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"The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.." - Robert Bulwer-Lytton Daily Doses of English...Give you a daily English lesson in a short, easy to digest format. Once you get your first taste of a Daily Dose of English, I guarantee you will be addicted. |
Some figures of interest...There are 167 Daily Doses of English covering many areas of everyday English. They have been watched more than 542,198 times. Here are 10 random Daily Doses of English... |
All Together and Altogether
There are two terms which are altogether confusing, even for native speakers. They are all together and altogether.
After this Daily Dose of English you should be altogether more confident about using them correctly.
This video has been watched more than 1320 times
Rats
Rats are rodents. They are like mice, only bigger and not as cute. They also spread disease and are one of the least liked animals in the world. They do figure in many expressions in English, though.
This video has been watched more than 5427 times
Come or Go
If you don't know whether you're coming or going when it comes to come and go, then this video is for you. It's all about direction and location. I've given you plenty of examples to see how it all works.
This video has been watched more than 2006 times
Soap
Here is one of the cleanest Daily Doses of English I've made yet. It looks as soap and gives you a few useful expressions that use soap. It also tells you how the minimal pair, soap and soup, can cause a lot of confusion to students.
This video has been watched more than 1621 times
A Jar of Caviar
Even the simplest of things can give us some useful vocabulary and verbs in English. This video gives you the vocabulary and some verbs that we use when talking about jars and how to open them.
This video has been watched more than 1644 times
Camera
A new Daily Dose of English using my new HD camera. I thought I would try it out and make a lesson about vocabulary that uses camera and other words associated with it.
This video has been watched more than 1602 times
Disbelief
How do you tell someone that you don't believe what they're telling you? There are many ways in English from "Your pulling my leg" to "Get away!" This video will give you the most useful expressions.
This video has been watched more than 2667 times
Hat
Don't keep this Daily Dose of English under your hat. It's a look at all the expressions we use with the word "hat".
This video has been watched more than 1439 times
Spring
I’m keeping myself out of this video and letting Spring speak for herself through these images. The first sign that spring is on its way is the arrival of hundreds, if not thousands, of storks. These are soon followed by flocks of eagles, circling on the wing; rising on the updrafts created by the warm spring sun. Then the flowers begin to bloom and start making pollen and nectar which attracts a myriad of insects. Bees, too, are attracted by the bright-coloured flowers and the promise of the rich nectar that they hold. And even flies like this one, specially designed to suck up the nectar from deep within the flower. And the busy bees flit from flower to flower, overladen with pollen attached to their legs - a promise of a rich crop of honey to come. And butterflies, too, like this beautiful Red Admiral, suck the nectar up from the flowers with their prehensile tongues - their proboscises. …until an intruding bee forces it from its flower. Yes, spring has arrived in Andalucía.
This video has been watched more than 2150 times
Ups & Downs
Today's request for a Daily Dose of English comes from Irina Khasanova in St. Petersburg, Russia. Irina asks: "I would like you to make a video about increase and decrease in something. Are there some good synonyms? What are good ways to express an increase (for example 3-fold)?"
So let's look at some other expressions that indicate rise and fall, increase and decrease. What better place to look than to the currency markets which are constantly in a state of flux.
This video has been watched more than 3615 times
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