viewer favourite Archives - Simple English Videos https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/tag/viewer-favourite/ Get fluent, have fun Sun, 01 Nov 2020 06:29:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FAV-32.jpg viewer favourite Archives - Simple English Videos https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/tag/viewer-favourite/ 32 32 223788601 10 difficult words to say in British and American English https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/10-difficult-words-to-say-in-british-and-american-english/ https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/10-difficult-words-to-say-in-british-and-american-english/#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2017 20:26:12 +0000 https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/?p=8722 What words do you find hard to pronounce in English? In this video we look at 10 words that English learners find tricky and look at how we say them in British and American English. Are there any words that you’re pronouncing wrongly in English? Let’s find out. We’re going to look at ten words […]

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]]> https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/10-difficult-words-to-say-in-british-and-american-english/feed/ 0 8722 How to think (and dream) in English and stop translating in your head https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/think-dream-english/ https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/think-dream-english/#comments Fri, 12 May 2017 19:23:45 +0000 https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/?p=8448 How can you think in English so you don’t need to keep translating in your head? Here are five practical steps you can take to develop the habits you need to make it happen. Click here to learn 26 ways you can learn English for free Click here to learn how you can remember English […]

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]]> https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/think-dream-english/feed/ 6 8448 Why it’s sometimes hard to understand English speakers (Hints) https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/hard-to-understand-english-speakers/ https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/hard-to-understand-english-speakers/#comments Fri, 14 Apr 2017 19:36:48 +0000 https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/?p=8419 One of reasons it’s hard to understand English speakers is we don’t say what we mean. Really! We often say one thing, when we mean another! In this video you’ll learn how to understand English speakers when they drop hints and make indirect requests. We look at some common ambiguous English phrases and explore the […]

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]]> https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/hard-to-understand-english-speakers/feed/ 1 8419 How to Check In at an Airport and Answer Security Questions in English https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/how-to-check-in-at-an-airport/ https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/how-to-check-in-at-an-airport/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2016 14:30:31 +0000 https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/?p=8115 Learn the English phrases you need to check in at an airport in this video, including security questions and how to answer them. We made this video with our friend Rachel of Rachel’s English. She has a terrific website and YouTube channel on American English pronunciation.   Click here to find lots more practical videos for […]

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]]> https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/how-to-check-in-at-an-airport/feed/ 6 8115 Black Socks Never Get Dirty Song – an English jazz chant https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/black-socks-never-get-dirty-song/ https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/black-socks-never-get-dirty-song/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2016 10:14:28 +0000 https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/?p=8051 Black Socks Never Get Dirty is a fun jazz chant to practice English pronunciation. You have to say a different number of words in each line but maintain the same rhythm. It’s also a great illustration of how English is a stress timed language. Click here for more information on English rhythm and stress timing. […]

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]]> https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/black-socks-never-get-dirty-song/feed/ 2 8051 I don’t care and I don’t mind: An American and British difference https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/dont-care-dont-mind-us-uk-difference/ https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/dont-care-dont-mind-us-uk-difference/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2016 17:18:35 +0000 https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/?p=7988 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 […]

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]]> https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/dont-care-dont-mind-us-uk-difference/feed/ 8 7988 Lay Lie – Lie Lay – What’s the difference? https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/lie-lay-lie/ https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/lie-lay-lie/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2016 08:24:49 +0000 https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/?p=7819 Is it lay or lie? Even native English speakers sometimes have to think about this one, and sometimes they mix these verbs up. The two verbs mean different things, one takes and object and one doesn’t, and just to make things more tricky because the past tense of lie is lay. Wow! That’s confusing, but […]

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]]> https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/lie-lay-lie/feed/ 6 7819 ‘Turn it on’ and other common separable phrasal verbs https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/common-separable-phrasal-verbs/ https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/common-separable-phrasal-verbs/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2016 06:00:28 +0000 https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/?p=7748 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 […]

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