Songs and stories are fun and they stick in your head. They’re a great way to learn new words and phrases.
Here’s one of the happiest songs in the world from the Beach Boys. English learners should sing along because it also provides excellent practice of the meanings and pronunciation of the suffix -ion. I-I love the colorful clothes she wears And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair I hear the sound of a […]
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Hello everybody! I’m making this quick extra video this week to tell you about a playlist. Tuesday is election day in the United States and then it will be over. Phew! We are sooooo overloaded with political ads and news. I just want to know the results now. But before they come in, you might
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Today is Deaf Awareness Day and we have made a special video, suggested by my friend Rikki Poynter who does awesome work as an advocate for captions for the deaf and hard of hearing. Go Rikki! If you are a YouTuber, please make captions for your videos! They are so helpful for the deaf and hard
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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
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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
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This song is about Heart ELT which supports projects in refugee camps and volunteer teachers. Volunteer English teachers are often teaching in squats and derelict buildings in isolation, with little or no support and no resources. The lyrics were written by Jason R Levine. Check out Jason’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/collolearn. He performs it with Madeline
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Black Socks Never Get Dirty is a fun jazz chant to practice English pronunciation. You have to say a different number of words in each line but maintain the same rhythm. It’s also a great illustration of how English is a stress timed language. Click here for more information on English rhythm and stress timing.
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Do you believe in superstitions? Are you superstitious? Here are two videos that that explore this topic in English, so make sure you scroll down to see the second one too. The first video is a story about what happened to Jay one Friday 13th and the second video is a song by the wonderful
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Come on a road trip with us and learn some of the English expressions we use for competitive games. Who will win the game miniature golf? Jay or Vicki? Transcript We’re going on a road trip and you’re coming with us. So we’ve just bought some gas and it cost…. How much, Jay? Thirty one
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Don’t you love a good story? That’s why we were excited to collaborate with some other YouTube English teachers and take part in the World Story-Telling Day Project. Watch the video to learn how our story works. Video transcript Today is World Storytelling Day, a day of global celebration of the art of storytelling. Many
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