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…
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
There is so much happening in the gaming word these days, you really need to visit game news websites to keep up. Here are five good ones. This is excellent listening practice. Watch Video
Maybe we should call this “language fishing” since it features a brand-new player activity in Fortnite’s new Chapter 2. “Fishing” or “Hunting”, the object is still finding words and phrases you can use. Watch Video
Set 6 of Understanding Real English is now complete. There is a lot of variety in this 6-unit set of fast speech listening practice, including Irish, South African, Canadian, Australian, American standard and American southern accents. (When you get to the Fast Speech page, look towards the bottom of the Read more…