American English With Brent

🇺🇸  🇬🇧  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 contacts.” I tell a story in slow, clear English to help you with your listening comprehension. I explain how the CDC or Center for Disease Control in Atlanta defines close contact. My son has to quarantine because one of his hockey coaches tested positive, but oddly he is experiencing no symptoms. My wife has to quarantine because one of her students tested positive and is actually pretty sick with flu-like symptoms.   Towards the end of the lesson, I explain how the next presidential term doesn’t begin until January 20th, 2021, so we are in no rush to find out who will serve for the next four years.  Please check out a great English-learning channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmW5tmKIBrryNf5n-_A6Fmw  🔷  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?b=1355613&u=2346050&m=70611&urllink=&afftrack=  🔷 To become a member, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join  🔷  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/americanenglishwiththisguy

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 English and American culture.    Link to original video: https://youtu.be/8Nyhm2v0bOU 🇺🇸  🇬🇧  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=  🔷  Follow me on Instagram for mini-mini lessons: https://www.instagram.com/americanenglishwiththisguy/  🔷 To become a member, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join  🔷  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/americanenglishwiththisguy

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 Does Blood Curdling Scream Mean in English?  2:33-4:04 How to Use Shopping Spree and Spending Spree in English  4:04-5:07 Political Door Hangers in the United States   5:08-6:59 What is Flannel Friday, a Dress Shirt, and a Collared Shirt in English?  7:00-9:42 What does "No Brainer" Mean in English?  9:43-11:44 How to Use "I Used To" and "I Am Used To" in English   11:45-13:00 How to Use "Tad" in English   🔷  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?b=1355613&u=2346050&m=70611&urllink=&afftrack=  🔷 To become a member, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join  🔷  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/americanenglishwiththisguy

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.   I explain the phrasal verb, dress up.  The expression "once in a blue moon."  Candy apples Candy corn Trick or treat. Smell my feet. Give me something good to eat.  The American English saying, "An apple a day will keep the doctor away."  And how at a cemetary, you might see a headstone or tombstone and why R.I.P. or "rest in peace" is often written at the top.    🔷  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?b=1355613&u=2346050&m=70611&urllink=&afftrack=  🔷 To become a member, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join  🔷  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/americanenglishwiththisguy

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: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1355613&u=2346050&m=70611&urllink=&afftrack=  🔷  Follow me on Instagram for mini-mini lessons: https://www.instagram.com/americanenglishwiththisguy/  🔷 To become a member, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join  🔷  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/americanenglishwiththisguy

This podcast is unlike anything I've done before, I actually combine two lessons, "How Americans do yard work or fall clean up" and "How American Schools deal with fire drills or evacuations." Yard work is never fun for me. It's usually pretty cold because winter is coming. I'd rather be making YouTube lessons for you guys or learning some Italian, but it has to be done or there is an even bigger mess in the spring.   School fire drills in the United States have changed recently because of a few violent and unfortunate incidents involving guns.  American teachers have several events they have to prepare their students for: fire drills, evacuation drill, and a lockdown. It is important for students and teachers to leave the building calmly, but quickly during a fire drill or school evacuation. If an American school goes into a lockdown, it's important for students and teachers to be silent in the dark. It's a pretty scary thing, even for teachers.     0:00-1:30 Introduction  1:31-7:06 How Americans Do Yard Work  7:07-16:24 How American Schools Do Fire Drills 🇺🇸  🇬🇧  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=  🔷  Follow me on Instagram for mini-mini lessons: https://www.instagram.com/americanenglishwiththisguy/  🔷 To become a member, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join  🔷  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/americanenglishwiththisguy   0:00-1:30 Introduction 1:31-7:06 How Americans Do Yard Work 7:07-16:24 How American Schools Do Fire Drills

If you are learning English with this podcast, please rate and review on Apple podcasts. Thank you so much! Because of the video about how Americans elect their president, several questions were asked. In this follow-up video, I explain why Joe Biden picked Kamala as his running mate for the Democratic presidential ticket. I explain how a state might be their elector for the electoral college. I also teach you what a faithless elector is and why we rarely see one.  I explain how the general election is different from the primaries.     Video about the primaries: https://youtu.be/bN3-_rkxlz4 Video about how Americans elect a president: https://youtu.be/f0ATTtCLgfM Video about when President Trump got COVID: https://youtu.be/cDfcPELPnnI 🇺🇸  🇬🇧  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=  🔷  Follow me on Instagram for mini-mini lessons: https://www.instagram.com/americanenglishwiththisguy/  🔷 To become a member, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join  🔷  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/americanenglishwiththisguy

In this English lesson, I teach you how to use the Latin and Greek root, "spect," meaning "to look." I define and give examples for 11 English vocabulary words with speck like: circumspect, inspect, introspection, perspective, respect, retrospective, spectacle, spectacles, spectator, spectrum, and speculate.    Here is a link to a Quizlet I made for these words: https://quizlet.com/_45rf22?x=1jqt&i=14yb2s  🇺🇸  🇬🇧  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=  🔷  Follow me on Instagram for mini-mini lessons: https://www.instagram.com/americanenglishwiththisguy/  🔷 To become a member, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join  🔷  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/americanenglishwiththisguy

During this livestream, I answer viewers questions about learning English, but try to stress the importance of celebrating your small successes in English learning. The theme of today's lesson is to celebrate those little successes you have in learning English. Don't always wait for the big ones. I think you'll have more fun if you do.  To view the original video: https://youtu.be/eHdMRTmgvFk 🇺🇸  🇬🇧  Follow this link for bonus credits from Italki after your first purchase: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1355613&u=2346050&m=70611&urllink=&afftrack=    🔷  Follow me on Instagram for mini-mini lessons: https://www.instagram.com/americanenglishwiththisguy/    🔷 To become a member, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join    🔷  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/americanenglishwiththisguy    🔷 A playlist with helpful videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZJxW7kBsjp8Gb9KQErGa3Kbvu_LptPT-

In this English lesson, I explain how American vote for a United States presidents. It is pretty complicated because we don't directly elect our president. There is something in between the votes and the president, and that's called the electoral college. Large states like California have many electoral college votes, 55. Small states like mine only have four, but the popular vote really doesn't matter. Hillary Clinton actually got more votes in 2016, but Donald Trump because president because he won the electoral college votes. I also talk about how blue states are Democratic states and how red states are Republican states.   🇺🇸  🇬🇧  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=  🔷  Follow me on Instagram for mini-mini lessons: https://www.instagram.com/americanenglishwiththisguy/  🔷 To become a member, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join  🔷  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/americanenglishwiththisguy