Plug In / Unplug When you plug in your device, you connect a wire to it, or you connect its wire to something. When you unplug your device, you disconnect a wire from it, or you disconnect its wire from something. I plug in my phone every night before I go to bed. The PC monitor didn’t work because you …
On YouTube! Verbs & Prepositions: SURPRISED Plus Prepositions – English Vocabulary Word Lesson
New on YouTube! Today is Part 13 in my series of lessons to help you increase and remember vocabulary. This month, we are looking at verb and preposition combinations. Today, we are going to study all of the prepositions we can use with the verb, WORK. Click the CC button to see the subtitles and download the transcript of the …
On YouTube! Verbs & Prepositions: WORK Plus Prepositions – English Vocabulary Word Lesson
New on YouTube! Today is Part 12 in my series of lessons to help you increase and remember vocabulary. This month, we are looking at verb and preposition combinations. Today, we are going to study all of the prepositions we can use with the verb, WORK. Click the CC button to see the subtitles and download the transcript of the …
Using Wish For Greetings – English Vocabulary One Point Lesson
Using WISH For Greetings A few weeks ago, we talked about using wish and the difference between wish and hope. A lot of people have been asking me about using wish for greetings, so I thought I would show you guys that today. I wish you a very Happy Birthday. I wish you good luck on your exams. We wish …
Appointment vs. Reservation – English Vocabulary One Point Lesson
Appointment vs. Reservation You can make or have an appointment with a professional person. On the other hand, you can make or have a reservation with a company. Our appointment is at 12:45pm. I made a reservation for a hotel in Tokyo. How about you? Have you made any appointments or reservations recently? Leave a comment below and let us …
YouTube Lesson Daily Phrasal Verbs IV – At The Office – English Vocabulary
New on YouTube! Today is Part 9 in my series of lessons to help you increase and remember vocabulary. In this lesson, we will look at 12 common phrasal verbs in daily life! The topic today is THE MEETING and we’re going to look at these phrasal verbs: pencil in, put it, come up, calls, knock it, break down, pull …
Advice vs. Advise – English Vocabulary One Point Lesson
Advice vs. Advise Advice is an uncountable noun. You can say “some advice” or “a lot of advice ,” but not “advices.” He gave me some good advice. My mom gives the best advice Advise is a regular verb. The three forms are advise, advised, and advised. I advised her about her job. I can advise you about English. How …
YouTube English Lesson – Using WOULD
New Youtube English Lesson! A lot of people on YouTube and on Instagram have been asking me about using WOULD. That’s a really great question, so for today’s English lesson, I’m going to show you 11 different ways we use the modal verb, WOULD. Let’s check it out! Click the CC button to see the subtitles if you would like …
Challenge vs. Try – English Vocabulary One Point Lesson
Challenge vs. Try You can challenge a person or try something. But you can’t challenge a thing. That’s the key point here. Sometimes I hear English learners say things like, “I’m going to challenge the IELTS next month.” But this is not natural English. Here are some more examples: I challenge you to a game of golf! Jack challenged me …
Hope vs. Wish – English Vocabulary One Point Lesson
Hope vs. Wish We use hope when something is possible or likely to happen: I hope it doesn’t rain tomorrow. I hope the train is on time. I hope I can see you when I visit Tokyo. We use wish when something is not possible or not likely to happen. I wish I were taller! I wish you didn’t live …