New on YouTube! In this lesson, we will look at the natural American English pronunciation of the pronoun YOU, when it is followed by words beginning with A or O. When we pronounce these word combinations, we generally link the OO sound of YOU and the A or O vowel sound of the next word using a slight W sound. …
A Stone’s Throw Away – American English Idiom One Point Lesson
A STONE’S THROW AWAY When something is a stone’s throw away it is very close to where you live or work, and so on. The coffee shop is a stone’s throw away from my office. I live a stone’s throw away from the train station. How about you? What is a stone’s throw away from your office or your house? …
New YouTube Lesson – American Idioms With POTATO – English Vocabulary Building Lesson
New on YouTube! Today is Part 16 in my series of lessons to help you increase and remember vocabulary. This month, we are looking at American Idioms. Today, we are going to look at idioms that have the word POTATO. The idioms are Couch Potato, A Hot Potato, Drop Someone Like A Hot Potato, Small Potatoes, and The Meat And …
Leave Out – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
LEAVE OUT Leave out means to omit or not include something or someone. I ordered a ham and cheese sandwich at the deli but they left out the cheese. I accidentally left out Jim when I made the meeting agenda. How about you? Have you left out anyone or anything recently? Leave a comment below and let us know! If …
Shadowing For Fluency Practice – Flu Shots- New YouTube Lesson
New on YouTube! Shadowing Exercise 02 – Flu Shots Let’s try shadowing – This is my second 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 the …
Pig Out – American English Idiom One Point Lesson
PIG OUT Pig out means to eat a lot or eat a lot of something. You can pig out or pig out on something At the party I pigged out on popcorn. I went to a buffet for breakfast. I really pigged out. How about you? What have you pigged out on recently? Leave a comment below and let us …
Get Together – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
GET TOGETHER GET TOGETHER means to spend time with other people. You can get together with someone. I get together with my friends from high school a few times a year. Let’s get together tomorrow after work! How about you? Who have you gotten together with recently? Leave a comment below and let us know! If you know anyone who …
Brand New Lesson! Remain vs. Keep – Confusing Vocabulary Lesson
A lot of English learners have told me they have a hard time with the difference between REMAIN and KEEP. How about you? For today’s English lesson, let’s see how we can use these two similar verbs. Remain means stay or to stay behind after other people have gone. A person can remain somewhere. Remain is a state. By …
New on YouTube! Words Ending in ECTS – Natural American English Pronunciation Lesson
New on YouTube! In this lesson, we will look at the natural American English pronunciation of words with the ETCS spelling at the end of the word. The words are affects, connects, dialects, directs, effects, ejects, expects, insects, objects, protects, respects, and suspects.Are you ready? Let’s check it out! I hope you like this lesson…if you do, please take a …
American Idioms With HAND – English Vocabulary Building Lesson
New on YouTube! Today is Part 15 in my series of lessons to help you increase and remember vocabulary. This month, we are looking at American Idioms. Today, we are going to look at idioms that have the word HAND. The idioms are catch red-handed, get out of hand, have the upper hand, know something like the back of your …