Free English Lessons by English Teacher Fred
Hi. I’m English Teacher Fred and this is a lesson about informal greetings in English. A greeting is just saying, “Hi.” Just saying, “Hello, let’s talk. Let’s have a conversation.” And informal means common, usual, everyday. Just the normal way to talk to..
Hello, English teacher Fred here. I have a story to tell you today. This is a story about something that happened to me when I was… I think I was about 17 years old. It was when I was…
Hello, this is Fred; my name’s Fred. I’m an American English teacher in Vietnam. Now I also teach online at my website: EnglishTeacherFred.com. Today I have something interesting here at my desk. I live in Vietnam so I’m learning Vietnamese and I’m also learning about Vietnamese culture. When you learn about English you also learn [...]
This video is from 2009: Ok, hi, this is English Teacher Fred. I stopped here on the street to buy some oranges. I thought I’d show you something interesting. You know, in America, in the West, oranges are (there goes a bus) oranges are the color orange. But here in Vietnam, oranges are green! They’re [...]
Hi I’m English Teacher Fred and this is an English grammar lesson all about the word know. Okay? We’re going to talk about grammar patterns, collocations and set phrases all about the word know.
Most students of English have heard of VOA Special English, the radio program for learning English. I recently discovered that there is also a VOA Learning English Youtube Channel, which is excellent because you can read the article while you listen to it and…
Hi, this is Fred. My name’s Fred, spelled F-R-E-D. I’m an American teaching English in Vietnam. Today I have a pronunciation lesson for you; I want to talk about silent syllables. “Syllables.” Do you know what syllables are? Let’s see, it’s spelled s y l l a b l e… It’s very important when you’re [...]
Hi, this is Fred; my name’s Fred, spelled F-R-E-D. I’m an American teaching English in Vietnam. Today I have a pronunciation lesson for you. I wanted to talk about silent syllables. Syllables? You know what syllables are? It’s spelled S-Y-L-L-A-B-L-E. Very important when you’re learning English to listen for and think about how many syllables [...]
A subscriber on YouTube reminded me that I didn’t say anything about movies in this video. Movies are great for learning English! Hello, I’m English Teacher Fred and today I’m going to answer the question that everybody asks me. I’ve been asked many many many many times over many years, about 10 years of teaching. [...]
Most people who try to learn a second language are not successful. Many study for years and still can’t understand or be understood by native speakers. But some people are successful even though they never study in the traditional way- why? What is the key to learning English? English Teacher Fred explains.
Sometimes I go over to Yahoo Answers and see if I can help somebody with their questions about learning English and today I had a nice surprise: two of my answers on Yahoo Answers were chosen as Best Answer. The first one said, “I need agod website for learning english?” Which, of course, should be, [...]
Students often want to know if they should take the major tests of English as a second language: TOEIC, IELTS and TOEFL. They wonder if it will affect their chance to be admitted to universities or get the job they want. It’s only necessary to take one of the tests if it is required by [...]
Answer: I think that the best American late night talk show for learning English is whichever one you enjoy the most. I don’t watch television very much but I do really like talk shows. In the USA there are daytime talk shows and “late night” talk shows. Daytime talk shows are mostly made for women, [...]
Hi, this is English Teacher Fred. I’m just finishing up a great meal. Just a minute. Excuse me. Oh wow; my wife is the best cook in the world! See? Here’s my empty bowl. I love Vietnamese food! I love Asian food. I’m American; I live in Vietnam and one reason I love to live [...]
Hi, Teacher Fred here. Welcome to my classroom! I have a deck of cards and each card has a different phrasal verb or idiom. So what I’m going to do now is shuffle; this is called shuffling the cards. Shuffle the cards and mix them up. Shuffle the cards. Here we are- this is the [...]
Hi, this is English Teacher Fred. Today I wanted to talk about the words “learn” and “study.” Because yesterday a student asked me about these two words. Usually teachers will say, “Learn and study- they mean the same thing.” Right? But they don’t mean exactly the same thing. They’re nearly the same. Sometimes you can [...]
