12 songs to practice the pronunciation of -ED endings

As you know, the “-ed” endings of regular past tense verbs can be pronounced in three different ways: /t/, /d/, and /ɪd/, which is the one most students tend to overuse. Click here for an overview of the rules. Over the years, I have found that /t/ and /d/ are easier to notice and to …

Common collocations: majority

If you look up the word majority in a good English-English dictionary, you’ll find lots of different adjective + noun collocations. But, according to corpus data, which adjectives does majority tend to attract? Watch this short video and find out. Follow me on instagram for more: @luiz.otavio.barros

Video lesson: James Bond rents a car!

This is a video-based lesson for B1 and B2 students, suitable for both teens and adults. It focuses on skill development and introduces / reviews quite a lot of functional language students might find useful. These are the three key principles underlying the activities: 1. The first viewing task should allow students to actually watch …

2017’s funniest video

This is a video-based lesson for intermediate and upper-intermediate students, suitable for both teens and adults. It focuses on listening for gist / detail and provides opportunities for free discussion. Use it to your heart’s content.