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✅ Travel English: How to go through customs at the airport ✈️
Do the customs officers at the airport in the U.S. make you nervous? Me too. But there is no need to be. Just be prepared and calm, and use the tips in this lesson to make your experience much smoother and less stressful. Learn the words and phrases they will use when they ask you questions, and learn how to answer. If you answer incorrectly, you may be shot. Don’t forget to practice with the quiz before you fly!
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✅ Learn English: Does the C sound like S or K?
If you can’t hear English around you every day, knowing how to say new words can be very difficult! There are so many words that begin with C in English, but it’s hard to know if the C makes a sound like an S or a K. I am very excited to have figured out HOW you can know which sound the C makes! Watch this video to learn the trick and start pronouncing words correctly.
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✅ Phrasal Verbs – FALL: fall for, fall in, fall behind, fall through…
Are you falling behind on your English lessons? I’ll help you fall in line with the rest of us with this lesson on phrasal verbs using the verb fall. You will know what it means when plans fall through, or when one of your friends falls for a trick or a girl. Make sure to take the quiz after you watch, to see how well you understand.
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✅ English Grammar – 5 Ways to Use Infinitives
Here’s a grammar lesson for advanced students of English. There are many ways to use infinitives in English. Did you know that an infinitive can be used as a subject, object, subject complement, adjective, or adverb? It’s true. In this grammar lesson, I look at these five common ways to use infinitives. Once you’re done with this lesson, don’t forget to check out my lessons on common verbs followed by infinitives, and active and passive infinitives.
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✳️ Word : Enliven

👉 meaning ( 1 ) :
to make something more interesting

👉 Examples :
✅ Humour can help enliven a dull subject.

✅He enlivened his speech with a few jokes.

✅a soup enlivened by chili peppers

✅A few touches of color will enliven the room.

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✴️ a wolf in sheep's clothing

✍ Meaning:

A wolf in sheep's clothing is someone who seems to be a good person but is really a bad person.

🔎 For example:

🔺The priest at our church seemed to be a very warm and caring man, but we later found out that he was a wolf in sheep's clothing.

🔺People in our town suspected that Henry was a wolf in sheep's clothing, but I think they were wrong.
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🎞Learn English with Movies

❗️The Beauty and The Beast & Emma Watson
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🎞Learn English with Movies

❗️Angelina Jolie | Maleficent
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📽Learning English With Famous Speeches

🗣Simon Sinek | 5 Rules for Success
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🎧 His Dreams

Warren talks about his hopes and dreams at different stages of his life.


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🇺🇸Lindsay: Hey, Warren.

🇨🇦Warren: Hey, how's it going?

Lindsay: Good. I thought today we could talk about childhood dreams. When you were ten years old, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Warren: Right. Well actually it's a little embarrassing. I wanted to be a truck driver. I thought it would be really neat because you can just travel around everywhere and see different places all the time and you're always on the move. But you know I didn't become a truck driver.

Lindsay: No, you didn't become a truck driver. Why is that? When did your dream change?

Warren: Well probably when I was around fifteen I thought it would be a lot cooler to be a rock star.

Lindsay: Rock star?

Warren: Yeah, a rock star. I really liked electric guitar at the time and a lot of friends were into music as well so I didn't actually start a band but I played with a lot of different people and sometimes I would play with some bands but I never really stuck to it. But I did keep playing guitar and I ended up getting pretty good.

Lindsay: What kind of rock star did you want to be? Did you want to be like a heavy metal rock star or a grunge rock star?

Warren: I guess versatile would be the word. I liked playing a lot of heavy stuff and maybe some folk music as well, so kind of eclectic.

Lindsay: So maybe a hippie rock star?

Warren: Yeah, maybe a hippie.

Lindsay: So then when you were twenty, did you still want to be a rock star?

Warren: No I didn't but I still played guitar then. I actually wanted to be a classical guitarist by then.

Lindsay: OK. What is classical guitar?

Warren: Well it's funny you say that because it's not just classical music. Classical guitar is, for one thing it's the type of guitar. It has nylon strings, not the steel strings like you see on a folk guitar.

Lindsay: OK.

Warren: And there's different styles you can play on it like Spanish music, or flamenco, or South American music, some classical music like Beethoven and things like that, or baroque music like Bach.

Lindsay: Does it have a singer with it?

Warren: Sometimes there are singers. Usually it's solo but you can play some chamber music with other instruments as well and yes I played some pieces with vocalists but it wouldn't be pop music.

Lindsay: And so now you're older, did your dream come true? Did you become a classical guitarist?

Warren: I did but I actually decided to change my dream after I become a classical guitarist.

