Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Sigrid and Sylvia are still on the path at the Nature Center when they come across some turtles, and in addition, a very relevant poem on a signpost.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Sigrid is having a friend over for dinner and needs to plan the menu and figure out the table setting. Join her in the kitchen!
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
To finish setting the table, Sigrid needs silverware and some final touches such as salt and pepper, hot pads, and some candles.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Every four years, in the United States, elections are held for the office of the presidency. Sigrid lives in Italy, so she needed an absentee ballot in order to vote. Here's her story.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Sigrid takes a walk in Huntington on New Year's Day. She talks as she walks, thinking about the year to come and about the changes to the area since she had last been there.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Sigrid continues walking up the hill and into the park on her right. She finds a little trail through the woods and then heads back to town.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Sigrid has a long to-do list. She takes us around the house to show us what needs doing. You'll notice she has different ways to say the same thing, such as "to have to" and "to need to." She also uses plenty of gerunds, such as "ironing" or "vacuuming."
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Sigrid enjoys a late afternoon moment in the sun. She thinks back on the previous day's "adventure," following a stream and getting lost on purpose.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Join Sigrid in her car as she drives to the supermarket to get some groceries that she needs. While driving, she talks about the verb "to need."
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Sigrid picks up some things she needs at the supermarket. When she gets home, she talks about the groceries she bought and what she needs them for.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Many of us have to deal with traffic on a daily basis. Here's how to talk about it in English, include expressions such as "traffic jam," "bumper-to-bumper," and "bottleneck."
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
When we talk about traffic, it's not only about cars and trucks. We can talk about people on bicycles or on foot, too. They have some special rules to follow, especially in the city.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
There's more than one way to talk about the weather. In part 1 of this lesson, we talk about it in the present. We use nouns, verbs, and adjectives to describe the weather.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
This time, let's talk about the weather in the past using nouns, verbs, and adjectives. If we use the past tense, we can talk about yesterday, last week, last month, or even last year.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
In this lesson, we'll talk about the weather in the future. One way to express the future is with "going to": "It's going to rain." The second way is with "will": "It will rain." You will hear both in this video, so keep your eyes and ears open!
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