These short, humorous skits feature a variety of characters and focus on one featured grammatical element or part of speech at a time. This makes it easy and fun to learn by listening and repeating.
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Beginner
USA
Stanley cooks a wide variety of food at his own very special international restaurant. We practice asking and answering simple questions in order to find out what is on the menu each day.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Learn to say what kinds of movies and TV shows you like, what you like to read, and who your favorite sports stars, authors and actors are.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Always, usually, sometimes, or never? Can you say who is doing what, and how often they do it? In this episode of "Side by side," we learn some useful adverbs of frequency.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
In this fun video, learn to describe people physically and talk about what they have and don't have. You can use the verb "to have" for inanimate objects and places as well!
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
It’s time to smile and be happy, because "Side by Side" has another enjoyable lesson for you! This time it's all about feelings and emotions.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Do you wash your dishes in the bathtub? Or bathe your cat on a Friday? "Side by side" helps us say what we do sometimes, always, or never, and also what we are doing “right now.”
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
It’s important to be able to talk about our skills and abilities, especially when we’re looking for a job. Learn how to say what you can do, and what you can’t, and witness one man discover his true calling!
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Today, we learn the difference between what we “can” do and what we “have to” do. We meet poor Herbert, who is sad that nobody can go to his party. Steve, on the other hand, finds it impossible to make plans with his friends, but is also quite inflexible himself.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
In English, the future tense can be formed with "going to" + infinitive, though "going to" is often shortened to "gonna" in conversation. In this video, meet some people and find out about their plans.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Here you can hear lots of examples featuring the "going to" future, with sentences starting with "I'm going to" or "I'm gonna." We meet Lance, who has no plans to wash his clothes any time soon, and a businessman who runs us rapidly through his hectic schedule.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Two partygoers discover that by amazing coincidence they have almost exactly the same plans for the year ahead. Surely it must be fate, that they have met on this special night...
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Can you tell the time in English, and say whether it will be foggy or drizzling later? In part two of this video for beginners, you will learn how to tell the time, follow TV weather reports, and say what you want to do in the future.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
In part 2 of this lesson, learn how to tell people what time it is, ask when things begin and end, and find out when certain events will occur.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Learn how to say what you did, how you feel, and describe some minor ailments, or “aches and pains,” that you might be suffering from.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Learn how to ask and say what you did this morning, yesterday, or on the weekend. With their humorous take on everyday life, the Side by Side team shows you how!
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