Understanding fast speech
UNDERSTANDING FAST (REAL) ENGLISH If you join a video game with native English speakers, one of the first things you will likely notice is how fast they speak. They may slow down for you, but not when they are talking with each other. If you are very good at the game you are playing –...
Hello English Teachers
I (Terry) taught English for 50 years. Very early on (about the time when the above photo was taken) I was struck by the fact that many students study English for ten or more years, but never learn it well enough to actually use it. My main interest, then, became to help them finish the...
The most popular video games can be great English-language-learning resources
The most popular video games can be great English-language-learning resources Graphics by Denis Samovol Terry Fredrickson December 19, 2018 A common perception of video gaming among non-gamers is that at best it is a harmless distraction and at its worst, it’s an addictive time-wasting impediment to getting ahead in life. While there certainly are dangers...
Our Targated Audience
OUR TARGATED AUDIENCE We are especially interested in those gamers who would like to be able to join in multiplayer games with English speakers. Many of them have never thought of doing this and, hopefully, we can motivate them to give it a try. If the gamers are skilled in a particular game, they can...
WORDS FOR GAMERS: PUSH
Everyone knows the dictionary meaning of “push,” but video gamers often use it with a different meaning. Watch Video
Learn English with Minecraft: Talking about Time
Expert gamer Sean of Forge Labs survives for 100 days on a Minecraft island. This is a fun story, but it is also a great example of how English speakers talk about “time” that is constantly changing. Better than a grammar textbook. Watch Video
Zack Scott
Zack Scott is one of the best video gamers to follow for English learners. This short video, featuring gameplay from Fall Guys Season 3, is full of words and phrases you can use.
Hugely popular video gamers PewDiePie and JackSepticEye
Hugely popular video gamers PewDiePie and JackSepticEye are good friends and a lot of fun to watch when they play together. Here they play the newly-released Minecraft Dungeons and their lively conversation is a great source for language hunting, looking for words, phrases and sentences that you can use in
Here is our first look at the very popular Call of Duty
Warzone. We use the language hunting format, so you can learn some useful English, but still follow the gameplay with two expert gamers, Aculite and StoneMountain64.
Meaning of distinctive
Acquiring vocabulary in a fun way: Learn the meaning of distinctive (adjective), sturdy (adjective), stare (verb), pesky (adjective), all taken from short video game clips.
Learning English with Raptor in SnowRunner
As an English learner, SnowRunner is a game you might enjoy because there is little pressure to speak quickly and no pressure to defend yourself from enemies. It is a good game for relaxed converstaion as you will see with Raptor and his friends. Watch Video
Words for Gamers: STREAM SNIPER
Here is a word that many native English speakers will not know. Do you? Watch Video
Questions and Answers: Real-World Examples
Find out how native English speakers actually ask and answer questions in real life. Here are dozens of question-answer examples taken from popular video games.
Building your vocabulary from video games #5
When you are playing or watching video games in English, always look for new words you can use. Here are four we found in four different games. You will understand all of them in a minute or less. Watch Video
Understanding Fast Speech #72: Australian English from two popular gamers
This fun Fortnite mountain adventure with Aussie gamers Fresh and Lazarbeam brings our fast speech units to 72. Check our Youtube playlist or the Basics section of this website. Watch Video
In-game Examples: Changing Verb Tenses
English speakers change tenses often. They don’t speak in the present tense for two minutes and then shift to another tense for two minutes. They change tenses constantly. Here are some really good examples from a variety of video games. Watch Video