Next Animation Studio
Sick As A Dog
Max is getting ready for school when he notices that Moon is still in bed. Moon tells Max that she won't be going to school, because she is sick as a dog, which means that she is really sick and not feeling well.
Next Animation Studio
Keep it Up
Max holds a book above his head. Moon asks why he is studying this way. Max says it's because she told him to "keep it up." Max took it literally, when Moon only meant to encourage him to keep studying.
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A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned
Max and Moon are at a fruit market standing in front of two apple stands. The apples at one stand is 0.99 cents and the other stand is $1. Max goes for the more expensive apples but Moon goes for the cheaper ones. Moon tells Max, “a...
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Keep Your Chin Up
Max and Moon are competing in a scavenger hunt, until Moon realizes that Max has been reading the map wrong. Max is understandably upset, but Moon tells him to “keep his chin up”, which means to keep going, and to work through a tough...
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Wild Goose Chase
Max and Moon are at the zoo. Max is determined to find an exotic animal with two heads to win a bet with a classmate. Moon tells Max his classmate sent him on a “wild goose chase,” which means looking for something that you won’t find.
All Ears English
5 Ways to Ask for Repetition in English
Every language learner at times needs to ask a speaker to repeat. Today, you'll learn five ways to ask for repetition like a native!
Curated Video
Understanding Idioms: Feeling Like a Fish Out of Water
In this video lesson, the teacher explains the meaning of the idiom "to feel like a fish out of water" using context clues. The teacher emphasizes the importance of understanding idioms as phrases that don't mean exactly what the words...
The Learning Depot
Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and Adverbs
A group of words that may take the place of a part of speech is called a phrase. In an earlier lesson, I explained the seven types of phrases, but in this lesson, I expand on the prepositional phrase. The prepositional phrase is a...
Rachel's English
English Phrases with THE -- Shortcuts for the TH Sounds
Study English Phrases with the word 'the': 'at the', 'in the', 'is the', 'with the', 'for the', and 'on the'. The TH sounds can be very tough -- learn tips and shortcuts to make the TH sound in these phrases easier.
Curated Video
6 IELTS Synonyms for “Next”
Today you’ll learn 6 IELTS synonyms for “next”, for better Vocabulary and Cohesion/Coherence scores. In order to get a 7 or higher for vocabulary, you can’t repeat the same word too often, in Speaking and Writing. This isn’t only true...
Curated Video
7+ IELTS vocabulary for talking about your culture/hometown/home country
Today you’ll learn band 7+ IELTS vocabulary to talk about your culture, hometown or home country.
Curated Video
High Scoring IELTS Idioms for Fame and Celebrities
Today you’ll learn high-scoring idioms for fame and celebrities, common topics on IELTS. Although it doesn’t seem like an academic IELTS topic, there are often questions on IELTS related to fame. This could come up anywhere on IELTS...
Professor Dave Explains
Interjections and Exclamations in Italian: Locuzioni Esclamative
Italians are very colorful when they speak, and love to toss in all kinds of interjections and exclamations so as to express various emotions in interesting ways. These can be a real fun way to sound like a native speaker very quickly,...
Cerebellum
French: Describing Yourself and Talking About Health
Travelling to a new country like France means that you will meet a lot of new people, which means it will be important to be able to talk about yourself in French. This clip will help you with the basics of introducing yourself, as well...
Cerebellum
Critical Reading & Writing - Writing Section
This clip descripes the approaches to the Essay and multiple choice questions in the SAT. This is part 8 from the series 'Critical Reading & Writing'.
Curated Video
Using Adverbial Phrases and Clauses to Enhance Writing Clarity
This video is a lesson on identifying and using adverbial phrases and clauses to add precision and clarity to writing. The teacher explains the difference between phrases and clauses, and provides examples of prepositions and infinitives...
Englishing
TRANSITION words & phrases (however, as for, albeit, whereas, etc.)
In this important English grammar lesson, Mr. P./Marc will delve into transition words and phrases. They are words or phrases used to connect part of a sentence to another part of the same sentence. Marc listed four groups with their own...
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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...
Curated Video
Finding Answers to Research Questions: Skimming for Keywords and Phrases
In this video, the teacher explains how to find answers to research questions by using the skimming technique to identify keywords and phrases in informational texts. The lesson emphasizes the importance of organizing notes and planning...
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Tongue in Cheek
Max walks in on Moon reading a book and asks what it is. Moon responds that it is ‘The Ingoldsby Legends’ and proceeds to further describe the book in detail. Max yawns and sarcastically says that he should recommend this “great book” to...
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Sleep Tight
As Max gets ready for bed, Moon turns the light off and tells him to ‘sleep tight.’ Max being the over dramatic cat he is, sits back up and claims that ‘sleeping tight’ doesn’t sound comfortable to him at all! Moon puts Max at ease by...
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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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Break the Ice
Max and Moon are attending a school dance. Moon appears slightly uncomfortable by the refreshment table. Max attempts to comfort Moon by telling her that she just needs to smash some ice. What Max really meant is “break the ice”, which...