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3 common conversation mistakes
One of the best ways to improve your conversation skills in English is to avoid mistakes that lead to confusion. This lesson will explain three common conversation mistakes and teach you how you can avoid making them.
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I learned a lot from you teacher ,so Thank you so much and keep your good job.
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I will not forget the stuff that you teach me :)
it’s nice :)
It is great.
you are using wrong English.the write sentence should be “I will not forget the stuff that you taught me”
thank you, that was very helpful
awesome lesson as usual thanks james!!!!
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hello James
where we use the” should”
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You’re such a funny teacher…that’s the way to teach English…”son” that’s your new stuff! LOL! keep up the good job!
Thank you, James for the lesson. These are very useful tips. As far as the modals will/would are it’s very clear explanation! I like it.
Tks teacher.
Almost correct my answers. Lily Diaz from Brazil
Thanks James! It was such a funny but understandable lesson. I enjoyed it very much!
Hello Rose, I come from Chile. Like you, I want to improve my english. This lessons are very helpful, but I need to practice my english in conversation.
Would you like have a conversation by SKYPE?
Regards,
Waldo
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Hello James..Thanks for the class .I wish to have someone like u to speak every day..you’re a very good teacher ..Tnks a lot :)
thank you very much jimes
I like your way to teach English, teacer. But, as I am Brazilian, I don’t like when you speak so quickly because this way I don’t understand so much. Could you be a bit slow on talking?
Thank you! The staff of EngVid teached me a lot of stuff!(Sidney – Brazil)
I agree with you Sidney…the staff of EngVid teach me a lot of stuff….
Hi Adurao.There is a small mistake in your comment. It should be corrected as “The staff of EngVid “teaches” me a lot of stuff”. My English is also not very good. But I could see the error. So, thought to help you a bit ;)
I want to improve my english. This lessons are very helpful, but I need to practice my english in conversation.
Would you like have a conversation by SKYPE?
Hi there,
U know,past tense of the verb “teach” is “taught” not teached!!!
GooodlucK with ur job n English.
Thank you! Irregular verbs are a big problem for learnes…
realy han u r ingenies
thank a lot of, is very good this video, congratulation.
Thank You! Your a good teacher Mr. James. In addition, how about the difference between shall and should? :)
Dear James, with regard to the use of “would”, you have mentioned that it should be used in a conditional situation. My question is whether the use of “would” is acceptable in a politeness circumstances? Thanks before!:)
Hi James !!! thanks for video , it’s very useful !!!
I am a eng speaking learner and I see video I like so much. Thanks
Great video sir. But at the end you said “by the time you see this, it will be “near to” ten billion” . I’m confused. I would be grateful if you could explain it.Thank you :))
Thank you!
thx a lot
If amusement is the best way to learn English, this is excellent!
So if I went for a walk close to my house talking to people that I WILL kill my wife, the police would arrest my ass (bottom). So I won’t do it.
Thank you :)
Great lesson. thank you very much James
may the God bless you
you are really awesome i like way you teach us :)
i hope you can explain the word (Bust) next lesson .
regards :)
filmed 5 mouths ago??? unbelievable!
filmed 5 months ago??? unbelievable!
To be honest I had made this common mistakes. I didn’t know when I should use stuff or when to use staff. Now, I know the differences. Thank you for your great lesson. Take care James
Thank you very much for this useful lesson :) I will remember all this stuff !
Great job !
At the end of the video you used “Nearer TO 5 million…” Isn’t that wrong? :P
Anyways, thank you so much!!!
Good topic, good lesson and excellent Teacher.
Thanks a lot I enjoyed with this video ..
u r a great tutor James n’thomas the turtle too. I won’t forget the stuff u taught 2day bro. thank u.
it was a very useful leason, thanks james, you’re the best
thanks, useful lesson
it’s very helpful :”) thank you so much :”)
i mant english please help me
very useful information
James, thank you for the interesting lesson :)
I have a question. Could you explain the difference between these structures: ‘have you…’, ‘do you have…’ and ‘have you got…’? It would be a very useful lesson)
Still laughing … LOL
Your best performance so far.
It was very interesting!
Thank you for that !
I’m so happy.
I took 8 in the quiz.
Thanks James for this video.
good lesson
i love your lesson
Hey, James!
I’m a bit confused. Are you sure “math” has the same vowel sound as in “staff” and “laugh”?
Well, I’ve found the answer. Thanks!
