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July pub quiz

8 general knowledge questions for you to answer.

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Starting a new hobby: DIY

Do you 'do it yourself'? Or do you call the builder?

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Identify the Phrasal Verb (ADVANCED)

Can you replace the word or expression with a phrasal verb?

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My favourite words and phrases: "get by"

Here's a phrasal verb that is commonly used by English natives, but do you know what it means and how to use it?

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Correct the mistakes

Can you find and correct the mistakes in Ben's sentences?

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The world’s weirdest hotels

Ben looks at some of the strangest hotels in the world.

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Avoiding double negatives

In English, we don't use double negatives! 'I didn't do nothing' is NOT a correct sentence! Ben explains how to correctly structure these types of sentences.

My favourite words and phrases: "Indeed"

Ben discusses how to use the word 'indeed'

Guess the homophone

Can you fill in the blanks with the missing homophones? 

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Debate: Should stag dos (bachelor parties) be the greatest day of the groom’s life or a cruel nightmare?

How should we celebrate the end of a man's single life? With humour? Or humiliation?

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Using 'gonna' and 'wanna'

In today's episode you'll learn how to use these two informal contractions.

Understanding the lyrics: 'I Will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor

Ben takes a look at the lyrics to this classic song from 1978.

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Correct the mistakes

Can you find and correct the mistakes in Ben's sentences?

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A trip to the Lake District

Ben talks about his recent long weekend in one of the most beautiful parts of England.

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Using inversions in a story

7 inversions: can you find them? Read Ben's story on his Patreon page (available to everyone!): patreon.com/learnenglishwithben

Test your irregular verbs

Do you know the irregular verbs? Ben has a test for you...

Identify the Phrasal Verb

Can you replace the word or expression with a phrasal verb?

Summer in Britain: What is the Ashes and why is it so popular?

Here in Britain, everyone's talking about... cricket!

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Inversions, part three: Conditionals

Ben looks at how to use the inverted structure in conditional sentences.

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Connecting words: Words and phrases of contrast

Ben looks at how to connect contrasting statements.

June pub quiz

8 general knowledge questions for you to answer

Being British - part 14: Having a phone call

Ben explains how to navigate your way through an awkward British conversation.

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Inversions, part two: So, neither and nor

Ben looks at how to invert the subject and verb when agreeing with statements.

Guess the homophone

Do this exercise to see if you can identify the three homophones - words that look different but sound the same - in Ben's sentences.

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Correct the mistakes

Can you find and correct the mistakes in Ben's sentences?

DEBATE: Is technology going too far?

With wearable tech and artificial intelligence on the rise, Ben considers whether things are going too fast and too far!

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Inversions, part one: negative sentences

We take a look at how to use inversions with some negative phrases

My favourite words and phrases: ‘Ultimately’

Ben talks about one of his favourite words to use: 'ultimately'. So what does it mean and how do we use it?

Beach vocabulary

Do you know which word related to the beach Ben is describing?