Learn how to pronounce the idiom In the Loop and what it means.

Work on your English intonation by listening to short phrases on a loop, then repeating them. Topic: Is Rachel stressed? -- from real English conversation.

Americans usually hug when saying 'hello' or 'good-bye'. But sometimes it's a handshake instead -- and sometimes it gets awkward! In this video, Rachel goes over when to hug and when to shake hands in American culture.

Start 2017 with the 30-day vocabulary challenge: learn 30 phrasal verbs in 30 days! Day 13: the phrasal verb BREAK: break off, break out, break through, break up, break with.

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Event: September 1962. Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring is published and word of how industrial chemicals harm nature begins to spread. Story: Rachel Carson is an author, scientist and environmentalist. Her books were praised as both...

Start 2017 with the 30-day vocabulary challenge: learn 30 phrasal verbs in 30 days! Day 17: the phrasal verb SNAP: snap back, snap off, snap at, snap out, snap up.

Do some of the vowels or diphthongs of American English sound the same to you? See the difference in this Comparison of Vowels and Diphthongs. Perfect your American Accent!

Remember all your important dates by using a calendar. Students will love this engaging and interactive video.

Learn how to use and pronounce the idiom 'ripped off' in this pronunciation video.

Get more comfortable introducing yourself in English with the video that goes over some common phrases we use when introducing ourselves!

Learn how and when to say the idiom "The cat's out of the bag", and learn Rachel's secret!

Learn how to study the speech of native speakers in this American English pronunciation video where we dissect speech together -- a Ben Franklin Exercise. The topic: What I had for breakfast.

In this video, the teacher introduces the remaining two parts of speech - conjunctions and interjections. They explain how conjunctions join or connect words, phrases, or clauses, and how interjections are spontaneous words used with an...

Learn about homophones and other interesting things about English in this interview with John Merrow, the Education correspondent for the PBS NewsHour.

Every four years, we watch the stakes for Olympic figure skaters get higher, as they try to increase rotation in the air with their triple axels and quadruple toe loops. How do they do that? It's a scientific principle that we asked...

Learn American English idioms that make use of horses. Example: don't beat a dead horse, a horse of a different color, don't put the cart before the horse, charlie horse, making hay, I could eat a horse, get off your high horse, hold...

Learn how to pronounce and respond to "how are you" in English. See how Americans greet each other.