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Elementary

The Present Simple Tense – Carter’s breakfast routine

We use the Simple Present tense more than any other tense in English. One way we use it is to describe routine actions and things we do regularly. Let Carter (the dog with human hands) show you how it works. Listen to him describe his breakfast routine and you’ll hear lots of examples. Notice we form negatives with do and not. (I don’t drink coffee. I don’t need a napkin.) Click here to learn English

August 21, 2016 4 Comments

Intermediate

High and Tall – What’s the difference?

When do we say high and when do we say tall? What’s the difference? Learn the different meanings and uses of these English adjectives in this video. Click here to learn the difference between the adjectives interesting and interested Click here to see more vocabulary videos High Tall Video Script I’m taller than you. No, you’re not. Yes, I am. (Vicki waves the magic wand) How did you do that? When do we use high

August 21, 2016 1 Comment

Elementary

Turn it on – A Fluency MC Rap with Phrasal Verbs,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DauIDL49DZ0 This rap video practices eight very common English phrasal verbs: take out, put in, put down, pick up, turn on, turn off, take off and put on. We made it with our friend Jason R Levine, Fluency MC. He wrote the song and lyrics and we shot and edited it. Enjoy! Turn it on Rap Video Script Take it out. Put it in.Take it out. Put it in again.These verbs are only hard when

August 21, 2016 No Comments

Intermediate

‘Turn it on’ and other common separable phrasal verbs

Many English phrasal verbs are separable. Separable means the verb and the other little word (the preposition or particle) can be separated. This video’s about eight very common separable English phrasal verbs. Watch and learn how they work. You can see these exact verbs used in rap which we recorded with Jason R Levine, Fluency MC. Click here to watch it. Click here to see more English grammar videos. Click here to see Vicki and

August 21, 2016 2 Comments

Intermediate

Make and Do – Collocations and Fixed Expressions

There are fixed expressions where we use the verb do in English. For example, do research, do you good. And there are lots more expressions where we use the verb make. For example, make a mistake, make a reservation. In this video you’ll learn some common fixed expressions and collocations with make and do. We have another video about when to use do and when to use make. To learn the rules we follow, click

August 21, 2016 No Comments

Elementary

Making Arrangements and Appointments Song + Days of the Week.

Here’s a fun way to learn phrases we use to make arrangements and appointments in English. Sing them! Yes, sing them! It’s great for pronunciation and it’ll make them stick in your mind. You’ll also practice the days of the week. This video stars my son Tom who is also an English teacher and he has a terrific YouTube channel where he teaches phrasal verbs. Make sure you check it out and subscribe! Click here

August 20, 2016 No Comments

Elementary

‘I don’t know’ conversation

Kathy, do you have a moment? Yes? I just received this message and I don’t understand it. What does IDK mean? The letters IDK? Yes. I don’t know. Hmm. I’ll ask Vicki. Vicki, what does IDK mean? I don’t know. Well I don’t know either. People are so hard to understand. I’ll go ask Louise.

August 19, 2016 1 Comment

Intermediate

Hangout and Q&A 3 (The word ‘afraid’)

Click here for more hang out and Q & A videos This week’s lesson is a Q&A – we’re going to answer some of the questions you’ve sent us. Hey, we’re back in our room with interesting things. Yes, they come from all over the world, like your questions. So what’s this lesson about? We’re going to look at a way to say ‘go away’ – and also how we use the word ‘afraid’. And

August 19, 2016 No Comments

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