IELTS Writing Task 2: ADVANTAGES / DISADVANTAGES ESSAY with Jay!

By E2 IELTS

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Learn to write a full essay structure sentence by sentence for the advantages/disadvantages question type from beginning to end right here! Jay has taken the IELTS Academic and received a 9 - so he knows what's what ; )

IELTS Writing Task 2: THE MOST IMPORTANT TIP EVER!

By E2 IELTS

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Jay took the IELTS on the weekend and while taking it he realised why many people (not all) fail IELTS writing and it may not be because of bad grammar, poor word choice or going off topic. No, it may be something much, much simpler than that... 

10 Key IELTS Speaking Mistakes

By IELTS Advantage

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Here are the most common mistakes I see students making when they do the IELTS Speaking test. I do mock speaking tests every day and I noticed that I was giving much of the same advice over and over again. Here are the top 10 mistakes and how to overcome them. Hope you find the video useful. Do you make any of these mistakes? Thanks Chris

Learn 14 GO Expressions in English

By Learn English with Emma [engVid]

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How's it going? What's going on? There we go! What do these expressions have in common? They all have the word "go" in them. These expressions are especially useful for conversation. Sometimes we can use "go" to indicate changes, like with "go grey" and "go mad". In many other cases we use "go" in set expressions such as "go for it" and "here we go again!". In this video, you'll learn the following expressions: "How's it going", "how you going", "what's going on", "it's going well", "something is going on", "go crazy", "go bald", "there you go", "there we go", "here you go", "here we go again", "go for it", "way to go", and "go out of your way". Who knew there were so many "go" expressions in English?

English Conversation Tips - how to continue the conversation when you lack a word

By Speak English with Christina

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Stop Blocking in English When You Lack a Word. Learn ways to continue the conversation when you lack a word.

How to understand native English speakers... and speak like them!

By JamesESL English Lessons (engVid)

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You've been studying English for a long time. You already know that no matter how much you learn, it can be difficult to understand native speakers. They speak quickly, drop entire syllables, and stick words together. They don't speak exactly like the textbooks teach us, and in fact they make a lot of mistakes! In this video, I will explain clearly the "relaxed pronunciation" that native speakers use, and teach you how to listen so that you understand what they are saying. Once you have practiced this and can understand more of what you hear, you can start to speak like this yourself and be more fluent and natural while speaking English.

Learn English like a Baby - How to Sound Native

By Rachel's English

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What do babies do to speak with a perfect accent?  How can you do it as you study to sound as native as possible in English?  Learn three tips from how babies learn language and practice speaking!   

Talking About Your Vacation - Spoken English Lesson

By Oxford Online English

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In this lesson, you can learn how to talk about your vacation in English. Talking about holidays and vacations is a great way to improve your English conversation. Where did you go for your last holiday? What did you do there? Did you have a good time? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to answer these questions and more in clear, natural English.

The RP English Accent - What is it, how does it sound, and who uses it?

By Benjamin's English Classes (engVid)

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In this lesson, you will learn about "Received Pronunciation", or "RP" for short. It's also known as "BBC English", "Oxford English", and "The Queen's English". I'll teach you what this accent means and signifies in England today. You may be surprised to learn that it's not entirely positive. Some people even try to hide their RP accent. I will also give you the history of RP. You'll learn where it comes from and how it developed. You will be able to hear for yourself what this accent sounds like, and how it has changed over time.

10 English Idioms from Technology

By English Lessons with Adam [engVid]

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Does your language have idioms that come from technology? We use technology in so many parts of our daily life, so it's natural that many English expressions have come from this field. Learn these idioms to make your English sound more fluent and natural. This lesson has all the bells and whistles. If you don't know what that means yet, there's no need to hit the panic button -- Adam will show you what makes this English tick.

Spot the Words Hidden in These Words

By Mental Floss

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These words have smaller words inside them that tell you something about their etymology.

How many verb tenses are there in English? - Anna Ananichuk

By TED-Ed

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How many different verb tenses are there in a language like English? At first, the answer seems obvious — there’s past, present, and future. But it isn't quite that simple. Anna Ananichuk explains how thanks to something called grammatical aspect, each of those time periods actually divides further.

Why Do We Have Irregular Verbs?

By Mental Floss

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Ride, rode. Drink, drank. Why do some English verbs not fit the expected pattern? Why do irregular verbs exist? Produced for Mental Floss.

One of the most difficult words to translate - Krystian Aparta

By TED Ed

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As simple as it seems, it’s often impossible to accurately translate the word "you" without knowing a lot more about the situation where it’s being said. Krystian Aparta describes the specific reasons why it can be difficult, citing examples from many different languages.

How to use rhetoric to get what you want - Camille A. Langston

By TED Ed

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How do you get what you want, using just your words? Aristotle set out to answer exactly that question over two thousand years ago with a treatise on rhetoric. Camille A. Langston describes the fundamentals of deliberative rhetoric and shares some tips for appealing to an audience’s ethos, logos, and pathos in your next speech.

The language of lying - Noah Zandan

By TED Ed

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We hear anywhere from 10 to 200 lies a day. And although we’ve spent much of our history coming up with ways to detect these lies by tracking physiological changes in their tellers, these methods have proved unreliable. Is there a more direct approach? Noah Zandan uses some famous examples of lying to illustrate how we might use communications science to analyze the lies themselves.