Here’s my newest YouTube English Lesson. Unlike most verbs, suggest and recommend are not followed by an object + infinitive. There are three patterns we can use with suggest and recommend. Pattern #1: suggest and recommend + noun Pattern #2: suggest and recommend + gerund (VerbING) Pattern #3: suggest and recommend + S / V. In this video, we’re going …
Sleep in – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
SLEEP IN When you sleep in, you sleep longer than usual and it’s your plan to do so. Jenny always sleeps in on the weekend. I worked hard this week so I’m going to sleep in. Let’s sleep in tomorrow. It’s supposed to rain. How about you? How about you? Do you like to sleep in? Leave a comment below …
Veg Out – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
VEG OUT Veg out means to relax and do nothing special. I worked really hard this week so this weekend I’m just going to veg out. Jim was vegging out on the sofa all day. Do you want to go to the park and veg out? It’s a nice day! How about you? When was the last time you vegged …
Tie The Knot – American English Idiom One Point Lesson
TIE THE KNOT Tie the knot means to get married. They tied the knot three years ago at a villa on the beach 🏖 Most couples these days tie the knot when they are in their early thirties. Come on baby. Let’s tie the knot. How about you? Do you know anyone who has tied the knot recently? Have you? …
Touch Base – American English Idiom One Point Lesson
TOUCH BASE Touch base means to get in contact with someone. I need to touch base with Jack about the meeting. I’m going to Seattle so I’ll touch base with you as soon as I arrive. Let’s touch base when you get back from your trip. How about you? Who do you need to touch base with? Leave a comment …
Shadowing Exercise 08 – Acme Construction – English Fluency Practice
New YouTube English Lesson! Shadowing Exercise 08 – Acme Construction Let’s try shadowing – Here is the next shadowing lesson on YouTube! Shadowing is basically when you try to repeat what you are listening to while you are listening to it. In other words, speak the words you hear as you listen to them. This exercise has two sections. First …
New YouTube Lesson – VERY vs. REALLY
New on YouTube! The adverbs VERY and REALLY have a similar meaning, but the way that we use them is different. Do you get mixed up with those words sometimes? Well, in this YouTube lesson, I’m going to show you how we use VERY and REALLY in everyday English. Check it out! I hope you like this lesson…if you do, …
Head Over Heels – American English Idiom One Point Lesson
HEAD OVER HEELS Here’s one more romantic idiom…. When you are head over heels, you are very in love with that person. We say, “head over heels for someone” Lori and Nick have been married for three years, but they are still head over heels for each other! Jim was head over heels for that girl until she rejected his …
New YouTube Lesson – Doubt vs. Question
New on YouTube! The words DOUBT and QUESTION can be tricky for a lot of English learners. That’s because in some languages, DOUBT and QUESTION translate into the same word. I believe this happens in Portuguese, and I guess it happens in some other languages too. Well, have a look at this lesson video and hopefully you can end your …
Slip Your Mind – American English Idiom One Point Lesson
SLIP MY MIND When something slips your mind it means you forgot that thing. I had a doctor appointment this afternoon but it totally slipped my mind. Oh no! Yesterday was grandma’s birthday. It totally slipped my mind. I write things down because if I don’t, they will slip my mind. How about you? Has anything slipped your mind recently? …