Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this English vocabulary lesson, you will learn useful language for going to the pharmacy. The pharmacy is the place you go to get medicine. You will learn many important words and phrases like “drop off”, “pick up”, “prescription”, “generic”, “brand name”, “medication”, “medicine”, “pill”, “tablet”, “dosage”, “pay out of pocket”, “coverage”, and “to get a prescription filled”. This is common and useful vocabulary that you will use frequently. Knowing words like “generic” might actually save you money at the pharmacy, so you can thank me later! Test yourself with the quiz at engvid.com/everyday-english-pharmacy
Vocabulary videos to watch next:
Speaking English: How to answer the phone youtu.be/lCBF659RMtg
The Secret to Remembering Vocabulary youtu.be/FNYNcCZpa9M
In this English vocabulary lesson, you will learn useful language for going to the pharmacy. The pharmacy is the place you go to get medicine. You will learn many important words and phrases like “drop off”, “pick up”, “prescription”, “generic”, “brand name”, “medication”, “medicine”, “pill”, “tablet”, “dosage”, “pay out of pocket”, “coverage”, and “to get a prescription filled”. This is common and useful vocabulary that you will use frequently. Knowing words like “generic” might actually save you money at the pharmacy, so you can thank me later! Test yourself with the quiz at engvid.com/everyday-english-pharmacy
Vocabulary videos to watch next:
Speaking English: How to answer the phone youtu.be/lCBF659RMtg
The Secret to Remembering Vocabulary youtu.be/FNYNcCZpa9M

![How to use sequencers in English: FIRST, THEN, NEXT, AFTER THAT, FINALLY
Sequencers are words that organize your writing and speaking, words like “first”, “next”, “then”, “after that”, and “finally”. We often use sequencers in English when we give instructions, describe a process, or tell stories. Using sequencers is a simple trick that improves your writing and speaking because it organizes your ideas into sections and gives them an order. Watch the video and you will see how sequencers can help others understand you more clearly. Next, take the quiz at https://www.engvid.com/english-writing-sequencing-first-next-finally/
TRANSCRIPT
Hello. My name is Emma, and in todays video I am going to teach you about sequencers. So, sequencers are words like: First, Next, Then, After that, and Finally. We use sequencers when we are talking about steps or the order of doing things. So, we will use sequencers when we tell stories. We use sequencers when we give instructions, such as how to do something. Okay? Because when we tell someone how to do something, were giving them a lot of different steps, and so sequencers help us organize these steps. Okay, so lets get started and lets see some examples of how we use sequencers.
So, I have here my five steps: First, Next, Then, After that, and Finally. These are the sequencers were focusing on in todays lesson. So, I want you to imagine you want to tell somebody how to make a hamburger. Okay? When you make a hamburger, there are different steps to making a hamburger.
First, you take a bun. Next, you put lettuce on the bun. Then you add a hamburger or the meat. After that, maybe you put ketchup or mustard. And finally, you put on the top bun and you eat it. So, these are the five steps in making a hamburger. Thats just an example of how we would use this type of language. Okay?
So, when were using sequencers, First always comes first. Okay? So, notice First is number one. So, when were giving instructions or were giving steps, this is how we would start. When were ending our instructions or at the end of what were saying, when were giving a how-to or telling somebody how to do something, we can end with this word: Finally. So, First is the first thing you say, Finally is the last, and then we have these three: Next, Then, and After that. They all mean the same thing, so you can use Then as your second step; you can use After that as your final step; you can use these interchangeably. So, it doesnt matter the order of these three. First, Then, Next, After that, Finally - we can use sequencers in that way, too.
So, lets think of some more examples. I want you to use these in your own life, or think about ways you can use these in your own life. I want you to think about when you woke up this morning. What were five things you did? And think about the order you did them in. So, maybe: First, you heard your alarm clock. Okay? So, first, you woke up and you heard your alarm clock. Whats the second thing that happened? Well, maybe if youre like me: Next, I had a shower. I took a shower. Okay. After that, I ate breakfast. Then I brushed my teeth. And finally... Oo, what did I do finally this morning? I think I went for a walk. Okay? So, those were the five things I did this morning in the order I did them.
