Irregular Verbs

English verbs are easier than most other language verb structures. However, the irregular verbs are a source of confusion for language learners.

This is a set of 174 flashcards that help you to more easily remember English irregular verbs. 

Animal Alphabet

This lesson looks at the names of animals in English.

It also helps you learn the phonetic alphabet.

The phonetic alphabet can really help you to pronounce words properly. Every good dictionary will give you a phonetic transcription of every word.

Learn the phonetic alphabet and never worry about mispronouncing a word again.

Capital Letters

Clothes Alphabet

This lesson looks at the names of clothes in English.

It also helps you learn the phonetic alphabet.

The phonetic alphabet can really help you to pronounce words properly. Every good dictionary will give you a phonetic transcription of every word.

Learn the phonetic alphabet and never worry about mispronouncing a word again.

Everyday Vocabulary

Increasing your vocabulary is one of the most important things you can do when learning English.

This lesson helps you to learn and remember 16 common words we use everyday.

Fruit and Nuts

Do you like fruit? Do you like nuts?

Fruit and nuts make up an important part of our diet. Because of this it is important to learn the vocabulary of fruit and nuts.

As you learn the vocabulary in this colourful, fast-paced English lesson, you can also practice your pronunciation.

Don't forget to put the vocabulary in your Personal Vocabulary Dictionary. That way you will not quickly forget what you have learnt.

Furniture

Furniture and furnishings in English.

This lesson will help you to learn, understand and pronounce the words we use in English to describe items of furniture.

Every word has both a pronunciation and a phonetic transcription to help your improve your pronunciation.

The words range from the common words like table and chair to the less common like settle. Each word is accompanied by a high-quality image to help you learn more effectively.

Numbers

Past Simple Regular Verb Endings

If I had a dollar for every time an English student mispronounced the simple past form of regular verbs, I would be a rich and happy man. As it is, I'm a poor and happy man.   I'm happy because I have created a video that will stop students giving walked and lived three syllables instead of two.

This video lesson will show all students how easy it is to always pronounce the ed ending as either /id/, /t/ or /d/.

Watch this video a few times and you will be sounding like a native English speaker before you can say "I have learned the secret!" (with 2 syllables in learned, not 3)

This video was created to answer a question by Maria (YouTube name - rockmusicM), a student in Spain, so all thanks due to Maria.

Present Simple

An introduction to or a revision lesson about the English present simple.

It looks at the form of the present simple tense.

It looks at

• the affirmative
• the negative
• the question forms

of the present simple tense.

Present Simple Positive-Negative

Present Simple Positive and Negative in English.

The lesson has many self-test exercises and a reading.

Transport

This lesson looks at various forms of transport. Some are common forms of transport, some are less well-known.

I guarantee that however good your level of English you will learn some new vocabulary here.

Each word has a phonetic transcription to help you improve your pronunciation.

The video has a lively soundtrack and is packed with colours.

There is a related Crossword Puzzle and Hangman Game here: Games

Vegetables

There are many dozens of names for vegetables in English. Here are 34 of them with phonetic transcripts and pronunciations for every one.

Most are written as single nouns, though of course many of them have plurals. Plurals are normally formed by adding -s or -es. Some are uncountable and do not take a plural.

The cooks among you will find this lesson very interesting, and I hope you all find it enjoyable.

What Are Nouns?

This colourful, tuneful, fast-paced lesson takes a close look at nouns and answers that all important question: Do nouns have sex?.

If you already know about nouns, this will be a great piece of revision for you.

If you don't know much about nouns, this is the best place to start.

What Do Nouns Do?

Are nouns lazy? No! They're just as hard working as online English teachers. They have important jobs to do in an English sentence.

It's important for English language students to fully understand and appreciate the jobs that nouns do. Being able to identify what the noun is doing is very important to the understanding of the English language.

There's a huge amount of extra information to go with this video, including lots of exercises to help you learn and remember.

