6 English Language HACKS that you DIDN'T LEARN at school
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- čas přidán 7. 02. 2018
- The way that native English speakers communicate and the way you learn English at school is often quite different. In this lesson (based on 15 years of teaching English) We look at the gaps between people who have a good level of English learnt through the education system and native English speakers. We believe you will be surprised by wome of the points raised here and you might even utter the phrase "wow I never knew that!" This lesson is for ESL / EFL students of all levels.
Among the topics included here: Use of THOUGH at the end of a sentence, use of suffix -ISH, I'm afraid vs I'm sorry, Like vs such as' speaking impersonally about people using THERE ARE.
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Using -ISH
• How to use the -ish su...
Although - though and even though
• Speak English Like a N...
I'm afraid vs I'm sorry
• NOT SORRY: Expressions...
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I'm an English Teacher and I've watched tons of vids on the web and I can say you've got such a great way to explain things. Very Appreciative!
"way to explain" or "way of explaining"?
Finally a video between C1/C2 level! We need more and more videos like this because now that most of us have been speaking English for years, we need these advanced tips to reach perfection!!!!
Come on, teacher!!! You are the best! ;)
È il migliore insegnante d'inglese.
*THESE advanced tips, this is singular, these for plural
really? i am somewhere between b2 and c1 and these tips are boringly obvious to me.
@@icanfastbut dude there're plenty of different courses and stuff like that so if you had some advanced rules in B1 , for example, it doesn't mean that everyone had. I've reached B1 lvl but i have no idea what 'participle' is.
( I've been learning English for 2 years by using Oxford New English File)
@@CaddyCat yeah, it is hard to evaluate language level. I for once find myself lacking in grammar, but on the strong side on vocabulary and spoken English, which this video is about. You won't find these tips in oxford courses, i guess.
There are six tips and a bonus one. Below are the six tips:
1. Being impersonal by using there instead of we or other personal pronouns.
2. Using the word though at the end of two contradictory sentences.
3. Using the phrase I am afraid instead of sorry.
4. Using such as while giving example and like in the context of comparison or similarity
5. Using -ish to describe something about or approximately
6. Using the word Tell instead of know or make, to describe something which you perceive through your senses . Using know when there is proper proof and facts to support your statement.
Difference between economic and economical is the bonus tip.
Cheers! Stay mellow🤙
Thanksssss
I'm also an English teacher and I 100% agree with what you said about "school" English vs "real world" English. Great lesson man! Good luck to everyone studying English. You can do it! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks Grant. Good luck with the channel.
After watching your video I felt motivated to look for the differences among tangerines, clementines and mandarins, the term most recurrent, by the way.
This search confirmed what my first perception was; there is a lot of confusion among these three terms, so I've chosen to point out in this post their most objective characteristics:
Mandarins are a class of oranges that are flatter on both ends, have a mild flavour and are very easy to peel.
Tangerines and clementines are both mandarins.
Clementines are the smallest member of the mandarin family and are seedless; its peel is smooth, glossy and deep orange.
Tangerines are light orange in colour and are slightly acid or tart; do not keep very well so need refrigerating. At dealing with a cold this fruit is a good option because it contains synephrine which is a decongestant. Tangerine's name was first used for a variety of mandarin coming from Tangier, Morocco, there's the origin of its name.
Cheers
Dear Gideon, I have just written down all your 6 tips and I am gonna put them in my paper note book. It's because when I write, i fix well new things in my brain and it works! Your suggestions are so precious to me. In any case, in all your lessons you give out "wise pearls". THANK YOUUUUUU.
I like your method. Thanks!
That is so deep learning, let us show our gratitude and spread this channel to billion and million learners over there.
Gideon,
The tangerine is a fruit of itself while the clementine comes from a crossing between a mandarin tree and an orange tree so it is more juicy, acid and it contains less pips. Correct me if I'm wrong but in English, "tangerine" is a generic word used to describe mandarins and tangerines (which are very close fruits but tangerines are grown in Northern Africa, their name comes from the city Tanger in Morocco).
By the way, I love your lessons and always learn something.
Cheers.
I'd use whereas and juicier.
What a good finding! Thank you for your excellent tips!
Thank you for the video, Sir. I've never heard before about these tips. I am waiting your next lesson
Excellent video! You’re an excellent teacher, well explained! Thank you.
As a native speaker from USA, I would say:
#1 - I agree
#2 - Meh - could go either way
#3 - Good tip
#4 - I disagree - "Such as" is too formal. I would always use "like" in that sentence.
#5 - Good tip
#6 - Kinda disagree here too - "Sorry, I don't" is perfectly fine and we would use that anytime..
