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How To: Pronounce the word "miniscule" in English
Today's word is "minuscule". This is an adjective which means very small and tiny.
How To: Pronounce the word "lyrics" in English
Today's word is "lyrics". This is a noun in its plural form which means words to a song.
How To: Pronounce the word "achieve" in English
Today's word is "achieve". This is a verb which means to attain, accomplish, or obtain something successfully by effort.
How To: Pronounce the word "incognito" in English
Today's word is "incognito". This is a noun, adjective and adverb. As an adverb it means without revealing one's identity.
How To: Pronounce the word "guffaw" in English
Today's word is "guffaw". This is both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it means a big burst of laughter. As a verb, it means to laugh loudly.
How To: Pronounce the word "gregarious" in English
Today's word is "gregarious". This is an adjective which means sociable or living in a group.
How To: Pronounce the word "fathomable" in English
Today's word is "fathomable". This is an adjective which means knowable or comprehensible.
How To: Pronounce the word "extraordinary" in English
Today's word is "extraordinary". This is an adjective which means exceptional and beyond what is ordinary or mediocre.
How To: Use American phrases and slang
Learn common American phrases with this helpful interview. We will dissect the conversation and explain useful phrases. Perfect for ESL students.
How To: Pronounce the word "dwindle" in English
Today's word is "dwindle". This is a verb which means to become gradually less and less.
How To: Pronounce the word "amicable" in English
Today's word is "amicable". This is an adjective which means friendly or peaceful.
How To: Pronounce the word "yearn" in English
Today's word is "yearn". This is a verb which means to have a strong desire.
How To: Pronounce the word "zenith" in English
Today's word is "zenith". This is a noun which means the highest point above the observer's horizon attained by a celestial body, or the peak.
How To: Pronounce the word "meander" in English
Today's word is "meander". This is a verb which means to take a winding course or behave aimlessly. Can you guess what the word is?
How To: Pronounce the word "xenophobic" in English
Today's word is "xenophobic". This is an adjective which means being fearful of, or showing distrust or hatred towards foreigners and strangers.
How To: Pronounce the word "quirky" in English
Today's word is "quirky". Can you guess what the word is? This is an adjective which means peculiar or unconventional. For example, you can say, "My sister has a quirky habit of eating ice cream with chopsticks ."
How To: Pronounce the word "vehement" in English
Today's word is "vehement". This is an adjective which means being intense in one's conviction or decision about something. For example, you can say, "My brother and his wife are vehement about adopting a baby from Iraq."
How To: Pronounce the word "ubiquitous" in English
Today's word is "ubiquitous". This is an adjective which means being or appearing to be everywhere at the same time.
How To: Pronounce the word "thwart" in English
Today's word is "thwart". This is a verb which means to prevent from accomplishing a purpose or a plan. For example, you can say "The police thwarted three terrorist attacks at LAX last month."
How To: Use words related to exercise and fitness in English
In this lesson we take a look at health and exercise in the English language. Do you think Misterduncan is fit?
How To: Use words related to friendship in English
In this lesson we look at friendship in the English language.
How To: Use English vocabulary related to the office
In this two part lesson we take a tour of Misterduncan's office. He goes over important vocabulary words in an office.
How To: Learning English - A Short Story
In this lesson, Misterduncan reads a short story, which he wrote himself. It is called "One Good Turn".
How To: Give news or react to news in the English language
This ESL lesson teaches you all about giving good and bad news. Learn how to express shock and prepare someone for an unhappy surprise in English with this tutorial.
How To: Use the future tense in English conversation
In this English lesson, learn how the future tense is used in conversation. Great for ESL student!
How To: Use past tense regular verb pronunciation
In this ESL lesson, learn how to correctly pronounce past tense regular verbs in English.
How To: Understand pronoun case in English grammar
Yossarian puts an end to the confusion surrounding case (the thing you wonder about when you're wavering between "I" and "me", "we" or "us", and so on). Great English grammar lesson for ESL students.
How To: Use English indirect objects & objective complements
Yossarian the Grammarian lays bare the nature of the indirect object and the much less well known objective complement. Great English grammar lesson for ESL students.
How To: Use the nominal phrase in English Grammar
Yossarian the Grammarian talks about nominal phrases (noun phrases), and shows that phrases can contain clauses. Great English grammar lesson for ESL students.
How To: Use infinitive phrases in English Grammar
Learn from Yossarian the Grammarian about infinitive phrases (to run, to learn, to cook, etc.), which function as adjectives, adverbs, and nouns. Great English grammar lesson for ESL students.
How To: Use gerunds and gerund phrases in English grammar
Yossarian the Grammarian answers your questions about gerunds and gerund phrases. Great English grammar lesson for ESL students.
How To: Use copulative verbs and subjective complements
Yossarian the Grammarian dispels the fog surrounding copulative (linking) verbs and explains why you probably never mean to say, "I feel badly." Great English grammar lesson for ESL students.
How To: Use participial phrases & participles as adjectives
Yossarian the Grammarian gives you the lowdown on participial phrases. Great English grammar lesson for ESL students.
How To: Learn about past & present participles in English
Straight talk from Yossarian the Grammarian on past and present participles. Great grammar lesson for ESL students.
How To: Use modal verbs and auxiliary verbs in English grammar
Yossarian the Grammarian provides a quick review of modals and auxiliaries, and shows you how many words long a verb can be. Great for ESL students.
How To: Diagram an English sentence
Yossarian the Grammarian introduces you to the lost art of diagramming sentences. Great grammar lesson for ESL students.
How To: Diagram an English sentence with prepositional phrases
Learn how to include prepositional phrases in your sentence diagram with Yossarian the Grammarian. Great grammar lesson for ESL students.
How To: Improve your business writing skills in English
Email Tune-up is a new series of business English video podcast for ESL students interested in improving their business writing skills.
How To: Use legal vocabulary in English
In this epsiode of Video Vocab we're going to look at basic vocabulary related to the law. This is the first in a three-part series: part 1 covers basic legal terms, part 2 will look at words related to a court case and part 3 will look at the vocabulary related to commercial law.
How To: Use economic vocabulary in English
Learn business English with Video Vocab. This episode introduces English vocabulary related to economics and the economy. This video is for ESL students who are at an intermediate to advanced level.