What is an Object?

This is a short lesson that looks at the use of objects in the English sentence.

At the Airport

This is a fast-paced English lesson that looks at the language we use at the airport.

You will find vocabulary about people and places at the airport, about the technical aspects of an airport and about the questions we often ask when flying.

You can find a series of exercises to go with the video at my website. These will help you to better understand the language in the video.

The video and exercises also contain phonetics practice.

Comparatives and Superlatives

Computer Hardware

Do you know your laptop from your palmtop computer?

Do you know the words for many other common pieces of technology?

This lesson looks at many pieces of computing equipment, and also looks at the verbs we use with them.

Descriptions

Prepositions of Place

What are prepositions?

This lesson looks at prepositions of place. These are the prepositions that tell us where something is in relation to other things.

They include above, below, beside, between, in front of, in, inside, near, next to, on, opposite, outside, under.

Prepositions of Place

What are prepositions?

This lesson looks at prepositions of place. These are the prepositions that tell us where something is in relation to other things.

They include above, below, beside, between, in front of, in, inside, near, next to, on, opposite, outside, under.

Prepositions of Time

Teeth and Dentists

Have you ever been to the dentist?

Have you ever had a filling?

This lesson looks at the vocabulary of caring for our teeth and the consequences of not looking after them.

Watch the video and then do a small, self-test exercise.

Conditional sentences and modal auxiliary verbs are the grammar focus of this lesson.

The Gnat and the Bull

The lesson about THE GNAT AND THE BULL includes some listening exercises in English. The lesson includes some grammar and vocabulary exercise in English. The lesson includes some reading and some writing exercises.

All the listening material has been recorded by a native British English speaker without any strong regional accent.

It is based on the original text "The Aesop for Children" published by Rand McNally & Company of Chicago in 1919.

It includes illustrations from the original book, and also from other books.

The Kid and The Wolf

The lesson includes

• listening exercises in English
• grammar and vocabulary exercises in English
• Some reading exercises
• Some writing exercises

All the listening material has been recorded by Richard, a native British English speaker without any strong regional accent.

It is based on the original text "The Aesop for Children" published by Rand McNally & Company of Chicago in 1919.

The Milkmaid

Have you ever heard of the expression, Don't count your chickens until they are hatched?

This expression comes from the Ancient Greek writer, Aesop.

This video about The Maid and Her Pot of Milk tells the story in words and pictures to help you learn and remember vocabulary such as: allowing for, ball, daydreaming, farmhouse, fetch a price, maid, market, mishaps, pail, poultry, propose, toss of the head, and unison.

The story illustrates the moral that we should not consider anything as definite until we have done the necessary work to make it a reality.

The quiz that goes with the video will help you to consolidate your learning through self-test exercises.

There is also a Crossword Puzzle and Hangman Game that will help you learn.

The Young Crab and His Mother

Aesop's fable - The Young Crab and His Mother.

It is based on the original text "The Aesop for Children" published by Rand McNally & Company of Chicago in 1919.

It includes illustrations from the original book, and also from other books.

It also includes listening material to help you with your listening skills and your pronunciation.

Aries

This is one of a series of English lessons based on the theme of astrology.

They are designed to teach you vocabulary, and especially personal descriptive adjectives.

If you were born between March 21st and April 19th, then your star sign is Aries.

The symbol of Aries is the ram. Aries' element is fire. Aries' modality is cardinal. Aries' polarity is positive or masculine (yang). Aries' ruling planet is Mars.

This English lesson will help you understand the vocabulary used to describe people in general and Aries in particular.

There is a Crossword Puzzle and Hangman Game to go with this lesson as well.

I will be creating a lesson for each of the 12 star signs: Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio | Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces.

Belling the Cat

The lesson about Belling the Cat includes some listening exercises in English. The lesson includes some grammar and vocabulary exercise in English. The lesson includes some reading and some writing exercises.