So, I want you to try: Think about the five things you did this morning. And you can say them out loud to practice. Okay? So: First, you... Next... Then... After that... And: Finally... So lets look at another example of how we can use these sequencers.
So, one of my favourite things in life is drinking tea; I love tea. So, I am going to use sequencers to teach you how to make a cup of tea. So, first thing I want to use is the word First. The first thing you do is first: You boil the water. Okay? So, you boil water; you make it very hot. Then you add tea to your cup. Okay? Maybe you have a tea bag. Next, you add the hot water to the cup. After that, add milk and sugar. Finally, you stir it and you drink it. Okay?
So, these are steps in making a cup of tea. Now, if I wanted to, I could go and make more steps. Okay? And I can use some of these multiple times. So, maybe I can use Then to talk about: Then you let the tea steep or you let the tea... You... I dont know. Then you add honey. So, there are other steps you might add. And you can use some of these sequencers multiple times. Again, the main thing is: Use First for the first step, and Finally for the last step. Lets look at one more example of using sequencers when were talking about how to do something.
Okay, so let me tell you about a true story. I have a friend named Lucy, and she is beautiful, smart, funny; shes a wonderful woman, and right now shes looking for a boyfriend. So, she asked me for advice: Emma, how can I find the man of my dreams? […] How to use sequencers in English: FIRST, THEN, NEXT, AFTER THAT, FINALLY](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sFrHK7cHzkA/mqdefault.jpg)

![Easy English Conversation: “What do you do?”
Do you know how to answer the very common question “What do you do?” in English? Learn natural, easy ways to talk about your job, your studies, and other situations like being unemployed, retired, or a stay-at-home parent. You’ll learn key expressions and useful grammar. I will show you the difference between phrases such as “I work in”, “I work at”, “I work for”, and “I work as”. We will also look at common mistakes, and go over tips to sound more natural and confident. https://www.engvid.com/easy-english-conversation-what-do-you-do/
More of my Easy English Conversation videos:
https://youtu.be/zM6j8XU7P0I
https://youtu.be/OIqDAF8szq4
Watch the full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaNNx1k0ao1sBSm9fJBbbQXx2JRXIym3H
In this lesson:
0:00 How to answer What do you do? in English
0:48 Im a .
1:44 I work in .
3:00 I work at .
3:31 I work for .
4:33 Ive been working there for/since .
6:20 full-time, part-time, weekends...
7:47 No job?
9:37 Retired?
11:32 Student?
14:27 I studied at .
14:59 I graduated from in .
15:19 Conclusion
Transcript:
Today were going to look at a very common question, What do you do? So What do you do? means what kind of work do you do? Are you a student? Its a very common question during small talk, when were meeting people for the first time. So today were going to look at how to answer this question. Were going to look at how to answer this question if you work. How to answer this question if youre in school. How to answer this question if you are retired. And how to answer this question if you dont work or youre looking for work. So lets get started by looking at what do you say if somebody says, What do you do?
So, the question is What do you do? or What do you do for work? You might hear these questions, they mean the same thing. So how do you answer this question? Well, first you can say your job title. Im a... And then you write the job. Now, a lot of students forget that they need a or an depending on if the job starts with a vowel sound, but lets look at some examples. Im a veterinarian. Im a teacher. Im a doctor. Im a lawyer. So this is very simple English, but something you really need to know because we ask this question all the time. What do you do? Im a teacher.
The next thing you might say about your work is the industry you work in. You might do this if your job is more complicated, or maybe you dont have a specific title. So for example, Im a teacher. I work in education. So, my industry is education. Another industry would be healthcare. So if youre a nurse, you work in healthcare. Maybe youre a physiotherapist, you work in healthcare. Other people work in finance, especially if they work, you know, in some sort of business. Maybe you work... So maybe you work for the government. You can say, I work in government. I work in IT. So these are all different industries. I work in construction. So theres a lot of different industries. The main thing I want to point out here is this preposition. I work in, and then you say the industry.
