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12 min
Phrasal Verb:- it BORDERS ON criminal- Learn it and practice it in this exercise
“BORDER ON” means something is almost like another thing. One thing is very similar to or has similar characteristics of another thing. In this tutorial, we learn the meaning of th…
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12 min
Common phrases: RAISE EYEBROWS learn it and practice in this ESL exercise
“RAISE EYBROWS” is used when you attract the attention of other people in a negative way. You are usually surprising them, shocking them or making them doubt what you are saying. I…
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8 min
Phrasal Verb: We ENDED UP staying home- Practice it and learn it here
“END UP” is a very frequent phrasal verb. It means there was a surprise ending. There was an ending you didn't plan for. There was an ending you didn't expect. In this tutorial, we…
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18 min
Phrasal Verb: FROWN UPON Learn it and practice in this exercise
“FROWN UPON” means to disapprove of something. It is frequently used to advise someone to not doing something. In this tutorial we learn the meaning of “frown upon” and then we pra…
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10 min
Intermediate: WE study this article then practice asking and answering questions in spoken English
This article is about hoax (A story that is a lie- usually for the entertainment of the person telling the story) Here is a copy of the article: On October 15th 2009, the media rep…
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12 min
Intermediate: WE study this article then practice asking and answering questions in spoken English
This article is about hoax (A story that is a lie- usually for the entertainment of the person telling the story) Here is a copy of the article: In the early 20th century, scientis…
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10 min
Intermediate: WE study this article then practice asking and answering questions in spoken English
This article is about hoax (A story that is a lie- usually for the entertainment of the person telling the story) Here is a copy of the article: On October 15th 2009, the media rep…
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9 min
Idioms “IT BOILS DOWN TO...” We practice this expression with listening and speaking exercises
“IT BOILS DOWN TO...” is an expression in English. Use it when you want to talk about or emphasize the single most important thing. In this episode of the Professor English podcast…
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10 min
Phrasal verb: PAY OFF: We practice this phrasal verb with listening and speaking exercises
“PAY OFF” is used when you wan to talk about paying 100% of a debt. In this episode, we learn the meaning of “pay off” and we practice how to use “pay off” in sentences with listen…
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9 min
Phrasal verb: The traffic HELD her UP: We practice this phrasal verb listening speaking exercises
“HOLD UP” means delay | cause a delay. It is used when you want to name the thing that caused the delay. In this episode we practice the meaning of “hold up” and we practice how to…
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9 min
Phrasal Verb: HOLD OFF We practice this phrasal verb with listening and speaking exercises
“HOLD OFF” is similar to the word wait. The big difference is that when you use 'hold off” is that it has a “wait and see” implication. When you use hold off either you say until'…
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14 min
Phrasal verb: HOLD (something) AGAINST (someone): Learn and practice with a fluency | listening exercise
“HOLD (something) AGAINST (someone) = is a way to talk about a prejudice that someone has. It is a little similar to the word grudge. When you HOLD something AGAINST someone, you r…
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15 min
Phrasal verb Practice: “BUMP INTO (someone)” Practice with me with a speaking and listening exercise
“BUMP INTO” is a very handy phrasal verb which means to meet someone you know by accident by chance by surprise. IN this video we talk about the meaning of “BUMP INTO” and then we…
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12 min
"I can't KEEP FROM eating” Phrasal verb Use a fluency exercise to improve your listening |speaking
“KEEP FROM” means avoid a temptation | Avoid something that is irresistible. Learn how to use “keep from” in this video and then practice the meaning of “keep from” with several ex…
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11 min
Phrasal verb practice “KEEP UP” Use this fluency exercise to improve listening | speaking while...
“KEEP UP” means to maintain the same level | stay at the same level. Learn what “keep up” means in this video and then practice how to use “keep up” in a sentence with several exam…
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10 min
Phrasal verb practice “CUT BACK ON” Use this fluency exercise to improve your listening and speaking while...
“CUT BACK ON” means to reduce the amount of something. It is a very frequently used phrasal verb and in this video, we practice what “CUT BACK ON” means and we also practice how to…
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24 min
He KEEPS the book ON the bookshelf: Practice using “KEEP” meaning the usual normal place
to keep (something) + preposition (location) is way of expressing the normal typical usual location of an item. For example: “I keep my wallet in my pocket” It is a very typical wa…
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9 min
Phrasal verb practice “COME THROUGH” Use this fluency exercise to improve your listening and speaking while...
“COME THROUGH” means saying the day; being the superhero,: solving the problem when no one else could, especially, when other people are relying on you | When other people are depe…
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10 min
ESL Practice“I KEEP COUGHING” Use this fluency exercise to improve your listening and speaking while...
Using the verb keep + -ing verb means something happens all of the time. It never stops and it is annoying. It is a problem. It is a very handy construction to know and is used fre…
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18 min
Learn English with Audiobooks: 1984 Chapter 01 Page 02 B: Explore new vocab and grammar
https://youtu.be/1alZjt9MUv0 In this episode we talk about the first paragraph on page 2 of 1984 by George Orwell. We discuss the meaning if the words: frail, meager, blunt. We als…