- Level 2 Mid Beginner
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Be - Present Simple
Aimee and Todd talk about their favorite things. -
Present Simple
John and Sarah discuss what they do in the morning. -
Imperatives
Meg and Todd share how to make their favorite sandwiches. -
Singular / Plural Nouns
Aimee and Todd talk about all the stuff they have in their homes. -
Adverbs of Frequency
Daniel and Hana discuss what they like to have for dinner and how they get their food. -
Can - Abilities
Abidemi talks about things she can and cannot do. -
Be - Was / Were
Meg and Todd talk about times in their lives. -
Transitive Verbs
Meg talks about eating right and the foods she loves to eat to keep herself healthy and fit. -
Stative Verbs
Two people talk about things they like using stative verbs. -
There is / There are
Sarah and John talk about their hometowns in America. -
Past Tense
Katie talks about what she did over the weekend. -
3rd Person Singular
Katies talks about the people in her family and what they often do. -
Would Like - Ordering
Katie and Todd discuss what they need to make breakfast. -
Can - Requests
Katie talks with Todd about staying at his house.
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Beginner ESL students can hear real people speaking natural English using ------. Recommended study plan:
- Watch the video
- Take the quiz
- Listen again and read the script
- Learn the grammar with the notes
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Aimee |
Todd |
Todd: Hey Aimee, how are you today?
Aimee: I'm good, thanks Todd. And you?
Todd: I'm good. Pretty good. Let's talk about your favorite things.
Aimee: OK.
Todd: What is your favorite food?
Aimee: Ooh! My favorite food is avocado.
Todd: Avocado?
Aimee: Honestly.
Todd: Wow!
Aimee: How about you?
Todd: My favorite food is pizza, I think. I love pizza.
Aimee: Oh, me too!
Todd: It's so good.
Aimee: It's so delicious.
Todd: Yeah.
Aimee: And what is your favorite movie?
Todd: Well, my favorite movie is Star Wars.
Aimee: Classic!
Todd: I know. And you? What is your favorite movie?
Aimee: Well, I do love Star Wars too, but my favorite movie Ferris Beuller's Day Off.
Todd: Ooh! I like that movie a lot. Very good. Very good. So I was in high school the same time as the movie
Aimee: Were you?
Todd: Yeah!
Aimee: Great!
Todd: So cool. Who is your favorite actor?
Aimee: My favorite actor is Jean Reno.
Todd: Hmm, the Frenchmen.
Aimee: Yes. Yes, he's French, but he's been in a lot of American movies too.
Todd: Yeah, I like the movie Leon.
Aimee: Love it!
Todd: It's very cool.
Aimee: Yes, I agree. How about you?
Todd: My favorite actor is Brad Pitt, so I like Brad Pitt a lot.
Aimee: He's great.
Todd: Yeah, he is good.
Aimee: Very talented.
Todd: Ah, who ... I'm sorry ... what is your favorite season?
Aimee: My favorite season is probably Spring. I think. It's ... the cool of winter has passed and it's not too hot yet, so I think Spring. How about you? What's your favorite season?
Todd: Oh, my favorite season is the Fall or Autumn. I love the Fall. I love the colors. It is not hot. It is not cold, and they are many holidays, and my birthday is in the Fall.
Aimee: They are great reasons to love Autumn.
Todd: So, when is your birthday?
Aimee: Actually, my birthday is also in Autumn. My birthday is in October.
Todd: Oh, wow! Me too. My birthday is also in October. What day?
Aimee: 14th!
Todd: 14th!
Aimee: And you?
Todd: The second. Cool! So next year let's have a birthday party together.
Aimee: OK.
Todd: October birthday party.
Aimee: Good idea.
Todd: So what is your favorite city?
Aimee: My favorite city is probably Osaka.
Todd: Oh, in Japan.
Aimee: Yes, yes. So far. Yes, Osaka is very noisy and colorful and the people are very open and talkative, so I really enjoy Osaka.
Todd: Nice.
Aimee: How about you? What's your favorite city?
Todd: I think my favorite city is Barcelona.
Aimee: Ooh, in Spain.
Todd: Yeah, it's very nice.
Aimee: It is.
Todd: It's warm. It's beautiful. The food is delicious.
Aimee: Yes.
Todd: People are nice.
Aimee: Yes.
Todd: But it's expensive.
Aimee: Right.
Todd: A little bit.
Aimee: Yeah.
Todd: But Osaka is expensive.
Aimee: That's true.
Todd: Very expensive.
Aimee: Yeah.
Todd: OK, thanks.
Aimee: Thanks, Todd.
Todd: Bye.
Aimee: Bye.
Grammar Point
- I am a teacher.
- I am not a student.
- I'm 47.
- I'm not young.
- You are a student.
- You are not a teacher.
- You're early.
- You're not late.
- She is a doctor.
- She is not a nurse.
- She's tall.
- She's not short. / She isn't short.
- He is married.
- She is not single.
- He's smart.
- He's not stupid. / He isn't stupid
- It is hot.
- It is not cold.
- It's difficult.
- It's not easy. / It isn't easy.
- They are friends.
- They are not family.
- They're happy.
- They're not upset. / They aren't upset.
- We are from England.
- We are not American.
- We're here!
- We're not ready. / We aren't ready.
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