Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We often talk about our supervisors, managers, and bosses with colleagues, family, and friends. Do you have a boss you love? Maybe you have a boss you hate. In this class, I will teach you common expressions we use when talking about our boss. I will teach positive and negative expressions. Learn what it means to "play favourites", have a "micromanager", "get on someone’s case", be "voluntold" to do something, be "professional", "approachable", "supportive", and much more. Practice these expressions with the quiz: engvid.com/how-to-talk-about-your-boss-in-english
Learn more work English with these lessons!
How to talk about your co-workers in English: youtu.be/JncspyYVjls
How to talk about your job in English: 10 Key Verbs youtu.be/OQ8g6uuzlBM
We often talk about our supervisors, managers, and bosses with colleagues, family, and friends. Do you have a boss you love? Maybe you have a boss you hate. In this class, I will teach you common expressions we use when talking about our boss. I will teach positive and negative expressions. Learn what it means to "play favourites", have a "micromanager", "get on someone’s case", be "voluntold" to do something, be "professional", "approachable", "supportive", and much more. Practice these expressions with the quiz: engvid.com/how-to-talk-about-your-boss-in-english
Learn more work English with these lessons!
How to talk about your co-workers in English: youtu.be/JncspyYVjls
How to talk about your job in English: 10 Key Verbs youtu.be/OQ8g6uuzlBM
![5 English Idioms to MOTIVATE & INSPIRE
Practice makes perfect! In this class, you’ll learn 5 English expressions that motivate and inspire. Learn about the expressions “no pain, no gain”, “the sky’s the limit”, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade”, “practice makes perfect”, and “better late than never”. Make your own English sign to encourage you and learn at the same time. Or you can use these expressions to encourage others. Then test yourself with the quiz at https://www.engvid.com/5-english-idioms-to-motivate-inspire/
Learn more English expressions with these videos:
How to wish someone good luck https://youtu.be/8SapxjrfC6A
11 Common Social Expressions https://youtu.be/VgG0J2-OxfM
In this lesson:
0:00 English Expressions for Motivation
1:56 Practice makes perfect.
5:00 When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
8:11 No pain, no gain.
11:10 Better late than never.
13:35 The skys the limit.
15:57 – Practice –
TRANSCRIPT:
Hello, my name is Emma, and in todays video, I am going to inspire you.
We are going to learn some very inspirational expressions in English.
So, I want you to imagine - so, in your head, picture this - imagine you have a friend,
and your friend gets a low IELTS score and is really sad.
Imagine you are learning English, no matter how hard you study, youre always reading
English books and practicing, you just cant understand the present perfect tense in English.
Whats the difference between the past tense and the present perfect tense?
Imagine, no matter how hard you try, you just dont understand it.
And then, imagine your son, even if youre younger, just imagine you have a son, he comes
home and he says, Mom, Dad, English is boring.
I hate English.
What do all of these examples have in common?
Well, Ill tell you what they have in common.
In all of these examples, these people need inspiration, they need encouragement.
So, in todays video, I am going to teach you the words you can say in English to anyone
in these situations or other situations to help them feel better and encourage them,
but also so you can improve your own English.
All of the expressions I will teach you today are very common expressions we use whenever
someone needs encouragement.
So, lets get started.
So, for each of the expressions Im going to teach you today, Ive made a beautiful
poster.
So, all of the posters are designed by me, and what I actually encourage students to
do or learners of English to do is make your own poster using these expressions.
They dont have to be as big as mine.
You can make a small poster, put it on your desk or on your refrigerator, or put it somewhere
you will see it and where you will see it often, because that will, first of all, help
you remember these expressions, but also its a great activity to, again, help you
remember.
Even writing the words will help you, and it can encourage you when you are having difficulties,
especially English difficulties.
So, lets look at the first example of a very popular expression - practice makes perfect.
And then at the bottom of my poster, I put 100%, A+, 10 out of 10.
So, what does it mean when we say practice makes perfect?
Well, it means that in order to improve - so, if you want to improve and to get better at
something, you need to practice, and you need to practice a lot.
So, we use this expression in many different situations.
We can use it for learning a language.
Right now, I am learning Chinese, and Im learning Chinese writing.
