In an exclusive preview of his book The Stuff of Thought, Steven Pinker looks at language and how it expresses what goes on in our minds -- and how the words we choose communicate much more than we realize.

This video, entitled "Active and Passive Voice," explains how active and passive voice differ as well as how they are used.

Reported speech, also known as indirect speech, expresses the meaning of what was said, but does not repeat the exact words of the speaker. For example, ‘He said that he was going to drive to work.’Direct speech is when the exact words...

Pupil outcome: I can research French travel information online and understand negation in written texts. Key learning points: - Use 'ne ... pas' for saying what doesn't happen, 'ne ... jamais' for 'never' and 'ne ... rien' for 'nothing'....

Pupil outcome: I can use reflexive verbs in the past and present, form time adverbs of time from nouns and prepare role play answers in the context of meeting up with friends. Key learning points: - Reflexive pronouns relate the action...

Pupil outcome: I can use reflexive verbs and adverbs in the perfect and imperfect tenses in the context of studies and work. Key learning points: - In two-verb structures, the reflexive pronoun normally comes after the first verb. - In...

Pupil outcome: I understand the importance of noun gender, can use 'in' and 'auf' to express movement or location, and can test my understanding of language by reading and writing a poem. Key learning points: - Knowing the grammatical...

Pupil outcome: I can ask how to spell a word in German and distinguish between nominative articles with 'sein' and accusative articles with other verbs, and use them in speaking and writing. Key learning points: - Ask 'Wie schreibt man...

Pupil outcome: I can say what I, you or she/he has and can use the indefinite and definite articles in the accusative case. Key learning points: - The verb 'haben' means 'to have/having'. 'Ich habe' means 'I have', 'du hast' - 'you...

Pupil outcome: I can ask and answer questions about friends and relationships using 'wer', 'wen', 'wem' and reflexive verbs. Key learning points: - The interrogative pronoun 'wer' becomes 'wen' when it is a direct object in the...

Pupil outcome: I can use 'Sie' and 'Ihnen' to address other people politely in the context of enquiring about work experience. Key learning points: - 'Sie' is the polite way of saying 'you' and is a subject pronoun. - The direct object...

In this lesson, you can learn the most important grammar rule in English. Of course, you need to know many things to use grammar correctly in English. However, there’s one tip that can dramatically improve your English...

What is the difference between 'start off' and 'start out'? EVen native speakers might not be able to tell you- but today we break it down plus you'll get one natural way you can split these phrasal verbs to sound more interesting....

Today we have some very good news! You know how tricky phrasal verbs can be so today we're sharing 3 that you don't need to worry about! Listen in to decrease your English stress level!

In this video, we are going to dissect a real French dialogue between two French natives talking on the phone about celebrating together at Christmas!

This is an overview of the demonstrative pronouns in all four German cases.

This is a song I wrote using the tune from "A Whole New World" from the Aladdin soundtrack from the Disney movie from 1992.

In this episode of 3 Minuten Deutsch I explain how to use the question words "wer", "wen", and "was" (who, whom, and what).

This episode of 3 Minuten Deutsch explains how to use dative verbs in German. <b<b<br/>r/>r/>

Today's episode of 3 Minuten Deutsch teaches you how to use the dative case with indirect objects and definite & indefinite articles.



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