Would you please share your answer fenixita ? I also have the same problem. Thank you :)
It’s about differences between the American and British pronunciation. In British English they say staff /a:/, laugh /a:/ but math /æ/. But in American English all these words contain the /æ/ sound which contradicts the rules of reading and personally pisses me off! No offence!
Thank you very much fenixita. :))
Welcome anytime, Suelz!
thanks! I wondered about ‘math’ too)
please help me.
on 5:55 James was said about lesson “O.P.A”
please, help me to find that lesson.
thanks very much.
Thank you!It is also very useful for Chinese English learner.
I wont forget teacher :) thanks
I need your help teacher because I’m intermediate in the english and the uses of get it’s difficult for me and anyone can help me or explain me about that please….
i love your lessons :)
James, are you teacher and if yes what school?
good lesson i like you James, can you leave the animals out of your lessons because i kind of fell like iam in a Elementary school, good job keep up
Hi James ,
Can I say ” While my car is getting closer to the corner, it stopped suddenly.” Thanks.
really i can’t thank you . I love your way of expression a lot .Thanks james :)
good job teacher, the lessen was really great, and I will wait for new lessen
you are good teacher james
Thanks James, I enjoy your teaching style and also learn new things…Thanks once again
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Thank you very much!!!You are perfect teacher!!!
Hi James, i enjoy your teaching manner, i scored 8/10 in Quiz.
we need your guidance always.
Welcome Thomas… EngVid staff is growing up!!!! Hi James. Thanks a lot!
hi Jones,
Do you have any of the skype or face book id or on line teaching so I can learn English please reply on my email.
its really helpful
it is really a good video thank you james
Thank you for your lessons!!
i want more same like this its really a nice
I’m confuse now because you said we can’t use near to but at 1103 you say near to five million users. we can or we can’t
it’s really nice..but James,if you don’t mind,I would like to ask you a question…how can we differentiate the present perfect continuous and present perfect simple, sorry if it ‘s out of your topic,but I a bit confuse in using these tenses…
Teacher,you really help me a lot . Thank you very much.
thank you for your teaching.
Thanks for nice lesson
Thank you very much! It’s really helpful!
I like to watch your lessons. Keep going )
Really very nice to know it …
Excellent video thank you, it’s very important to take this account.
nice **
U r agood and cool teacher .. thank you ^^
thank you. i’ll never forget what did you taught me .
Hi,James.I am very happy to find you at the website!Nice to meet you!
Very nice lesson, now I had understand what is the different between close to and near and will/would .. thank you very much teacher James
Great job James!I like how you put humor in the lessons.thank you for not being boring!
thx a lot nd its very nice job.
thanks for teachers’lesson
thank you. it´s very good.
very good!!
thx for a very useful lesson. I got 10 out of 10. But I have a question: in quiz there is a sentence starting with : The car cost… Why there’s no s at the end of the verb? Thanks for your reply.
I feel disapointed when I watch a english class from james because I normally get bad score on the quizz!!!
Thank you James
So instead of saying “I move near to you”.
I’ll say :”I move near you” ?
Oh! And I got 10 out of 10 in the test
james, what college did you graduated ? what was your major ?
Thank you
Can you speak slowly, please? I’m still learning :-(
I guess you should take the beginner levels first. Don’t be in a hurry and with time you’ll understand everyword and every meaning of it)
Thank you James,
It has been a great lesson!!!!!!
thanks a lot it very nice
The lesson was fun a lovely. My English would be performance if I keep learning. Tnx
good
This is my first time watching your lesson and I really love it. So I sign up to be the member already.
It’s very very useful. Thank you
Thx, you are great. I like watching your videos. It is fun :) I want to ask about “near to” – you used this in the last sentence “nearer to 10 bilion..” Is this ok?
AWESOME
I like this lesson, it really funny and useful. Thanks a lot.
thank you very much, James. VERY USEFUL!
not bad, not bad =)
thanks!
I love this video
Thank you so much James
hey!! thanks alot James I will put this videos near my most important stuff and close to my heart becouse with it I’m sure I will be a better english speaker and maybe I would become a member of your staff.What do you think?
James,
Is NEAR TO sth a mistake in 100% of cases?
I’ve checked longman online dictionary, and it gives one example with TO, a hotel near to the beach
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/near_1
Would you say that in Canadian English it’s a mistake and in BrE it’s a proper structure?
Looking forward to your reply.
