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Understanding the Different German Question Words for "Why"
In this German grammar lesson, we'll explore the differences between the German question words for "why" - Warum, Wieso, Weswegen, Weshalb, Wozu, Wofür, and Aus welchem Grund. German learners can find it confusing to use the right word...
Curated Video
All About Homophones {Vocabulary Building}
This video teaches what a homophone is, shares many examples, and gives kids a chance to try to name the correct homophone. Learning homophones helps build vocabulary which grows comprehension.
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Homographs
Homographs defines and provides examples of homographs and identifies examples of homographs in text.
Learn French With Alexa
How to say "IN" in French: DANS vs EN
Alexa teaches you how to say "IN" in French.
Curated Video
The Meaning of Words
Students will learn how to decipher between the connotation, denotation, implied, and specific meanings of words.
Curated Video
Prefixes and Suffixes
"Prefixes and Suffixes" explores how to determine the meanings of unfamiliar complex words by analyzing the words’ prefixes and suffixes.
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Prefix Power
“Prefix Power” explains the concept of prefixes and gives examples of common prefixes.
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Using a Glossary
Using a Glossary examines the importance of clarifying unknown words by using a glossary to determine meanings.
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Sedimented Meanings
Historian David Armitage (Harvard) describes the importance of trying to unpack the various layers of meanings that have accrued to words and concepts over the course of history.
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Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs
“Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs” is a video that explains the meanings of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
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Using Context Clues
“Using Context Clues” explains how context clues can be used to understand unknown words.
Professor Dave Explains
Buono vs. Bene in Italian
We've learned the words buono and bene, which mean good and well respectively. But because these words are so commonly confused in English, English-speaking Italian students tend to mix up the Italian words as well. This is a big no-no,...
Oxford Online English
How to Use Will, Would and Might - English Modal Verbs Lesson
In this lesson you can learn about three verbs: will, would, might. These verbs can be really difficult to use correctly. In this lesson, you'll learn what these three verbs mean, and how to use will, would and might correctly in...
Oxford Online English
How to Use Have and Get in English - Improve English Grammar
In this lesson, you can learn about the verbs ‘have’ and ‘get’. Do you know any other common meanings of ‘have’ or ‘get’? If you can, post the meaning and an example in the comments. You’ll see ten different meanings of ‘have’, and ten...
Janus Academy
Learn All the Basics of Chinese Writing Part 2 - Radicals | How to Write Chinese Characters (Hanzi)
Hi, everyone, I’m Audrey from Janus Academy, an established language school based in Singapore. We focus on teaching Chinese and Japanese, specialize in Chinese phonetics. Hope you find our videos interesting and educational. In this...
Britlish
The Homonym Bow (subtitles)
Homonyms cause problems for students because these words have the same spelling but different meanings. One such confusing homonym is the word bow which has two distinct pronunciations and several very different meanings. This video...
Easy Languages
What Dinosaur Names Mean! (Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops etc) | Easy Greek 86
What Dinosaur Names Mean! (Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops etc) | Easy Greek 86 Easy Greek is a project to help you learn Greek in an authentic and fun way. We interview people in the streets of Athens and other places in Greece. All our...
Oxford Online English
Modal Verbs - How to Use Must, Have to and Should - English Grammar Lesson
In this lesson, you can learn about the modal verbs must, have to and should. Do you know the difference between 'must', 'have to' and 'should'? English learners often mix up these three verbs. In this lesson, you can learn how to use...
Rachel's English
PHRASAL VERB WORK part 1
Start 2017 with the 30-day vocabulary challenge: learn 30 phrasal verbs in 30 days! Day 26: the phrasal verb WORK part 1: work up, work towards, work through, work over, work out.
Rachel's English
PHRASAL VERB CRACK
Start 2017 with the 30-day vocabulary challenge: learn 30 phrasal verbs in 30 days! Day 1: crack up, crack down
Rachel's English
These Strange English Words are IMPOSSIBLE! – Heteronyms Part 2
Heteronyms pose an incredible challenge to English learners. But don’t worry! I’ll show you the most common examples and exactly how to pronounce them. Heteronyms look the same but are pronounced differently. You will get practice and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ed Ahern "Natter, Chatter, Cha-Ching"
Edward Ahern sometimes detours into literary fiction, but he's best known as a poet and innovative genre writer. He's tucked away several awards and honorable mentions for over two hundred poems and stories and four books. The poems and...
Englishing
Lesson on how to use IT'S TIME...(It's time to learn ENGLISH!)
This video is about the expression "It's time". This useful expression can be used in the present and it has two different meanings. It can express that the right moment has arrived to do something and we are still in time to do it. But...