In this video, Mr. P. will discuss the difference between summarizing and paraphrasing, by giving easy examples taken from the book Writing - A journey by Faigley and Rubens. He will provide tips on how to improve your writing and avoid...

This video is about the difference between the verbs to borrow, to lend and to loan. This lesson will give you and easy explanation using examples to distinguish the differences among these three complicated verbs. This lesson is for...

You can improve your English vocabulary and English pronunciation by studying these vocab words, repeating them along with me to master each sound. We’ll study each word by focusing on how Americans actually pronounce it, and we’ll...

English grammar lesson for intermediate and advanced learners. Explanation of the rules related to subject-verb agreement. Lots of examples given. Includes interactive practice activity.

In this video, Mr. P./Marc will show you how to describe feelings using adjectives with verbs. He will provide five examples with a detailed explanation to make your understanding complete. This lesson is intended for pre-intermediate...

In this lesson, Mr. P. will discuss how to write an introductory paragraph of an opinion essay. He will focus on how to write a hook, background information, and thesis statement by giving easy examples.



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This is the second video lesson on literary devices. Mr. P. has published another video on literary devices on metaphors, simile, personification and onomatopoeia. In this video lesson, Mr. P. will discuss alliteration, imagery,...

You can improve your English vocabulary and English pronunciation by studying these vocab words, repeating them along with me to master each sound. We’ll study each word by focusing on how Americans actually pronounce it, and we’ll...

Prepositions of Place (at, in & on) are seldom confused by students. In this video, Mr. P./Marc will be very specific on when to use them. There can be also expressions that take either one of them. He will give some examples on the...

English grammar lesson on how to order adjectives correctly. Many examples. Brainstorming. Practice activity.

A vs an, a British English grammar lesson. <br/>
Learn how to use these common english articles.

Participial adjectives are participle verbs that are turned into adjectives. There can be present and past participles. In this video lesson, Mr. P. will discuss the difference by using examples. At the end of the lesson, there is an...

This lesson is designed for intermediate students who wish to improve their English, and for those above levels who wish to clear up doubts about this topic.

In this lesson, Mr. P./Marc will delve into indefinite pronouns, listing examples and pointing out seven characteristics about this grammar point. (anyone, someone, everything, nothing, no one, etc). The video does not mention "where"...

In this lesson, Mr. P. will talk about three sentence types: Simple, complex and compound. He will also explain coordinating and subordinating conjunctions using them in complex and compound sentences.

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In this lesson, Mr. P. will talk about what a thesis statement is. He will list the parts of a good thesis statement and the things to avoid when writing a thesis statement. He will provide with an exercise taken from owl.excelsior.edu....

Do you know the difference between countable and uncountable nouns? The basic difference is quite simple, but this topic still needs attention. Often, countable and uncountable nouns are different in different languages. Also, some nouns...

This lesson is designed for intermediate students who wish to improve their English grammar, and for those above levels who wish to clear up doubts about this topic. The principle of subject-verb agreement seems simple. A singular...

Let's look at how to be polite in English using tenses.

What do you know about Canada? In this video lesson, Mr. P. will talk about the most important facts about this wonderful country. He will delve into its facts, symbols, map, cities, money, popular sports, and animals found in...

In this mini lesson, Mr. P./Marc delves into five different subordinating conjunctions: after, as, although, because and before. A conjunction is a word that joins two parts of a sentence to make one. A subordinating one joins...

This video is about "adverbs". Adverbs are important because they can modify a verb, an adjective or other adverbs in a sentence. There can actually be adverbs of time, place, manner, degree and frequency. The latter one will be taught...

A good newspaper article include 6 elements (Headline, byline, placeline, lead, body and quotation). In this lesson, Mr. P. will list the elements of a newspaper writing and will explain how to write it. This lesson is designed for...

In this lesson, Mr. P. will teach you how to cite a book, document, journal, website in your paper. He will go over each list and will give you examples for each.

He used Faigley and Rubens Writing A Journey to provide examples...