Lindsay: So what's your dream now?

Warren: Well my dream now is to become a university professor.

Lindsay: Oh, and are you making steps to achieve that dream?

Warren: I am actually. I'm working at a university now, not as a professor, as a part time lecturer but I'm taking some courses and studying hard and hoping that my future will allow me to become a professor.

Lindsay: OK, well unless you change your dream again, I bet you'll achieve your dream so good luck.

Warren: Great. Thank you.
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▪️On the move

You're always on the move.

When we are on the move, that means we do not stay in one place for a long time.  Notice the following:

▫️As an outside salesperson, I'm always on the move.

▫️He's getting tired of always being on the move.


▪️Stuck to it

I would play with some bands but I never really stuck to it.

To stick to something means to do it for a long time, even if it becomes difficult and our progress is slow.  Notice the following:

▫️I studied piano as a kid, but never stuck to it.

▫️He never sticks to anything long enough to improve.


▪️Versatile

I guess versatile would be the word.

Someone who is versatile can do many things.  Notice the following:

▫️He's a versatile musician.

▫️I'm not very versatile.


▪️Eclectic

I liked playing heavy stuff and some folk music as well, so my music is kind of eclectic.

An eclectic musician plays and mixes many different styles of music.  Notice the following:

▫️He has an eclectic playing style.

▫️It's a bit of an eclectic CD.


▪️Chamber music

You can play some chamber music with other instruments as well.

Chamber music is a type of classical music to be played by a small group of musicians.  Notice the following:

▫️Mom loves chamber music.

▫️Chamber music make me think of old European royalty.
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🎧 Her Dreams

Lindsay talks about what she wanted to be at various stages of her life.


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🇨🇦Warren: So Lindsay what about your dreams? What did you want to be when you were ten years old?

🇺🇸Lindsay: When I was ten years old I wasn't very realistic but I knew I wanted to be very powerful so I thought the dream job would be Wonder Woman. She can fly anywhere, she has the powers to do good and to help everyone and she's very bad ass, so I wanted to be just like her. Unfortunately it didn't come true as I'm not Wonder Woman right now.

Warren: No, I can see that but it seems like you had a good imagination as a kid. But I guess that probably changed as you got older? What about when you were fifteen?

Lindsay: When I was fifteen I still wanted to be very powerful and very strong but I had a more realistic idea of what I wanted to be, but I still didn't know a lot about the world so I just wanted to be a very powerful businesswoman. I had no idea what kind of business and I had no idea what that actually meant but I wanted to wear an all black suit and have a briefcase and go to work in a nice office and drive a nice car and do something that was very powerful but I had no idea really what a powerful businesswoman does.

Warren: That seems like a pretty good dream for a fifteen year old, but I guess you probably had a better idea when you were twenty. So what about then?

Lindsay: When I was twenty then I still wanted to be powerful and strong. I guess you can see the common theme here but then I had an even more realistic idea of actual real professions so at that time I was quite social, I really enjoyed going to parties and I was living in New York at the time so I thought the perfect job for me would be a public relations specialist. I thought I could be one of those people that plans parties or handles the PR, the publicity for celebrities. I had a dream of maybe working for Madonna or working for a famous TV show and handling all their publicity representation.

Warren: That's great. It seems like you had a better idea by the time you were twenty. I guess you probably have some dreams now even, so what kind of dreams do you have now?

Lindsay: Well then when I was twenty, I was quite egotistical. I just wanted, I only thought about myself and how I could have more money and be more powerful but then something changed when I started traveling and seeing the world where I decided that I'd rather have a job that does something good for the world and gives back to the community and to the people. So now I'm a teacher and I really enjoy that and the idea of making a difference in people's lives and in the future maybe when I get older, I hope to start an animal shelter so that when animals are left on the street or abandoned they can come to my shelter and I can provide a happy home for them.

Warren: Wow, that's a great vision for the future.

Lindsay: Thanks.
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🇨🇦Warren: So Lindsay what about your dreams? What did you want to be when you were ten years old? 🇺🇸Lindsay: When I was ten years old I wasn't very realistic but I knew I wanted to be very powerful so I thought the dream job would be Wonder Woman. She can…
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▪️Realistic

When I was ten years old I wasn't very realistic.

When we are realistic, that means we make decisions based on facts and not unlikely hopes and dreams.  Notice the following:

▫️I'm trying to be realistic about my chances.

▫️As a manager, he needs to be realistic.


▪️The power to do good

She has the powers to do good and to help everyone.

When we have the power to do good, that means we have the power to cause positive change.  Notice the following:

▫️Politicians have the power to do good, but rarely do.

