English speakers use vocabulary to communicate, but also to entertain or even shock. How does video gamer Speros use the word “betray” in this video? (You’ll need to watch the full video to find out.) Watch Video
If you watch the best English-language gamers in action, you will hear this word a lot. Maybe, after watching this video, you will start using it yourself in your gameplay. Watch Video
English is an international language with many different varieties. Here is a good example of an accent we here in Southeast Asia hear a lot: the Singaporean accent. You get four chances to understand which should be more than enough. Watch Video
Those “Yes-No” and “Wh” questions you learned in English class will be very useful to you in video games. Here are many examples from a popular multiplayer game Watch Video
Once again we are looking through a video game for English words and phrases that you can use. This time the game is Minecraft and it will take about 10 minutes to complete. You get two chances to understand each clip and you might want to write down the words Read more…
Lulu Luvely is a popular video gamer who uses easy-to-understand conversational English – very good listening practice for English learners.
Learning a language takes time, so plan on spending 5 – 10 minutes on a unit. If you don’t understand something in a video, stop and watch again. Try this with one of our basic learning videos. It is a good example of what you can learn from video games Read more…
We have covered American, British, Australian, Scottish, Irish and South African accents in our Fast speech listening practice series. Today we add Indian English, a variety of English spoken by millions of people. Watch Video
PUBG is a great video game to play with English speakers because the pace is not too fast. Let’s find useful words and phrases from the conversation between two of the best PUBG players.
One reason to watch video games is to find and learn English that you can use. That is what we do in this video. This takes time, so plan on spending 10 minutes or more. Look especially for words and phrases that are useful to you.