Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Learning English can be tough. However, there are aspects that make English easier to learn than many other languages around the world. The goal of this video is to make you feel a little better about the difficulty of English, and to let you know that it’s not ALL bad. Things like adjective conjugation, verb conjugation, noun conjugation, only having one definite article, a well-known alphabet, and the amount of resources available are some of the main features of English that make it easier than learning a language like Polish or Russian, for example. I’m not saying English IS easy; just that PARTS of it are. Let me know what you think in the comments. Happy studying! engvid.com/why-english-is-easy-to-learn
Watch next:
Don't make these mistakes in English! youtu.be/7q6YekNTwHA
Learning English can be tough. However, there are aspects that make English easier to learn than many other languages around the world. The goal of this video is to make you feel a little better about the difficulty of English, and to let you know that it’s not ALL bad. Things like adjective conjugation, verb conjugation, noun conjugation, only having one definite article, a well-known alphabet, and the amount of resources available are some of the main features of English that make it easier than learning a language like Polish or Russian, for example. I’m not saying English IS easy; just that PARTS of it are. Let me know what you think in the comments. Happy studying! engvid.com/why-english-is-easy-to-learn
Watch next:
Don't make these mistakes in English! youtu.be/7q6YekNTwHA



![Professional Prepositions: 12 English Phrases for Advanced Learners
Do you work in a professional English environment? There is a good chance your colleagues and bosses use these 12 phrases in emails, official documents, and meetings. These phrases include on the grounds of, in order to, with regard to, in relation to, in the event of, on behalf of, and more. What do these phrases have in common? They all start with prepositions. This lesson is perfect for upper-intermediate (B2) and advanced (C1) English learners. After watching, do the quiz to make sure you can understand and use the phrases yourself. https://www.engvid.com/speak-like-a-pro-12-prepositional-phrases-for-b2-c1-learners
Get more English resources on my website: https://EnglishAlex.com
Watch more of my videos about prepositions in English:
https://youtu.be/USPE4NTvWWA
https://youtu.be/s_VjtqfAdX0
In this lesson:
0:00 12 Professional English Prepositions
0:45 at the s request
1:16 at the request of
1:41 in order to
2:37 on the grounds of
3:47 with regard to & in regard to
5:13 in relation to
6:19 in the event of
7:05 on behalf of
8:21 in line with
9:35 due to
10:02 as a result of
Transcript:
If you work in a professional environment, you know that the English you hear inside your office can be different than the English you hear outside your office. Whether you are reading an email, an official company document, or you are participating in a video call with your boss, the English you hear or you read in those situations is specialized. In this video, Im going to teach you twelve prepositional phrases. Dont worry, prepositional phrases just means there is a preposition at the beginning of the phrase. Lets go back. Twelve prepositional phrases that you can use in a professional environment.
The first phrase that we will learn is at the request of someone or at someones request. For example, The meeting was cancelled at the directors request. This means that the director asked for the meeting to be cancelled. Maybe the director got stuck in traffic or maybe he had a family emergency. He called, he cancelled the meeting. It was cancelled at his request.
Next, At the request of the client, we cancelled the order. Maybe the client realized they didnt have enough money or they didnt want the product anymore. They asked for the cancellation of the order. And thats how you use at the request of and at someones request. See, I told you, it wouldnt be so bad. Our next phrase is in order to or in order to do something. This means so that we can do something or for the purposes of doing something. For example, In order to avoid confusion, please use the file naming system in the attached PDF. This might be an email from someone who wants you naming your files using a specific format so that files are easy to find in a folder.
Next, Well skip the next topic in order to save time. So that we can save time, we are going to skip the next topic in the meeting. Maybe we talked about the previous topic for too long, and this topic can be an email instead. Next, we have on the grounds of. This means for the reason of. This is used when you have an official reason for a decision, an action, or a judgment. Usually, there are negative consequences for someone when you see or use this phrase. Usually, its used in an official document, like a firing document, for example, or in an official email. Lets look at two examples. He was terminated on the grounds of poor performance. Because of his poor performance, he was fired. This is the reason for his termination. He was terminated on the grounds of poor performance. Next, The complaint was dismissed on the grounds of insufficient evidence. So maybe one of your colleagues accused you of doing something bad to them, but no one saw it. So the complaint that your colleague made was dismissed.
