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Led Zeppelin Are Really Heavy Rock n’ Roll

3 November 2015 by Marc

Something to practice /l/ and /r/ sounds.

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Posted in: Pronunciation, Video Tagged: /l/, /r/

Protected: Kawasaki Monday Class 1

3 November 2015 by Marc

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Posted in: Pronunciation, Video Tagged: /l/, /r/, in-law, row

A Day at the Zoo

27 September 2014 by Marc

I went to Yokohama Zoo with my family yesterday and this is what I saw. Tsushima Leopard Cat Seal Otter Leopard There will be a digest post later.

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Posted in: Video Tagged: animals, video, vine

Video: Know Your Word Families

18 September 2014 by Marc

A lot of students have problems using the correct form of the word they need when they are speaking. Here are some examples of how to use the words ‘safe’, ‘safely’ and ‘safety’. As a bit of homework, you could write a sentence using each word. Leave them in the comments and I’ll check your … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Grammar, Video, Vocabulary Tagged: a2, b1, safe, safely, safety, wordfamilies

Video: Make Coffee

20 June 2014 by Marc

Today’s video shows how to make coffee. It is not perfect but it does show you how to describe a process by sequencing actions (‘first’, ‘then’, ‘next’) and using the imperative verb form (‘do this’, ‘pour the water’). For more practice, have a look at how to cook in English.

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Posted in: Video Tagged: coffee, imperative, sequencing

Video: Describing Food

13 June 2014 by Marc

Here’s a video about describing food. It should be useful to describe food from your country or to ask about food in other countries. You might also want to read about cooking, look at my dinner, or an older post about describing food.

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Posted in: Video Tagged: adjectives, cooking, food, taste, video

Video: So That

6 June 2014 by Marc

Here’s a video of me at home, giving reasons for actions using ‘so that’. If you like it, why not click ‘like’ in YouTube, share it with a friend, or leave a comment?

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Posted in: Video Tagged: reason, so, that

Video: Talking About Experiences

30 May 2014 by Marc

Today’s video is about talking about experiences using the present perfect tense and simple past tense. Finding out if you have common experiences is a great way to make friends.

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Posted in: Situation, Video Tagged: experience, experiences, pasttense, presentperfect, presentperfecttense

Video: Books

23 May 2014 by Marc

Today’s video is about books, and more specifically about how to choose English books that are right for you. Related posts: How to Talk About Movies and Books Use Kindle and Kobo to Study English

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Posted in: Reading, Video Tagged: book, books, e-books, ebooks, reading

Video: Prefixes

13 May 2014 by Marc

Today is a video post. Prefixes can help you understand words from the first few letters. You may also want to read the post on suffixes to help you understand words from their endings.

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Posted in: Video, Vocabulary Tagged: de-, dis-, im-, in, prefixes, re-, un-
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