Learn how to to talk about probability in English with the word likely. It’s a word you’re likely to need! In this video you’ll learn the common structures and collocations we use with likely and see how we use them in action. You’ll also learn an idiom where we always use it ironically. And finally […]
Likely: An English Word You’re Likely to Need! Read More »
Do you need to understand people speaking English with different accents? Then you’re going to love this video. A couple of weeks ago we set our viewers a challenge: to send us video telling us who they are, where they’re from and what they do in English. And they did! We were blown away by
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Learn the meanings of common phrasal verbs like tidy up, throw away, lying around, put away and lots more. In this video English lesson you’ll see Jay and Vicki organizing their props and costumes and see how they use the phrasal verbs in action. Click here to learn 24 phrasal verbs for computers and technology
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We write it’s with an apostrophe when it’s a contraction of it is or it has. We don’t use an apostrophe when its is a possessive pronoun. I think people muddle them up because they confuse possessive nouns with possessive pronouns. We explain the difference in this video and also show you how not to
It’s or Its? When to use an apostrophe Read More »
There’s a mistake students make with the verb explain that can sound funny. In this lesson you’ll learn how to use explain correctly. You’ll see the verb in action and learn the different structures we commonly use. You’ll also learn how we can use it to describe people’s intentions, motivations and behavior. Click here to
Explain or Explain me? Fix a common mistake Read More »
Come join the Eagles fans on the streets of Philadelphia as they celebrate a Super Bowl win. You’ll get listening practice with natural spoken English and learn some informal colloquial expressions and slang. Go Birds! Click here to see some different people singing the Eagles fight song on YouTube Click here to see more videos
Conversation and slang with Philadelphia Eagles fans Read More »
The is the most common word in English, but how do we pronounce it? And how do we say a and an too? In this lesson we look at how we say these words in British and American. You’ll learn the rules we follow when words start with a vowel or consonant sound and also,
How to Pronounce A, An and The – The Schwa Vowel Read More »
Should you say different to or different than? Or should you say different from? In this short video you’ll learn what we say in British and American English. Click here to see more British and American differences Click here to learn how to use the prepositions for and to Different to, different than or different
Different to, different than or different from? A British and American Difference Read More »
Do you want to learn fluent English? I’ve been teaching English for forty years and I’m sharing some secrets – things I’ve found work for my students that can work for you too. Good goals and plans will help you learn English faster. In part one we looked at how to set goals and now
How to learn fluent English: Plan for success. An English teacher’s secrets Read More »
Do you want to learn English fast? Then you need to set goals that will give you motivation and keep you focused. In this first video we look at tips that can help you do that, so you can use your time wisely. These are tried and tested tips that can make learning English easy.
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