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Elementary

Remember and Remind – Learn the Difference

Remember Remind. Don’t get these verbs muddled up. Let us remind you what they mean in this video, and show you examples that will help you remember them! Click here to learn how to remember English words more easily by cheating Click here to learn the difference between lend and borrow. Click here to learn the difference between check and control Remember Remind Video Script I can’t remember where I left my glasses. They’re on your

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Elementary

Lend and Borrow – What’s the difference?

Lend and borrow are very common verbs and they’re often confused by English learners. In some languages just one word covers both their meanings. In English they describe the same action, but from two different directions. Lending is like temporary giving, and borrowing is like temporary taking. Click here to watch more vocabulary videos Click here to learn about Fix It – our free checklist to help you fix common mistakes Lend Borrow Video Script It’s

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Advanced

American Casualties of Drawing

This video tells the story of an event we came across going on in the street near our home. It was an art project that carried an important message about gun violence and homicides in the US. Transcript I am an Adjunct Professor at Montgomery Community College and I am an artist. And this is a project I created called American Casualties in Drawing, in which we are drawing the amount of homicides in America

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Intermediate

In time and On time – What’s the difference?

What’s the difference between being on time and being in time? On time means punctually or promptly – at the time that was scheduled. In time means not late. Watch our two videos for a full explanation and see the phrases in action. The first video has lots of examples and covers the basics and the second one goes into more detail and answers a viewer’s question. In time On Time Video 1 Transcript Oooh. It’s

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Intermediate

Stop doing and Stop to do (gerunds and infinitives)

Students often mistake these two forms. It’s a problem because they mean different things. ‘Stop’ is a special verb in English because we can follow it with either a gerund (ing form) or an infinitive. So stop to do and stop doing are both possible. However, the meaning changes. Watch the video and learn how the two forms are different. Watch videos about some other verbs that can be followed by gerunds and infinitives. Learn

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Intermediate

Sensible and Sensitive – What’s the difference?

Do you know the meaning of sensible? And what about sensitive? These two adjectives are false friends in many languages so they can be confusing. In English, someone who is sensible is reasonable. They show good judgement. Being sensitive is about feelings, so someone who is sensitive may feel things strongly and get upset easily. Or they might be conscious of and able to understand other people’s feelings and emotions. Watch the video to learn

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Intermediate

In the End / At the End – What’s the difference?

We use at the end to talk about the final part of something. For example, at the end of the rainbow. At the end of the tunnel. In the end is similar to eventually or finally – so after everything has been dealt with, talked about, settled and decided. Learn more and see examples in the video. Click here to see more grammar videos In the End/At the End Video Oh, what movie are you watching? Oh,

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Intermediate

Tomahto – Tomayto: British and American Pronunciation

There’s a brilliant George Gershwin song that compares British and American pronunciation. It goes, ‘You say tomayto, and I say tomahto’. The lyrics are fantastic but they’re not 100% accurate which is troubling for word nerds. We wanted to create a song that reflected pronunciation differences with greater accuracy. Hope you like it. Click here to see more pronunciation videos American and English Pronunciation Song Lyrics I am English. I’m American. I speak English. I

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Intermediate

About to and Bound to

Do you find you’re always using ‘will ‘ and ‘going to’ to talk about the future? Here are two more expressions that native speakers use. This video was inspired by my son. When he was six, he knew he shouldn’t play with matches, so he went behind the curtains to experiment and the curtains caught fire. I was out at the time and his Dad was in charge. He acted promptly and luckily nobody was injured. But

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