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? …
Wrap Up – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
WRAP UP Wrap up means to finish or end some event. We wrapped up the party last night at 1 AM. I want to wrap up work early today. We need to wrap up the meeting by 1:00pm. How about you? What time did you wrap up work yesterday? Leave a comment below and let us know!
Shadowing Exercise 07- Honeymoon Package – English Fluency Practice
New YouTube English Lesson! Shadowing Exercise 07- Honeymoon Package Shadowing Exercise 07- Honeymoon Package 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 …
On The Spur Of The Moment – American English Idiom One Point Lesson
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT When you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it without advanced planning. In other words you do something suddenly. I went to the beach on the spur of the moment. Jack is a careful planner, so he never does things on the spur of the moment. I know it’s on …
Shadowing Exercise 06 – Vacation Policy – English Fluency Practice
New YouTube English Lesson! Shadowing Exercise 06 – Vacation Policy 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 …