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: Newbie
USA
Modal verbs are special verbs that go together with action verbs to indicate ability, permission, obligation and more. Let's see how they work.
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: Intermediate
USA
The right cut made at the right moment is crucial to the smoothness and flow of a film. Understanding the concept of “eye-trace” helps editors make films that are far more engrossing for the viewer.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
As the harvest ends and the Christmas season approaches, families across the United States come together to share a lavish meal in the annual celebration known as Thanksgiving. In this video, we learn some of the crucial vocabulary used at this special time of year.
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
This film editing masterclass looks at both theory and technique. Deciding on the order and duration of each shot is a process that profoundly influences a viewer’s experience.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
As the series draws to a close, we have learned the one hundred most commonly used words in the English language. Maria and Spencer can relax and walk happily in the park, where nobody will bother them... or so they think!
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Try to figure out what Sigrid is thinking of as she describes something. Understanding the description is just as important as guessing the answer.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Finally free from their pursuers, Maria, Spencer, and Oscar arrive at the park. It’s a lovely, sunny Saturday, the perfect day for a romantic walk.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Taking animals for inspiration, Annette focuses on characteristics and techniques that will bring success when it comes to sitting an English examination—in particular the TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language) exam, one of the best-known standardized English language tests.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
With the car repaired, Maria and Spencer go to pick up Oscar, who has been waiting patiently for them all day... but the hungry and over-enthusiastic dog immediately finds himself in trouble.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Spencer asks Maria where she would like to take Oscar, her dog... but when they set off in his car, clouds of smoke start coming from the engine!
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Maria’s mother and Clark read the note that Spencer wrote, which states that he loves Maria. Will Maria and Spencer at last be able to enjoy a movie date on their own?
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Maria and Spencer are seen by her mother and Clark as they go on a date. Desperate to be left alone, Maria decides they must write a note to her mother, and Spencer agrees.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Oscar the dog has been very bad, but Maria and Spencer have no time to hang around... they’re off to the movies. It’s just too bad that Clark sees them as they walk to the theater!
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
When Maria arrives home, her dog Oscar is waiting for her, and Spencer has brought her a gift! Maria decides it’s time to introduce Spencer to Oscar.
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