How do end a conversation politely? This video gives 7 smooth ways to end a conversation without being rude when somebody won't stop talking.

In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using a formal writing style to be more convincing in your writing. They provide examples of informal and formal writing styles and discuss the rules of formal writing, such as...

Max and Moon are at the movies. Max is angry because he was supposed to play basketball, but his friend Jack invited boys from the school’s basketball team. Max fumes because these other boys are taller and shoot better. Max rants and...

Max is excited to design a gaming chair with lots of features like giant speakers, special control holders and snack makers. Moon provides input by saying that she thinks “less is more”, which means that keeping things simple is...

In this video lesson, students will learn how to solve subtraction word problems by identifying key vocabulary. The teacher provides examples and guides students in recognizing keywords and phrases that indicate subtraction.

Max asks Moon, hypothetically, what she would do if she borrowed something from a friend but lost it. Moon says that she would “face the music”, which means to face the result of something, even if it’s unpleasant or uncomfortable.

Max and Moon play chess. Max puts Moon's king in checkmate. Moon is surprised at first but accepts defeat. She tells Max he "won hands down."

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.

How motifs, phrases, periods, and themes are used to construct forms

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.

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...

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...

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.

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!

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...

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...

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.

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...

Today you’ll learn band 7+ IELTS vocabulary to talk about your culture, hometown or home country.

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...

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,...

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...

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'.

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...