American English With Brent

Hello! My name is Brent. I've been an English teacher in the United States for 20 years.    For about an hour or so, I will answer your questions about the English language and American culture.    🔷 To become a member, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join  🔷  Follow me on Instagram for mini-mini lessons: https://www.instagr...

Here is an English lesson in about 10 minutes for those students who do not have a lot of free time.    Link to original video: https://youtu.be/gf4uBUeUFV4 0:00-0:53 Introduction 0:53-1:11 I Catch a Possum  1:12-2:03 What Does Last Straw Mean in English?  2:04-2:17 What Does The Straw That Broke The Camel's Back Mean in English? 2:18-2:54 What Does the Term, Breezy, Mean in En...

Link to original video: https://youtu.be/CZnlxGkuOBE These questions come from an earlier livestream. I'm taking down some of the older livestreams and condensing them into new lessons.  I hope you like it. If this doesn't help your English learning, please give this video a thumbs down.   0:00=2:05 Explaining The Lesson  2:06-2:33 I Introduce Myself  2:34-4:18 What Does A...

In this English lesson, I explain how to use the phrasal verbs, "chew out" and "miss out" as simply as possible. I also have to watch out for the plow that is trying to clear the street that I'm walking on because I'm trying to teach during a snowstorm.  Because "tongue lashing" is closely related to "chew out," I also explain that English idiom.    🇺🇸  🇬🇧  Follow this lin...

Link to original video: https://youtu.be/R-Zv4fvt9sM Merry Christmas isn't said as much as other things like Merry Christmas. Try saying Season Greetings and a few other things that I mention in the video.  Seeing we have many different religions in the United States, Merry Christmas.   🇺🇸  🇬🇧  Follow this link for bonus credits from Italki for online English lessons after your...

If you are listening on Apple podcasts, I would really love if you'd leave a rating and a review for the podcast.  It helps others find it. Thank you.  Happy holidays. Happy New Year!  🔷 To become a member, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join   🔷  Follow me on Instagram for mini-mini lessons: https://www.instagram.com/americanen...

This is the first of a few podcasts that will be released where I explain some common and no so common English idioms. This is the second in a series of seven English idioms I am explaining during this week of idioms. I tried to pick one that is very common, but also one that many non-native English speakers might not have heard before.  I also explain some other English idioms like "All the...

Hello! My name is Brent. I've been an English teacher in the United States for 20 years.   For about an hour or so, I will answer your questions about the English language and American culture.    🔷 To become a member, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join  🔷  Follow me on Instagram for mini-mini lessons: https://www.instagra...

This English lesson will be a bit different with a focus on explaining a video my students watched called, The Cold War: Oversimplified. It is a great video split into two parts, but some of my students were confused about three parts: The Cuban Missile Crisis, the Domino Effect, and MAD- Mutually Assured Destruction.   This video might not be for everyone, but I know there are a few who...

I answer your questions about learning English, American culture, and American history.   Link to the original video: https://youtu.be/X8LXxZVdn4U Special thanks to: Andrea Finizzola, Jose Torres, Naat from Holland, Jana and An_Ja from Germany. 🇺🇸  🇬🇧  Follow this link for bonus credits from Italki for online English lessons after your first purchase: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=...

Link to the original video: https://youtu.be/wm1rm7HKkvs In this English lesson, I teach you about how American schools divide their school year. We might divide the year into quarters, semesters, or trimesters. I also talk about other things in English that might be divided into quarters, semesters, and trimesters.   🇺🇸  🇬🇧  Follow this link for bonus credits from Italki for online...

I will take your questions about learning English and American culture.   If you would be so  🔷 To become a member, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join  🔷  Follow me on Instagram for mini-mini lessons: https://www.instagram.com/americanenglishwiththisguy/  🇺🇸  🇬🇧  Follow this link for bonus credits from Italki for onli...

In this lesson, I answer a question I got from a channel member, Nori from Hungary. She was wondering how to use the English phrasal verb, "belt out." We mostly use belt out when we talk about singing a song. I also go over several other ways we use the word, belt. There is a mini lesson about the English idiom, "A Dime A Dozen" at the end of the video if you are interested.    Link to t...

