Intermediate
Jay

Eight different ways to say ‘ough’ in English

We write ‘ough’ but how do we pronounce it? In this lesson we look at eight different ways we say the letter combination ‘ough’. We’ve also made a reference chart that you can download for free by clicking here. [social_share_link text=”Click here to share this post with a friend”] Other videos you might enjoy: The suffix -ion (-tion, -sion) The prefixes under- and over- More pronunciation videos Ough pronunciation video Hi, today we’re going to

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Trump tax audit
Intermediate
Jay

English words for money, tax and taxes – learn with Donald Trump

Learn English vocabulary for money, tax and taxes from a conversation with Donald Trump. We look at the meanings of words like tax, accountant, income, expenses, tax return and audit, along with other words and expressions. We have also created a free worksheet to practice words and phrases in the video that you can find here: Click here for the worksheet. Click here to see more business English videos. Click here to see more vocabulary

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Intermediate
Jay

Improve your pronunciation with more English Tongue Twisters

Improve your English pronunciation and have fun with English tongue twisters. They’re a great way to improve diction and practice tricky English sounds. In this lesson we practice ‘Flash message’, ‘I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen’ and ‘a proper copper coffee pot’. Click here to see our first tongue twisters video and click here to see our third one. Click here to see more pronunciation videos. [social_share_link text=”Click here to share this

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copper coffee pot
Elementary
Jay

A proper copper coffee pot – an English tongue twister song

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 here to share this post with a friend”] Proper Copper Coffee Pot Lyrics All I want is a proper cup

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Intermediate
Jay

Almost, nearly, amiable, amicable – it’s Q & A time!

Thank you for your great questions! In this lesson we answer your questions about the adverbs almost and nearly, the English Show, the adjectives, amiable and amicable and the curious case of American scissors. Plus more! [social_share_link text=”Click here to share this post with a friend”] Look we’re back in our room with interesting things. You know what that means. It must be a Q and A? Yes, it’s question and answer time. Thank you

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Intermediate
Jay

Practice pronunciation with English tongue twisters

Improve your English pronunciation and have fun with English tongue twisters. They’re a great way to improve diction and practice tricky English sounds. Hello everyone and welcome. For those that don’t know us, I’m Vicki and I’m British. And I’m Jay and I’m American and we’ve got something different today. Yes. We’re going to get our mouths working with some tongue twisters. Tongue twisters. A tongue twister is a phrase that’s difficult to say quickly

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causative verbs
Intermediate
Jay

Causative Verbs – Make, Let, Have and more. (2 videos)

When we want to indicate that one thing causes another, we generally use a causative verb. These verb are very common and useful in English, but not always easy to use correctly. There’s a lot to cover so this is a two part lesson. In the first video we see lots of examples and check the meanings of the most common English causative verbs (make, let, and have). In the second video we look at the

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hard to pronounce in English
Intermediate
Jay

10 more words that are hard to pronounce in English.

Do you know how to pronounce vegetables? And what about the word mirror or psychiatrist? English spellings often don’t match the pronunciation so we’re back with another ten words that learners find hard to pronounce. You’ll hear how we say them in British and American English. Click here to see our first video on words that are hard to pronounce and click here to see our third one. Click here to see more pronunciation videos.

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actual
Intermediate
Jay

Actual and Current – learn how to use these false friends

The English words ‘actual’ and ‘actually’ are false friends in many languages, so English learners often think they mean one thing when in fact they mean another. Let us help you get them right. And learn how we use the word actually in spoken English. Watch this video. Follow the links to see more videos on common false friends: sympathetic and nice, story and history, miss and lose, sensible and sensitive. Click here to see

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clothes
Elementary
Jay

British and American words for clothes – they’re different!

I had to learn some new words when I went shopping for clothes in the US. I’m British and I had some puzzled looks from shop assistants when I used my English words. Here’s a short video that goes through some of the different words we have for clothing in British and American English. Click here to see more videos about British and American English differences. Closet. Wardrobe. Pants. Trousers. Pants. Underwear. Knickers. Panties. Vest.

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