All the listening material has been recorded by a native British English speaker without any strong regional accent.

It is based on the original text "The Aesop for Children" published by Rand McNally & Company of Chicago in 1919.

It includes illustrations from the original book, and also from other books.

Blood

Blood is the most important thing in our bodies.

Lose too much and we die.

It is so important that many expressions in English use the word, Blood.

This lesson looks at the language of blood and the expressions that we make from the word.

Expressions like: Blood is thicker than water | Bloodshed | Cold-blooded | In cold blood | Blood run cold | Hot-blooded | Blood up| Blood boils | Blue blood | Fresh blood/new blood | Half-blood | To run in the blood | Own flesh and blood | Young blood | Blood clot and more.

Borrowing

Cancer

This is one of a series of English lessons based on the theme of astrology.

They are designed to teach you vocabulary, and especially personal descriptive adjectives.

If you were born between June 21st and July 22nd, then your star sign is Cancer.

The symbol of Cancer is the crab. Cancer's ruling planet is the Moon. Cancer has a profound need for family, though their powerful emotions can be smothering. They have a keen intuition that can be spoiled by a tendency towards anxiety.

This English lesson will help you understand the vocabulary used to describe people in general and Cancer in particular.

There is a Crossword Puzzle and Hangman Game to go with this lesson as well.

I will be creating a lesson for each of the 12 star signs: Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio | Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces.

Christmas Food

Just like the festivals of Saturnalia and Yule from which it sprang, Christmas is a time of feasting.

Everyone eats and drinks much too much.

This lesson looks at the food eaten at a traditional British Christmas.

This lesson is part one of a five part series looking at the British Christmas.

Watch and Listen videos have no on-screen words to help your listening skill development.

1. The Origins of Christmas | Watch and Listen
2. The Symbols of Christmas | Watch and Listen
3. Father Christmas | Watch and Listen
4. The Death and Rebirth of Christmas | Watch and Listen
5. Christmas Food | Watch and Listen

The video lessons use words, sounds and images to help you learn not only the vocabulary of Christmas, but also the interesting history of this most popular of festivals.

Expressions with Eye

Eyes play a part in many English Expressions. This lesson looks at 47 of the most common.

Do you know what connection eyes and the belly have?

Do you know how a man with brown eyes can be called a blue-eyed boy?

Have you got eyes in the back of your head?

Has anyone ever given you their eye?

These questions and more are answered here in this Video English Lesson. The English in the lesson is mainly British English.

Father Christmas

The most recognisable symbol of Christmas is Father Christmas.

Santa Claus, as he is also known, has a long history that goes back to the Germanic gods. He is a fusion of Christian and pagan figures merged into the figure we know today as recently as 1822.

The Santa we recognise was first drawn by Thomas Nast in 1863.

Before then he wore a green cloak.

Nast added his reindeer – a suggestion, perhaps, of Odin’s horse Sleipnir.

This lesson looks at the evolution of Santa into the jolly, bearded fat man children and marketers love today.

This lesson is part one of a five part series looking at the British Christmas.

Watch and Listen videos have no on-screen words to help your listening skill development.

1. The Origins of Christmas | Watch and Listen
2. The Symbols of Christmas | Watch and Listen
3. Father Christmas | Watch and Listen
4. The Death and Rebirth of Christmas | Watch and Listen
5. Christmas Food | Watch and Listen

The video lessons use words, sounds and images to help you learn not only the vocabulary of Christmas, but also the interesting history of this most popular of festivals.

Gemini

This is one of a series of English lessons based on the theme of astrology.

They are designed to teach you vocabulary, and especially personal descriptive adjectives.

If you were born between May 21st and June 20th, then your star sign is Gemini.

The symbol of Gemini is twins. Gemini's element is Air. Gemini's modality is mutable. Gemini's polarity is positive or masculine (yang). Gemini's ruling planet is Mercury.

