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Understanding Idioms: Putting Things on the Back Burner
In this video transcript, the teacher explains the meaning of the idiom "to put on the back burner" using context clues. The teacher emphasizes that idioms cannot be understood by looking at the individual words and encourages students...
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Fool’s Paradise
Max is counting soda bottle caps, when Moon walks in and points out that he’s been drinking a LOT of soda lately. Max says he’s trying to collect 500 to participate in the soda company’s raffle to win the Robo-Captain 4000, a limited...
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Golden Key Can Open Any Door
Max is mowing the lawn, when he sees Moon sitting on the porch and tries to convince her to help him. Even after showering Moon with compliments, Moon doesn't fall for Max's tricks. When Max offers to pay for Moon's help, she asks if Max...
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IELTS Speaking Band 9 Best Answers with Subtitles from Bihar
IELTS interview perfect score 9 answers, Patna Bihar candidate, answers about numbers and charity – great responses vocabulary and idioms. Check out our world-class IELTS preparation website at www.aehelp.com/full-course/ This video...
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Mayday
Max is having trouble trying to carry a huge stack of books into the house, and yells “Mayday” to ask for help. Moon comes running to help, and asks if Max knows that “Mayday” is a special kind of help request, and is only used in...
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Sick as a Dog
Max is getting ready for school when he notices that Moon is still in bed. Moon tells Max that she won’t be going to school, because she is sick as a dog, which means that she is really sick and not feeling well.
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GCSE French Speaking: What did you do last weekend?
In this video we look at this statement: Qu'est-ce que tu as fait le week-end dernier ? - What did you do last weekend? (AQA Theme 1 - Identity and culture, Topic 1 - Me, my family and friends):
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There Is No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
Max is excited to find a flyer offering half-priced video games until he reads the fine print, which says he must buy two older video games in order to get the discount for a new video game. Moon tells Max, “there’s no such thing as a...
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8+ Animal Idioms for Describing Personality
Today you’ll learn 8+ animal idioms for describing personality! Recently, we brought you videos featuring vocabulary for describing animals, and also Speaking sample answers for that topic. While preparing those, I also thought of...
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Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk
Max tells Moon he is thinking about joining the track team because he thinks he can run faster than any of the guys on the team. Moon tells Max if he’s going to “talk the talk, he has to walk the walk,” which means you have to do what...
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Burn our Bridges
Max and Moon order take out and Max gets mad because they got his order wrong, again. Max wants to tell them that he is never, ever going back. Moon tells him not to burn his bridges, which means not being able to turn back or go back to...
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Go with the Flow
Max is nervous about going to summer camp because he has never been before. Moon tries to reassure Max and tells him to “go with the flow,” which means following the rest of the group and do what everyone else does.
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Burn our bridges
Max and Moon order take out and Max gets mad because they got his order wrong, again. Max wants to tell them that he is never, ever going back. Moon tells him not to burn his bridges, which means not being able to turn back or go back to...
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Chip on Their Shoulder
Max and Moon are at the movies. Max is angry because he was supposed to play basketball, but his friend Jack invited boys from the school's basketball team. Max fumes because these other boys are taller and shoot better. Max rants and...
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Understanding Idioms: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
In this video lesson, students will learn the meaning of the idiom "a wolf in sheep's clothing" by using context clues. The teacher explains how idioms cannot be understood by looking at the meaning of individual words and provides...
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Fool's Paradise
Max is counting soda bottle caps, when Moon walks in and points out that he's been drinking a LOT of soda lately. Max says he's trying to collect 500 to participate in the soda company's raffle to win the Robo-Captain 4000, a limited...
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Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk
Max tells Moon he is thinking about joining the track team because he thinks he can run faster than any of the guys on the team. Moon tells Max if he's going to "talk the talk, he has to walk the walk," which means you have to do what...
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Strike While the Iron Is Hot
Max and Moon play baseball. Max is at bat and swings too late or not at all. Moon tells Max to “strike while the iron is hot,” which means to make the most of opportunity.
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Pull Someone’s Leg
Moon sees Max walking in circles around a chair, and asks what he is doing. Max says he has been having trouble staying awake, so his friend suggested a trick. Moon takes a look at the instructions his friend suggested, and realizes the...
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English Vocabulary Lesson on how to use EUPHEMISMS (senior citizen, big-boned, pre-enjoyed vehicle)
This video is about Euphemisms. They are words that replace very harsh and offensive ones so that you don't sound direct and rude. In this video, Mr. P./Marc will give you some examples of them. Try to use them on everyday language. They...
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Golden Key Can Open Any Door
Max is mowing the lawn, when he sees Moon sitting on the porch and tries to convince her to help him. Even after showering Moon with compliments, Moon doesn’t fall for Max’s tricks. When Max offers to pay for Moon’s help, she asks if Max...
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Places and Idioms! American English Pronunciation
Learn the pronunciation of a few place names (Baltimore, DC, Boston, Denver) and study the pronunciation of the phrases "for work", "for school", "for fun". Also learn the idioms "hiccup", "bump in the road", "hurdle to jump", "put on...
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When Pigs Fly
Max and Moon are flipping through a travel book, when Moon says that she would like to visit Europe someday. Max responds by saying that he'd like to go to Hawaii, and enjoy the plane ride by kicking back and taking a LONG nap. Moon...
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How to Score Highly in Vocabulary for IELTS Writing Task 2
Vocabulary, or Lexical Resource, is the third category you are scored on in IELTS Writing Task 2. First of all, you must show the examiner a range of vocabulary. This means you can’t use the same word too often. You must show the...