Real English from games, films and podcasts, explained by me, Alex.
Lady Dimitrescu is chasing me, and you get the English! Like hell, tear someone limb from limb, wrap things up, devour, hand someone over, leg it, morsel and more, with a synced script and exercises.
Happy Halloween! Learn spooky English vocabulary with my Resident Evil and Silent Hill episodes, then test yourself with three quick exercises.
Learn English with Horror Games: A Halloween Special Read More »
Play along with my first Silent Hill 2 Remake stream: a synced interactive script, spooky vocabulary cards (eerie, unsettling, grope, squeeze through) and exercises with instant feedback.
Is “Have a nice travel!” right or wrong? Learn the difference between travel, journey and trip, travel vs travels and on time vs in time, plus key flight and train vocabulary from part 2 of my travel episode.
Travel, Journey or Trip? On Time or In Time? Fix Your Travel English (Part 2) Read More »
If you are learning English or preparing for an exam, you have probably seen labels like B1, B2 or C1.
The CEFR Framework Explained: IELTS, EduSynch CEFR and FCE Read More »
Shadow the opening of The Escaped Man by C.T. Platt, read by Luke Thompson: event sentences, weak WAS, the voiceless /θ/, catenation, linking R, consonant cluster simplification, glottal stops and full rises. Listen at 65%, repeat, then shadow at 75%.
Sound Like a Native: Copy Luke Thompson’s British Accent with “The Escaped Man” Read More »
The best moments from my first Hogwarts Legacy live stream: crack on, so powerful a goblin, I take it, I’ve never been one for, it runs in my family, a tad nervous, I reckon, put it to the test, up to speed, catch up, hold your own and take a toll.
Why are through, though and thorough so confusing? Practise the voiceless TH in through with me, plus tough, excuse me, float like a butterfly and seven tips to speak more fluently.
Bored or boring, excited or exciting, embarrassed or embarrassing? Learn the simple rule live while I cook dinner, then practise with 11 real exercise sentences.
Bored or Boring? -ED vs -ING Adjectives Explained (Interactive Lesson) Read More »
“The monster showed up just after midnight. As they do.” Learn the past perfect, stressed THE, groggy, frown, rustle, can’t put your finger on it and more from the first pages of A Monster Calls.
