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6 phrases in English using IT’S
In this free English class, you’ll learn six new idioms and phrases. I will cover touch and go, hairy situation, the early bird gets the worm, it's about time, it's on me, and on the house.
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4 out of 4….
hi James you are very good teacher because of you my English is improving.
and Iam getting some thing
Totally, thank you. It is really useful lesson
3 out of 4
Great lesson, thank you for it. But now I have to go cause one more minute and it’ll be touch and go whether I would catch the train :) by the way, I doubt that this lesson is of beginner level… your language is quite idiomatic, for example, this “you know, the early bird catches the worm and I thought if I got on top of it now…” was really a challenge :) good luck!
4 out 4 thanks alot. It’s wonderful.
Your lessons are really interesting ;) and being EngVid on house, thank you EngVid!
this was a freakin’ good lesson. have a good day too, english lessons it’s on engvid that’s cool. free is so much better LOL. see u soon 4 another lesson buddies, peace n’ love, keep smiling.
Beginner? Really? :)
I like all your lessons because they are lively and humour :). But I almost don’t understand because you are speaking very quickly :(
swe are waiting for your wonderful grammer lesson
Hi James,we r actually colleagues,I’m almost an english teacher.Such a good way of explanation.Keep up.Keep being POSITIVE!!!(^_^)
Great it was!
Four out of four is fine!!
Tnx sir.
Hey Mr. James,
Thank so much for your lesson.
Thanks EngVid.
Thank so much for your lesson
i Really enjoy
4 out of 4^^
thank ya for vid 8)
Perfect score, for a perfect lesson :)
Thanks
4out4
thank you
2 OUT 4 Thank you mr.James
Thank you very much with out bend, Engvid it’s realy on the house.
4out of 4 just i heair your lesson 3time
you are a great teacher…I learnt new thing in English…
Thank you for the helpful idioms, you are the best.
James, please explain me briefly why do we say, for instance, let your face change the world, but don’t let the world change your face? I know this is completely correct, but I was wondering why we don’t say Let your face “CHANGES” the world? Why don’t we add “S” at the end of the verb here? Thank you in advance :)
The sentence is in the imperative .. if written normally . It goes like this ‘YOU should let your face change the world’ Another way to put this is ‘you should change the world with [using] your face’ .. Hope it helps.
Certainly! It helps a lot. Thank you Idris! James, where are you man? You shouldn’t let others to respond on questions sent to you!
Thank you for the helpful idioms, you are the best
Hi sir,
Good lesson.At the first time i din’t understand what your telling,after watching 3times i able to catch your lesson.may be my poor listening skill(your little bit fast.i like your creative teaching style,it helps us to rememmber long time.
thanks,
roses
My sincere thanks to all of you for doing a great job.
thank you teach real English I’m able to understand what it been saying.also I need you help with pronounce the s with o example sock.
thank. hope hear your video soon.
Thank you sir,its was truly informative.
thank you very much
4 OUT OF 4
4 out of 4. Now, can you make me learn little French so I can survive in Montréal? Les enfant terrible (isn’t it?)
Hey Mr. James,
Thank so much for your lesson.
so, “touch and go ” i s like a dilema, isn’tit?
Very useful video, thanks
Very, very useful, teacher. But are you sure this is a beginner lesson? ..kkkkkkk Anyway, who care? Was a great lesson, and thank you so much.
you forgot to write the idioms down….how does it write ….it’s all bound???
tkanks jemes am fatima your are the best
i have been having troubles with, (it’s and is ) and i am begining to forget, what is the difference between both, can you help me with that?
We have a lesson on the difference between “its” and “it’s”!
hi~nice meet you^^
Hi James, I´d like to ask you whether you teach at language school in Toronto?
I LOVE [ RANI ]SHE IS O.K AS A [TEACHER]
I LOVE TO SEE HER AGEN THAK YOU
It is great!
Good !
Very good lesson even if sometime it’s quite tricky to catch all words, ‘cos you speak very fast.
Anyway idioms were explained very good, well done ;)
two out of four, it was trabl for me. for my mean.
very good site…i scored 3 out of 4.
Hello, How are you? I like the way of your teaching system.