Okay, this is a little bit different from the next sentence I have. I work at... We usually follow at with the name of our company. I work at Sears. I work at Amazon. I work at Air Canada. So, whatever the name of the company is, you can write the company name here. Now, the next sentence is very similar to this sentence. We often use them in the same way. So, after for, you can also put the name of a company. I work for Air Canada. I work for Sears. I work for Amazon. Theres a slight difference between these two words, but its not a big difference. We often use them in the same way. So, you can say, I work at with the company name, or I work for with the company name. So lets look at an example. So imagine you say, What do you do? Oh, Im an engineer. I work in IT. I work at ABC Company, or I work for ABC Company. So, this is very standard. You will probably answer this question a lot. This is a great way to answer this question.
Another thing we often talk about is how long we have been working at a place. People want to know when you started at your job. So, you might say, Im a lawyer. Ive been working at my company for five years. Ive been working at my company for one year. Ive been working at my company for two months. So, this sentence is a little bit difficult in terms of the grammar, because we have the present perfect continuous. So, if you havent studied this, you might see this and say, Ooh, its a long sentence. But its a very important sentence because we use it all the time in conversation. So, if you memorize this sentence, its very useful. […] Easy English Conversation: “What do you do?”](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sf-7js2_kL0/mqdefault.jpg)



![How to learn MORE English with Emma
http://www.TeacherEmma.com Are you looking for more ways to learn English? In this video, I will talk about an exciting new opportunity. You will learn how you can get more English resources made by me. I will talk about my new website, http://www.teacheremma.com, and what I am currently offering to people. After watching the video, check out my website to learn more.
TRANSCRIPT
Hello. My name is Emma, and in todays video I want to tell you about a very exciting opportunity; but before I talk about this really great opportunity, I wanted to tell you a little bit about myself and what I do.
So, I hope you see this heart, here. I put this heart here because I want to talk something thats very close, and near and dear to my heart, and that is teaching English. I believe English learning or learning the English language can help people change their lives for the better. Okay? A lot of you are learning English, and I want to ask you: Why are you learning English? Maybe some of you want a promotion at work, maybe some of you are looking for a new job or the love of your life, maybe some of you want to travel and see the world and you know English is going to help that goal; for others it might be about studying at a different university abroad; or maybe for those of you who work in business, maybe English can help you conduct your business better. Whatever the reason, there are many, many reasons why somebody might learn English, and Im here to help you with your goal.
So, my job is to help you meet your goals-whatever they are-by providing free English lessons. I have been doing this for a very long time. Since 2011, I have been creating YouTube videos about all sorts of things related to English; from listening, to grammar, to vocabulary, to test preparation. I create a lot of videos about English-language learning.
But what a lot of people dont realize is that these videos take a lot of time and effort to create, so I wanted to talk a little bit about that. What goes into creating one of our videos? Well, first of all, our videos require a team. You see me in front of the camera, but we have people working behind the camera who Id like to thank; we have people who film, people who edit, who produce, we have people who create the closed captioning at the bottom of the videos to help our learners understand them better. So, we are a team who create these videos.
The second thing I wanted to say is that these videos take a lot of time and effort, and were very happy to create these videos because they are very important to a lot of people; and we believe in free, accessible education. So, let me tell you a little bit more about myself and why I do what I do.
So, I have spent years learning on how to teach and what goes into learning a language. I have gone to different conferences, I have taken many courses and certifications, as well as recently I obtained a masters related to language learning. Another thing that a lot of people might not know about me is I still work full time. So, during the day I work and I teach; and its in the evenings and on weekends when I do my passion. Well, my passion is teaching, but I mean my passion at work of creating these free videos.
So, some of you might wonder: Why do you spend your evenings and weekends creating these videos? Well, to me theyre very important for the following reasons. I like to help to create these free videos because I think they really help people. Ive met a lot of different people who have watched my videos, and Im always glad to help. I think that English can help people reach their goals, and I want to be a part of this and I want to help people reach their goals, so this is one reason why I do this. I also very much believe in accessible education.
To me, I like the idea of a fair world; I like the idea of free education where it doesnt matter how much money you have, and it doesnt matter where you live, or even what... If you have a disability or not. I like the idea of everybody having access to education. So, one reason I create these videos is to make the world more accessible and to provide free education for all. I also think its important that when you know something, you should share it when it comes to new research, or new information, and new knowledge. Ive spent a lot of time learning about the best ways to learn a language, so I like sharing this with others.
