English language support
British English pronunciation & phonemes
This clip demonstrates British English pronunciation. In the video we go through the phonemic characters, which let you know the shape of the sounds rather than the spelling, and there is an extensive demonstration of how each sound is pronounced.
English pronunciation: all the sounds of the English alphabet
This video helps with the full pronunciation of every sound of the standard English alphabet. Did you know the the letter e can make ten different sounds? Did you know that y can make 4 different sounds? Check the clip out and learn how they’re used and how they sound. The video also makes a great listening exercise for English learners, and is an excellent pronunciation class for those who are learning English.
Using conditionals in English
We’re not the biggest fans of teaching a ton of grammar while learning English, or any other language for that matter. The reason for that is because we grow up learning instinctively through what we read and what we hear from our parents, siblings, friends and teachers, and what we read in magazines, newspapers and books. However, there are occasions where you may need to know one or two of the rules, and so here we offer you the chance to learn about using conditionals and what each conditional term means, and where they are implemented. The zero conditional, the first, the second and the third. We could also go into the mixed conditionals, but that would be too much for all of us! Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
Polyglot, Steve Kaufmann, talks about the joy of learning and speaking new languages
What I wouldn’t give to be able to speak a ton of languages. Well, time s one thing, and that’s something we don’t have too much of. However, Steve Kaufmann has an amazing ability: he speaks round about 20 different languages, and around ten of those he began learning way after he’d hit his 50th birthday. In this interview, Steve lets us in on his secrets to learning and using new languages, and shares some of the tips he uses when he gets to grips with something new. There’s also a fantastic offer from his LingQ company that will give you a HUGE 35% off the usual price for a language course, and LingQ has 37 of them to learn. Follow this link to claim your discount: https://www.lingq.com/en/andypac/