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My cheese went off! It was way past it's use by date.
My cheese really did go off! I suppose I could have scraped the mould off, but it put me off a bit. Two phrasal verbs there - to go off...
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Steve Ellis
- Mar 14, 2022
- 1 min
"I'm boring,' said my Turkish friend. He wasn't at all!
Learners of English often confused over the meanings of 'ing' and 'ed' adjectives. Bored and boring are good examples. My Turkish friend...
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Steve Ellis
- Mar 13, 2022
- 1 min
Japanese, Romanian, Indian and French characters struggle with English expressions.
In this animated video, a Japanese and French lady, and a Romanian and Indian man have fun learning English expressions. Well, I had fun...
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Steve Ellis
- Mar 13, 2022
- 1 min
Well, never mind! I'm sure it'll be OK.
This is a common expression used to reassure someone that things will be OK. Even if they won't! Never mind, though! It's meant well!
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Steve Ellis
- Mar 12, 2022
- 1 min
"You can say that again!"
But don't! It's not an invitation! It's an expression we use when we totally agree with someone. Watch the video for examples.
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Steve Ellis
- Mar 12, 2022
- 1 min
You'll learn all English idioms within a week? Yeah, and pigs might fly!
That would be a sight, wouldn't it? Evidently, similar expressions are used in other countries, but their pgs don't fly - other animals...
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Steve Ellis
- Mar 11, 2022
- 1 min
30 Common English Idioms
How many are you familiar with? Do you know when and how to use them? How many go "over your head" (not understanding) or make you shake...
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Steve Ellis
- Mar 10, 2022
- 1 min
Hold on! I'll remember! It's on the tip of my tongue!
You won't be able to taste it though! Isn't it maddening when you a name escapes you for a time, but it's on the tip of your tongue?...
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Steve Ellis
- Mar 10, 2022
- 1 min
Easy as pie, isn't it? A piece of cake, in fact.
No, it's not a cookery lesson. I'm not that domesticated. We use both idioms to say something is really easy. Like learning English. It's...
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Steve Ellis
- Mar 9, 2022
- 1 min
Do people try to get (a)round you?
No, I don't mean to suggest that you need to lose weight! Maybe you get round people sometimes. Do you? Find out what it means.
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Steve Ellis
- Mar 9, 2022
- 1 min
Do you blow your own trumpet?
You may if you can play the trumpet, but otherwise don't! Here's why!
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Steve Ellis
- Mar 8, 2022
- 1 min
Phrasal verbs with "go": Part 1
Many phrasal verbs are formed with the verb 'to go' and several have multiple meanings depending on the situation and context. Here are...
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Steve Ellis
- Mar 8, 2022
- 1 min
Can you say Schwa? The sound, I mean.
The most common vowel sound in the English language is called a Schwa. Watch the video to see if you use it. Well? Do you use it? You...
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Steve Ellis
- Feb 19, 2022
- 1 min
Not if you're married!
Well, if you're married, then you are being very naughty if you're going out with someone. Just a way of introducing yet another phrasal...
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Steve Ellis
- Feb 18, 2022
- 1 min
Boringly bored!
When I worked in Turkey years ago, a Turkish friend kept telling me how boring he was. Of course, he meant bored, but time and again he...
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Steve Ellis
- Feb 17, 2022
- 1 min
International voice actors do phrasal verbs and idioms.
A video demonstrating the challenge of phrasal verbs and idioms using animated 'students' from Japan, Romania, France and India. The...
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Steve Ellis
- Feb 16, 2022
- 1 min
To get on with - or not!
Students, even at advanced level, are often unfamiliar with common phrasal verbs. The verb 'To get' has so many changes in meaning when...
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Steve Ellis
- Feb 15, 2022
- 1 min
A new name for a toe!
When I first started teaching, in Turkey, after school lessons I taught a group of Turkish businessmen. They were a great bunch. The...
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Steve Ellis
- Feb 13, 2022
- 1 min
Funny fun!
Learners often get confused between 'Funny' and 'Fun'. Certainly, my Italian students used to. Here's a short video explaining the...
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Steve Ellis
- Feb 13, 2022
- 1 min
Poles learn English!
Two of my students are Polish are girlfriend and boyfriend and live just round the corner from me. But, funnily, I've only met Paulina...
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