This English lesson will help you understand the vocabulary used to describe people in general and Gemini in particular.

There is a Crossword Puzzle and Hangman Game to go with this lesson as well.

I will be creating a lesson for each of the 12 star signs: Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio | Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces.

Heart

The heart makes many expressions in English, and not just to do with love and romance.

There are many common expressions that use the word heart in this video lesson.

If you can find it in your heart, do this lesson.

Don't let your heart sink if you can't get all the answers right away. Watch the video as many times as you want.

Influenza

The influenza virus has been killing people for thousands of years.

The virus mutates rapidly, sometimes creating deadly strains against which we have no defence.

There is a current deadly strain called swine flu that has been declared a pandemic. Thousands of people have died, and thousands more are expected to die.

This video looks at this disease, examining the symptoms and providing useful medical vocabulary for English language students.

Leo

This is one of a series of English lessons based on the theme of astrology.

They are designed to teach you vocabulary, and especially personal descriptive adjectives.

If you were born between July 23rd and August 22nd, then your star sign is Leo.

Leo's symbol is the lion. Leo's planet is the Sun. Leo's modality is fixed and Leo's polarity is positive.

This English lesson will help you understand the vocabulary used to describe people in general and Leo in particular.

There is a Crossword Puzzle and Hangman Game to go with this lesson as well.

I will be creating a lesson for each of the 12 star signs: Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio | Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces.

Libra

This is one of a series of English lessons based on the theme of astrology.

They are designed to teach you vocabulary, and especially personal descriptive adjectives.

If you were born between September 23rd and October 22nd, then your star sign is Libra.

The symbol of Libra is the scales. Libra's element is air. Libra's polarity is positive or masculine. Libra's ruling planet is Venus. Libra is rational and fair, but the need for balance creates paralysing indecision. This English lesson will help you understand the vocabulary used to describe people in general and Libra in particular.

There is a Crossword Puzzle and Hangman Game to go with this lesson as well.

This English lesson will help you understand the vocabulary used to describe people in general and Libra in particular.

I will be creating a lesson for each of the 12 star signs: Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio | Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces.

Money - The Basics

This lesson looks at basic vocabulary used when talking about money:

• earn
• account
• bank
• banknotes
• borrowed
• change
• coin
• currency
• lent
• note
• salary
• spend
• sum
• wages
• waste
• win

There is an self-test exercise for each of the words.

Phrasal Verbs Inseparable

130 flashcards giving definitions and examples of the most common inseparable transitive phrasal verbs.

These flashcards will help you learn and remember this difficult aspect of English.

Inseparable transitive phrasal verbs are those in which the verb cannot be separated from the particle, and which need an object to complete the meaning.

Phrasal Verbs Intransitive

110 flashcards giving definitions and examples of the most common intransitive phrasal verbs.

These flashcards will help you learn and remember this difficult aspect of English.

Intransitive phrasal verbs are those in which an object is not needed to complete the meaning.

Phrasal Verbs Separable

170 flashcards giving definitions and examples of the most common separable transitive phrasal verbs.

These flashcards will help you learn and remember this difficult aspect of English.

Separable transitive phrasal verbs are those in which the verb can be separated from the particle, and which need an object to complete the meaning.

Question Tags

Question tags are those small questions that we add to the end of sentences, aren't they?

They cause problems for even the most advanced of student, don't they?

This video English lesson will give you all the rules you need to never make a mistake with question tags again, won't it?

Sagittarius

This is one of a series of English lessons based on the theme of astrology.

They are designed to teach you vocabulary, and especially personal descriptive adjectives.

This is one of a series of English lessons based on the theme of astrology. They are designed to teach you vocabulary, and especially personal descriptive adjectives.

If you were born between November 22nd and December 21st, then your star sign is Sagittarius. The symbol of Sagittarius is the archer. Sagittarius' element is fire. Sagittarius' ruling planet is Jupiter. Sagittarius cannot exist without their freedom. They need continual challenge in their work and relationships, and hate claustrophobic conditions.

