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July 4th: History and celebrations

Jay — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 19:10:34 +0000

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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Storytelling, the past continuous and dog rescue stories

Jay — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:07:20 +0000

Watch 4 true dog rescue stories about puppies found on the streets of Manila and learn how their lives turned around. You’ll see sick little puppies transform into happy healthy dogs and learn how to tell a great story in English at the same time. To tell a good story you’re going to need the […]

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What’s inside a Christmas cracker? Let’s see!

Jay — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 20:26:55 +0000

What are Christmas crackers? They’re a British tradition. Just about everyone has a cracker with their Christmas meal. And what’s inside a Christmas cracker? Watch us pull a cracker and we’ll show you. You’ll also learn some Christmas cracker vocabulary along the way. There are always three things in a cracker – a paper hat, […]

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Halloween vs. Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Night.

Jay — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 19:12:54 +0000

Halloween is a big holiday at this time of year in the US. Folks are carving pumpkins to make jack-o’-lanterns and getting their costumes ready for trick-or-treating. Halloween is growing in popularity in the UK, but the big event for us is Bonfire night or Guy Fawkes. It’s a celebration of a historical event from […]

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Potato Chips with ESL students from the New York Film Academy (NYFA)

Jay — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 19:02:59 +0000

We’re proud to present a video called Potato Chips that we made with students studying ESL and filmmaking at the New York Film Academy (NYFA). It includes some useful slang and informal English expressions: stressed out, chill out and screw it. The students came up with the concept for the video and they were our […]

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A dog adoption story with two essential phrasal verbs

Jay — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 20:07:30 +0000

Here’s a dog adoption story to steal your heart. Learn how to use the phrasal verbs turn out and come up with and lots of other vocabulary in this holiday video. Dog Adoption Video Script Hello everyone. We’re celebrating the holidays this month, so in today’s lesson we’re going to have a Christmas story. We’ll […]

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Christmas and New Year’s Eve Holidays around the world

Jay — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 20:55:48 +0000

Celebrate the holiday season with us. Learn about some of the things we do at Christmas and the New Year in the USA, in the UK and in Australia. In this special holiday video Vicki is joined by two friends to share stories of different holiday traditions and customs around the world. You’ll meet Jennifer […]

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Halloween English. Learn 21 spooky and creepy words

Jay — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 18:47:16 +0000

Halloween English! Come shopping with us at the Halloween store and learn 21 words you need to talk about this American celebration. You’ll find words about costumes, decorations, scary creatures and more. You’ll hear three English words we use to talk about our fears. Scary , which means frightening. Spooky , which means strange and […]

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A proper copper coffee pot – an English tongue twister song

Jay — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:24:13 +0000

Can you say a proper copper coffee pot three times fast? This tongue twister song is for English learners who want to improve their speaking and pronunciation. ‘All I want is a proper cup of coffee’ will get your mouths moving, improve your diction and best of all, it’s a whole lot of fun. [social_share_link text=”Click […]

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Can you spot a lie in English? Happy April Fool’s Day!

Jay — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 15:42:54 +0000

April Fool’s Day is April 1st, a day when we play jokes on our friends and family and try to get them to believe something that isn’t true. In this video, five English teachers get together to see if they can fool you! Happy April Fool’s Day! Click here to see another collaboration video for […]

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