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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
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PewDiePie plays Minecraft
The perfect combination for learning English. Minecraft is an Internet classic, played by tens of millions of people. PewDiePie is an Internet legend, followed by tens of millions of people. You’ll see why both are so popular in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdVnb6Eadlk Watch video
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Understanding fast speech #25
We have begun our fifth set of short listening comprehension activities. This activity features a short clip from the video game Ghost Recon Wildlands. You will see/hear it first without subtitles and then with the text. In this case, you might not need the text. Try it and see. Watch Read more…
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Understanding Modal Verbs
Can, Could, May, Might, Must, Have to, Shall, Should, Will, Would. To speak English well, you have to know how to use this special set of verbs. This video will show you how. If you are a gamer, you will enjoy our examples from PUBG, DayZ and Ghost Recon. Watch Read more…