About

Learn to compare and contrast people and situations and use what as the subject of the sentence rather than as a question.

Each video has five sections:
Language Functions, Grammar, Idioms, Vocabulary, Pronunciation.

20 FUN ESL VIDEOS Shot on location in USA
Learn English as it is REALLY spoken! Language and instructional design by linguistics expert Dr. Fran Byrnes and Psychologist Eve Ash. 

These 20 groundbreaking programs engage learners through:
•  amusing situations and entertaining characters
•  interesting conversations with authentic language
•  strong storylines and high quality production
•  practical graded activities to build confidence.

 
Key Learning Points

This program covers:

Language Functions - Comparing and Contrasting - Listing options; Clarifying differences; Highlighting differences; Highlighting positives;  Highlighting negatives; Highlighting contrasts; 

Grammar - 'What' as Subject - Clarifying the meaning; Describing actions; Pointing out what's needed; Explaining situations; Stating outcomes.

Idioms See eye to eye; In the same boat; On the same page; Great minds think alike; On the totem pole.

Vocabulary - adapt; fluent; a plus; ambitions; desires; wants; needs.

Pronunciation - The Sound of TH.

This is available as part of

Cutting Edge English At Work Series
These 20 groundbreaking programs combine psychology, linguistics and instructional design, and engage learners through: • amusing situations • entertaining characters • interesting conversations • authentic language • strong storylines • high quality production • practical gr
Categories
Internal communication
English as Second Language
Release Date
Jan 1, 2013
Video Running Time (minutes)
15:00
Producer
Seven Dimensions - Eve Ash
Course ID
CECEAW19