▫️I truly believe the power to do good is in all of us.


▪️Common theme

I guess you can see the common theme here.

Here, a common theme means things that are somehow connected.  Notice the following:

▫️The stories have a common theme.

▫️Yeah, I can see a common theme.


▪️Egotistical

When I was twenty, I was quite egotistical.

Someone who is egotistical thinks they are better and more important than others.  Notice the following:

▫️He's an egotistical person.

▫️Stop being so egotistical!


▪️Make a difference

I really enjoy the idea of making a difference in people's lives.

The idea of making a difference means to help others reach their goals in life.  Notice the following:

▫️We all have a teacher who's made a difference in our life.

▫️Making a positive difference in someone's life is good feeling.
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❇️ Most Common Collocations with Chance ❇️

🔺 Good chance/ Excellent chance/ high change/ strong chance

✍️ Refers to something that is very likely to happen. It’s not 100% sure that it will happen, but it’s pretty close

✏️ e.g :
▪️There is a good chance that it will rain today.
▪️Do you think there’s a strong chance we’ll be ready on time?

🔺 Fair chance
✍️ A fair chance isn’t quite a good chance, but it’s more than a 50% chance. It can also mean that the competition will be honorable.

✏️ e.g :
▪️I think you have a fair chance of getting the promotion.
▪️I’ll make sure your brother doesn’t cheat, you’ll have a fair chance to win the game.

🔺 Fighting chance
✍️ it’s possible for someone to be able to do something. There is a reasonable chance that you are able to accomplish something.

✏️ e.g :
▪️Even though our team lost the game, we still have a fighting chance to make it into the playoffs.
▪️Do you think we still have a fighting chance?

🔺 Realistic chance/ Reasonable chance

✍️ it’s reasonable for someone to make something happen. A realistic chance is a real chance. This means that something can actually happen. It doesn’t mean it’s will, but it’s possible.

✏️ e.g :
▪️There’s a realistic chance that we won’t finish the marathon.
▪️With this much traffic, there’s a reasonable chance that I’ll be late getting home.

🔺 Little chance
✍️ Refers to something that isn’t very likely to happen.

✏️ e.g :
▪️There’s a little chance that we are going to be friends after this.
▪️I think we have a little chance of making this happen, but there’s no guarantee.

🔺 The merest chance/ minimal chance
✍️ All hope is not lost, but there is a very small chance.

✏️ e.g :
▪️There is the merest chance that we are going to make it to the movie before it begins.
▪️There’s a minimal chance you’re going to get the part.

🔺 Outside chance

✍️ possibility of something happening is low. However, it is still possible

✏️ e.g :
▪️Since we won today’s game, there’s an outside chance that we’ll be able to make the playoffs.

🔺 Give a chance/ Give it a chance
✍️ Refers to trying something. It can also refer to a person realizing that trying something is what’s best for them.

✏️ e.g :
▪️I’m going to give it a chance.
▪️You’ve convinced me to give him a chance.

🔺 Fat chance
✍️ It means that it’s unlikely that something will happen.

✏️ e.g :
▪️Her….go out with you. Fat chance.
▪️After what happened I know there’s a fat chance this is going to go my way.

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✅ Real English – Ordering food on the phone 🍕
Do you avoid simple tasks like ordering food on the phone because you are too nervous? Does the idea of speaking on the phone in English frighten you? Watch this lesson and you won’t be scared anymore. Learn what to say and what to expect the other side to say in response. Your confidence will grow as you improve your practical life skills in English.

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✅ Don’t make these mistakes in English! ☝️
Can you find the mistakes? “I am student”, “I am agree”, “Yesterday, I’m go downtown”, “He no have money”, “I want to meet the downtown”. If you don’t know, this is the lesson for you! These are mistakes made by students of all levels, so watch this video and learn to avoid these common errors. Don’t forget to check out our other video on 5 common English learner mistakes.

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✅ How to send a letter in English 💌
In this useful lesson, you will learn how to send a letter or package to the USA or Canada. Do you know where to write all of the information on the envelope, like the address or the zip code? What is a zip code? What is the difference between the titles Mr., Mrs., Miss, and Ms.? Watch this video, and become an excellent pen pal with Ronnie!

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✅ Conversation Skills: What’s your communication style?
Do you want to communicate better? Understand how people think? Find the best ways for you to learn English? In today’s lesson you will learn about the different ways in which people think. By understanding how people think, you will learn how to communicate with them effectively. There are three basic communication styles: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. I will teach you how to figure out what style of speaker a person is, and teach you how to speak with each type. Make sure you understood the lesson by taking the quiz. This lesson will not only help you with your English, but with all your communication!

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