1 minute of straight talking.... cant do that in my own language without stuttering , lord have mercy lmao edit: Jay is basically me trying to communicate
And the Oscar goes to…. Jay. :))) “And she has hands”! I laughed to tears:) Thank you very much for your sense of humor, you are the best teachers ever!
Hi Kateryna. This is Jay writing back to you. I'm honored to receive the Oscar from you :-). We're so glad you enjoyed this video. Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching.
I'm having a speaking exam tomorrow, in which my teacher has shown me the video and I have watched it for 2 days straight. IT'S such a very good video and a good education.
i know you get those comments a lot, but this REALLY helped me. I’m having my speaking exam in 2 days, and i wasn’t sure i was ready, i was having trouble with the picture task. But the method that is shown in this video helped me WONDERS. THANK U SO MUCH! i couldn’t have been more confident without this video! 🙏🏼
@@SimpleEnglishVideos i came home about 4 hours ago, it went AMAZING. it was easier than i thought to be honest. i didn’t hesitate a bit and i think i absolutely nailed the interactive bit. I’m very confident it’s a High Pass. Thank you again for the advice. U really played a huge part in my success
I loved very much. It's an amusing cast. Jay is the bad student and Vicky is the good student. Watching the video I have had not only fun But I told myself that on an FCE exam I am sure that I could answer like Jay. On the exams I have stage-fright. But tell the truth the teacher's personality is reassuring.
I was on the floor laughing because of Jay and your reactions. I love your videos and they stay in my mind because they're funny and helpful as well. Thank you. Please carry on making new videos and i'll carry on watching them.
Hello! You"re wonderful guys! Your videos are so helpful and useful! and your speech is so funny!!! COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE! It's perfect! :)))))))) Many thanks to you for that! I'm looking forward to recieving new videos from you guys! Now i'm preparing for FCE B2, that i'm going to pass in May. I hope i will. )))
Hello Evegenia! We're so glad you've found these videos and delighted that you like them. Good luck with your exam. It sounds like you will pass with flying colours. Keep up the good work and let us know how you get on. :-)
Another great Video. I really like this way to learn English. Oh Jay you couldn't do this time also. It's a pity Jay 🙄. Thanks Vicky Craig and Jay for this video
Hello! I really appreciate you guys giving us words and structures we can use to answer these questions, however I'm scared that if the examiner asks me something that I'm like: 'Oh no, he's waiting for me, I better come up with an answer!'. Which leads me to get stressed, causing me to only focus on my stress and won't be able to think/formulate an answer. How do I get over this anxiety?
Ah yes, this is a very common problem barbecue bae, and you're not alone. But the good news is it really can be helped with practice. Check out common questions and think of answers and you'll find it becomes more automatic. Good luck with your studies and exam. :-)
We'll have to persuade Craig to come to Philadelphia again Antonia. With the travel restrictions and social distancing, I think it might take a while, unfortunately.
Hey Vicki ! Hey Jay ! Hey Craig ! I've been watching your videos about the B2 First. I was wondering if we had to know the different tenses in English for the exam. For example, could there be a question like "conjugate to feel in past simple" ? Thank you very much !
I'm taking my exam in 3 weeks and I'm so frightened. I am particularly afraid of the speaking and writing part (I may run out of time). Can you give me some advice on what should I do to improve my confidence? P.S. Your videos are very funny and educative! You're great teachers.
Oh good luck, Gorana! The best way I know to improve confidence is practice, practice, practice - oh and a good night's sleep is important too! We hope this series of videos will help you prepare for the speaking and for the writing, it sounds like doing practice tests with a timer might be helpful. It will help you gauge how long you have. You'll want to give yourself a few minutes at the end so you can look back over you work to check for errors. And I know it's easier said than done, but try not to panic. Put your energy into English practice instead. You'll be amazed. You can do a lot in three weeks if you do a little every day, and stay focused. Wishing you every success and please write and tell us how you got on. We'll keep our fingers crossed for you!
How did your exam go Le Ngoc? Do hope it wasn't as bad as you feared and you passed. It looks like you were watching videos to prepare yourself, so hopefully it went well.
