Archive for the ‘Vocabulary’ Category


Learn English: Say IT With Words In Photos! Part 1

  Learn English Say IT With Words IN Photos…. Part 1     Level: elementary to intermediate (possibly: upper-intermediate) Materials You Need: several note cards, a marker or pen (optional: a palm-sized video camera, such as a Flip video camera) Expressing your feelings…   Introduction How do you express your feelings in English? For example, how do [...]

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What Did He Say? English Language Learners Ask

Three big challenges for anyone learning English are understanding the different accents of English speakers, trying to understand when English is spoken quickly, trying to understand speech that is connected. You might hear people speaking English with British, American, Irish, Scottish, Australian, Indian, South African, Nigerian, Kenyan, accents – to name just a few of [...]

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Is He “Shifty”? How Do You Find Him?

This humorous video has some great vocabulary and expressions. It takes us to an American courtroom. I’m sure you’ve seen one in a film in the cimema or on TV. The video makes reference to a notorious criminal:  do you know who Jack the Ripper is? The judge wants to know if the defendant is [...]

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Problems Speaking English?

Do you have problems speaking English? Do you get your question tags all confused? Do you have problems with putting the emphasis on the right syllable in the word? What about idiomatic expressions? Or is your problem a small vocabulary? If so, you are not alone! Look at this video – do you recognize the [...]

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Learn English With Great Award-Winning Ads

In our modern world we are surrounded by publicity. These ads come in print, audio and video formats. They can be one word, a phrase, an expression, a long web landing page, a musical jingle, a TV commerical, a cinema spot at the beginning of a film. Some of these ads can bore us to [...]

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Free Online Dictionary with Poetic Video Ad

Searching through Twitter, I always come across interesting people who share some great links. In this case, I think the gentleman was trying to market his company’s product; however, I liked the video that described his company’s dictionary so I decided to share it with you. Let me know what you think about this poetic [...]

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Learn English With the “Break Up” Video: Social Media for Business English

Videos, romance, learning English – what do these have in common? Put together they make studying English much more enjoyable. Take a look at “Break Up” and let me know!

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