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Bad Hair Day
Max storms into the room and throws his backpack on the bed. Moon asks Max what was wrong and he starts listing out all the things that went wrong today. Moon tells him he's had such a "bad hair day," which means to have a bad day in...
Rachel's English
DON'T say IM TIRED
During this English training lesson, you’ll learn 23 ways to say “I’m tired.” Once you’ve mastered these English phrases you’ll sound more like a native speaker. This lesson is fun and practical—you’ll learn vocabulary and phrases that...
Rachel's English
SHOULD OF / Should HAVE (formerly 767)
English grammar mistakes are sometimes all about pronunciation. Like this one! [You “should of” known! 😂] I’ll show you exactly when to use the phrase “should of”…spoiler alert: you should NEVER write it! Let’s break down this common...
Curated Video
Quit or Fire Someone in English | Learn British English Vocabulary
When your job is making you unhappy then you might decide that it is time to quit. Or perhaps you are employing someone who is not doing a very good job, and you need to fire them. During this lesson I will give you a selection of terms...
Curated Video
5 HOT ENGLISH PHRASES / IDIOMS | Learn English With Anna English #spon
The temperature outside is rising and the classroom is hotting up.
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Busy as a Bee
Max is wearing a bee costume for his science class presentation. He tells Moon that there is still so much left to prepare for the presentation. Moon cracks a joke and says that Max is "busy as a bee", which is an old saying that means...
Out of this Word
Hot Potato
Max tells Moon he thinks that boys are better than girls at math and science. Moon disagrees and tells Max it’s a “hot potato” subject, which means that it is a topic or situation that causes a lot of disagreement, like politics or...
Oxford Online English
English Job Interview Tips and Tricks - How to Answer Job Interview Questions in English
In this lesson, you can learn how to answer job interview questions in English. Have you ever had a job interview in English? If English is not your first language, answering job interview questions in English can add stress to the...
Rachel's English
Questions vs. Statements: American English Pronunciation
How to tell the difference between ordering and asking for: American English Word Stress.
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All Greek to Me
Moon is having a hard time with her math homework because her new class is harder than she thought. Moon tells Max that her homework is “all Greek to her,” which means you don’t understand something.
Music Matters
Antecedent and Consequent Phrases - Music Composition
How to write and compose music with antecedent and consequent phrases, particularly useful when composing melodies. This music composition lesson explains how musical phrases often come in pairs as questioning and answering phrases or as...
Out of this Word
A Little Bird Told Me
Max finds two movie tickets on his desk, so he asks Moon if he knows where the tickets came from. Moon replies that it was a gift from her because she heard that Max had a rough week, and that he also did well on his test. When Max asks...
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Talk to the Hand
Moon is confused when she finds Max talking to his hand in the kitchen. Max was trying to get help for a test, when his classmate replied "talk to the hand". Moon explains that it was a rude thing to say, as the phrase is used when...
After Skool
Why Is FREE SPEECH Important?
A free society depends on exchanging new ideas, regardless of their potential capability of offending someone. Without the open exchange of ideas , our current understanding of the world would be unrecognizable and entirely false....
Oxford Online English
How to Talk About the Environment in English - Spoken English Lesson
In this lesson, you can learn how to talk about the environment and environmental issues in English. What’s the air quality like in your city? Do you worry about climate change, or how your food is produced? You’ll learn how to talk...
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You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover
Moon walks in on Max pouting on his bed, and asks him what is wrong. Max explains that he has a new teacher, but he's unhappy because she seems to be mean and boring. Moon responds that she might seem intimidating, but that Max shouldn't...
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Old Chestnut
Max told his teacher that a dog ate his homework and is upset that the teacher gave him a detention. Moon says that teachers won’t fall for that “old chestnut”, which is a joke or comment that has been heard over and over again.
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Start from Scratch
Moon is getting ready to bake cookies with Max. Max wonders why they just can’t buy cookies at the store and Moon said she wants to “start from scratch,” which means starting from the beginning with no preparation or advantage.
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When Pigs Fly
Max and Moon are flipping through a travel book, when Moon says that she would like to visit Europe someday. Max responds by saying that he’d like to go to Hawaii, and enjoy the plane ride by kicking back and taking a LONG nap. Moon...
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Bite Off More Than One Can Chew
When Moon goes to the kitchen, she finds Max looking very worried, preparing what looks like a very large meal. Max informs Moon that he's making dinner for his entire class, which is ten times what he's used to preparing. Moon says that...
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Break a leg
Max is nervous as he prepares to take the stage in a school play. Backstage, Moon wishes Max good luck by telling him to "break a leg." Max freaks out because he imagines Moon wants him to literally break his leg.