Well... I've been learning how to do this part of the test for weeks, my test is gonna be on monday. But my teacher came up yesterday with the idea of changing the order of the answer. Can I answer the question, then compare and personalize? I think it a little bit dangerous, because as I said before I've been training with one way.
So sorry we didn't respond to this question Maria. It somehow fell through the cracks. But you must have taken you exam now. How did it go:? Do help you did well.
Yes, s25117, we used Jay (the man dressed in black clothes) to demonstrate the wrong way to answer some of these questions. It is a teaching technique that we find has value. We hope it helped you to learn as well. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.
Hi Yin Tun. We hope the strange and funny answers helped you understand the right way and the wrong way to answer quetsions in the FCE test. Take good care and thanks for watching our video.
1.Compare
2.Answer the question
3.Personalise
It is systematic.
It is really helpful. Thank you so much
So glad it was useful Amira. Thanks for writing.
And she has hands. 😂 I couldn't help laughing at that part. You're videos are brilliant. I'm taking fce exam next June. 🥺
Hi Diego TV. We're so glad you liked it, and good luck in your exam. I'm sure you'll do well. :-)
I know!! I laughed out loud when I heard that. hahaha...
Can't believe all this material is available for free on youtube!!! Excellent
The fire is big "it's orange" "I think the fire is hot" hahahaha
1 minute of straight talking.... cant do that in my own language without stuttering , lord have mercy lmao
edit: Jay is basically me trying to communicate
:-)
And the Oscar goes to…. Jay. :))) “And she has hands”! I laughed to tears:) Thank you very much for your sense of humor, you are the best teachers ever!
Hi Kateryna. This is Jay writing back to you. I'm honored to receive the Oscar from you :-). We're so glad you enjoyed this video. Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching.
I'm having a speaking exam tomorrow, in which my teacher has shown me the video and I have watched it for 2 days straight. IT'S such a very good video and a good education.
I have the exam in less than a month and I need to improve my speaking skills, this video was really useful, thank you so much!
Flor, make sure you let us know how you make out on the exam. We'll be thinking of you. Best of luck!!!
Tomorrow's my suffering day. Have you had it already?
Great video, that lady couldn't be more adorable!
Thanks Franco.
i know you get those comments a lot, but this REALLY helped me. I’m having my speaking exam in 2 days, and i wasn’t sure i was ready, i was having trouble with the picture task. But the method that is shown in this video helped me WONDERS. THANK U SO MUCH! i couldn’t have been more confident without this video! 🙏🏼
katskal, we're so pleased these videos are helping, Let us know what happens with the exam.
@@SimpleEnglishVideos i came home about 4 hours ago, it went AMAZING. it was easier than i thought to be honest. i didn’t hesitate a bit and i think i absolutely nailed the interactive bit. I’m very confident it’s a High Pass. Thank you again for the advice. U really played a huge part in my success
@@thisgalneedsabreak Oh that's terrific. We love it when our viewers do well. Thanks so much for writing and letting us know. :-)
Guys, you are hilarious! I'm going to show this video in the classroom! My students are going to love it, too!
We're so glad you liked it and hope you students did too. Thanks so much for writing! :-)
Simple English is a life foundation. Phenomenal!
Ha! Thanks so much Mollie!
My speaking is today thank you for your lessons💕
Great video, and answering technique! I believe after watching this video, everybody WILL score high in FCE Speaking :) Thank you all for your effort!
Oh I do hope you're right. Thanks Ahmed!
I loved very much. It's an amusing cast. Jay is the bad student and Vicky is the good student. Watching the video I have had not only fun But I told myself that on an FCE exam I am sure that I could answer like Jay. On the exams I have stage-fright. But tell the truth the teacher's personality is reassuring.
Oh so glad this was helpful Kati!. Jay had fun being our bad student. I think it came naturally to him. :-)
It's a good sign that you know the phrase "stage fright" though :) I think you have good vocabulary.
You are the best ! Today I am having my FCE exam and I'm sure I'm going to get a good mark !
Thanks to all of you !
Valentin, please let us know how it goes. We're very pleased we've been able to help.
Ну что, как экзамен? / How was your exam?
I was on the floor laughing because of Jay and your reactions. I love your videos and they stay in my mind because they're funny and helpful as well. Thank you. Please carry on making new videos and i'll carry on watching them.
