How Long (Part 1)
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Mark explains how to use the present perfect tenses to describe duration. This video is for students at a pre-intermediate level.
Teaching our puppy Pacino how to catch
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Teaching our puppy Pacino how to catch...it's going to take some work!
Have To (Part 3)
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Mark gives more information about have to as well as the meaning and use of have got to. This video is for students at a pre-intermediate level.
Have To (Part 1)
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Mark explains how to create sentences using have to. This video is for students at a pre-intermediate level.
Wish and Hope
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Learn the meaning and usage of both wish and hope in English. This lesson is for students at a pre-intermediate level.
Amazing Resonance Experiment!
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So this experiment is the Chladni plate experiment. I used a tone generator, a wave driver (speaker) and a metal plate attached to the speaker. First add sand to the plate then begin playing a tone. Certain frequencies vibrate the metal plate in such a way that it creates areas where there is no vibration. The sand "falls" into those areas, creating beautiful geometric patterns. As the frequency increases in pitch the patterns become more complex.
Future Aspects (Part 2)
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Learn two ways to use be going to and how to use the present continuous to talk about the future. This lesson is for students at a pre-intermediate level.
Future Aspects (Part 1)
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Learn the main meaning and usage of will to describe the future. This lesson is for students at a pre-intermediate level.
The Second Conditional (Part 2)
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Learn how English speakers use the second conditional in English. This lesson is for pre-intermediate students.
The Second Conditional (Part 1)
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Learn how English speakers make second conditional sentences, including the use of if and would. This lesson is for pre-intermediate students.
The First Conditional
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Learn how to make and use first conditional sentences in English. This lesson is for pre-intermediate students.
How to Use the Passive Voice
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Learn how English speakers use the passive voice. This lesson is for students at a pre-intermediate level.
How to Make Passive Sentences in English
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Learn how to use be with a past participle to make English sentences in the passive voice. This lesson is for students at a pre-intermediate level.
The Differences between the First and Second Conditionals
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Learn how English speakers choose between the first and second conditionals. This lesson is for pre-intermediate students.
The Meaning of the Present Perfect Simple
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Learn the main general meaning of the present perfect simple as well as how English speakers use it to describe duration. This lesson is for students at a pre-intermediate level.
The Meaning and Use of Mustn't
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Learn how English speakers use mustn't to express negative obligations. This lesson is for students at a pre-intermediate level.
I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate
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"I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate" picks up on the education topic but takes a different stance and angle from "Why I Hate School But Love Education".
Using Must for Obligation
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Learn how English speakers use must to express important obligations. This lesson is for students at a pre-intermediate level.
How to Make Sentences with Must
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Learn the rules for making English sentences with must. This lesson is for pre-intermediate students.
Wringing a wet washcloth in space
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International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield soaks a washcloth, gives it a twist, and...well, you'll see.
What are Modal Verbs?
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Learn how English speakers use modal verbs to add meaning to a verb or sentence. This lesson is for pre-intermediate students.