ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <title>Interactive YouTube Search Forms with Useful Search Terms for English Learning Videos</title> <style type="text/css"> <!-- input.look { color: #00009C; background-color: #fff; border: solid; padding: .3em; border-width: thin; } --> </style> <script type="text/javascript" src="bookMark.js"></script> </HEAD><BODY> <B>Searching for YouTube Videos</B><br> The first search box is blank and you can enter any search term you like. The search boxes that follow contain search terms with and without search operators. You can change the search terms and operators to suit your own needs. The search terms dropdown menus are sets of recommended search terms for various skills. Search terms in quotation marks generate results with exact phrases in them. Removing them will generate more results. All search boxes and dropdown menus come with a few other search options. (Safe search is on.)<br> <FORM action=http://www.youtube.com/results method=get target=_blank> <INPUT maxLength=228 name=search_query> <SELECT name=search_type> <OPTION value="" selected>Videos</OPTION> <OPTION value=search_users>Channels</OPTION> <OPTION value=search_playlists>Playlists</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_sort> <OPTION value="video_view_count" >Most Viewed First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_date_uploaded">Newest Uploads First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_date_uploaded_reverse">Oldest Uploads First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_avg_rating">Highest Rating First</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=closed_captions> <OPTION value="0">without captions</OPTION> <OPTION value="1">with captions</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_category> <OPTION value="27">Educational videos</OPTION> <OPTION value="">All video types</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_duration> <OPTION value="" selected>All durations</OPTION> <OPTION value="short">Less than 4 mins</OPTION> <OPTION value="medium">4-20 mins</OPTION> <OPTION value="long">More than 20 mins</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=uploaded> <OPTION value="" selected>Uploaded any time</OPTION> <OPTION value="m">Uploaded this month</OPTION> <OPTION value="w">Uploaded this week</OPTION> <OPTION value="d">Uploaded today</OPTION> </SELECT> <INPUT type=submit value="Search"> <input type="hidden" name="safe_search" value="on"> </form> <P> <FORM action=http://www.youtube.com/results method=get target=_blank><INPUT maxLength=228 value="English grammar" name=search_query> <SELECT name=search_type> <OPTION value="" selected>Videos</OPTION> <OPTION value=search_users>Channels</OPTION> <OPTION value=search_playlists>Playlists</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_sort> <OPTION value="video_view_count" >Most Viewed First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_date_uploaded">Newest Uploads First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_date_uploaded_reverse">Oldest Uploads First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_avg_rating">Highest Rating First</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=closed_captions> <OPTION value="0">without captions</OPTION> <OPTION value="1">with captions</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_category> <OPTION value="27">Educational videos</OPTION> <OPTION value="">All video types</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_duration> <OPTION value="" selected>All durations</OPTION> <OPTION value="short">Less than 4 mins</OPTION> <OPTION value="medium">4-20 mins</OPTION> <OPTION value="long">More than 20 mins</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=uploaded> <OPTION value="" selected>Uploaded any time</OPTION> <OPTION value="m">Uploaded this month</OPTION> <OPTION value="w">Uploaded this week</OPTION> <OPTION value="d">Uploaded today</OPTION> </SELECT> <INPUT type=submit value="Search"> <input type="hidden" name="safe_search" value="on"></form> <P> <FORM action=http://www.youtube.com/results method=get target=_blank><INPUT maxLength=228 value="English grammar -phrase" name=search_query> <SELECT name=search_type> <OPTION value="" selected>Videos</OPTION> <OPTION value=search_users>Channels</OPTION> <OPTION value=search_playlists>Playlists</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_sort> <OPTION value="video_view_count" >Most Viewed First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_date_uploaded">Newest Uploads First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_date_uploaded_reverse">Oldest Uploads First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_avg_rating">Highest Rating First</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=closed_captions> <OPTION value="0">without captions</OPTION> <OPTION value="1">with captions</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_category> <OPTION value="27">Educational videos</OPTION> <OPTION value="">All video types</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_duration> <OPTION value="" selected>All