The next two phrases are with regard to and in regard to. So these are just fancier ways to say about something or concerning something. For example, Im writing in regard to your vacation request. You can also say, Im writing about your vacation request. This is a common email that you might receive from your HR department about a vacation request. Next, With regard to your email, you will receive a response by Friday. So concerning your email, about your email, like saying this, You will receive a response by Friday. I have not forgotten that you sent me an email. You can use one or the other, with regard to or in regard to. Just dont say in regards to. If you add an S, regards are positive wishes. You can end an email with regards. For example, Regards, Alex. Thats fine. But dont type or dont write with regards to. Its with regard to or in regard to. […] Professional Prepositions: 12 English Phrases for Advanced Learners](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iG6aQVLY6aY/mqdefault.jpg)

![Learn nature VOCABULARY in English with The Lord of the Rings
What’s better than learning new vocabulary from a book? Learning new vocabulary from one of the GREATEST works of fiction of the 20th century! In this dense lesson, I will drop you into the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings to teach a variety of nature vocabulary. The book’s fictional world of Middle-earth is full of real-life landscape descriptions, so even if you’re not a fan of fantasy genre fiction, there is still a lot for you to learn. Words covered in this lesson include: knoll, mist, fog, valley, slope, turf, hedge, bush, thicket, marsh, bog, fen, mire, brambles, and many more! If you would like to check out the book yourself, you can get the audio version FOR FREE by signing up for a 30-day trial with Audible through this link: https://www.engvid.com/out/audiblealex . You can also get the print or ebook version on Amazon here: https://www.engvid.com/to/amz_lotr . Remember, not all who wander are lost.
Take the quiz here: https://www.engvid.com/learn-nature-vocabulary-in-english-lotr/
Next, watch these other videos Ive done:
1. Learn English with STAR WARS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpksX5p0J9k&list=PLrPhmmx5j5b91KUH2ne-eaQSr3WofGqm9&index=3
2. 5 books to improve your English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDMhFFeByE&list=PLrPhmmx5j5b91KUH2ne-eaQSr3WofGqm9&index=8
3. Learn English with THE HUNGER GAMES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCZqIJAtqOI&list=PLrPhmmx5j5b91KUH2ne-eaQSr3WofGqm9&index=4
4. Learn English with HARRY POTTER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EENeehvNxWA&list=PLrPhmmx5j5b91KUH2ne-eaQSr3WofGqm9&index=2
TRANSCRIPT
Danh-danh-duh-duh-danh. Duh-duh-danh. Duh-duh-danh. Duh-danh-danh. Danh-danh-danh-danh. My precious. Come on. Thanks, Steve. He loves this book. Hey, everyone. Im Alex. Thanks for clicking, and welcome to this lesson on Nature Vocabulary with Lord of the Rings. Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien is one of the greatest, most important, most revered not just fantasy novels; but novels, period, in the English language. It is wonderful, beautiful, full of lush landscapes and scenery. And the reason Ive decided to focus on nature vocabulary for you guys is: Even if youre not a Lord of the Rings fan, this video is still useful for you because Im going to give you some vocab that is common, but also not so common, and all of it is in this book.
Now, if you like this book that I have in my hand, and you want to know: Alex, where can I get one? you can get either the physical copy or the e-book version at the Amazon link that is attached to this video. Or another option is, if you want to listen to the audiobook version of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring... Therere also two more books - The Two Towers and The Return of the King. If you want any one of those books, you can get the audiobook version by checking out the link to Audible that is also attached to this video. You can get the book for free by clicking at the link, and you will also sign up for a free 30-day trial.
So, if you like the book, if you like the audio quality, and... Which I think you will, because the narrator who, you know, does Lord of the Rings-Rob Inglis is his name-hes wonderful. I have the book on my own phone, Ive listened to it. He does, like, the songs that are in the story, he does the poems, and he has this deep, baritone voice when he reads the book, which is just beautiful. It makes you feel like your grandfather is reading the book to you. So, the audiobook is totally excellent. Check it out if you want at the Audible link that is attached to this video. I think thats all I wanted to say before we got into things. So, Im going to put this down far away from Steve, over here. Okay. Im watching you.
And were going to talk about some of the flora and the fauna of The Lord of the Rings series. And this vocabulary is found throughout the entire series. Okay? So, what I wanted to do, really, with this video and what I want to do for you guys is to make you feel comfortable in the world of Middle Earth, because there is a ton of travelling; there are a ton of natural, physical features that are described in the book. Its very beautiful, its very poetic, and if youre... If you like nature, this is the book for you. If you like fantasy, and action, and magic, and adventure, this is definitely the book for you.
