This is a very old joke, but a good one. It plays on the two meanings that the word ‘smell’ has in English. One meaning is to sense and odour and the other meaning is to give off an odour. Watch the video and see if you get the joke. Kathy, my dog has no nose. Really? How does he smell? Terrible! The joke plays of two different meanings of smell. One meaning is to
Sometimes Jay can be so embarrassing! Here’s what you shouldn’t say when you greet someone who’s pregnant. Knock on door Rachel. Hi Rachel. Come in sit down. How are you? Fine thanks. Have you put on weight? Don’t be silly Jay. Rachel’s expecting You’re going to have a baby Yes. Oh congratulations! So you’re not fat. https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/wait-hope-expect-look-forward-to/ to learn how we use the verb expecting to talk about pregnancy. Click here to see more conversations
Learn about the English prefix anti-. Explore words like anticlockwise, anti-war, antiseptic and understand the three meanings that commonly come with this prefix: the opposite, being against something and prevention. The English Click here to see other prefix and suffix videos. Click here to see other vocabulary videosprefix anti- video script I’ve got three meanings of anti- for you. First meaning: the opposite. Well, that was an anticlimax. I was expecting an exciting climax but
Hello everybody! I’m making this quick extra video this week to tell you about a playlist. Tuesday is election day in the United States and then it will be over. Phew! We are sooooo overloaded with political ads and news. I just want to know the results now. But before they come in, you might enjoy some great videos from some other YouTube English teachers. Gabby and Jennifer have both made videos on how the
In this video lesson we learn how American and British native English speakers use the word please in natural conversation. We look at its different uses, the different positions please takes in a sentence and also what that means for politeness. Parents teach their children that please is a magic word. Oh Mom. I wanna a bottle of coca cola. No Sonny. I wanna bottle of coca cola. Sonny! To get what they want, children
Come join me and find out what a US political rally is like. And the home of the brave. God bless you all. This weekend I went to my first American political rally and I thought you might like to see it too. Hello Simple English Videos! Philadelphia! Are you ready to elect Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine? We are. We are. Hi! I’m so excited to be here tonight. This has been a very
When we add the suffix -able to verbs, we can form new words – adjectives that indicate you can do something. What kind of words are these? What part of speech? They’re all adjectives. When you see -able on the end of a word, it’s probably an adjective. It generally means you can do something. The label says washable, so I can wash it. Washable. Washable. Washable. Not washable. If a crime can be solved,
Watch this video to learn about English words with the bi- prefix. Learn the meaning of bi- and see examples. Also learn the difference between bi-weekly, biannual and biennial. Click here to see other prefix and suffix videos. Bi- prefix video script What does the bi- in bicycle mean? Bi means two. A bicycle has two wheels. What do we call a plane that has two sets of wings? A biplane Next one. How do
Learn how to use the prefixes -aholic and -oholic to create new words. Get creative and make up your own new English words. Can you think of any words that end -oholic? The most frequent one is alcoholic. This is whisky. It’s an alcoholic drink. And this is orange juice. It’s a soft drink. Alcoholic is an adjective. It describes something that contains alcohol. And alcoholic can also be a noun. An alcoholic is a
Watch this video to find out about our prefixes and suffixes playlist. Do you want to grow your English vocabulary? Then I’m making a playlist for you. Come and get them. Come and get them. Ten English words for the price of one. Really? That’s amazing. What a good deal! This is the best place to learn new English words. Prefixes and suffixes can tell us a lot about the meanings of words and the