durations</OPTION> <OPTION value="short">Less than 4 mins</OPTION> <OPTION value="medium">4-20 mins</OPTION> <OPTION value="long">More than 20 mins</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=uploaded> <OPTION value="" selected>Uploaded any time</OPTION> <OPTION value="m">Uploaded this month</OPTION> <OPTION value="w">Uploaded this week</OPTION> <OPTION value="d">Uploaded today</OPTION> </SELECT> <INPUT type=submit value="Search"> <input type="hidden" name="safe_search" value="on"> </form> <P> <FORM action=http://www.youtube.com/results method=get target=_blank><INPUT maxLength=228 value="phrase +clause" name=search_query> <SELECT name=search_type> <OPTION value="" selected>Videos</OPTION> <OPTION value=search_users>Channels</OPTION> <OPTION value=search_playlists>Playlists</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_sort> <OPTION value="video_view_count" >Most Viewed First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_date_uploaded">Newest Uploads First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_date_uploaded_reverse">Oldest Uploads First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_avg_rating">Highest Rating First</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=closed_captions> <OPTION value="0">without captions</OPTION> <OPTION value="1">with captions</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_category> <OPTION value="27">Educational videos</OPTION> <OPTION value="">All video types</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_duration> <OPTION value="" selected>All durations</OPTION> <OPTION value="short">Less than 4 mins</OPTION> <OPTION value="medium">4-20 mins</OPTION> <OPTION value="long">More than 20 mins</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=uploaded> <OPTION value="" selected>Uploaded any time</OPTION> <OPTION value="m">Uploaded this month</OPTION> <OPTION value="w">Uploaded this week</OPTION> <OPTION value="d">Uploaded today</OPTION> </SELECT> <INPUT type=submit value="Search"> <input type="hidden" name="safe_search" value="on"></form> <P> <FORM action=http://www.youtube.com/results method=get target=_blank><INPUT maxLength=228 value="grammar (verb OR noun)" name=search_query> <SELECT name=search_type> <OPTION value="" selected>Videos</OPTION> <OPTION value=search_users>Channels</OPTION> <OPTION value=search_playlists>Playlists</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_sort> <OPTION value="video_view_count" >Most Viewed First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_date_uploaded">Newest Uploads First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_date_uploaded_reverse">Oldest Uploads First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_avg_rating">Highest Rating First</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=closed_captions> <OPTION value="0">without captions</OPTION> <OPTION value="1">with captions</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_category> <OPTION value="27">Educational videos</OPTION> <OPTION value="">All video types</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_duration> <OPTION value="" selected>All durations</OPTION> <OPTION value="short">Less than 4 mins</OPTION> <OPTION value="medium">4-20 mins</OPTION> <OPTION value="long">More than 20 mins</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=uploaded> <OPTION value="" selected>Uploaded any time</OPTION> <OPTION value="m">Uploaded this month</OPTION> <OPTION value="w">Uploaded this week</OPTION> <OPTION value="d">Uploaded today</OPTION> </SELECT> <INPUT type=submit value="Search"> <input type="hidden" name="safe_search" value="on"></form> <B>Search terms dropdown menus</B><br> Choose your search terms for the different skills before clicking on the seach button. All the other fields are optional. But specifying your options will help you narrow down your search. <FORM action=http://www.youtube.com/results method=get target=_blank><SELECT name=search_query> <OPTION value="" selected>Grammar topics</OPTION> <OPTION value="ESL">ESL</OPTION> <OPTION value="Academic grammar">Academic grammar</OPTION> <OPTION>"Active Voice"</OPTION> <OPTION value="Advanced English grammar">Advanced English grammar</OPTION> <OPTION value="Basic English grammar">Basic English grammar</OPTION> <OPTION value="Collocational grammar">Collocational grammar</OPTION> <OPTION value="Collocations">Collocations</OPTION> <OPTION>"Complex Sentence"</OPTION> <OPTION>"Compound Sentence"</OPTION> <OPTION value="Conditional sentence types">Conditional sentence types</OPTION> <OPTION>"Dangling modifier"</OPTION> <OPTION value="Elementary English grammar">Elementary English grammar</OPTION> <OPTION>"Elementary English grammar"</OPTION> <OPTION value="English uncountable nouns">English uncountable nouns</OPTION> <OPTION value="English Connectives">English Connectives</OPTION> <OPTION value="English Conjunctions">English Conjunctions</OPTION> <OPTION value="English Coordinators">English Coordinators</OPTION> <OPTION value="English Modals">English Modals</OPTION> <OPTION value="English Prepositions">English Prepositions</OPTION> <OPTION>"English Concordancing"</OPTION> <OPTION