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!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
In this video, you'll hear people talk about the past and the present. A man recites his poem, and then we go to a commercial break, where the fictional company Presto seems to have cornered almost every market with its wonder products!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Tommy is worried that nobody came to his baseball game, but it turns out that someone in his family did go. Find out who it was, and learn how to talk about past activities in the past tense!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Elderly couple Harold and Gertrude reminisce about their first date together. Although their memories are a little hazy, they can agree that it was a very special day!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA New England
Check out the beautiful Shoolhouse B & B on Rhode Island and make it your next holiday destination by the ocean.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
In this exclusive interview, Shania Twain speaks about re-launching her career, music, and motherhood.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
David and Ben Crystal explain what goes into original pronunciation (OP) productions of Shakespeare and what they reveal about the history of the English language.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
David and Ben Crystal explain why Shakespeare verses read with Original Pronunciation convey very different emotions and open up another level of understanding.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Enjoy this interview with American rock band No Doubt in which they talk about how their song “It’s My Life” from the early nineties came into being.
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