Thanks so much Iva nor. So glad you liked the video. We had fun shooting this with Craig. :-)
How could I never get this brilliant idea about describing a picture for practice? Thanks again
So glad yo hear it was useful. And good luck if you're taking the exam. :-)
Hi Vicki hi Jay Hi Craig thanks for this video I learn a lot from you
This video is very important to me
Have a great weekend
That's great to hear Aparecido. Thank you!
"I think the fire is hot" is too much for me lol
Hello! You"re wonderful guys! Your videos are so helpful and useful! and your speech is so funny!!! COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE! It's perfect! :)))))))) Many thanks to you for that! I'm looking forward to recieving new videos from you guys! Now i'm preparing for FCE B2, that i'm going to pass in May. I hope i will. )))
Hello Evegenia! We're so glad you've found these videos and delighted that you like them. Good luck with your exam. It sounds like you will pass with flying colours. Keep up the good work and let us know how you get on. :-)
Hi Guys! Your video helps me too much to had a good experience in my exame. Thanks!
Oh that's so good to hear. Thanks for writing and telling us Juliana. You've made our day. :-)
Paulo/Brazil/Very well presented!!
:-)
Thanks a lot! It's very helpful.
Great tips. Thanks.
Thanks Rodrigo! Hope they prove useful.
I love you guys you guys saved my life
So glad we could help OfficialGamingHD. Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching.
Very helpful! Thank you for this video .
You're very welcome, Sena. So glad you liked it.
A wonderful job as usual guys 😉 Cheers!
Thanks so much Guillermo.
Great video as always. You help us a lot. Thanks
Thanks Elizabeth!
Did you also make such videos for Cambridge KEY, PET, CAE?, PCE?
No, but thanks for the suggestion. - Jay
Excellent video! Thank you si much!! 🌷❤🌷❤
Glad you liked it Mildred. Thanks a lot.
Another great Video. I really like this way to learn English. Oh Jay you couldn't do this time also. It's a pity Jay 🙄. Thanks Vicky Craig and Jay for this video
Thanks Ashish! We have one more video in the series. Perhaps Jay will do better in that! :-)
I can't stop laughing at Jay's answers 😂😂😂
Thank you for sharing this video. I have B2 exam this November and I think I'm not ready yet 🥺🥺
You got this, Una! A little bit of practice everyday works wonders. Keep up the good work.
Amazing video!
I'm really glad you found it worthwhile, Antionietta. - Jay
would mind coming up with videos for C1 level as well, please
It was great video thank you so much .
Delighted you liked it. You're very welcome.
Hello! I really appreciate you guys giving us words and structures we can use to answer these questions, however I'm scared that if the examiner asks me something that I'm like: 'Oh no, he's waiting for me, I better come up with an answer!'. Which leads me to get stressed, causing me to only focus on my stress and won't be able to think/formulate an answer. How do I get over this anxiety?
Ah yes, this is a very common problem barbecue bae, and you're not alone. But the good news is it really can be helped with practice. Check out common questions and think of answers and you'll find it becomes more automatic. Good luck with your studies and exam. :-)
I reckon i still speak like Jay, but i'm gonna improve it with watching your videos.😆
Hi Iva Nor, whichever accent you prefer, we're glad to have you watching. :-)
This is the speaking example I was looking for. Even the lady did it well, though.
😛
Glad you liked it bounty and hope your exam went well if you have taken it now. :-)
Great videos for B2. Could you do similar videos for B1 and C1? Many thanks! ( A new subscriber)
We'll have to persuade Craig to come to Philadelphia again Antonia. With the travel restrictions and social distancing, I think it might take a while, unfortunately.
Oh and so sorry for the late reply.
thank you so much
You're very welcome Serena. :-)
Really useful
That's good to hear! Thanks Eddie.
Hey Vicki ! Hey Jay ! Hey Craig ! I've been watching your videos about the B2 First. I was wondering if we had to know the different tenses in English for the exam. For example, could there be a question like "conjugate to feel in past simple" ? Thank you very much !
You won't see a question expressed like that in the Exam Elas, but you might find you need to say or write went instead of go.