So, what I need to do every day is practice, practice, practice to get better, because
I hope one day to make perfect or to get perfect.
We can also use this for sports.
If you are learning or if you play soccer, you cant just start playing one day and be
an amazing soccer player.
No, you need to practice.
You know, you practice after school, you practice in the evening, or during the daytime.
So, the more you practice, the better you become.
So, heres my example.
You are learning English.
Remember, practice makes perfect.
And I just want to call your attention to the verb we use here.
Many learners get confused with make or do.
For this specific example, its always make.
So, practice makes, with an s, perfect.
So now, lets practice more, because practice makes perfect, and lets look at some other
examples of inspirational expressions.
Okay.
So, my next expression has to do with lemons and lemonade.
So, you might think, This seems like its going to be a strange expression.
Well, in fact, the next expression is pretty common.
We use it, again, when someone has a difficult situation, and we want to inspire them […] 5 English Idioms to MOTIVATE & INSPIRE](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nYcyb0hZfaY/mqdefault.jpg)






![Learn English Vocabulary: The people we LOVE ❤ – spouse, girlfriend, partner, husband...
Ready for an English lesson on romantic relationships? There are many terms we use when talking about people in romantic relationships. Spouse, partner, significant other, husband, wife, better half, lover, girlfriend, boyfriend, couple, and common-law are just some examples of relationship terms well be talking about in this video. I will teach you why some people might prefer the term partner instead of husband or wife. We will also discuss what people call the family of their husband or wife. For example, what does the term in-law mean and how do we use it to describe our partners family? After youve watched this lesson and learned what we call people we are in a relationship with when talking about them, watch Ronnies lesson to learn what we call them when talking TO them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URoJ6l5MVlY
Take the quiz: https://www.engvid.com/english-vocabulary-people-we-love/
TRANSCRIPT
Hello. My name is Emma, and in todays video we are going to talk about love and romance, and all those wonderful relationship words. Okay? So, this video is very important when were talking about conversational English and English vocabulary, because a lot of what we talk about is relationships. Maybe if we dont have a relationship, we might talk about our friends relationships or our familys relationships, so its good to know these words. So, were going to talk about some of the more common words youll hear people talk about. For example, maybe youve wondered before: Whats the difference between: spouse, husband, and partner? When do I use these different terms? Well, thats a great question. What do you call a girlfriend or boyfriend when youre in your 60s? Thats a great question, too. So we have a lot of these questions students often ask, so in this video Im going to answer them. So lets get started.
To start with, lets talk about marriage. Okay? Getting married. What do you call somebody who is married? Well, there are multiple things you can call a person who is married. If were looking at traditional terms, so terms a lot of people use that are more traditional, you might hear somebody talk about a husband if theyre talking about a man who is married, you might hear them talk about their hubby if theyre talking about a husband in an informal way. So, for example, I could talk about my husband or my hubby, they have the same meaning and theyre talking about a man. I can also, if Im talking about a woman, we can use the word wife: My wife. If were talking about more than one husband, we can just add an s and say: husbands. And if were talking about more than one wife, we actually have to change the spelling from f to v and add an s, and so this is pronounced: wives. Wife, wives. Okay? So these are women and these are men.
We also have another term which I like: spouse. So, spouse is a word that can mean either a husband or a wife, its a different word, but the point is that it can be a man or a woman. Okay? So you can talk about: My spouse, Your spouse, How long have you and your spouse been married? If youre having trouble remembering this word, you can think about a mouse, maybe a mouse whos married, that can help you remember the word spouse because it rhymes with mouse. Okay. So these are more the traditional terms we use when we talk about people who are married.
