Do you want to communicate with people from other cultures? Then this video is for you. Back in the 1980s computer scientists were creating the world wide web and looking for ways to connect computers that spoke different languages. The Dutch scientist, Jon Postel, came up with a computer protocol that’s helpful and relevant for […]
Top tip for international communication Read More »
We’re back with another eight words that are hard to pronounce in British and American English. Watch some English learners pronounce them and learn how Vicki and Jay say them. You’ll learn how to say: fifth, basically, chaos, refrigerator, fridge, Tuesday, photograph, photography, height, weight and eight. You’ll also get some pronunciation tips for how
8 words that are hard to pronounce in English Read More »
Enjoy a funny English story and learn lots of phrasal verbs and expressions for traveling while you watch. Here are some of the phrasal verbs and expressions you’ll see in action: stop by, stop off, pick someone up, drop someone off, give someone a ride/lift, touch down, check in, set off, hurry up and take
Travel Phrasal Verbs and Common English Expressions Read More »
Are American’s excited about the royal wedding? After all, it’s a British event. Watch this video to find out what American’s think of Meghan and Prince Harry and to learn lots of great English expressions. This is a listening practice lesson with fast, natural English. Click here to see videos about British and American English
Meghan, Harry and the Royal Wedding. What do Americans think? Read More »
Learn the different meanings and grammar of the English verbs ‘hope’ and ‘wish’ in this video lesson. This is an important lesson if you’re talking an English exam like IELTS, Cambridge First Certificate or TOEFL. They often have questions on these verbs because the grammar is tricky. You’ll see lots of examples in action and
Hope and Wish Part Two – Past situations Read More »
Learn the different meanings and grammar of the English verbs ‘hope’ and ‘wish’ in this video lesson. With clear examples and explanations you can master the tricky grammar. In part one you’ll learn about present situations. You’ll learn three structures we commonly use with hope and three with wish, and you’ll also learn how to
Hope and Wish – Part One – Present situations Read More »
We’re proud to present a video called Potato Chips that we made with students studying ESL and filmmaking at the New York Film Academy (NYFA). It includes some useful slang and informal English expressions: stressed out, chill out and screw it. The students came up with the concept for the video and they were our
Potato Chips with ESL students from the New York Film Academy (NYFA) Read More »
Learn how to to talk about probability in English with the word likely. It’s a word you’re likely to need! In this video you’ll learn the common structures and collocations we use with likely and see how we use them in action. You’ll also learn an idiom where we always use it ironically. And finally
Likely: An English Word You’re Likely to Need! Read More »
Do you need to understand people speaking English with different accents? Then you’re going to love this video. A couple of weeks ago we set our viewers a challenge: to send us video telling us who they are, where they’re from and what they do in English. And they did! We were blown away by
SEVY Speak English Challenge Awards Ceremony Read More »
Learn the meanings of common phrasal verbs like tidy up, throw away, lying around, put away and lots more. In this video English lesson you’ll see Jay and Vicki organizing their props and costumes and see how they use the phrasal verbs in action. Click here to learn 24 phrasal verbs for computers and technology
Learn English Phrasal Verbs for Organizing Things Read More »
