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190 - Learn English from the News: Social Media and Depression
Today's article is about social media and mental health. This one is written in a more casual style, so it has some informal expressions we can learn…
7 years, 1 month ago
189 - English in the News: A problem with the cute baby bear video
You might have seen a video on social media about a bear cub (that's a baby bear) trying very hard to scale (climb) a snow-covered mountain and event…
7 years, 2 months ago
188 - Learn English from the News: Google Employees Protest Sexual Harassment Policies
This month, I'm bringing you a very special series of videos in which you can learn English from the news. Every week, I'll choose a current news top…
7 years, 2 months ago
187 - 10 English words with alternative pronunciation
The English language has a lot of regional variations and different accents - and there are some words with two different (but correct) ways to prono…
7 years, 2 months ago
186 - Wait or await? Sleep or asleep? Wake or awake?
Do you know the difference between wait and await, sleep and asleep, and wake and awake? These words seem simple, but there are some small grammatica…
7 years, 3 months ago
185 - 5 phrasal verbs with BREAK
Today you're going to learn the difference between break in, break out, break down, break up, and break through. Some of these phrasal verbs have mul…
7 years, 3 months ago
184 - Sometimes, sometime, or some time?
Today I want to clear up some confusion around the words sometime, sometimes, and some time.
Are they all the same? No!
These words have different…
7 years, 3 months ago
183 - Four English expressions that don't seem to make sense
Some informal and idiomatic expressions in English just don't seem to make sense. In today's lesson, I'll explain four phrases that my students have …
7 years, 3 months ago
182 - Three spelling/pronunciation changes that completely change the word
There are many English words that have similar spellings and pronunciations, and it's common for English learners to use the wrong one.
Today I'm go…
7 years, 4 months ago
181 - English vocabulary for a road trip
I've just gotten back from a road trip with my family, and I'm going to use this opportunity to teach you some vocabulary for driving and traveling b…
7 years, 4 months ago