Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
In this first of two segments entitled 'Painting', Jessica teaches us the colors. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Learn about conjugating verbs in several different tenses and forms in this playful clip. See how many you can identify. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Jessica takes apart the inside and outside of some books for us… but not literally.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Caralie introduces the New York City skyline as seen from the Empire State Building. Do you think you can name all of Manhattan’s highest buidlings?
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
This final segment is about two fun expressions: "to kick the can down the road" and the currently popular expression, "Delay, delay, delay." Then Sigrid sums up parts 3 and 4.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Now we'll look at some verbs and phrasal verbs that use imagery to talk about plans and timetables that change. This segment is about "to shelve," "to put on ice," "to put on hold," and "to hold off."
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Here is one more verb to use when you want to avoid giving an answer: "to stall." Sigrid then sums up and gives you some tips for remembering all of the related verbs from both segments of this video.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Here are some verbs that are handy when plans change. This segment features "to postpone," "to delay," "to procrastinate," and "to put off."
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Now Sigrid has also lost her glasses! In this final part, learn how to use modal verbs to express probability, and find out whether she finds the missing items.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Sigrid has lost a couple of important items and is trying to think where they might be. In this part, she has lost her car key. She uses plenty of modal verbs to tell her story, including modal verbs expressing probability.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
When do we use "should" and "could"? At the end of the video, you'll also find a preview of the next 2 videos where modals are used in everyday speech for discussing probability.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Every modal verb is a bit different and not all of them can be used in all tenses. We use "may" for permission, but we can use "can" and its conditional form "could" as well.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Audio and video sources can be factual, and can be used as evidence, but they can both be doctored, too. When we don't have the facts, we might have hearsay, but can we trust it?
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
What's the difference between disinformation and misinformation? And what about misleading information? Find out in this video.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Sigrid has more fun with limericks, attempting to sing one, and dedicating another limerick to her boss. She offers a final limerick from Edward Lear, the king of limericks. See Part 1 for instructions on how limericks work and how to write one.
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