A 3-minute holiday video from Poland – with a very sweet ending.
Category Archives: Beginner
The Dead of Winter
The dead of winter means: the middle of winter, usually the coldest part
Here’s a word search puzzle with winter vocabulary.
You can also try it online here, where it will give you hints if you get stuck (by clicking on one of the words)
Fun or Funny?
Don’t say:
– My vacation was really funny.
– We did lots of funny things together, like partying and going to the beach.
Say this:
– My vacation was really fun.
– We did lots of fun things together, like partying and going to the beach.
Remember:
- Fun is something (or someone) that you enjoy. We all had fun at the picnic. He’s fun to be with.
- Funny is something (or someone) that makes you laugh. He knows a lot of funny jokes. Three funny movies (comedies) are Airplane, Blazing Saddles, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Where’s the Monkey?
In, on, under… these small words are used to describe where someone or something is.
- In the first picture, the ball is in the box.
- In the second picture, the ball is on the box.
Here’s a silly, short kids’ video that can help you remember which word to use.
And here’s a little lesson on these words – called “prepositions of place”.
Finally, here is a description of many more prepositions of place, and a quiz.
Feelings / Emotions
Here is a video that describes several feelings, or “emotions” – from the website Learn English Have Fun.
After you watch the video to listen to the pronunciation of the words, you can read more about the meaning of these emotions on their website.
Pronouncing Letters of the Alphabet
You can go to the beginning of the video to hear more information about pronouncing each letter.
After you practice, take this test:
Feelings / Emotions
Here is a video that describes several feelings, or “emotions” – from the website Learn English Have Fun.
After you watch the video to listen to the pronunciation of the words, you can read more about the meaning of these emotions on their website.
Prepositions of Place and Movement
Here’s a video that shows the meaning of many prepositions (in, on, at, between, etc.) and also some that involve movement (toward, through, etc.)