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BUILDING YOUR VOCABULARY: #6
Four more words, impromptu, eternal, disgusting and brutal, taken from popular multiplayer video games. You should understand each one within one minute.it with a different meaning. Watch Video
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WORDS FOR GAMERS: PUSH
Everyone knows the dictionary meaning of “push,” but video gamers often use it with a different meaning. Watch Video
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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
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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
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Words for Gamers: STREAM SNIPER
Here is a word that many native English speakers will not know. Do you? Watch Video
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Words for Gamers: PATCH
“Patch” is a very important word in video gaming. It similar in meaning to its everyday use, but different enough that you really should learn it. Watch Video