English for the Planet Vlog
Here you can find some of the most recent videos posted on my YouTube channels:
Learn English Naturally: Remembering Things
September 22, 2026
This is a listening exercise. The topic is remembering things. Make sure you turn on your closed captioning in the lower right hand settings.
future continuous tense
September 19, 2026
To form the future continuous tense, use “will be” and then the main verb. The main verb has an “ing” ending. This is very similar to the future tense except that the action is ongoing, or continuous, in the future.
Initial J
September 13, 2026
Learn to form the /j/ sound in English in this video. Some of my students have trouble forming this sound. It’s similar to a /ch/ except that this is a voiced sound. The vocal chords move when you say words such as join, germ, and jump.
Learn English Naturally: Walking
August 18, 2026
In this video, your teacher takes you for a walk in a nature preserve and through a neighborhood in Bloomington, Minnesota. This is primarily a listening exercise, but students interested in vocabulary and popular expressions might get something out of it.
Do You Get It?
August 12, 2026
Use “get it” when talking about understanding something. This could be for the understanding of a situation or a particular topic. Sometimes we use “get it” for our ability to hear sound; sometimes it’s used for humor. Whatever the reason, I recommend that you become familiar with this phrase.
Twelve English Verb Tenses (do)
May 8, 2026
This video shows you how to form sentences and questions in the passive voice. There are 12 verb tenses, but not all of them are easily used in the passive voice. This video shows you how you can substitute the verb “get” for “be” when it’s necessary.
Twelve English Verb Tenses (do)
May 1, 2026
It takes time to learn how or why to use the 12 verb tenses in English; however, you can commit to memory how these verb tenses are formed. That will help you when it comes time to use them. This is a long video, but I think many students find it to be useful.
Hope vs. Wish
April 3, 2026
Learn the differences between the words “hope” and “wish” in this video.
Learn English Pronouns
March 22, 2026
Do you know how pronouns in English are cateforized? This video shows you. This is basic information that students need for learning English.
/ r / — Initial R
March 8, 2026
In this video, I demonstrate the /r/ sound when it appears at the beginning of a word.
Learn English Naturally: Making Eggs
February 21, 2026
The topic for this listening and vocabulary exercise is making eggs.
Learn English Naturally, Part I
February 11, 2026
This is an experiment based on the many YouTube videos that have been coming out within the last year for students who want to improve their listening skills. The vast majority of those videos are created entirely through A.I. My concern is that the natural sound of a person’s voice is lost when artificial intelligence is used, so this video is an alternative to that.
Conditional Sentences
January 16, 2026
This video provides an overview of conditional sentences in English. You need to pay attention to the choices for verbs and the way the sentences are structured in this lesson. Conditional sentences are interesting, yet they can be frustrating to put together and understand.
ICE Out Rally – Minneapolis, MN
January 10, 2026
I am absolutely outraged by what happened this week in Minnesota, the state I live in, and in Minneapolis, the city that I love.
Why and When to Use the Present Perfect Tense
January 10, 2026
I get a lot of questions about when and why we need to use the present perfect tense. Isn’t the past tense good enough? In this video, I’ll show you five reasons for considering the use of the present perfect tense and how to put it together.
Use a Notebook for Learning English
December 28, 2025
It’s a good idea to use a notebook when you are studying English online so that you don’t forget the things that you have learned or the places (YouTube channels, websites, books, etc.) where you learned them.
if / even if
November 25, 2025
Learn the differences between “if” and “even it” in this short video.
Who is it for?
November 3, 2025
When you want to know for whom something is intended, use “Who is it/this for?”
When you want to know for what reason something exists or has some kind of a purpose, use “What is it/this for?”
I made this video because over the years I have received many, many questions about the differences between “to” and “for.” I hope this video helps you.
How to Use the Word “Until”
October 31, 2025
The word “until” can be used as a preposition or as a conjunction. It’s similar to the word “before.”
No Kings
October 18, 2025
I went to Chicago to visit an old friend of mine and to participate in the No Kings protest that was happening there.
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