This English lesson will help you understand the vocabulary used to describe people in general and Sagittarius in particular.

There is a Crossword Puzzle and Hangman Game to go with this lesson as well.

I will be creating a lesson for each of the 12 star signs: Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio | Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces.

Scorpio

This is one of a series of English lessons based on the theme of astrology.

They are designed to teach you vocabulary, and especially personal descriptive adjectives.

This is one of a series of English lessons based on the theme of astrology. They are designed to teach you vocabulary, and especially personal descriptive adjectives.

If you were born between October 23rd and November 21st, then your star sign is Scorpio.

The symbol of Scorpio is the scorpion. Scorpio's element is Water. Scorpio's modality is Fixed. Scorpio's polarity is negative or feminine (yin). Scorpio's ruling planet is Pluto.

Scorpio has a massive amount of emotional and physical energy that needs to be channelled positively if stagnation and depression are to be avoided.

This English lesson will help you understand the vocabulary used to describe people in general and Scorpio in particular.

There is a Crossword Puzzle and Hangman Game to go with this lesson as well.

I will be creating a lesson for each of the 12 star signs: Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio | Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces.

Sinclair ZX

This lesson is a short look at the history of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer from the 1980's.

It introduces some basic computer vocabulary and is based on an authentic English text taken from the Internet.

Spanish Omelette

This lesson not only teaches you English, but it also shows you how to make a delicious Spanish potato omelette.

It teaches some of the vocabulary used in cooking, and gives you the recipe for making this delicious and popular Spanish dish.

There is a video of how to make the omelette, and some test questions about the content of the lesson.

You also have two exercises that challenge you to reassemble the recipe.

Taurus

This is one of a series of English lessons based on the theme of astrology.

They are designed to teach you vocabulary, and especially personal descriptive adjectives.

If you were born between April 19th and May 20th, then your star sign is Taurus.

The symbol of Taurus is the bull. Taurus' element is Earth. Taurus' modality is fixed. Taurus' polarity is negative or feminine (yin). Taurus' ruling planet is Venus.

This English lesson will help you understand the vocabulary used to describe people in general and Taurus in particular.

There is a Crossword Puzzle and Hangman Game to go with this lesson as well.

I will be creating a lesson for each of the 12 star signs: Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio | Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces.

The Death of Christmas

The Puritans banned Christmas in 1647.

People rioted, but Christmas was not restored until 1660. Even then the Church of England frowned on the celebration. Things got so bad that writers like Charles Dickens decided to revive Christmas by making it popular again.

Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol which helped create our modern Christmas.

The Victorians invented the Christmas card and Christmas crackers. Our commercial Christmas was born.

This lesson looks at the death of Christmas in Britain and at how it was resurrected in the Victorian era.

This lesson is part one of a five part series looking at the British Christmas.

Watch and Listen videos have no on-screen words to help your listening skill development.

1. The Origins of Christmas | Watch and Listen
2. The Symbols of Christmas | Watch and Listen
3. Father Christmas | Watch and Listen
4. The Death and Rebirth of Christmas | Watch and Listen
5. Christmas Food | Watch and Listen

The video lessons use words, sounds and images to help you learn not only the vocabulary of Christmas, but also the interesting history of this most popular of festivals.

The Origins of Christmas

This English language video lesson looks back in time to the ancient festivals that came before Christmas. The pagan Yule festival and the Roman Saturnalia being the most important.

It explains the importance of the Winter Solstice and the reason we celebrate Christmas on December 25^th. It also gives the other names of Christmas that you will meet in English – Yule, Xmas, Noel and Yuletide.

It answers that question that has always puzzled English speakers – why do we say Xmas?

This lesson is part one of a five part series looking at the British Christmas.

Watch and Listen videos have no on-screen words to help your listening skill development.

