Watching videos on YouTube could be a really good method of learning languages. I'd like to talk about 3 of my favourites english channels, which can actually teach us something new (besides the language of course).
1) CrashCourse - as the name suggests, you can find here many crash courses of different subjects - Literature, History, Chemistry, Psychology (one of my favourites), Biology etc. Videos are made by teachers and professors in a really clear, simple and neat way. You always wondered how to say odczyn zasadowy in English? Now you have a chance to find out by watching Chemistry CrashCourse. You want to know something about American Revolution? US History CrashCourse is for you! You don't have to spend all your holidays watching 9gag or other stupefying websides. You can make a cours of biology and astound your friends.
2) Fiddlerman - this is a great channel for violinists and violists. The guy who's making this channel is a very good musician which in a simple way can teach you how to make an arm vibrato, how to improvise some jazz or how to hold a violin without a shoulder-rest. It's not only for advanced players like me. It's also for people who think I think I want to learn how to play violin. If you're this person, Fiddlerman can help you chose a nice, not so expensive instrument for you, how to use it and how to care about it. Then, in a few simple and short videos he'll make you play! It's really wonderful to learn it for free. Besides tutorials he adds many of his own performances of numerous known and unknown pieces. I strongly recommend this channel!
3) Cracked - this is not actually a channel for learning, althought you can find out many facts about actors, movies, books and everything which is connected with contemporary popculture. The Cracked team produce many videos like "What if..." or "Did you know that..." etc. They make also their own gags, sketches and parodies (ex. a parody of Harry Potter's universe). Some of this videos are really mind-blowing. Like this one:
In case you don't know what to do during your free time - look above and enjoy :)
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