VocaTube - learn the vocabulary in English related to hand tools

If you were living in an English-speaking country and you had to do some refurbishing at home or assemble the new furniture that you just bought, would you know how to buy the tools that you need? If you can’t find the hammer that you’re looking for, would you know how to ask for it?

In this new post about the VocaTube series, we present you a list of high quality educational videos that we have selected from YouTube. These videos will help you learning the most important vocabulary in English related to tools and will allow you to become a true handy man.

Remember that vocabulary can only be improved with practice and listening through repetition. It’s difficult for everyone to understand from the beginning but you’ll notice that the more hours you listen, the better your understanding.

Practice your American English with this excellent video about tools



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Animated 30 minutes video on how to use hand tools



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Great video for children from Disney Junior about the tools needed to build a big table



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VocaTube - let’s go shopping!

Whether you’re planning to visit an English speaking country and go shopping or you like shopping online, getting to know the vocabulary related to shopping and shops is really useful. In order to help you, we’ve prepared a new post on the VocaTube series containing videos carefully selected from YouTube.

Remember that vocabulary can only be improved with practice and listening through repetition. It’s difficult for everyone to understand from the beginning but you’ll notice that the more hours you listen, the better your understanding.

Basic vocabulary to go shopping (with exercises)



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Good subtitled video related to shopping in English



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Practical English Vocabulary – Shopping in the mall



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English Vocabulary – Talking about Shopping



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Conversation tips – Shopping for clothes



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A funny song to learn the shopping related English vocabulary



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The consumer rights when it comes to buying shoes and clothing



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VocaTube - how to use your English at the train station

If you go to train station and need to buy a ticket for the train and ask for the right platform, would you know how to do it? In this post we’ve compiled a series of videos from YouTube with which you’ll be able to learn all the English vocabulary about the train station.

Remember that vocabulary can only be improved with practice and listening through repetition. It’s difficult for everyone to understand from the beginning but you’ll notice that the more hours you listen, the better your understanding.

Buying a ticket at the train station



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Good video that explain the railway related vocabulary



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A funny song for children to help them learning train related vocabulary



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“Train is coming” – a guitar song for children



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Super structures – Eurotunnel – part 1



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Super structures – Eurotunnel – part 2



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Super structures – Eurotunnel – part 3



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Super structures – Eurotunnel – part 4



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Super structures – Eurotunnel – part 5



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VocaTube - Learn How to Introduce Yourself in English

Today’s video lesson is quite simple and shows you how to introduce yourself in English and its related vocabulary. Learn how to express things like your name, age, telephone, address and all the basic information that you need. These videos are very educational and entertaining, there is even one with Disney characters.

Remember that vocabulary can only be improved with practice and listening through repetition. It’s difficult for everyone to understand from the beginning but you’ll notice that the more hours you listen, the better your understanding.

At class learning about personal information



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Learn the vocabulary about personal information with Disney’s magic



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Video with basic vocabulary about survival skills



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Giving personal information in English



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VocaTube - Vocabulary about abbreviations and acronyms in English

Do you know the meaning of FYI, ASAP or LOL? Not really too sure? Don’t worry, this new post on the VocaTube series comes to the rescue.

In this post, we present several videos with which you’ll learn the meaning of many abbreviations and acronyms in English. Moreover, videos are sorted according to the levels of difficulty (from the elementary to the advanced level) so you’ll be able to jump and watch only the ones you’re interested in.

Remember that vocabulary can only be improved with practice and listening through repetition. It’s difficult for everyone to understand from the beginning but you’ll notice that the more hours you listen, the better your understanding.

Common Internet Acronyms – elementary English



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Very good subtitled video with many English abbreviations, by Mr Duncan – elementary English



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Common workplace abbreviations – intermediate English



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Great video about acronyms, abbreviations and names – intermediate English



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Pronunciation rules for abbreviations and acronyms – intermediate English



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The Muppets explain some acronyms in English – advanced English



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A reporter checks if students have any idea what any of these acronyms stand for – advanced English



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Would you like to read more about abbreviations in English? Check out our article about most used abbreviations in English.