English ESL teachers and ESL students will love our Comparative Adjectives Game. This is a fun guessing game with 10 comparative adjective words. Firstly, students will see part of a zoomed in picture. If they can guess the...

Direct objects follow action verbs and they receive the action of the verb. Indirect objects instead, tell to or for who and to or for what the action of the verb is done. In this lesson, Mr. P. will explain direct and indirect objects...

What is a short story? and What do we need to write one?. These are some of the questions Mr. P. will answer regarding short stories. He will first start the lesson by introducing the elements of a short story. Then, he will focus on...

What are adjectives? They are words that modify nouns or pronouns. In this lesson, Mr. P. will explain the different rules of comparatives and superlatives adjectives by illustrating a diagram. He will also talk about the other three...

Both infinitives and gerunds can act as nouns, and for this reason, it can be confusing to know whether we need to use the infinitive or the gerund in a sentence. In this video, we'll explore six invaluable tips to help ESL...

Phrasal verbs are difficult to learn and to use. In this video lesson, Mr. P. will try to make this topic of english grammar easier for students. He will explain how a phrasal verb is made of and how to use them. He will talk about...

Adjectives modify nouns and noun phrases. Adverbs modify other adverbs, adjectives or verbs. In this lesson, Mr. P. will explain the difference with easy examples. At the end of the lesson there will be an exercise for students to...

Myths can be categorized by creation or heroic ones. Creation myths are those ones that explain some natural phenomenon. Heroic myths explain a human behaviour. In this lesson, Mr. P. will teach you how to write a myth by following 3...

We use the Past Simple Tense for actions that happened at a certain point in the past. In this lesson, Mr. P. will explain how to use the past simple and will talk about the regular and irregular past verbs. He will also focus on the...

What do you know about Canada? In this video lesson, Mr. P. will talk about the most important facts about this wonderful country. He will delve into its facts, symbols, map, cities, money, popular sports, and animals found in...

Used to is a semi-modal verb. This means, it needs a helping verb to ask and make negative sentences. In this video, Mr. P. will talk about how to use "used to", and will compare it with the Past Simple Tense. At the end of the lesson,...

In this lesson, Mr. P. will talk about the four verb patterns used in the English language. Verb plus -ing verb, verb plus bare infinitive, verb plus full infinitive, and verb plus -ing verb or full infinitive. He will provide a...

The past continuous of past continuous tense is mostly used with the past simple. In this video lesson, Mr. P. will explain the past continuous to the detail and will focus on the difference between the past simple. At the end of the...

In this lesson, Mr. P. will talk about the structure of a sentence (subject and predicate). He will also talk about simple and complete subjects and predicates. At the end of the lesson, he will give an exercise for students to...

The present continuous or progressive tense can be easily confused with the present simple. In this lesson, Mr. P. will pinpoint the difference and then provide exercises and explanations to their answers. He will also explain when and...

Sentences convey complete thoughts while fragments do not. In this lesson, Mr. P. will explain what a sentence is. He will also focus on its difference between fragments. He will provide easy examples and list the types of sentences...

In this lesson, Mr. P. will talk about three sentence types: Simple, complex and compound. He will also explain coordinating and subordinating conjunctions using them in complex and compound sentences.

This lesson is designed for...

There are four types of sentences in English. They are declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamatory. In this video lesson, Mr. P. will explain how they are made and the type of punctuation needed. He will provide examples and...

Coordinating conjunctions are used everyday. They are for, and, nor, but, or, yet and so. In this lesson, Mr. P. will show when and how to use them. At the end of the lesson, there are two exercises for students. This lesson is designed...

Collocations are groups of words that they usually go together. There are seven groups of collocations. In this video lesson, Mr. P. will explain every pattern and will give examples for each. He will list collocations with HAVE, MAKE...

What's the Present Simple or Simple Present ? In this lesson, Mr. P. will answer this question by explaining the six different ways in which this tense is used. He will naturally list easy examples for each usage. He will also provide...

The past perfect simple tense is used for actions that happened before another action in the past. In this lesson, Mr. P. will discuss how to use the past perfect simple tense and contrast with the past simple tense. At the end of the...

If you are a shy person, presentations can be really hard for you. In this lesson, Mr. P. will give you some tips on how to build a good dramatic presentation.

This lesson is designed for intermediate students who wish to improve...

Writing is extremely important in the English language. In this lesson, Mr. P. will provide you with step-by-step instructions on how to write a good topic sentence. At the end of the video lesson, he will list some prompts for students...