So, I thought I would start with some of the wetter parts of the geography in Middle Earth, which is the fictional fantasy land that Lord of the Rings takes place in. So, well start very simple, a word you might already know, and that is a river. Now, a river is a large channel of water that flows into a sea. So, around Montreal, you have the Saint Lawrence River. The Nile is a river. The Amazon is a river. So, these are long channels of water that flow into the sea, and theres actually some debate over whether the Nile or the Amazon is the longest river in the world, depending on how you choose to measure them. […] Learn nature VOCABULARY in English with The Lord of the Rings](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ilBVx4LmYps/mqdefault.jpg)

![Improve your Academic Writing: PASSIVE PREPOSITIONAL VERBS (also great for IELTS & TOEFL!)
Learn expressions you can use to strengthen your academic essays. Whether you’re a high school student, an IELTS or TOEFL candidate, or an English language student, this lesson is guaranteed to boost your writing skills and to provide you with tools that will impress professors and make you fit in with any academic discussion. Learn passive prepositional verbs such as: be aimed at, be associated with, be based on, be regarded as, be defined as, be derived from, be divided into, be prejudiced against, and more. This is an advanced, but practical academic English writing lesson. Watch, learn, and your writing WILL improve. Once you have mastered the content, be sure to test your knowledge by completing the quiz at https://www.engvid.com/improve-your-academic-writing-passive-prepositional-verbs/, then USE the knowledge you have acquired in your daily written work.
TRANSCRIPT
Hey, everyone. Im Alex. Thanks for clicking, and welcome to this academic writing lesson. So, today I will be giving you some very practical skills, practical tools, practical expressions, words, phrases that you can use in your academic writing. So, this might prove useful if youre a high school student, a university student, college student, if you are someone who is writing an IELTS exam or a TOEFL exam, or any type of academic work. So, Im going to tell you the name... Technical name of these tools that Im going to give you today in a bit. First, I just want to start teaching you guys, and after the first six, Ill let you know on a little secret. Okay. Let you in on the little secret, thats the phrase.
So, first we have: be aimed at. Lets just stay with me. Lets read the example, and youll start noticing a pattern. So: The advertisement was aimed at males between the ages of 18 to 34. So, here youre saying the advertisement-the ad, the promotion-was targeted at... Aimed at males between 18 to 34. So, if you aim an advertisement, this means you try to put your focus of the advertisement on a specific group of people, a specific demographic. So, you have, you know, males between the ages of 18 to 34, so this is probably a beer commercial or a video game commercial maybe.
Next, we have the expression: to be associated with something or someone. So, if you are associated with something or someone, this means you have a connection to something or someone. So, for example: Drinking milk is often associated with strong bones. So this is, you know, what research says or what advertisers want us to believe. This could be an argument that youre making in a paper. So: Drinking milk is often associated with strong bones or with having strong bones; has a connection with it.
Next: to be based on something. Now, this is when youre using, you know, some sort of facts to establish a theory. So, to be based on. The study was based on 10 years of close observation. So, this means that the study, the origin of the study, the facts from 10 years, you know, thats what we used to base this study on; to do this study.
The next phrase I want you to remember is: to be regarded as or to be seen as something or someone. So, example: Albert Einstein is regarded as the premier theoretical physicist of the 20th century. So, this means people see Einstein as, you know, the premier physicist... Theoretical physicist of the 20th century. They regard him... They hold him in a high position in their minds. So, people say this. You can use this phrase to talk about not just people, but events. Okay? Like, the Olympics, World Cup, World War II. You know, what was it regarded as? What were these things seen as by people? How did people see them?
Be defined as - to give a definition. Right? So: Darkness is defined as the absence of light. If youre a high school student, this type of structure is okay to use. Many teachers say: Dont tell me Websters Dictionary defines this as blank. But, you know, if youre a high school student, youre just learning essays. Its important to define your terms; to give definitions, so: Darkness is defined as the absence of light. I will be using this definition in my paper.
And, finally, here: be derived from. If something is derived from something else, it means it comes from that thing; it originates from that thing. So, for example: Some medicines are derived from herbs. They are taken from, they come from those herbs. Okay?
