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Confused by ENSURE, REASSURE, INSURE, ASSURE? Learn the Differences!

Jay — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:58:10 +0000

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Devise Vs. Device

Jay — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:22:11 +0000

Devise Vs. Device – They sound similar. Learn when and how to use each! In this video we look at two confusing words ‘devise’ vs. ‘device’. Many English students find it difficult to use these two similar words because they have distinct uses. We explain how to use these words correctly using a funny story […]

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ADVISE or ADVICE? What’s the difference?

Jay — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:34:20 +0000

https://youtu.be/-wO9W-pJtFQ Advise vs. advice. Two almost identical words with different meanings. Learn how to use these words correctly by watching this funny story with lots of advise and advice examples. After the story Jay and Tom teach you everything you need to know about using advise and advice in a sentence. This video will […]

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The Phrasal Verb Rap Video with Fluency MC

Jay — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:31:51 +0000

https://youtu.be/YJyRc_QOhbw Fluency MC, the master of English Language Training rap videos, entertains and educates learners with this amazing performance teaching phrasal verbs in his own, unique, teaching style. Filmed in Almeria, Spain, the new home of Simple English Videos, Fluency performs in front of historic and magnificent scenery in the south of Spain. He squeezes […]

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English weight loss vocabulary – a success story

Jay — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 19:20:36 +0000

Find out how Vicki and Jay lost 80 lbs and learn lots of useful English weight loss vocabulary. For example:put on weightgain weightlose weightplump, chubbycalorie counting dietscrash dietsfad dietslow carb/ high carb dietsvegan dietgoing on a dietgetting back on a dietbreak your dietruin your dietplateaucut back oncut down oncut outfull, full upendurancewatch your weight Some […]

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I can see again! English Sight and Vision Vocabulary

Jay — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Sight and Vision Vocabulary So Vicki, what are you wearing over your right eye?This is my eye guard and I’m wearing it to protect my eye. I don’t actually need to be wearing it indoors. But I wear it when I go to bed at night.But why do you have it?Because I’ve had cataract surgery.Ah.We’re […]

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6 Common English Idioms and the Stories Behind Them

Jay — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:43:00 +0000

Learn some common English idioms and the stories that lie behind them. We’ll show you what they mean and also how to use them in action. They include:from the horse’s mouthlooking a gift horse in the mouthbottoms uprule of thumba red herringbest manThis is the third in a series of videos on the etymology of […]

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6 interesting English idioms and the stories behind them. (Set 2)

Jay — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 18:15:21 +0000

Learn some interesting English idioms and the stories that lie behind them.We’ll show you what they mean and also how to use them in action. In this video you’ll learn about these common English idioms: put your best foot forward burn the midnight oil spill the beans born with a silver spoon in your mouth […]

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12 Useful Business English Phrasal Verbs

Jay — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:02:43 +0000

In this video you’ll learn 12 useful English phrasal verbs. You’ll hear them all in lots of contexts, but they’re particularly useful for business English conversations.Here are the verbs:turn someone downtake onsnowed underhand overtake overback outfill someone inrun something by/past someonezero in onfigure something outpush back onspell out Click here to learn some phrasal verbs […]

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Colloquial English: 14 useful phrases you should know (set five)

Jay — Sat, 22 May 2021 08:26:35 +0000

How’s your colloquial English? Maybe your grammar is great, but what about your spoken English? Does it sound natural and conversational? Here’s the 5th video in our series on colloquial English. We’ll show you how to common conversational phrases like: Go for it!You bet!not have a cluenot have the foggiest (idea)Don’t hold your breath.Just say […]

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