@@RobertBardwell guess for us foreigners is all about focusing on one specific dialect cos it'd be impossible to learn them all
Robert Bardwell
And you say aluminum ;-)
Gideon is teaching British English but thanks for pointing out some differences with American English.
Just thanks from the core of my heart for such a clear explanation.
thanks for the video. i’m from brazil and i’m learning a lot w/ ur channel! keep posting videos like this pls!
You`re the best teacher which I`ve ever seen! Thank you!
perfect compilation of previous lessons ! Thanks !
Indeed it is (mostly) but thank you
Thank you for this brilliant lesson!👍🙂 I knew only 1 of the 6 tips(the first) and didn't know the difference between "economic" and "economical".
I always learn a lot from your video lessons. You're one of my favourite teachers. Cheers!
You are one of my favourite students
I think you're absolutely fantastic. your lessons are great, I don't think I've seen most of the content anywhere else. the volume is very loud in the titles in some of your videos tho.
you're one of the best English teachers in CZcams. Thanks!
One of the most helpful channels for the English leaners.
You are an outstanding teacher. Would love to watch more of your lessons. Thanks so much.
you're amazing, outstanding, fantastic, awesome, underrated, brilliant, witty, informative and always come in handy.
You're pretty good yourself. Thanks
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Excellent tips! You are the best! 👍
wonderful lecturing - one of the best I've ever seen, actually
tnx
Really thankful to the video you uploaded, the way you teach is very helpful to me. I am appreciated.
Outstanding explanation.I just love your teaching style...
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and time with us.
Thank you for “I am afraid” sir
Your lessons are excellent and sooo useful!
So far, I didn´t really know how to use the word though
at the and of a sentence. Now I have a clear idea.
Thank you very much!
I do love this channel, it’s especially good for us who are already proficient, most of Channels teach for intermediate level students. Thx for that 😍
I’m studying English for years but never knew that..! Thank you very much!!! All your videos are really nice!!!)
This is very helpful information! Thank you!
I assume you are the best teacher I have ever seen in my life. Thanks for details!💜
love the way you teach and already have addicted to your video clips and I'm watching it not only for learning but it was so amusing and entertaining indeed. love it and thank you Mr.Gideon.
As a native speaker of English, there were a few things in here that were eye-opening to me, like the similar but distinct meanings of "know" and "tell." Some of the tips in here are more specific to British English than American English (I would say "Sorry, I don't" rather than "I'm afraid I don't") but this was really cool to see!
As a non-native speaker , I understand why English became the international language, because it is quite flexible. For beginners , mistakes are well tolerated, and after you've reached mastery level, you can be creative and say or write in any way that resonates with the audience.
As an American English speaker, I usually say: I'm sorry but... But is bringing about a contrary emphasis showing an unexpected change in a situation. "I'm afraid" alludes to something fearful or extremely negative.
@@noraarico1313 from a french, it's so british. "I'm afraid (of something totally NOT important ) has something to do with british humour. By the fact you are absolutely not afraid, mocking the real gravity of the problem... and showing to others you are admiting there is a problem... but you feel absolutely not sorry and responsible for it.
A mix of politeness, humour and arrogance.
In french too we are using it but for very serious problems and you are really afraid of the consequences.
Pas si sûr. J'ai bien peur de ne pas pouvoir vous donner l'heure. J'ai bien peur que cela ne soit pas possible. Cela ne veut pas dire que je suis terrorisé parce que je n'ai pas les moyens de répondre à votre demande.
In these cases we are not really afraid of the situation and anyway it doesn't mean we believe something terrible will happen in the future.
@@aquarius4953 je crains que ou je me crains que il est aussi
Great video, I have been learning english for two yers , in the online school and wachning youtube, but i have never had such briliant english language tips, Awsome work
I didn't know any one of those tips. Thanks a lot for teaching us these challenging tips.
After having watched the video I remembered a piece of Pink Floid's lyrics: "So you think you can TELL heaven from hell, blue skies from pain..." (album "Wish You Were Here"). Thanks for your lessons, Gideon! You are great, and so is the English poetry! :-)
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one of my favourite songs ❤️
Yeah song lyrics is one of the if not the best way to learn vernacular (daily) language. Bands are very informal, so use phrases people actually do in real life, instead of academic English that you can only hear in literature... or worse, the Soviet teacher "English". xD
Also because you keep hearing phrases in your head and repeating them for fun, instead of trying to learn and having a headache. Then you can just change some verbs and nouns around while using the templates you heard from music you listen to anyway. My mum learned tenses through Scorpions, Boney M and Abba songs, and English isn't even their native tongue. Plus odd Queen or Deep Purple for actual British way of speaking. "One too many wasted sunsets..."