We also have less traditional terms that are very common and many people use. A less traditional term might be the term partner. When were talking about partner, you have your business partners, but in a relationship when youre talking about romance and love, you can also have a partner. So, a partner is someone you are in a relationship with. So, in this case, partner can mean that youre married to the person, so maybe youre married, but its not necessary. So some people use the term partner when theyre talking about who theyre married to, and other people use the word partner and theyre not married, so it can mean married or not. We can also use partner... Its genderless, meaning we dont know if the partner refers to a man, a woman, or a different gender. We also dont know if the person is in a same-sex relationship, or a gay or lesbian relationship, or if theyre in a heterosexual or a straight relationship. So, the word partner is... Its different than the more traditional terms because theres a lot of information that people might not want to share, so they might use the word partner instead. Or maybe husband and wife, those terms dont apply, so they like the word partner. You might also hear somebody talk about their life partner, which is another way to say partner or their domestic partner. […] Learn English Vocabulary: The people we LOVE ❤ – spouse, girlfriend, partner, husband...](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oIiCB0kdUJQ/mqdefault.jpg)


![How to succeed in your JOB INTERVIEW: Situational Questions
Imagine you have a job interview in the near future. How would you prepare for it? Job interviews can be difficult whether you are an English learner or a fluent speaker. Learning about common interview question types can help you prepare and feel more confident for the big day. In many English-speaking countries, interviews often include situational questions. A situational question gives you an imaginary scenario and asks what you would do if it were real. In this video, I will teach you about situational interview questions and how to answer them. This video also has a listening practice that will help you recognize these questions and prepare for them. After watching this video, watch some of my other job interview and employment skill videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v iRBcNs9oI8&list=PLaNNx1k0ao1uIoYaxVNntjU9kIjWYNlxO
TRANSCRIPT
Hello. My name is Emma, and in todays video, I am going to teach you about job interview questions; specifically, we are going to talk about a type of job interview question called a situational interview question. Situational is quite a large word, and you know, its nothing to be afraid of, if you get this type of question. What we are going to learn today is how to recognize a situational interview question, and how to answer one. Okay? And Im going to share a whole bunch of tips on the best ways to answer these types of questions.
All right, so to get started, Ive shown some examples of a situational interview type of question. So, lets read these together.
The first question: You hear someone making a racist joke in your office. What would you do?
You disagree with the way your supervisor says to solve a problem. What would you do?
You have been placed in charge of a team for a new project. What are your first steps to get the team going?
Okay? So, I want you to think about these questions, and: What do they have in common? Okay? If you said that these questions were talking about an imaginary situation or a hypothetical situation, youre correct. When we answer these types of questions, were talking about something we would do if a situation happened. So, this is not based on our experiences; this is based on, you know, what we might do if this situation happened to us. Okay? So, again, there are many different types of interview questions; this is just one type that you might get. And these are just some examples; there are many more examples of situational interview questions.
So, how do we know these questions are situational interview type questions? Well, theres a couple of keywords which can really help you recognize and identify these types of questions. If you hear the word: If; if you hear the word would, these are really good hints. So, for example: What would you do? Thats a... right there, we know: Okay: What would you do? its a situational question. Again: What would you do?
Another common clue or another way we can tell that a question is situational is they often start with the word: You, because they want you to imagine yourself in this situation. So, for example: You hear someone making a racist joke in the office. Or: You have been placed in charge of a team for a new project. This hasnt actually happened to you yet, but this is something that might happen to you in the future at this job. So, the interviewer wants to know: If this happened, what would you do? Okay?
Okay, so now what were going to do is were going to look at some more examples of situational interview questions, and were going to do a practice listening activity to help you practice recognizing these types of questions.
Okay, so now that you know a little bit more about situational interview questions, lets practice listening for them. Okay? So, what Im going to do is Im going to say some different types of interview questions, and I want you to decide: Are they situational or not? Are they situational or something else? Okay? So, I want you to take out a piece of paper and get your pen or pencil ready, and I want you to make a picture on your paper that looks like this. Okay? So you can write: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, a column for yes and a column for no. Okay? And when... so, you can pause the video, and then when youre ready, you can unpause it and we can begin. Okay.
So, now that you have your piece of paper and your pencil ready, and youve put this on your paper, lets get started. Im going to say a question, and if its situational, I want you to put a checkmark under Yes; if its not situational, I want you to put a checkmark under No. Okay? And to help you with this, remember: Situational questions usually have keywords in them, like: If, would, or they might begin with a sentence that starts with You. Okay? So, lets... lets practice.
Question number one: What would you do if you knew your boss was absolutely wrong about an important work-related issue? […] How to succeed in your JOB INTERVIEW: Situational Questions](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pVEk3VcMzz0/mqdefault.jpg)