Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Sometimes it's hard to know how to pronounce the "-ed" ending of a regular verb in the past tense. Here are plenty of examples, taken from the story of the Ugly Duckling.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
In order not to forget anything, Luana and Austin have made a list of the clothes and other items they need to pack. Austin reads the list while Luana gathers the items, and then they discuss their strategy for getting to the airport on time.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
In English, we use a lot of phrasal verbs. Let's see how they work using some examples from the story of the Ugly Duckling.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Booking a room by phone in a new language can be a challenge. This video will show you some typical questions you'll be asked, and how you can answer them.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Sigrid looks at the regular and irregular verbs in part one of her rendition of The Ugly Duckling. As you listen, you can pause whenever necessary in order to practice the pronunciation of the conjugated verbs.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA New York
We have a look inside the story of The Ugly Duckling to see how the verbs work. First on the list is the past continuous tense.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Lots of English words can serve as nouns, verbs, or adjectives depending on the context. Sometimes even the pronunciation changes. Let's look at the slogan "Black Lives Matter" in both a grammatical and historical context.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
We keep seeing the "Black Lives Matter" slogan all around — what's it all about? Well, it's a long story. Here's part of the story in a nutshell.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
What a time to be learning English! Things are happening quickly in the United States and history is being made right now, so don't miss out on the words and expressions you need to know.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
This tutorial is for educators. The video outlines how to create a printable quiz to use with your class. It's easy!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
With longer adjectives, we have to add some extra words in order to form the comparative and superlative. Sigrid explains how.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Sigrid looks at the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives that have a "Y" or an "E" at the end, and also some that don't follow any pattern at all!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Annette teaches us how to respond when someone asks for our assistance. We learn the best ways to say “yes” when agreeing to help out, and how to refuse politely when we need to “let someone down easy.”
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Annette discusses how we might ask for help in various formal situations, in which we may be talking to someone we don’t know very well, an authority figure, or a total stranger.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Here's a simple list of common, everyday adjectives in their positive, comparative and superlative forms, divided into groups to facilitate memorization.
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