A collection of videos to help teachers of English as a second language. Although, non-native English speakers will get something from these videos, They are not really for those learning English, but will they help those who are teaching it.
With more than 25 years experience of teaching and training teachers, I have decided to put some of that knowledge in videos to help you get the best of your class and give you some ideas of how to teach the different forms of English, including conditionals, reported speech and even subject reflective pronouns!
But there are many exceptions to the balance rule. On a helicopter. Yes, my balance is irrelevant. But for a military helicopter v a regular helicopter, the 'movement' issue may come into play. On a submarine. In a Titanic submersible. I know, very specific, and my balance is irrelevant to both, but I'd be very unlikely to say 'on a submersible' given the small enclosed space. A small minibus - again, balance is irrelevant, but in a situation where I cannot move due to overcrowding, 'in' a minibus may be more natural. The movement point that many mention isn't totally correct, I agree, but it's not always irrelevant.
I went to school in London in the 90s. We would absolutely use 'jinx' in this way as in 2 people saying the same thing at the same time, but it would also have the connotation of bad luck, like a curse, hex, or broken mirror Queue up - as a native speaker and an English teacher, I know what you mean as in order to queue up, more than one person is required to form the queue. One person cannot form a queue. It's why we use the preposition 'up' to indicate waiting or the fact there is more than one person. BUT, I would say 'I'm queuing up' or just 'I'm queuing'
In German-speaking Switzerland, a French textbook was in use for decades that introduced the words "oublier" (to forget) and "perdre" (to lose) in the same full-page comic strip type thing. Guess which two words a lot of former French students tend to confuse with each other? I am also fairly sure that this confusion is the thing that the makers of this textbook tried to prevent.
That's an issue recurrent in so many languages. Even to learn Japanese, the textbook I have has 1 lesson introducing (non-exhaustive list) "to get broken", "to get shattered", "to get cut/chopped down", "to get shredded/torn up", "to get dirty", all in just 1 lesson
love languages!! have you ever considered they could *purposefully* say wrong stuff (especially big things like "turn on a car" which even I, a non native, picked up on), to create engagement from the comments and shares, thus getting more views (and followers from the "english learners" targetted audience)? stay great!
@@PastTenseofBanana Hello. I didn't know what the real dog's bollocks means and checked on the Internet. Now I know the meaning.😳 Is this idiom commonly used in English−speaking countries? Do women say it too?
I don't hate Aga. I don't hate anyone. I do care about people wanting to learn English. I want them, including you, to get the best, most accurate, well-researched information. Aga does not always deliver that. Pointing out her mistakes is not hating; it's helping her and her students to be better in English.
But, isnt it right if she squeezes it rather than some other food ? Shes squeezing the sauce, as opposed to shes squeezing the fruit. 'The' becomes grammatically right? Shes squeezing sauce means an unknown sauce , not the one that is known.
@@PastTenseofBanana thank you so much Sir, for your immediate response, this is off course very nice video, as a English language lover I appreciate you and wanna see more videos like that.
Actually, there are four readings of the Present Perfect: Resultative, Existential, Experimental and Present of recent Past. She was talking about the Resultative reading of the Present Perfect.
Sir, I always read that past simple don't have connection to the now or an effect but I don't think that is the completely true because it can have. That can be seen in my two examples: I broke my arm an hour ago --> I have a broken arm now. I didn't get good grades in school. --> That is why I cannot get a well paid job in top firms today (My school days are long gone but still felling the effect of it. I couldn't say "I haven't got good grades in school" since my school days is finished time period. Or could I? Because, "Dinosaurs have walked on the Earth" is also in the present perfect tense but the time they walked on the Earth is considered finished. Do I understand it right?) Could you comment on my thinking?
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Past Tense of Banana. I research all of my videos before publishing. I have been teaching English to students and English teachers for more than 30 years!
Sir, I am not English and I have learned English and the result is that now I have some knowledge that has been connected to my past action. She is absolutely wrong and confused . . . ED past action. have / has + past participle shows some result of the past action and therefore it is connected to now. Thanks a lot sir.
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@@PastTenseofBanana Goodluck honest sir, People used to be moral and God fearing in the past but now perhaps for them dishonesty and earning money for the sake of this short life comes first. May God bless you.
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What Surprised me Is that She used Present Perfect For Everyday action, She Said I have Read books At the Library everyday, i have never heard That i was Told Simple present for Everyday Action like i read books everyday.
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Maybe what you say (context) is what you do naturally as mother tongue, but what she said is written in every international English Grammar book: Cambridge, MacMillian...just to give examples.
No offence, but my question to you is: Where did I go wrong in my video? I point out her mistakes. I give examples of why I say she is wrong. Can you say that I make any mistakes. If not, then it must follow that I am right and she is wrong.
