Learn 10 interesting facts about the English language in this video lesson.

Apprenez 10 faits interessants au sujet de la langue anglaise.

Here is a sample of the questions that I answer in this lesson:

What is the longest word in English?
What is the shortest possible sentence?
What is the most commonly used letter of the alphabet?
What is the most commonly used consonant in English?
What is the most common letter as the first letter of a word?
What is the longest word without a real vowel?
and other questions.

We sometimes call these facts "trivia".

There are subtitles on the screen to help you understand. The accent is British English.

This class is particulary useful for ESL English students as well as for teachers.

Other videos:
Business expressions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cQv8pWsnEE
Sleep vocabulary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykglfwz46mA

Playlists:
General advice: https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PL6BDo90oiwp
Grammar: http://www.youtube.com/playlis....t?list=PL6BDo90oiwpS
Listening practice: http://www.youtube.com/playlis....t?list=PL6BDo90oiwpR
Vocabulary: http://www.youtube.com/playlis....t?list=PL6BDo90oiwpT

Speaking practice and private lessons: http://goo.gl/2Qh7zD

Andrew,
Crown Academy of English
http://www.crownacademyenglish.com
https://twitter.com/Crown_English
http://www.youtube.com/user/CrownAcademyEnglish


Photo credits by FreeDigitalPhotos.net

“Smart Looking Guy Presenting Something” by stockimages
“business Female Pointing forward” by imagerymajestic
“Drummer Drifting Away At The Rhythm” by stockimages
“Stressed Out Primary Girl Child Holding Her Head” by stockimages
“Young Woman Sleeping On Bed” by David Castillo Dominici
“Home” by Danilo Rizzuti
“Girl with Headphones” by mrsiraphol