THANK U
awesome class thank u so much bro keep up
Thank you James, I am getting close to master english
I am near to your thought or close to your views now! Thx a lot u made it a help for me. TQVM! U’re fun! (correct if there is/ are mistakes ! Heheheh)
It´s great to see I´ve got a place to clarify some points in English. Thank you all, ENGVID staff.
very good u are good techer
Thank you very much teacher. I learnt lot.
Praise the tutor turtle!!!!!
How wonderful it is
Thank you very much
Thank you, James. good teacher, good quiz, and perfect answer, haha~~~~
I have learnt that besides the content of the teaching, the facial expression of the teacher related to the topic is also important. Thanks………..
Excellent teacher, Really you are a perfect teacher and your method of teaching is awesome .
Good job
That’s so cool! – Thanks Mr. James :)
hELLO James
How wonderful it is!!
the staff of engvid has really helped me
thanks a lot .
I thank that when I watch all vid s ,I’ll be tough in english! ^^
CyA
hey, thank you teacher. :)
I will not forget the stuff that you teach me :)
Great lesson :) Thank you!
do u have skype?
I really enjoyed that and so useful for me who isn’t a native.
Good lesson
you make the lessons so much fun thank you
Thank you for your good job i have learnt a lot on this lesson.
great, ty
Thanks… this is a great web site in order to improve english skills… I will work with my students. Thanks a lot
i came here and took a look over here .. and guess i got this site is wonderfull.. /..
I got 10/10 but I understood these examples not very clear…but thanks for your videos, you are cool and you help us so much! :)
James is great!
But title should probably be “4 common conversation mistakes” :)
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Let do your site better together!
Thank you James :)
this lesson was so awewsome
thank you James..!
great teaching
Thanks alot
i will not forget the stuff that you teach me
It’s really helpful
I hope you continue
oh good idea to teach
i hope i will meet you next time
hi james
you are agood teacher but you are speaking very fast.
if i were you i would talk slowly.
best regard.
Wooohh! It’s so Amazing! I’m glad to see you again. Many Thanks
Why weren’t you my english teacher when I was 12 ? I didn’t like my teacher. I didn’t understand her and then, I hated your language ! Perhaps I was not interesting in another language because I didn’t know why I learned. And you really are better than my boring professor… Thank you very much !
thats very nice thanks)
thanks james.
I’m very pleasent with this fantastic videos. I don’t get boring at all when I’m in this terrific site. Much obliged for everyone who helps developing this website.
best wishes
Thank you!!!!!) It was really important info for us!!!
Thank you!))) Now I know the difference between “stuff” and “Staff”)))
Fantastic lesson and the way you teach is just great. Thank you!
Fantastic lesson and the way you teach is just great. Thank you!
thanks you very much!! :)
2. Whose stuff will help plan the Christmas party?
Is this correct?
yes
no
the correct word is ‘staff’: people that work in a place or offer assistance
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But I can’t agree with this answer because
stuff can help you.
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Whose are these stuff? They are mine.
What have I got? The diary and the palmtop.
They can remind me about something, they are helpful.
My diary and palmtop will help plan the Christmas party !!!
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If I em wrong tell me why.
PS. Lesson was enjoyable as always. Thank you!
Hi James, nice lesson!
Thanks a lot for your time!
It’s not tough, calling your bluff, useful stuff
Thanks James .
I like this lesson, very useful. I always get confused with near and close. I will try not forget! Thank you.
thank you so much
james i wish i can see u :( its nice of u ,, your students are very lucky you have an aMaZiNiG way to teach i loved you
Hi I’m From Pakistan Thanks for the CLASS KEEP IT UP SIR JAMES ! :D
James u r simply superb in teaching. I learned so many things from your lessons. I am extremely grateful to you.
It was great lesson!
Keep it up!
Have a ball!
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I have to improve my low English-speaking skeels.
If you have desire to communicate with me, I will be glad.
Here is my Skype ID – jevgeniikyrychyk.
dear teacher James
I believe the McDonald’s near my house is the best restaurant in the world.
why is it near not close to ??
thanx a lot Jemes
it was a great lesson . I was always confused between will and would :) thanx again
Thank you James !!! ;0)
Good job James i hope you will never use walking staff Lolll
james thank u and i realy understand from u all your lesson but i need explanation different between because and cause
Add me on skype, as i want to practice my lesson as well as improve my english.
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Nice Video.
It’s the most understandable video for learning English.
Lecture about the difference between will and would was easy to understand.
Your voluntary activity will contribute to improving English ability all over the world.
Many thanks …. Best teacher :)
thanks teacher by this lesson I’m lerning more each day!!=)
I’ve been using nearby for example; My house is nearby a Burbank airport so is that correct?