Very nice, thank you James
2 out of 4, my listening in english isnt very good
4 out of 4 : ))
its interesting n am going to keep learning now that i have found you!
i’m quite amazed. just keep it up that way esp. when it’s on the house.
Such a good boy james ! i really took very good english from you bud ! you and your lessons are so coooooooooooooooooooool … keep up man
Great 4 out of 4. Thanks a lot James for this lesson.
The teacher is funy but he speaks very fast.I couldn’t undestand this lesson.Thanks
A very good lesson! Thank you very much!
brilliant thanks alot.
awesome
thank u!
I love your website)
Great lesson, this website is awesome….thank you because it’s on the house for me =)
u r a great teacher
i got 4 out of 4
Hi James! Could I know your Email address?
U
U r a gd teacher but i have to watch again.
really i don’t understand ur lesson i saw u re speaking so quikly and ur language not clear sorry but just my point view man :)
really i don’t understand ur lesson i saw u re speaking so quikly and ur language not clear sorry but just my point view man :)
I fully agree with saying above. James you speak too fast and so your pronunciation is not quite understandable, as it turned out, not only for me. Just speak please more slowly and all be fine. Your lessons are very funny and I love it. Go on! (Sorry for my English)
I think you teach not clear because you just give some reason on the board by the snake. Talk and talk it is nit helpful for everybody to learning . I think you need another method to teach everybody.
Thanks
Mr. James hello! I love your Accent. I want to have that kind of Accent someday!
but I always confuse if how,when & where do I put the its & it’s in my sentence?
Would you Please! Show some more Examples.
r. James hello! I love your Accent. I want to have that kind of Accent someday!
but I always confuse if how,when & where do I usually put the its & it’s in my sentence?
Would you Please! Show some more Examples.
Hello James, Thank you for the learning. You’re really a best teacher. I got 4 out of 4.
Thanks again.
Hi James,Thanks for the learning.I’ve seen all the videos you and your colleagues. All are interesting and informative.I wish you always be successful
thanks james you are the best teatcher
Very useful lesson. Thank u James!
me ha ayudado mucho sus videos .. muchas gracias
1 out of 4 beginer!
Good lesson!
I understood perfectly this lesson, thank you James! I have been learning English for 15 years, and now I have my own pupils, I use some of your clues to explain them the grammer and idioms, thank you. Love the warm, the way you draw him is so great!
good sir, i really like uor lesson
it’s so difficult to hear your voice. You talk so fast and low
you’ve interesting lesson, what do you mean by it’s about time?
شكرا لك thank you,Mr,James
thanks a million time
I really love Engvid, but most of lessons in here too fast. i don’t get anything…….
On the begining you said something like “go on top of it”
what does it mean?
Thanx
Thanks James!!!
thank you sir james 4 out of 4
Thank you sir James 4 of 4
Got it! thanx…..
4 out 4.It’s very good,thank you James.
a person who does not shave… somewhere haha That was a good one!!!Thanks a lot for the lessons… you’re a very good teacher.
You are the extraordinary teacher! Thank you a lot!!!
4 out of 4 =P
James !!! I reckon so far we owe u more than 98 beers …so i hope u enjoy all of them cause they r gona be on us, even better, isn´t it?
Cheers …… u r legend
Ps … IDIOMS !! I do love them
Great lesson.
Thanks.
Dear James,
Thanks a lot for all your lessons
Cheers,
Medo
lovely teacher
4 out of 4… Great lesson, thank you!!! ^^
4 out of 4
I find it a hairy situation to understand idioms.
3 out of 4 :(
very nice idioms! but I haven’t understood the meaning of the last one (the earky bird….) thanks a lot ,anyway Maria
Only 4 questions. It’s sad
Only 4 questions. It’s so sad
Hi James,
nimisha here i like which way you teach us. i think my dream will be success soon. i will be speak fuently in few months.i start this class from yesterday and i learn a lot.Thank u very much.
Thanks a lot James! This video was really useful and generally I always appreciate your lessons because you use lots of idiomatic forms and make them enjoyable. I don’t think you speak too fast, I find it good myself. Congratulations and greetings from Italy :)
THANK YOUUUUU!!!!
Thank you !!
can you give us a lesson in the type of phrases?
thank’s so much.
Thank you for all your lessons. Keep doing it!
All the best, EngVid.