate / By Vicki

Make your English sound more natural and fluent with useful English word pairs. These binomial expressions will make your English sound more colloquial and conversational. We start off with some easy ones like salt and pepper and knife and fork and then move on to some you might not know like: – an arm and …

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Common english mistakes

How good is your English? Quiz 5

Leave a Comment / Intermediate / By Vicki

Don’t let these common English mistakes bring you down. Take the English quiz and see if you can answer before the clock stops ticking. We’ll show you how take your English up a level.

July 4th: History and celebrations

Leave a Comment / Intermediate / By Vicki

July 4th, 1776 was the day 13 British colonies declared their independence from Great Britain and formed a new nation. Learn about the history of the US from an American and a Brit. (Do you think we’ll agree?) We’ll also show you how we celebrate July 4th today. You’ll hear why, in our opinions, we …

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protests and racism vocabulary

Protests and racism – English vocabulary

2 Comments / Intermediate / By Vicki

Learn the English you need to join the conversations on racism and social injustice. Join Vicki and Jay while they prepare signs for their own protest and learn the words you need to join the global conversation on social injustice. We’ll look at: – different kinds of protests: marches, rallies, demonstrations – violence in the …

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