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"Beginner" and "Intermediate" are relative terms in the world of Real English.
There are easy and difficult videos in the 3 intermediate sections.
Here is a list of all videos which already include
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| Real English is different. Students who have not lived in an English-speaking country should begin with Lesson 1! The people in the videos are spontaneous. Spontaneity is difficult, just like real situations with strangers are difficult. The people seem to speak fast, but in reality, they are speaking at normal speed.. |
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Real
English is also different concerning "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
hard Beginner lessons & easy Intermediate lessons!
Ten of the lessons on this page include complete lessons.
I'm working hard so that all the videos on this site will
have complete sets of exercises before the end of the year.
In the meantime, there are already over 50 lessons to choose
from, representing over 250 hours of interactive work
for students.
You do everything in the new lessons: read, type, take
notes, watch, listen, record yourself, compare your
pronunciation to the teacher's, while learning new
vocabulary, grammar, and social functions in a fun,
reality-based environment.
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Lesson 31 - How long does it take? -
4
medium-size interviews. The use of animation within the videos are very
important to
convey meaning, especially in this particular case where the notion of time, with stop and start points, are illustrated by the video itself.
Level: Intermediate - Lesson 31 Exercises
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Lesson 32 - Where do you live? -
More
practice with the present simple, with previews of things to come! Version
1 includes regular and closed caption versions. Birgit Ferran's Flash Exos
are included here.
Level: Intermediate - Lesson 32 Exercises |
Lesson 33 - Al Kohler, Homeless in Florida - A Topical Video -
There are a hundred pictures and many subtitles designed to help us understand Al.
Level: Upper Intermediate - There will be exercises in 2008 if we decide to keep this video as part of the permanent collection.
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Lesson 34 - The Present Continuous
2: What
are you doing?
- This simple verb tense is often more
complicated than it seems. This short video lesson illustrates the most important aspect of the Present Continuous tense.
Level: Beginner / Pre-Intermediate - Lesson 34 Exercises |
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Lesson 35 - The Present Continuous
3: Laurie: Doing and wearing -
Includes
have and got: What do
you have? and What have you
got?
Level: Beginner/Pre-Intermediate - Exercises coming later. |
Lesson 36 - American Dream featuring Sid, Duo Live -
A topical clip: How have Rigo, from Mexico, and Sid, from Brooklyn, NY, USA, realized the American dream?
Level: Upper Intermediate - Exercises coming as soon as possible. |
Lesson 37 - The Present Continuous
# 4 - What are they doing?
17 short interviews.
In this video particular clip, you will meet more
British and Irish people than Americans.
Level: Beginner / Pre-Intermediate - Lesson 37 Exercises. |
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Lesson 38 - The Present Continuous
# 5:
What are you wearing? -
A different use of the present continuous tense + clothing vocabulary.
Level: Beginner / Pre-Intermediate - Lesson 38 Exercises |
Lesson 39 - Comparatives
and Superlatives, plus The Most
Beautiful Language (3 clips)
Level: Pre-Intermediate / Intermediate - Exercises coming soon.
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Lesson 40 - What are you going to do
tonight? -
Meet Michael, one of New York City's finest.
This is the shortest video on line. Also, meet Tom and Connie. They will help you with different aspects of the near future.
Level: Pre-Intermediate - Lesson 40 Exercises |
Lesson 41 - Parnelle and Esther from Haiti -
A topical clip - Level: Upper-Intermediate / Advanced
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Lesson 42 - Were you good at
school? (Simple past with
was and were)
Level: Pre-Intermediate - Exercises coming soon. |
Lesson 43 - Marty and her daughter Ashley. What did Marty do yesterday? Why?
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Introduction to the simple past with "did".
Level: Beginner / Pre-Intermediate - Lesson 43 Exercises
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Lesson 44 - Usually on Saturday vs Last Saturday -
A "grammar clip": the Present Simple vs the Simple Past
Level: Intermediate - Exercises coming soon. |
Lesson 45 - Theresa and
Doug -
A topical clip: life's ambitions
Level: Intermediate - Exercises coming soon. |
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Lesson 47 - Used
to do, used to be -
A unique form of the past tense
Level: Intermediate - Exercises coming soon. |
Lesson 48 - The Present Perfect 1 - A short clip with the present perfect essentials. -
This clip is designed for complete verb review, and includes the famous present perfect.
Level: Intermediate - Lesson 48 Exercises |
Lesson 49 - Sophia and Etta James -
An inspiring topical clip
Level: Upper Intermediate / Advanced - Exercises coming soon.
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