1. The Origins of Christmas | Watch and Listen
2. The Symbols of Christmas | Watch and Listen
3. Father Christmas | Watch and Listen
4. The Death and Rebirth of Christmas | Watch and Listen
5. Christmas Food | Watch and Listen

The video lessons use words, sounds and images to help you learn not only the vocabulary of Christmas, but also the interesting history of this most popular of festivals.

The Symbols of Christmas

There are many symbols associated with Christmas.

The most famous is Santa Claus, but there are others like holly and mistletoe.

These evergreen plants have their roots in the ancient festivals of Yule and are still important today.

This lesson explores the Christian symbols and those connected with Yule and Saturnalia.

It also looks at more recent developments that have made Christmas so commercial.

This lesson is part one of a five part series looking at the British Christmas.

Watch and Listen videos have no on-screen words to help your listening skill development.

1. The Origins of Christmas | Watch and Listen
2. The Symbols of Christmas | Watch and Listen
3. Father Christmas | Watch and Listen
4. The Death and Rebirth of Christmas | Watch and Listen
5. Christmas Food | Watch and Listen

The video lessons use words, sounds and images to help you learn not only the vocabulary of Christmas, but also the interesting history of this most popular of festivals.

UK Obesity Epidemic

The U.K. is on the brink of an obesity epidemic, one that will cost as additional $90 billion per year by 2050, says a study called The Foresight Report. This is a government-led research project that says that by 2050, 60 per cent of adult men, 50 per cent of adult women and about 25 per cent of all children under 18 could be obese.

"Britain has become a nation where overweight is the norm," reads the report.

This lesson looks at the language of obesity and weight loss.

The news reporter's accent is Canadian English.

Virgo

This is one of a series of English lessons based on the theme of astrology.

They are designed to teach you vocabulary, and especially personal descriptive adjectives.

If you were born between August 23rd and September 22nd, then your star sign is Virgo.

The symbol of Virgo is the Virgin. Virgo's element is Earth. Virgo's polarity is negative or feminine. Virgo's ruling planet is Mercury. Virgo is charmingly modest with a strong critical faculty. They are the busiest people and will do anything for anyone.

This English lesson will help you understand the vocabulary used to describe people in general and Virgo in particular.

There is a Crossword Puzzle and Hangman Game to go with this lesson as well.

I will be creating a lesson for each of the 12 star signs: Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio | Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces.

We Are Family

We are all of us part of a family of one sort or another.

Family members have various names in English and some of them like husband, wife, uncle, aunt, nephew and niece, are among the few English words that have gender.

This video shows how the members of an extended family are related to each other. From grandfather and grandmother though parents - father and mother - to sons, daughters, brother and sister, grandchildren and cousins, this video Lesson gives you all the words you need to describe your own family in English.

This lesson also has an audio-visual quiz where you can hear all the questions and the pronunciation of all the words.

A related Crossword Puzzle and Hangman game can be found here: Crossword Puzzle

Weaponry

An English lesson like no other before. It's not a typical ESL subject, weaponry, but the language is interesting.

The lesson traces the development of weapons from a simple rock to the atomic bomb.

Replete with sound-effects, images, pronunciation and phonetics, this memorable lesson will help you to improve your listening and pronunciation as well as your vocabulary.

Prepare to be blown away by this lesson.

An Introduction to Astrology

Life is uncertain. All of us would like to feel that there is a plan set out for us. Astrology has fascinated people for centuries because it claims to be able to provide us with a glimpse of this plan of our lives.

Astrology has been rejected by the scientific community as superstition, but many people still believe in the claims of astrologers. People consult their daily horoscope in the newspapers. Romances are decided on the matching of star signs. Some people plan their lives around their horoscope.

This lesson series provides you with some of the English vocabulary you need if you want to debate the truth of astrology. I will be creating a lesson for each of the 12 star signs: Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio | Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces.

I will be creating a lesson for each of the 12 star signs: Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio | Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces.