Thanks Mr James..you’re thebest teacher.
I got 70 %, so so. Ok Thanks.
Thank you James! Great lesson!
Excuse me James! I understood that the “to” shouldn´t follow the word “near”, but then why did you say “nearer to 10.000 viewers” at the end of your video? Maybe i didn´t get it well!
Kind regards from Venezuela!
I did the quiz perfectly, so the lesson was useful for me ;). Thanks a lot!
hi, Teacher I’m new here in this website but I’ll keep studying English here with you ‘Cause I really admire you way in teaching it’s really interesting … keep up!
you’re sense of humur in lessons makes me wanna learn more
Good stuff in this lesson! Thanks!
Really awesome, you guys do a really well job, congratulations. God bless engvid.com
well! I’m quite satisfied, but not completely.
James, you are the best!
Keep doing this wonderful job.
cheers :)
McDonals the best restaurant in the world?
damn come to italy and discover what is real food!
by the way i choose the right answer =P
James, I can´not live without ENGVID!. It is an addictive site, no more facebook, no more twitter now only I will learn english with ENGVID. I need a partner in skype for practice it, Who said I?. congratulation teacher, you are a complete showman.
Thank You James!
Thanks a lot! James! Good lesson!
I was looking for a site like this. First I saw James`s video — good work.
interesting teaching for me :)
I love the way you teach! And your sense of humor :-) it’ s really fun watching your vids – thank you so much!
Best wishes from Germany
Thanks I got 100%.
Lovely and helpful. Many thanks!
thanks a lot it was really what I was looking for
Great lesson.
A very good lesso. I got 80
Thanks a lot teacher
nice, I like him, is funny and I can understand clear!
thank u teacher!Can we say that ”near to ” about quantity is synonymous of ”about”? bye Mr turtle!
good lesson and will follow your teaching.
understood,thank you
Thanks for your great lesson, James.
I have a quetion about Quiz No.3
3. Tom used his staff to go up the stairs because his leg hurt him.
Why “a walking stick or weapon” is correct answear?
According to your lesson, I tought staff means people.
This is a bit of a trick question, I guess! “Staff” does mean people, but it can also mean “walking stick” — which is a lot more convenient than getting a bunch of people to help.
Thanks James. I have studied english since last year and the stuff that the staff of engvid has teach us have been very helpfull.
once more, thanks for the lessons and continue like this.
Everything was very well explained. Very good.
But I’m afraid I didn’t get the “turtle” thing.
Is it a slang for “teacher”?
I’ve never heard that in my life.
I will not forget the stuff you have taught to me.
wow 70%
I love this video
Thank you James. You’re an excellent teacher!
I get 7 .. thanks teacher
Thanks James, I am learning your lessons and these are very helpful. I have listened about forty lessons in this week and made almost every quiz and my confidence has already increased a bit. Ok, more than a bit. I very enjoy this way of learning. Beside this activity I see movies in English without subtitles and I learn on an other site too, called duolingo every day. Definitely you were the one who speeded up or strengthened my will, and I did it, and now I do know that I will be able to speak in English and I will can do it well. A really big thank you to you it is a big thing in my life. I have many thing to say to others:)…and there are only ten million people who speak Hungarian.
such a funny lesson!Thanks James!
you are the best :*
I cannot stop watching you ….. you are really a great teacher ….. So. thank you so much
James, thanks a lot for positive !!!
thanks James. i like you you are very funny hahahah
Thank you James that was fascinating video. U made me aware of the words I always confused.
Could you please speak slowly because english is not our native language. Thanks
thanks
It has been a little difficult to understand Staff vs. Stuff, either by their sounds or by their meanings, and near (to) vs. close to, they are also a little complicated to guess their meanings, but we have learnt rules to identify these expressions, it is a very good stuff. Thanks a lot, teacher James, a difficult but interesting lesson.
You got 8 correct out of 10.
thanks
Thanks James!
i will never forget this, believe me.
Thanks！
First time i get 80 2nd time fully success 100
Thanx a lot to Teacher James.. As always you gave us a great lesson;and this particular one was full of very importante ENGLISH stuff for anyone Who want to get a better understanding of English language so at the time of speaking with English native people we can do so with more claririty. I personaly have found that some time English native people make the same mistake..
But again Teacher James Thanx a lot and God bless you..
Mr. james Thank you for this lesson. I think we will meet again on monday.
Me and my staff will be on the top.