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 […]
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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
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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.
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Cook Cooker Chef – do you know the meanings of these three words in English? It’s worth learning. You don’t want to tell people you’re the cooker if really you’re the cook or the chef. Click here to learn about concentrated and concentrating and avoid another common mistake. Click here to see more vocabulary videos.
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We use the verb to take to ask about jobs and journey times in English. To find out how much time is required, we ask questions like How long does it take? and How long will it take? And to say how long, we say It takes… To Take Video Script To compare the verb
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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
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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
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Learn how to order food in a restaurant in English. Our dog Carter (a dog with human hands in this video) will show you how. You’ll see him choose from the English menu, select his wine and then enjoy the meal. He also leaves a tip. To see more videos with phrases for everyday situations,
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Story History: Are you using these words correctly? They’re false friends in many languages. Learn the meaning of story and history and how we use these words differently in English. Click here to see more vocabulary videos. Click on the links to watch some more videos on common false friends: sympathetic and nice, actually and currently, miss and
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