I'm taking my exam in 3 weeks and I'm so frightened. I am particularly afraid of the speaking and writing part (I may run out of time). Can you give me some advice on what should I do to improve my confidence?
P.S. Your videos are very funny and educative! You're great teachers.
Oh good luck, Gorana!
The best way I know to improve confidence is practice, practice, practice - oh and a good night's sleep is important too!
We hope this series of videos will help you prepare for the speaking and for the writing, it sounds like doing practice tests with a timer might be helpful. It will help you gauge how long you have. You'll want to give yourself a few minutes at the end so you can look back over you work to check for errors.
And I know it's easier said than done, but try not to panic. Put your energy into English practice instead. You'll be amazed. You can do a lot in three weeks if you do a little every day, and stay focused.
Wishing you every success and please write and tell us how you got on. We'll keep our fingers crossed for you!
@@SimpleEnglishVideos Thank you very much, I hope it'll go well. You're the best teachers:)
Dear friends, if the photos are horizontal, is it not better to say: "The second photo" instead of "the bottom photo"?
Hi Giselle. Great question. Either would work fine.
@@SimpleEnglishVideos Thanks dear friends, you both are awesome!!My students and me are so grateful!:) Blessing from Peru!
2 people have mistakenly put the dislike button, shame on them! 😒
Ha! I love how you've said mistakenly. Thank you! :-)
Maybe they were holding their screens upside down!
do we really have to point out the similarities or just simply the differences? Omg I'm so nervous for my exam
How did your exam go Le Ngoc? Do hope it wasn't as bad as you feared and you passed. It looks like you were watching videos to prepare yourself, so hopefully it went well.
@@SimpleEnglishVideos sorry for replying so late, I haven't done it yet as the COVID-19, so it's going to be 8th May, I will try all my best!
@@lengoc1529 how did it go? may 8th is my bday lol
@@thisgalneedsabreak actually the exam took place on May 2nd, I don't know why it was rescheduled once again. And now I'm still waiting for the result
@@SimpleEnglishVideos OH MY GOD, I got 180 in total yfaufhsawfejkhdfekd
Well... I've been learning how to do this part of the test for weeks, my test is gonna be on monday. But my teacher came up yesterday with the idea of changing the order of the answer. Can I answer the question, then compare and personalize?
I think it a little bit dangerous, because as I said before I've been training with one way.
So sorry we didn't respond to this question Maria. It somehow fell through the cracks. But you must have taken you exam now. How did it go:? Do help you did well.
I'll pass the fce tomorrow 🥺😭
Thanksss!!
You;re most welcome Belu. Thanks for watching.
Oh , I'm just A2 and i think that i look like Jay when I have an exam XXD
Ha! If you're here learning from videos Caddy Cat, I'm sure you're going to do just great in exams. (Much better than Jay! :-) )
Vicky we love you
That's so kind of you to say, sere oriolo. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.
I love Vicky
Thanks fritzner. :-)
Poor J, they make fun of you!
Yes, Jay is usually the one we make fun of here Daniele. Luckily he doesn't seem to mind at all. :-)
here I am the night before my exam
Oh good luck Joana. Think positive!
"I think the fire is hot" 🤣
:-)
@@SimpleEnglishVideos would you say it is necessary to look at the examiner and at your partner when comparing the pictures?
en español
Hello Juan. You can find Craig's podcast here: www.inglespodcast.com/about-us-sobre-nosotros/
Jay made me laugh fire is hot and of course the doctor has hands and he did shake a little
Ha! Yes, his answers were all rather obvious. Thanks for writing Joanne. :-)
El hombre d negro responde bien en realidad, es una satira d lo mal planteado q esta este examen
Yes, s25117, we used Jay (the man dressed in black clothes) to demonstrate the wrong way to answer some of these questions. It is a teaching technique that we find has value. We hope it helped you to learn as well. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.
Jay answer are strange and funny .
Hi Yin Tun. We hope the strange and funny answers helped you understand the right way and the wrong way to answer quetsions in the FCE test. Take good care and thanks for watching our video.
Oh and she has hands.lol
Sorry for this late reply. So glad it made you chuckle Odysseas. We chuckled when we were making it too.
I passed the exam. Thank you very much for the help