Defining Marriage

This is video 2 of a series of 8.

These videos look at marriage through the words of some famous people.

This video uses the words of Sydney Smith, an English clergyman and wit. He gives us his definition of marriage.

The other videos in this series are:

1. The History of Marriage
2. Defining Marriage
3. What Makes a Good Marriage?
4. Why Marriages Fail
5. In Favour of Marriage
6. Warnings Against Marriage
7. How to Stay Married
8. Love and Marriage
   

English Conditionals

English Humour

English jokes

A lot of English humour depends on word play.

Many words in English have more than one meaning and it is this double meaning that gives a joke its humour.

For example:

What’s orange and sounds like a parrot?

Find out in this lesson.

Healthy Heart

Homonyms

There are certain words in English that are confusing because we spell them the same, they sound the same, but they don't mean the same things. These words are called homonyms.

Saw is a homonym, as is rose, and countless others.

This video lesson introduces some of these homonyms and helps with your understanding and pronunciation. You will never again be confused by the verb to tire or the noun, tire (or tyre).

How to be Happy

How to Stay Married

This is video 7 of a series of 8.

These videos look at marriage through the words of some famous people.

This video uses the life and works of Benjamin Franklin, the great American polymath.

The other videos in this series are:

1. The History of Marriage
2. Defining Marriage
3. What Makes a Good Marriage?
4. Why Marriages Fail
5. In Favour of Marriage
6. Warnings Against Marriage
7. How to Stay Married
8. Love and Marriage
   

In Favour of Marriage

This is video 5 of a series of 8.

These videos look at marriage through the words of some famous people.

This video uses the words of Samuel Johnson. Johnson was in favour of marriage, even if it was to a much older woman.

The other videos in this series are:

1. The History of Marriage
2. Defining Marriage
3. What Makes a Good Marriage?
4. Why Marriages Fail
5. In Favour of Marriage
6. Warnings Against Marriage
7. How to Stay Married
8. Love and Marriage
   

Inseparable Transitive Phrasal Verbs

This lesson looks at English Inseparable Transitive Phrasal Verbs.

A link is provided to an extensive set of flashcards.

Intransitive Phrasal Verbs

This lesson looks at Intransitive Phrasal Verbs and how they are used in English.

Links are provided to extensive sets of flashcards.

Introducing Phrasal Verbs

Love and Marriage

This is video 8 of a series of 8.

These videos look at marriage through the words of some famous people.

This video uses the words of Ambrose Bierce and his obvious dissatisfaction of marriage and his cynical opinion of love.

The other videos in this series are:

1. The History of Marriage
2. Defining Marriage
3. What Makes a Good Marriage?
4. Why Marriages Fail
5. In Favour of Marriage
6. Warnings Against Marriage
7. How to Stay Married
8. Love and Marriage
   

Materials Recycling

This lesson looks at language used in recycling common materials such as metals, plastics, glass, wood, etc.

There are extensive self-test exercises to complete, and a short article to recycle.

Medical Collocations 1

Here are some exercises to help you learn 10 common medical collocations.

These words and expressions are used not only by medical professionals, but are also commonly used by the public when talking about medical matters.

Separable Transitive Phrasal Verbs

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective that ever existed.

Nowhere in the universe would you find another who shares his singular ability to deduce the truth. And there's his friend Dr. Watson.

This joke centres on Watson's attempt to out-deduce Holmes himself.

You might have heard this joke before, but it's never been told like this.

Learn dozens of new words and expressions in English and have a good laugh at the same time.

I'm sure Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved of this English lesson.

There is a fabulous new-style audio-visual quiz to go with this video.

The English are German

The lesson is about the origins of the English and the fate of the original Britons.

It looks at some collocations, several phrasal verbs, some vocabulary of England, and some adverbs.

The lesson has a 2'45" video listening, a 405 word typescript to read, many self-test questions, a linked crossword puzzle and a Hangman game.

