Category: Intermediate

abbreviations
Intermediate
Jay

British Abbreviations. Learn about English short forms

There are abbreviations in British English that Americans don’t use – words like brolly and chippie. I wonder if you know them? This video is about some differences in British and American abbreviations and you’ll learn some common British short forms. We made this video after the collaboration we did with other ESL YouTubers for the World Story-Telling Day Project. Click here to see the story we made for World Story-Telling Day Click here to learn

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August 21, 2016 No Comments
story-telling day
Intermediate
Jay

World Story-Telling Day 2016 – an ESL collaboration

Don’t you love a good story? That’s why we were excited to collaborate with some other YouTube English teachers and take part in the World Story-Telling Day Project. Watch the video to learn how our story works. Video transcript Today is World Storytelling Day, a day of global celebration of the art of storytelling. Many people all over the world are getting together to listen to and tell stories in lots of different languages. So

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August 21, 2016 1 Comment
suit
Intermediate
Jay

Fit, Suit and Fit In – how to use these English words

Fit, suit and the phrasal verb, fit in – English learners often make mistakes with these words. Learn how to use them correctly and fix some common mistakes. To see a song about making arrangements with fit and suit, click here. To see more videos on some other tricky English words, click here. Fit and Suit Video Transcript You can’t put that there. Yes, I can. It doesn’t fit. It does now. We bought Carter

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August 21, 2016 No Comments
don't care don't mind
Intermediate
Jay

I don’t care and I don’t mind: An American and British difference

The phrases I don’t care and I don’t mind are very common and useful, but they can cause offence and/or confusion when Americans and Brits use them together. In the USA they mean one thing and in the UK they mean another. When an American says I don’t care to a Brit, they can sound negative and apathetic. And when a Brit says I don’t mind to an American, they can appear to avoid the question,

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August 21, 2016 8 Comments
mind
Intermediate
Jay

Mind – How to Use this English Verb

Mind is such a useful English word. We can use it in lots of different ways and it’s often just the verb we need to be polite. But mind has some peculiar ways of behaving grammatically that you should know about. And knowing how to reply if someone asks you a question with mind is another issue. In this video we cover it all. I don’t care and I don’t mind mean different things in

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August 21, 2016 1 Comment
telephone english
Elementary
Jay

How to answer English calls when you’re busy – funny

Telephone English is just like normal English with a few special phrases, but many learners find English calls stressful. Watch this funny English telephone conversation with Barack Obama and you’ll learn some practical expressions you can put to use in your conversations. You’ll have fun along the way. Learn more useful expressions for everyday situations. Click here.  Obama telephone conversation tapescript Two for you. Two for me. Two for you. Hi, this is Vicki. This

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August 21, 2016 10 Comments
play go do
Intermediate
Jay

Play Go Do – the words we use to talk about sports in English

Play, go and do are the verbs we use most to talk about sports in English. In this video you’ll learn when we use each one, along with lots of other sport words. Watch and see. How many different sports and games can you name? Have you checked out our Grammar Videos? You’ll find information lots more useful verbs here. Play Go Do video transcript What do you want to do this weekend? We could

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August 21, 2016 1 Comment
due
Intermediate
Jay

Due – a verb we use to talk about the future in English

We don’t always use a future tense to talk about the future in English. We often use a particular word or expression instead and the word due is one of them. In this video you’ll learn three of its meanings. This word is particularly useful for business English students. We also use the verbs wait, hope, expect and look forward to talk about the future. Click here to see a video about them. Do you

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August 21, 2016 3 Comments
for and since
Intermediate
Jay

For and Since – How to use these English Prepositions

For and Since – we use both these prepositions to talk about time in English, so how are they different? Learn how to use these English prepositions correctly in this video. Thank you for calling Pattersons. Your call is very important to us. Please hold. Sorry to keep you waiting. This is Rachel speaking. How can I help you? At last. I’ve been waiting for fifteen minutes. I have a question about…. Oh, I’ve got

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August 21, 2016 No Comments
wait expect
Intermediate
Jay

Wait, Hope, Expect, Look Forward to – Future Verbs

Wait, hope, expect and look forward to – they’re very common and useful verbs that you’ll need to talk about the future in English. The thing is, we don’t always use a future tense. In fact technically speaking, English doesn’t have a future tense. You’ll find that very often we use a particular verb to talk about the future in English instead. Here are some more videos about words and expressions we use to talk

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August 21, 2016 3 Comments

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