Finally, I love sharing my culture. Im a very proud Canadian and a very proud Torontonian, which is somebody from Toronto. So, in these videos I get to talk a lot about my city and my country, and I get to share aspects of my culture, and I also love learning about other peoples cultures, so doing this really helps me to do that. […] How to learn MORE English with Emma](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tswlnt_TcOM/mqdefault.jpg)

![Learn English: How to use ID BETTER & ID BETTER NOT
Its late. Id better go. Have you ever heard this in conversation or a movie? The expressions Id better and Id better not are very, very common in conversation. In this English class, you will learn what these expressions mean, how to use them, and how not to use them. We will look at many examples of the use of these expressions, and Ill explain the grammar too. You will also learn about the meaning of youd better, which we use to express an order or a strong suggestion. At the end of the video, try my quiz at https://www.engvid.com/learn-english-better-better-not/ to practice what you have learned.
TRANSCRIPT
Hello. My name is Emma, and in todays video I am going to teach you a very common and important expression we use in English, and that expression is: Id better; or in the negative form: Id better not. So we use this expression a lot. But before I teach you how to use this expression, Im going to give you an example to help you understand when we use this expression. Okay, so lets get started.
So I have here my friend Jack, and youll notice Jack is a little confused. He has a whole bunch of question marks around his head, because hes thinking. So, what is Jack thinking about? Well, Jack has a test at 8am, and hes nervous about his test, and so hes wondering: What should I do? Thats what Jack is thinking. So I want you to think about: What should Jack do in this situation? He has a test at 8am. Should he go to bed early? Should he party all night? Or should he watch TV all night? What do you think? And he really wants to do well on his test. Well, hopefully, you know, you said the first one: Jack should go to bed early. So this is when we would use the expression: Id better. We would use it in this case.
And what does it mean? We use: Id better when we want to talk about something thats a good idea to do; and if we dont do it, there might be a problem. Okay? So, for example: Id better go to bed early. This is something Jack would say, because going to bed early is a good idea. He has a test to study for... Or, sorry. He has a test the next day, so its very important that he goes to bed early. Okay? So lets make this into an expression Jack can say. Id better, and then we put the verb, which is the action or the good idea. So, in Jacks case, Jack would say: Id better go to bed. Id better go to bed. So, now lets look at more examples of the expression: Id better.
Okay, so you might be wondering: What does Id better stand for? If you actually break up the Id, because Id is a contraction, it stands for: I had better. But usually when we use: Id better, we dont usually use it with the word had; we usually use it in conversation with the contraction. And so, the way we pronounce that is: Id better. So lets look at some examples with this expression.
Okay, so I want you to imagine its going to rain later today. Whats a good idea? If its going to rain, a good idea is to bring an umbrella. So, we can use this expression to talk about this good idea. Id better bring an umbrella today because its going to rain. Okay? If I dont bring an umbrella, Im going to get wet. So this is a good idea; and if I dont do it, something bad is probably going to happen - Ill get wet.
So lets look at another example. Id better leave my house earlier because I dont want to be late. So maybe theres a meeting or a job interview, and youre thinking: Oh, I need to get to work early, or: I need to get to this job interview early. Thats a good idea. A good idea is to leave my house early. So, because were talking about a good idea, we say: Id better leave my house earlier than normal. If I dont leave my house early, maybe there will be problems getting to the interview; maybe Ill be late. Okay? So we often use Id better when were talking about a good idea; and if we dont do this good idea, there can be a problem.
This is a very common thing youll hear people say: Its late, okay? Meaning its late at night. Youre at somebodys house: Its late. Id better go. Okay? So, I think this is actually probably the most common way we use this expression. Youll see it all the time in movies; somebody often says: Its late. Id better go.
And then another example: My friends are coming over. Okay? So, whats the good idea? Your friends are coming over. Its usually good to buy some food, maybe some drinks, so: Id better buy some food. Okay? So thats a good idea. If I dont buy food, my friends will be hungry.
I just wanted to point out one thing. Youll notice after: Id better, its the same in each sentence: Id better, Id better, Id better, Id better... What comes right after the word Id better...? Or, sorry. The expression is the verb. So, in this case, we have the verb buy; in this case, we have the verb go; we have the verb leave; and we have the verb bring. […] Learn English: How to use ID BETTER & ID BETTER NOT](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uJ4yvTzW_Xw/mqdefault.jpg)
