What would you do with five pounds?

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3 Minute English #7 – English Pubs

[Loescher Editore Video]

Vocabulary chunks to learn from video :

• One of the oldest pubs in the UK.
• Over a thousand years ago
• The word pub is short for a public house.
• In other words a house open to everybody to meet
• Pubs need a license to sell alcoholic drinks
• To young people under 18
• UNIT 2
• Full of ornaments and curios objects.
• Pubs, sell wine, soft drinks and naturally different types of beer
• The beer is served in half pints or pints
• An ideal place to relax and chat
• Whether you stand or sit at a table and read
• Traditional British dishes such as fish and chips

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3 Minute English #6 – Parks and Sports

 

[Loescher Editore Video]

3 Minute English #5 – Climate change

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TV shows to learn English – Intermediate

TV shows to help you with your English if you are at an Intermediate Level .  Watch Cooking Programs, Sitcoms (Situational Comedies),

1.  Nigella Lawson

2. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

3.  Jamie Oliver 

4.  The Vicar of Dibley

 

 

 

TV shows to learn English – Pre-Intermediate

TV shows to help you with your English if you are at a Pre-Intermediate Level .  Watch Nature Programs

1.  David Attenborough – Our Planet

2.  David Attenborough – Planet Earth

3.  David Attenborough – Blue Planet

4.  David Attenborough – Frozen Planet

 

 

3 Minute English #4

[BBC Learning English]

Vocabulary chunks

whirlwind romance – romantic relationship which develops quickly

tying the knot – getting married (informal)

blind date – romantic meeting of people who don’t know each other

fell in love – became romantically attached (to someone)

engagement – promise of marriage

Something has landed from another galaxy

[great big story]

Tour Sweden’s Luxury Treehouses

Vocabulary chunks from the video :

• Deep in the forest
• Something has landed from another galaxy
• A flying saucer
• A famous architect
• From another world
• Tree top hotel
• 100 miles from the capital of Stockholm
• The southern edge of the Arctic circle
• The remote corner of the world
• A great view of the river
• They have their own unique design
• A mirror cube
• It reflects the forest
• An optical illusion
• A bird’s nest
• Covered with branches
• Where Santa Claus lives
• The tallest tree house
• A grove of pines
• Sleep out under the stars
• Boxy frames
• A luxury resort
• A collection of tree houses
• The wonder of the Arctic wilderness

3 Minute English #3 – The seaside

[Loescher Editore Video]

Have you ever had a Jam Jar Salad?

Vocabulary to learn after watching the video :

• Something you can rustle together very very quickly
• It can save you a lot of money
• Delicious healthy food
• We want to have all the elements of a balanced plate
• Crunchy things at top and wet things at the bottom
• So it doesn’t go soggy
• Under 600 calories
• It’s going to release energy nice and slowly
• It shouldn’t take any more than about 3 minutes to put together
• Just grab and go
• Extra virgin olive oil
• A pinch of salt and pepper
• A little squeeze of lemon juice
• Give it a little toss around
• Pop it in, press it down
• Different flavors and herbs
• Influences from other countries
• Meals on the go