Advanced Archives

Explained: Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous

Explained: Present Perfect Simple vs. Present Perfect Continuous https://youtu.be/R-CVtjN3qc8 In this video you’re going to learn about the main differences between the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous, also known as the present perfect progressive. We focus on the function and uses of these two similar forms of the present perfect and what […]

Explained: Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous Read More »

Vote Ronald Grump and Make American Great Again

5 Comments / Advanced / Jay

It’s election season in the United States and Ronald Grump is running for President. In this parody video, a puppet Donald Trump outlines his plans to make American (rather than America) great again. Update: We made this video before Donald Trump was elected. At the time we thought the chances of him winning were scary

Vote Ronald Grump and Make American Great Again Read More »

Sentimental Journey by Doris Day – Lyrics Explained

6 Comments / Advanced / Jay

Songs are a great way to learn English. They’re good listening practice and research shows that singing along is a powerful way to improve your fluency and learn new words. Here’s a beautiful song sung by Doris Day and a lesson on some of the vocabulary first. There are two videos here so make sure

Sentimental Journey by Doris Day – Lyrics Explained Read More »

How to Learn a New Accent – Tips from an Impressionist

Leave a Comment / Advanced / Jay

Learn how to improve your pronunciation, work on your English accent and become more intelligible with great tips from impressionist Akeem Lawanson, the hilarious creator of the AtomicHole YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/AtomIcHole As well as improving your accent, you’ll also learn how to talk like Kermit the Frog, or any other celebrity or cartoon voices that

How to Learn a New Accent – Tips from an Impressionist Read More »

American Baseball Idioms (See examples in action)

1 Comment / Advanced / Jay

If you need to understand Americans, it really helps to understand baseball idioms. They often come up in conversation. We use many of these idioms in British English too, but not all. Watch these videos to learn their meanings and see lots of examples. There are four baseball idiom videos here, so keep scrolling down

American Baseball Idioms (See examples in action) Read More »

Try to do and Try doing (gerunds and infinitives)

36 Comments / Advanced / Jay

‘Try’ is a special verb in English because we can follow it with either a gerund (ing form) or infinitive. However the meaning changes. Watch the video and learn how ‘try to do’ is different from ‘try doing’. Watch videos about some other verbs that can be followed by gerunds and infinitives. Learn how their

Try to do and Try doing (gerunds and infinitives) Read More »

Security and Safety – an in depth explanation of these two English words

3 Comments / Advanced / Jay

Security Safety – do these words mean the same thing? Sometimes the meaning of security overlaps with safety, but safety is the more general term. In this video lesson we go in depth and look at how we use these two words in English. To see a simpler explanation,click here. Click here to see a

Security and Safety – an in depth explanation of these two English words Read More »

American Casualties of Drawing

Leave a Comment / Advanced / Jay

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

American Casualties of Drawing Read More »

Rachel of Rachel’s English is interviewed by Jason R Levine (Fluency MC)

Leave a Comment / Advanced / Jay

Here’s an interview we recorded between a couple of English teachers that many of you may know. Rachel has a fantastic channel on YouTube teaching English pronunciation and Jason also has a fantastic channel where he teaches using rhyme, rhythm and raps. Click here to see more videos on pronunciation Click here to see another

Rachel of Rachel’s English is interviewed by Jason R Levine (Fluency MC) Read More »