Some and Any – do you know how to use these words with countable and uncountable nouns? In this video you’ll learn three important grammar rules that will help you get them right. You’ll also learn how we make lentil soup! Click here to see our video on much , many, a lot of and […]
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English spelling is tricky because sometimes words look nothing like they sound. But here’s a rule that can help: i before e except after c. Join Vicki and Jay at a spelling bee, or spelling competition as we call them in the UK. You’ll learn when it’s useful to apply the rule and when it
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Do you want to communicate with people from other cultures? Then this video is for you. Back in the 1980s computer scientists were creating the world wide web and looking for ways to connect computers that spoke different languages. The Dutch scientist, Jon Postel, came up with a computer protocol that’s helpful and relevant for
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We’re back with another eight words that are hard to pronounce in British and American English. Watch some English learners pronounce them and learn how Vicki and Jay say them. You’ll learn how to say: fifth, basically, chaos, refrigerator, fridge, Tuesday, photograph, photography, height, weight and eight. You’ll also get some pronunciation tips for how
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Make or do? Do you ever wonder which verb to use? We have some good news and some bad news. The good news is there are some rules we follow and you can learn them in this video. You’ll see how we use do for non-specific activities and work and how we use make with
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Enjoy a funny English story and learn lots of phrasal verbs and expressions for traveling while you watch. Here are some of the phrasal verbs and expressions you’ll see in action: stop by, stop off, pick someone up, drop someone off, give someone a ride/lift, touch down, check in, set off, hurry up and take
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Are American’s excited about the royal wedding? After all, it’s a British event. Watch this video to find out what American’s think of Meghan and Prince Harry and to learn lots of great English expressions. This is a listening practice lesson with fast, natural English. Click here to see videos about British and American English
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We hope you have enough time to watch this video! Too and enough are really useful words that you can use with nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. In this video you’ll learn how enough means sufficient and not enough means needing more. Too many and too much mean more than sufficient or more than is
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Learn the different meanings and grammar of the English verbs ‘hope’ and ‘wish’ in this video lesson. This is an important lesson if you’re talking an English exam like IELTS, Cambridge First Certificate or TOEFL. They often have questions on these verbs because the grammar is tricky. You’ll see lots of examples in action and
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Learn the different meanings and grammar of the English verbs ‘hope’ and ‘wish’ in this video lesson. With clear examples and explanations you can master the tricky grammar. In part one you’ll learn about present situations. You’ll learn three structures we commonly use with hope and three with wish, and you’ll also learn how to
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