Bonus if the band are native English speakers, you learn their local dialectisms you would miss otherwise (like Boston if you grew up on Aeromith, California slang with RHCP and just US street phrases with Guns N' Roses). But non-Engish bands are also good for people learning language, cause their constructs can be simpler and more grammatically correct, i.e. Accept were just learning English when making their biggest hits, but their grammar is good and simple)))
I always find a lot of useful information in your videos. Thank you! You are amazing❤️🔥
Great tips and very useful ! Thank you for sharing !
Hi Gideon!
Thank you for sharing this accurate lesson!
Keep it up!
I just discovered this chanel. You are such an amazing teacher. The best so far. I've been learning english for a year now, but you're making this process being extraordinary. Thank you a million!
I just want to say that for a years worth of learning you are extremely good at the language so well done and keep it up :D
I really love your videos, they're helping me to become a better teacher. Cheers!
Thank you for the good job that’s you are doing to help all of us
I hope you keep sending this kind of videos so we could learn as much as you keep doing them
Thanks again
You are a very gifted teacher, I am happy I discovered your lessons just at the right moment, thank you.
Great video!! I've been learning English for quite some time and I wasn't aware of these pieces of advice.
Thanks!!! It was -Really- _Extremely_ interesting!!!
Wonderful classes ! Thanks so much!
Thanks for showing us such wonderful hacks professor.
Great teacher...fantastic videos! Please..more and more!
Ish was new for me. Thanks a lot 🙏💐
Wow, I would have thought the -ish one was the most known
Thanks, great information!!
Very useful tips, thank you very much.
Thank you. That was really helpful
you are the best!!!! I'm a big fan!!! Thank you for everything!
It's awesome... Very comprehensive.. easily grasping because of lively examples.
When? Always while watching your useful videos!!!
Thank you, Gideon.
This is truly helpful! 👍
Really, the best English teacher in the world. Thank you
Thank you sir. As a teacher myself I really like what you're doing as I always teach my students these techniques to enhance their communicatng skills. So very good.
Thank you so much! Actually I knew just the first one. Very useful 🙂
Great class! Cheer!
I didn't know just one of them , anyway it was good to refresh in my memory other hacks you mantioned in your video. Thank you :)
Excellent!!!!!!!!! Exactly what I need. Thank you so muchhh
high quality & useful content as always... thanks!
You're simply amazing teacher. Very understandable. Thank you very much!
Bravo!! I learned English for so many years, no being able to sound native though. Finally, there is a teacher who teaches simple and direct to the point methods! love it
Many thanks for your wonderful videos. 😊👍👍☺
I think that this really helps me improve my British English skills. Much obliged. Thank you very much. Keep up the good work.
You're welcome
Thanks for this useful information.
Thanks a million.
Really your lessons are valuable.
Awesome. This summary is pretty helpful.
Thank you so much sir. This lesson helps me a lot as well. 😊
In my opinion, Your videoclips teaching English are among the best. You are an excellent teacher indeed.
Excellent video ! Thank you very much indeed.
Why am I watching this when I'm a native English speaker?? Great video, though. I agree with all your statements. :) omg, I just realized I used "though." You're so right, we do that all the time, lol!
Thank you, just what I needed. Brilliant 😁
did you notice (or it's just me) that Americans use though at the end of two but not always contradictory sentences? For example "Great video though". You didn't say anything bad about this video on first sentence.
Excellent work!Thank U Sir.
Thanks mate. Very helpful and very interesting video. You are great teacher. Regards from Cyprus.
Amazing lesson!
Simply awesome!
Great video again !
Thx & Cheers Gideon
Cheers!
Great tips. Thank you so much
Very practical advice, we can all apply this to sound better!
Your hacks are great. I see that you are devoted to English. That's great!
Cheers,mate! Been staying mellow since you first told me to stay that way. That was three years ago. Still pretty mellow😁😁👍💖❤
Thanks for the tips
Thank you. It was very helpful.
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It was useful! Thanks a million Sir!
Thank you a ton for these videos 🌹🌹🌹i find them quite useful for english learners 😊 cheers 😉🌹
Useful and interesting to watch.
you are super genius in teaching English , thank you so much
Incredibly helpful!
A brilliant piece of information, I must say. Moreover,I got to know something new today. Keep up the good work.
You're the best teacher ever, Thanks.
I am also happy with this program though and let's keep on learning and watching thank you....
Thank you for everything!
Wow! Thanks a lot!