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Grammar for Gamers: Adverbs
Like adjectives, adverbs will make you sound more lively and interesting. They are a little complicated, however, and this short video will get you started in understanding and using them. Watch Video
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Learning English from Overcooked
This video will give you good practice in listening to very fast native American speech. Watch closely to what they say because you can learn much of the language necessary to play this popular multiplayer game in English. Watch Video
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Grammar for Gamers: Phrasal Verbs
Every English grammar course teaches about phrasal verbs and you’ll find hundreds of lessons on YouTube. Why? Here’s an easy introduction. Watch Video
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Overcooked: Fun in the kitchen
Are you looking for something different? Overcooked is a multiplayer cooking game. It is great for communication. Here’s a quick introduction. Watch Video
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Grammar for Gamers: Adjectives
Adjectives make our speech and writing lively and interesting. Learn how to use them here. You’ll find them very useful in multiplayer video games. Watch Video
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Listening practice Set 5
Our fifth set of fast-speech listening practice units is now finished, so you now have 30 units altogether. That’s 30 different speakers (more if you count their friends) and four different accents: American, British, Australian and Scottish. The latest video is British English. Go to Page
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Prepositions for gamers
Prepositions are often very short words, but you must pay attention to them. Here is a group of them that you will definitely use in multiplayer games. Watch Video
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Getting creative in Minecraft
There is almost no limit to what you can build in Minecraft’s creative mode. Be prepared to be impressed by this short video clip. Watch Video
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Active Voice / Passive Voice
The difference in meaning is quite clear and that is what this video is all about. Warning: Some of our examples are cute. Watch Video
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We’re blogging again
Much has changed since we posted our first blog entry almost six months ago. We have just posted two new entries explaining (1) who we see as our target audience and (2) an introduction to our Real English for Gamers project for teachers. Go to page