You know how it is.
You meet new people through work, family, while travelling and, just because you have lots of international friends.
And that means lots of English conversation.
And what question ALWAYS comes up?
"Please. Tell me about yourself!"
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"Is the weekend a holiday?"
"What's a public holiday?"
"And your hair! What's wrong with your hair?"
These are questions I hear on a regular basis.
And here are the answers to all of them.
Except for the hair thing.
That's between me and my cat.
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Quick! Answer the question!
What can you do with your eyes?
Most people would probably answer that question by saying, “Duh. You look with them!”
But there are loads of different ways we can look at something.
Here are 17 of them.
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"Titanic" was one of the worst films ever made.
The new Star Wars films are really good and certainly better than the prequels.
Christopher Walken makes every film amazing. Even the bad ones.
Fight me! :D
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I knew it!
You really love paying for things!
Nah - just kidding.
Who likes paying for things?
But getting stuff? That can be fun.
Either way, it's good to be able to talk about it, right?
Talking is important! :D
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What's that?
You love travelling?
Oh ... Sorry.
You hate travelling!
Oh ... You love it, but you think we should travel less and that we should rediscover what we've got on our own doorstep instead?
Yep. It's good to talk about travel.
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Why is the past tense not the past tense?
Why is "verb 3" just an adjective dressing up as a verb so it can get into a “verbs only” party?
How do you hide yourself in a sentence that isn’t about you?
And what's Schrödinger’s adjective?
Do you live in the centre of town or in the suburbs?
Are you in a dodgy neighbourhood or in a posh gated community?
And is your hometown famous for anything?
Let's talk about your hometown in English!
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Quick!
Look around you!
What can you see?
No – not out of the window! In the room!
Chances are, you’re surrounded by furniture.
But can you name everything you see right now?
If not, then you might want to have a quick look at this one … :)
There are so many types of wedding out there.
And so many unexplainable things happen when people tie the knot.
In this video, we look at everyday words and phrases for talking about weddings like a pro.
So yeah ... Let's talk about weddings! :)
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Music makes the world go round!
Or was that love?
Either way, music is something we all love!
And we LOVE talking about it...
In this video, I give you useful words and phrases to talk about music.
So ... yeah ... let's talk about music!
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#cop26
Did you notice?
World leaders are dealing with (or pretending to deal with) the climate emergency at COP26 - a massive conference about the environment.
But how can we talk about this stuff in English?
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We see trends in our lives every day.
Maybe you’re talking about how much giraffe medicine you sold this month, the value of carrot cake or how often you see your neighbour walking around the garden naked. (Seriously, I wish he’d stop doing that.)
Enjoy!
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If you’re anything like me, then you love cooking.
Also, if you’re anything like me, you have a weird fear of frogs and a passion for experimental music.
But let’s talk about cooking!
Check out this podcast episode with (almost) ALL the cooking vocab!
Do you need grammar to understand what people are saying?
What about this sign I saw in a posh restaurant?
"No shirt. No tie. No service."
No grammar! But we totally understand!
But how...?
Follow the link for the podcast episode:
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A mad, mad story about a live sex show, uncomfortable bars and an elephant walking down the street.
Listen to Martin's story and answer the True or False questions.
WARNING: If you don't like swearing, I'd recommend maybe giving this one a miss. :)
In this video, you're going to learn when to use "it" and when to use "this" in English.
You'll see how "it" is like a handbag and "this" is like a box.
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OK. So you’ve been learning English for aaagggeessss now.
And you speak it pretty well.
Which is great! Well done!
But there are a couple of things that you still get wrong.
And … let me guess … one of those things is articles.
This will help. :)