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Understanding fast British English: a quick look at “Raft”
It’s British English in this video clip, the first time we have action from the popular video game Raft. Watch video
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Apex Legends: The pings do the talking
Here’s a video game where you can communicate with your teammates effectively without talking. Find out about the Apex Legends ping system here. Watch video
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Apex Tips from Scotland
We often feature American, British and Australian English in our Real English for Gamers videos, but this is our first example of the Scottish accent. The speaker does not have a heavy accent like Sir Alex of Manchester United, but he is clearly Scottish. Watch video
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An introduction to Apex Legends for beginners
A very good introduction for beginners to Apex Legends, a game whose sudden popularity has taken the gaming world by surprise. Watch video
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Understanding real English #4
Now try listening to some Australian English. British and American speakers of English have little difficulty understanding the Australian accent. What about you? Watch video
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Understanding real English #3
British English this time as gamers communicate with each other during a battle. Repeated several times both with and without the text. Watch video
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Understanding real English #2
More listening comprehension practice featuring the fast, natural speech of native speakers as heard in video game play. Repeated several times both with and without the text. Watch video
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The pros try Ring of Elysium
Watch and listen as two of the top professionals try out Ring of Elysium’s Europa map. Watch closely and you will see a Thai tuk tuk. Watch video
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Fortnite from start to finish
Now you can get a quick idea of what the popular Fortnite game is like from start to finish right here on this website. And you can hear what the players talk about at each stage of the game. See Fortnite page
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Understanding Real English #1
If you have difficulty understanding fast spoken English, try this activity. Notice how helpful it can be to listen to a text more than once. There will be more on our YouTube channel. watch video