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Lesson 16 - Five
Nationalities - 3/5
What are the French like? Also includes two distinct videos: one short version for beginners and one long version for more advanced students.
Levels: Beginner and Intermediate -Level: Beginner / Pre-Intermediate - Lesson 16 Exercises
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Real
English is also different because of the notion of "levels".
Example: Lesson 43 is easy (for beginners) because
the people speak
very clearly. But they use a verb
structure which is
usually called "Intermediate".
All the people you meet in Real English speak naturally, but some people speak more clearly, and more slowly than others. On the other hand, "levels" are usually determined according to the relative difficulty of the grammar structure used in a lesson. When we say Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced we are speaking about grammar difficulty, not the way the people speak. This is why you will find some difficult Beginner lessons and some easy Intermediate lessons!
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Lesson 16b - Lisa
This is Lisa. She's from New York. This is her first trip abroad, and it's funny to see how she attempts to adapt to a new culture.
Level: Intermediate - Exercises 16b |
Lesson 17 - Five
Nationalities - 4/5
What are the Italians like?
The Italians receive great compliments as well as near-insults as do all the nationalities in this series of Stereotypes. The grammar focuses on "is", "are" and "like" as an adverb, plus adjectives. The advanced structures have been left out of the lesson videos so as to have a coherent lesson for beginners.
Level: Beginner - Lesson 17 Exercises
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Lesson 18 - Five
Nationalities - 5/5
What are the Germans like?
We will make a new version of these videos concerning the Italians and Germans, in order to have real beginner material. In its present form, this is a bit more advanced.
Level: Intermediate - - Exercises coming soon |
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Lesson 19 - Lost
in England (Giving
Directions)
This campaign
took place in southern England.
We will attempt to do the same in the USA.
We made strict limitations in the grammar used in this video.
Level: Beginner / Pre-intermediate - Lesson 19 Exercises 
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Lesson 20 - The Present Continuous 1: Where are you going? A simple question for introducing the present progressive to beginners.
Level: Beginner / Pre-Intermediate - Lesson 20 Exercises
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Lesson 21 - Introduction to the Present
Simple with do/does.
Four interviews including Chris, Donna,
and Millie.
They bring the tension of the office right onto the
street.
Pre-Intermediate - Lesson 21 Exercises
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Lesson 22 - Continuation of the Present
Simple with
do/does. What do you do (for a
living)? Meet The Continental Airlines Customer
Service Representative. The interviewer makes a mistake. He asked the wrong question. Is this important? Only if you want your students to understand English grammar!
Level: Pre-intermediate - Lesson 22 Exercises
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Lesson 23 - What have you got in
that bag?
Two distinct videos: long and short versions. I have got = I've got" = "I have" = "I got" - Both Americans and the British use all 4 formulas, including "I got".
Level: Pre-intermediate - Lesson 23 Exercises
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Lesson 24 - What's your
job? Two distinct videos: one short clip for beginners and one longer clip for pre-intermediate students -
An answer in the short version is "I'm a mailman" while an answer in the the long version is "I deliver mail". Levels: Beginner (short version) and Intermediate (long version)
Lesson 24 Exercises 
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Lesson 25 - What do the Scottish think of the
English? We were surprised by the controversy this clip has caused on the internet . We didn't realize how sensitive the question is.
Level: Intermediate - Exercises coming soon |
Lesson 26 - "How often do you...?" and "How
many hours do you...?" - Questions of time and frequency using the
simple present tense.
In addition to Americans, you will meet some
Scottish and Irish people who speak quite clearly.
Level: Intermediate - Exercises coming soon |
Lesson 27 - What do you do for fun?
80% of Real English videos are available in 2 versions: with and without Closed Captions (English subtitles). This is one of the many clips which include a version with the English subtitles.
Level: Intermediate - Exercises coming soon |
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Lesson 28 - What kind of movies do
you like?
and What kind of music do you like? My friend Jimmy sings a song in this clip. More practice with the present simple.
Level: Intermediate - Exercises coming soon
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Lesson 29 - "What do you do like to do for fun?"
Part 1 and "Do you like your
job?" - This new version, part 1, is rather long at over 6 minutes. However, the exercises for this lesson make the video most accessible.
Level: Intermediate - Lesson 29 Exercises
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Lesson 30 - "What do you do like to do for fun?"(like to
do and like doing) Part 2.
It includes both review and preview, providing a summary of the structures and vocabulary
in Units
1 through 24, with a peek of upcoming functions and structures.
Level: Intermediate - Lesson 30 Exercises
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