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Beginner
USA
Get ready for another round of "Think Fast!" Sigrid will describe some objects and you have to figure out what each object is. Even if you don't know the word for it in English, you are still doing great if you can visualize the object being described.
Difficulty:
Beginner
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:
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:
Beginner
USA
Sigrid explains three ways to talk about the future and tells us about some of her new year's resolutions.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
The letter "G" often combines with "N" to make a special sound. Sigrid explains how this works.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Sigrid explains what cardinal numbers are and gives us some writing and pronunciation tips.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Ordinal numbers help us put things in order or in a sequence. Sigrid teaches us the suffixes we use to turn cardinal numbers into ordinal ones.
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Beginner
USA
Dates are usually expressed with ordinal numbers. Sometimes, though, what we write is different from what we say.
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Beginner
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
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:
Beginner
USA
Let Sigrid tell you about the solar system that resolves around the Sun, including the order and characteristics of the planets within it. What is the closest planet to the Sun? What are the smallest and largest planets?
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.
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