Difficulty: Beginner
Canada
Canadian singer Shawn Mendes sings a song about anxiety, something he has recently been afflicted with. Mendes is filmed supine to underscore just how vulnerable he feels when he's anxious.
Difficulty: Beginner
Canada
Canadian sensation Shawn Mendes made his debut at age 16 with the album "Handwritten." Here he performs the hit single "Stitches" in a duet with US singer and actress Hailee Steinfeld.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Placing an order over the phone for… the perfect woman? Enjoy this funny clip written and directed by John Kenower. It stars Russ Hamilton and Cathy Conley and the music is by William Kenower.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Howard and his robot Kathy get to know each other. Enjoy the final part of this funny short video written and directed by John Kenower.
Starring Russ Hamilton and Cathy Conley.
Music by William Kenower.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Here are Cheryl Crow and Kris Kristofferson together performing "Me and Bobby McGee," a popular song written by Kristofferson and Fred Foster, but most well-known from a posthumously released version by Janis Joplin.
Difficulty: Newbie
Canada, Japan, USA
This video focuses on the verb "to be," with useful phrases for when you first meet people or are asked for your personal information. The second part of the video has an amusing skit, which may not be that funny if you're the sick person in the hospital emergency room.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
This video will help you learn how to say where you are—and where other people are—in various rooms around the house, such as the attic, dining room, basement, and kitchen.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
In this video, you can review subject pronouns, and learn how to ask and talk about where people are around town, whether it be at the library, in the park, or at the hospital.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Here's a grammar lesson about how to use the present continuous tense to say what you and anyone else is doing right now at the moment
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Here's Part 2 of the grammar lesson about using the present continuous tense to say what you and anyone else is doing right now at the moment. TV news reporter Gary Carter meets the Jones family in Central Park and finds out exactly what they’re doing today.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Learn how to say what you and others are doing at this exact moment using the present continuous tense, and meet Dennis, who is having a tough day. Everybody he calls is too busy to speak to him!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
This episode of Side by Side is all about the weather and how to talk about it in English. The basic question is, "How is the weather today?"
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The "Side by Side" series always makes learning fun! In this lesson we use photos to learn the names given to close family members and some handy ways to say where these people are. And finally we hear a nostalgic country song from a family man whose photos bring his happy memories to life!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
To get to know a place, you need to know where things are. The best way to do this is just to ask! But it’s not always straightforward, especially when you’re new to the neighborhood and have no points of reference!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Learn to ask questions about an apartment you might be interested in when looking for a new place to live. Along with some essential vocabulary, we practice the crucial difference between “there is” and there are.”
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
This video introduces us to shopping, getting the salesperson’s attention and asking them for help. We also learn colors, and how to say which color is our favorite.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Here we see shoppers asking for help finding the right item. Then we meet Clyde, the rather eccentric owner of Clyde’s Clothing, who shows us their range of clothing and goods, and is very keen to invite us to shop at his store.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Here we get lots of practice hearing “this," “that,” "these,” and “those” used to ask questions and identify objects. Then a silly accident leads to a whole lot of confusion about belongings!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The laundromat is the setting for silly singing about "this" and "that," "these" and "those," and some possessive pronouns. At the same time, we learn about articles of clothing and colors.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
On the Side by Side talk show “People Around the World," we meet people of different nationalities, ask what languages they speak, and what they like to do with their time.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Stanley cooks a wide variety of food at his own very special international restaurant. We practice asking and answering simple questions in order to find out what is on the menu each day.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Learn to say what kinds of movies and TV shows you like, what you like to read, and who your favorite sports stars, authors and actors are.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Always, usually, sometimes, or never? Can you say who is doing what, and how often they do it? In this episode of "Side by side," we learn some useful adverbs of frequency.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
In this fun video, learn to describe people physically and talk about what they have and don't have. You can use the verb "to have" for inanimate objects and places as well!
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