Now, weve looked at six of these. What do you see that they all have in common? Okay, they all have: be, be, be, be, be; they all have a past participle verb: be aimed, be associated, be based; and they all have a preposition. Now, these are known as passive prepositional verbs. Okay? So, now that weve looked at the first six of passive prepositional verbs, were going to look at another six. […] Improve your Academic Writing: PASSIVE PREPOSITIONAL VERBS (also great for IELTS & TOEFL!)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/isOnLdTZ2zc/mqdefault.jpg)

![Improve your Vocabulary: English word pairs about TIME
Improve your English with this useful vocabulary lesson! Youll learn 10 common word pairs to improve your vocabulary and to give you more tools to speak like a native English speaker. Ill also give you examples and explain when these expressions are usually used. The word pairs include: now and then, quick and easy, then and there, slow and steady, little by little, and many more. Learn these short informal English phrases and youre guaranteed to sound more confident and comfortable in your English conversations.
TAKE THE QUIZ: https://www.engvid.com/vocabulary-english-word-pairs-time/
TRANSCRIPT
If youre lost, you can look and you will find me, time after time. Hey, everyone. Im Alex. Thanks for clicking, and welcome to this lesson on some common word pairs or expressions with time. So, not just the word time, but different expressions we use to indicate time, or different expressions or word pairs we use to talk about how long something takes, or when something happens. So, first were going to look at five, and then were going to look at another five, and each time we go over one of these word pairs Ill give you an example sentence, and I want you to, you know, see if you can guess the meaning of this expression from the context, and then I will tell you the actual definition of, you know, what this expression or this word pair means. So, lets not waste any more time and lets begin.
Number one: then and there. The sentence is: I was hired then and there. Now, if you know the meaning, obviously, of then, at that time; and there, in that place - it means at that moment. Okay? So at that exact moment. At that moment. So, imagine you go to a job interview in this case and the interview goes very well, sometimes the person who does your job interview says: Okay, well... Well call you back and well let you know. But sometimes if they know that youre the right person for the job, they will tell you when... They will ask you, actually: When can you start? and they will hire you on the spot, they will hire you then and there, in that moment. Okay? So thats what then and there means, at that moment. Or: She kissed me then and there., I was hired then and there.
Next: sooner or later. Sooner or later. Youll have to do it sooner or later. So, most of us I think dont like washing dishes or we dont like doing the laundry, and we just look at it in the corner, you know, telling ourselves: Okay, we will do it. Not now, later. Later. Okay? And maybe, you know, somebody will tell you: Okay, can you...? Can you do it now? Because you will have to do it sooner or later. And in this case it means eventually. Okay? So, to say something a little more serious: Sooner or later were all going to die. You know, its going to happen. Its going to happen. Thats not the happiest memory or the happiest image, but you know, I think you get the meaning. Sooner or later.
Wait and see. Very simply: Lets wait and see what happens. This just means lets be patient. Be patient. Okay? So, if you are watching a movie with a friend and your friend wants to know what happens next in the movie because you have seen the movie before, and your friends like: Oh, what happens next? What happens next? And you just say: Wait and see. Okay? Just wait and you will see what happens next. So, just be patient.
Now, the final two on the first board are very similar: now and then, from time to time. Both of these, if you look at the sentences: I talk to him now and then., She reads biographies from time to time. What do you think these expressions mean? Sometimes, thats right. So, infrequently or sometimes. Sometimes. Another word, maybe might be new for some of you guys: infrequently, not frequently, and these are interchangeable. Okay? So: now and then, from time to time. We go to restaurants from time to time., We go to restaurants now and then., I read mystery novels from time to time., I read mystery novels now and then. -How often do you call your mom? -Now and then., -From time to time. Okay? So, we have: then and there, sooner or later, wait and see, now and then, from time to time. And now lets look at five more. So, magic. Ooo.
Hwah! Okay, so the next five. First: quick and easy. The test was quick and easy. So, something that doesnt take a lot of time, is not very difficult, basically lets just say very easy. Doesnt take time, doesnt take a lot of effort. So, often, if you like to cook and you see recipes on the internet or in a cookbook, you know, some of the cookbooks are called: Quick and Easy Recipes. So, a quick and easy recipe for pancakes, for example. Okay? So something that doesnt take a lot of time and something that is simple, not complicated.
The final four are all very much related to making progress […] Improve your Vocabulary: English word pairs about TIME](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iwp0nbPCPPE/mqdefault.jpg)
