don't care don't mind
Intermediate
Jay

I don’t care and I don’t mind: An American and British difference

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 and apathetic. And when a Brit says I don’t mind to an American, they can appear to avoid the question,

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August 21, 2016 8 Comments
mind
Intermediate
Jay

Mind – How to Use this English Verb

Mind is such a useful English word. We can use it in lots of different ways and it’s often just the verb we need to be polite. But mind has some peculiar ways of behaving grammatically that you should know about. And knowing how to reply if someone asks you a question with mind is another issue. In this video we cover it all. I don’t care and I don’t mind mean different things in

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August 21, 2016 1 Comment
telephone english
Elementary
Jay

How to answer English calls when you’re busy – funny

Telephone English is just like normal English with a few special phrases, but many learners find English calls stressful. Watch this funny English telephone conversation with Barack Obama and you’ll learn some practical expressions you can put to use in your conversations. You’ll have fun along the way. Learn more useful expressions for everyday situations. Click here.  Obama telephone conversation tapescript Two for you. Two for me. Two for you. Hi, this is Vicki. This

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August 21, 2016 10 Comments
play go do
Intermediate
Jay

Play Go Do – the words we use to talk about sports in English

Play, go and do are the verbs we use most to talk about sports in English. In this video you’ll learn when we use each one, along with lots of other sport words. Watch and see. How many different sports and games can you name? Have you checked out our Grammar Videos? You’ll find information lots more useful verbs here. Play Go Do video transcript What do you want to do this weekend? We could

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August 21, 2016 1 Comment
due
Intermediate
Jay

Due – a verb we use to talk about the future in English

We don’t always use a future tense to talk about the future in English. We often use a particular word or expression instead and the word due is one of them. In this video you’ll learn three of its meanings. This word is particularly useful for business English students. We also use the verbs wait, hope, expect and look forward to talk about the future. Click here to see a video about them. Do you

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August 21, 2016 3 Comments
for and since
Intermediate
Jay

For and Since – How to use these English Prepositions

For and Since – we use both these prepositions to talk about time in English, so how are they different? Learn how to use these English prepositions correctly in this video. Thank you for calling Pattersons. Your call is very important to us. Please hold. Sorry to keep you waiting. This is Rachel speaking. How can I help you? At last. I’ve been waiting for fifteen minutes. I have a question about…. Oh, I’ve got

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August 21, 2016 No Comments
wait expect
Intermediate
Jay

Wait, Hope, Expect, Look Forward to – Future Verbs

Wait, hope, expect and look forward to – they’re very common and useful verbs that you’ll need to talk about the future in English. The thing is, we don’t always use a future tense. In fact technically speaking, English doesn’t have a future tense. You’ll find that very often we use a particular verb to talk about the future in English instead. Here are some more videos about words and expressions we use to talk

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August 21, 2016 3 Comments
David Bowie
Elementary
Jay

Ground Control to Major Tom by David Bowie with Lyrics

Ground Control to Major Tom is the first line of ‘Space Oddity’ – a David Bowie classic. It tells the story of an astronaut in space and it’s a fantastic song to practice your English with. My students love it! Hope you will too. The copyright on the music has been cleared by YouTube, so teachers, feel free to share it with your students. RIP David Bowie – what a great story teller and what

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August 21, 2016 6 Comments
features and benefits
Intermediate
Jay

How to Sell in English: Features and Benefits

Do you need to know how to sell in English? Then this English sales training video is for you. When you want to describe your product or idea, you need to describe its features. But if you want to sell your product or idea, you’re going to need to explain its benefits – the things that will make your customers want to buy. We can help you. We’ll show you how to turn features into

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August 21, 2016 No Comments
paper airplanes
Elementary
Jay

Paper Airplanes – An English conversation

Jay and Vicki think paper airplanes are great fun.  (Vicki calls them aeroplanes in British English)  Perhaps they’re having too much fun? What are you making. Oh. A paper airplane. Oh cool! Do you want to make one too? Yes. Here. Oh thank you. Well, that’s true. But you know it took…. Who did that? To learn more about how we use the verbs make and do in English, click here. To see more speaking

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August 21, 2016 No Comments

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