The First Conditional

The History of Marriage

This is video 1 of a series of 8.

These videos look at marriage through the words of some famous people.

This video uses the words of Voltaire and Will Rogers. They tell us what they think of marriage and divorce.

The other videos in this series are:

1. The History of Marriage
2. Defining Marriage
3. What Makes a Good Marriage?
4. Why Marriages Fail
5. In Favour of Marriage
6. Warnings Against Marriage
7. How to Stay Married
8. Love and Marriage
   

The Second Conditional

The Third Conditional

The Zero Conditional

Warnings Against Marriage

This is video 6 of a series of 8.

These videos look at marriage through the words of some famous people.

This video uses the words of King Vidor, the acclaimed American film director. It also looks in detail at two early 19th Century humorous engravings by James Gillray, published on 25th October 1805.

The other videos in this series are:

1. The History of Marriage
2. Defining Marriage
3. What Makes a Good Marriage?
4. Why Marriages Fail
5. In Favour of Marriage
6. Warnings Against Marriage
7. How to Stay Married
8. Love and Marriage
   

What Makes a Good Marriage

This is video 3 of a series of 8. These videos look at marriage through the words of some famous people.

This video uses the words of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an English writer. He shows what makes a good marriage, at least for the Emperor Kublai Khan, if not for himself.

The other videos in this series are:

1. The History of Marriage
2. Defining Marriage
3. What Makes a Good Marriage?
4. Why Marriages Fail
5. In Favour of Marriage
6. Warnings Against Marriage
7. How to Stay Married
8. Love and Marriage
   

Why Marriages Fail

This is video 4 of a series of 8.

These videos look at marriage through the words of some famous people.

This video uses the words of an anonymous person plus the painter Hogarth. The video gives one reason that so many marriages fail to survive.

The other videos in this series are:

1. The History of Marriage
2. Defining Marriage
3. What Makes a Good Marriage?
4. Why Marriages Fail
5. In Favour of Marriage
6. Warnings Against Marriage
7. How to Stay Married
8. Love and Marriage
   

Continuous and Simple Action and State

This advanced-level lesson examines the use of the present continuous and the present simple tenses when used with English state verbs and action verbs.

It contains many self-test exercises that will help the student come to grips with this aspect of English grammar.

Flight 1549

Miracle of the Hudson.

At 3.30pm on January 15th 2009, an Airbus, Flight 1549, crash lands in the Hudson River, New York.

All the 155 passengers and crew survive thanks to the skill of the pilot, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger.

This lesson looks at this remarkable story.

Key Law

This lesson looks at 30 words that are used extensively by the legal profession and in general life when talking about law and legal matters.

The words are chosen from the following words: accuse, appeal, arrest, binding, breach, case, charge, civil, claimant, commit, contract, convict, court, crime, criminal, damages, defence, defendant, dispute, evidence, fine, guilty, hearing, injunction, innocent, judge, judicial, jury, lawyer, legal, offence, plead, prosecute, sentence, settlement, trial, tribunal

Practice Using Phrasal Verbs

This reading is rich in phrasal verbs.

It will give you a way to test your knowledge of phrasal verbs.

The text is followed by a series of interactive exercises designed to develop your understanding.

Cat and Dog Idioms

Idioms are like phrasal verbs; difficult to comprehend and remember, yet essential to everyday English.

I've chosen 13 common idioms that use the words dog or cat or both.

Idioms like A dog's life and Let the cat out of the bag.

These idiomatic expressions are used in everyday situations and it's important that more advanced students know them and understand their meaning.

Playing Cards

Cards play a big part in modern life, and I don't just mean in card games.

Gambling aside, cards collocate with many other words to make numerous common expressions like birthday card, credit card, etc.

This lesson looks at playing cards, gambling, a technique for improving your memory, collocations and phrasal verbs.

The video cannot be embedded, but you can watch it here.