Link to original video: https://youtu.be/6by0JmtdRdw 🔷 To become a member, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join   🔷  Follow me on Instagram for mini-mini lessons: https://www.instagram.com/americanenglishwiththisguy/   🇺🇸  🇬🇧  Follow this link for bonus credits from Italki for online English lessons after your first purchase: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm...

Follow this link to comment on the video to enter: https://youtu.be/6FlQQvjXFt0 Thank you so much for helping reach 2900 subscribers. It means so much.   We should hit 3000 soon.   And to celebrate that, I want to do the easiest giveaway ever.  All of the details are on the video/podcast episode, but it boils down to this:  Channel Members: 3 entries for gold members, two entri...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and subscribe. It helps others find the podcast.  Thank you so much. In this English lesson, I give a quick biography on Edgar Allan Poe and then I read an adaptation of his short story, "The Tell Tale Heart" in slow, clear, easy to understand English.    Poe was born in Boston in 1809, and he died in 1849. Some people say Poe "drank himself to...

In this English lesson, I tell a story about how my daughter, my son, my wife, and I have all had to quarantine since the beginning of the school year.  While I tell this story, I explain how you can use the following expressions: "I'm bummed," "What a bummer," "There's always a silver lining," and "We never know what tomorrow will bring." I think one of the best ways to learn English is to learn...

For about one hour, I will answer all of your questions about learning English and American culture. I have been teaching middle school and high school English in the United States for the past twenty years. We can talk about how the United States just observed Veterans Day or how it was once called Armistice Day. Anytime we talk about politics, that can be a tricky subject, but the presidential e...

Six other ways to say "I'm getting older" is what this English lesson about. I turned 45 recently and had to visit to doctor to get a shot because of some pain I had been having, so I thought it was a great opportunity to talk about getting older in English.    🔷 To become a member, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join  🔷  Follow me o...

I had to take the day off from teaching because I had a doctor's appointment right in the middle of the day.  I had a little extra time in the morning, so I went live on YouTube, rambling in slow, easy to understand English and took some questions from viewers. I hope you enjoy. A huge shoutout to Romer A. from Brazil for the very kind words he sent me. 🇧🇷 🇺🇸  🇬🇧  Follow this link f...

🇺🇸  🇬🇧  Follow this link for bonus credits from Italki for online English lessons after your first purchase: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1355613&u=2346050&m=70611&urllink=&afftrack=  🔷 Link to original YouTube video: https://youtu.be/f12UkiN447Q In this English lesson, I explain how both my son and my wife have had to quarantine, but because of different “close c...

I had to restart the livestream after some technical difficulties, but I think in the end, I turned out pretty well. My wife, Jamie, brought home some random candy bars and other candy.  I hope you enjoy.  Please rate and review the podcast if the spirit moves you. Thanks for listening. Thanks for all your support.  For about an hour, I will answer your questions about learning Engl...

These mini lessons are from other social media platforms, but I wanted to put them here on YouTube to help you with your English. But if you want to watch them all, sit back, relax, grab a Coke or coffee, maybe a notepad, because, you will learn a lot about seven English topics.  If you don't want to watch them all, here are the chapters:   0:00-1:14 Introduction  1:15-2:32 What Doe...

Halloween is one of the most popular holidays here in the United States, and in this lesson, I explain some of the most common English words and terms we use for Halloween. I explain how pumpkins are turned into jack-o'-lanterns and how some Americans will roast the pumpkin seeds after. I also explain how kids and adults "dress up" in their costumes as witches, werewolves, and mummies.  &nbsp...

My name is Brent. I've been an English teacher in the US for 20 years and the goal of this podcast is to improve your English. For about an hour, I will answer your questions about learning English and American culture.    🔷 Link to video: https://youtu.be/8Nyhm2v0bOU 🇺🇸  🇬🇧  Follow this link for bonus credits from Italki for online English lessons after your first purchase: h...