value="English conditionals">English conditionals</OPTION> <OPTION>"English gerund"</OPTION> <OPTION value="English idioms">English idioms</OPTION> <OPTION value="English nouns -phrases">English nouns -phrases</OPTION> <OPTION>"English participial"</OPTION> <OPTION>"English Subordinators"</OPTION> <OPTION value="English Verb Tenses">English Verb Tenses</OPTION> <OPTION>"Gerund vs Infinitive"</OPTION> <OPTION>"Independent Clauses"</OPTION> <OPTION value="Intermediate English grammar">Intermediate English grammar</OPTION> <OPTION>"Intransitive Verbs"</OPTION> <OPTION>"Noun clauses"</OPTION> <OPTION>"Phrasal verbs"</OPTION> <OPTION>"Part of Speech"</OPTION> <OPTION>"Parts of Speech"</OPTION> <OPTION>"participial phrases"</OPTION> <OPTION>"Passive Voice"</OPTION> <OPTION>"Relative pronouns"</OPTION> <OPTION>"Relative clauses"</OPTION> <OPTION value="Relative Clauses -pronoun">Relative Clauses -pronoun</OPTION> <OPTION value="Subject verb agreement">Subject verb agreement</OPTION> <OPTION>"Subordinate Clauses"</OPTION> <OPTION>"The present tense"</OPTION> <OPTION>"The past tense"</OPTION> <OPTION>"Transitive Verbs"</OPTION> <OPTION value="University grammar">University grammar</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_type> <OPTION value="" selected>Videos</OPTION> <OPTION value=search_users>Channels</OPTION> <OPTION value=search_playlists>Playlists</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_sort> <OPTION value="video_view_count" >Most Viewed First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_date_uploaded">Newest Uploads First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_date_uploaded_reverse">Oldest Uploads First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_avg_rating">Highest Rating First</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=closed_captions> <OPTION value="0">without captions</OPTION> <OPTION value="1">with captions</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_category> <OPTION value="27">Educational videos</OPTION> <OPTION value="">All video types</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_duration> <OPTION value="" selected>All durations</OPTION> <OPTION value="short">Less than 4 mins</OPTION> <OPTION value="medium">4-20 mins</OPTION> <OPTION value="long">More than 20 mins</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=uploaded> <OPTION value="" selected>Uploaded any time</OPTION> <OPTION value="m">Uploaded this month</OPTION> <OPTION value="w">Uploaded this week</OPTION> <OPTION value="d">Uploaded today</OPTION> </SELECT> <INPUT type=submit value="Search"> <input type="hidden" name="safe_search" value="on"></form> <FORM action=http://www.youtube.com/results method=get target=_blank><SELECT name=search_query> <OPTION value="" selected>Speaking/listening topics</OPTION> <OPTION value="Advanced spoken English">Advanced spoken English</OPTION> <OPTION value="Advanced listening skills">Advanced listening skills</OPTION> <OPTION>"Consonant Clusters"</OPTION> <OPTION value="Elementary listening skills">Elementary listening skills</OPTION> <OPTION value="Elementary spoken English">Elementary spoken English</OPTION> <OPTION value="English Connected Speech">English Connected Speech</OPTION> <OPTION value="English Consonants">English Consonants</OPTION> <OPTION value="English Fast Speech">English Fast Speech</OPTION> <OPTION>"English Intonation"</OPTION> <OPTION value="English Phonetics">English Phonetics</OPTION> <OPTION value="English Phonology">English Phonology</OPTION> <OPTION value="English pronunciation skills">English presentation skills</OPTION> <OPTION value="English Pronunication">English Pronunication</OPTION> <OPTION value="English pronunciation skills">English pronunciation skills</OPTION> <OPTION value="English speaking skills">English speaking skills</OPTION> <OPTION>"English Stress Patterns"</OPTION> <OPTION>"English Through Songs"</OPTION> <OPTION>"English Through Movies"</OPTION> <OPTION>"English Through Drama"</OPTION> <OPTION value="English Vowels">English Vowels</OPTION> <OPTION>"IELTS listening"</OPTION> <OPTION>"IELTS speaking"</OPTION> <OPTION value="Intermediate listening skills">Intermediate listening skills</OPTION> <OPTION value="Intermediate spoken English">Intermediate spoken English</OPTION> <OPTION value="Public Speaking Skills">Public Speaking Skills</OPTION> <OPTION value="Speaking English accurately">Speaking English accurately</OPTION> <OPTION value="Speaking English fluently">Speaking English fluently</OPTION> <OPTION>"Unvoiced Consonants"</OPTION> <OPTION>"Voiced Consonants"</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_type> <OPTION value="" selected>Videos</OPTION> <OPTION value=search_users>Channels</OPTION> <OPTION value=search_playlists>Playlists</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_sort> <OPTION value="video_view_count" >Most Viewed First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_date_uploaded">Newest Uploads First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_date_uploaded_reverse">Oldest Uploads First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_avg_rating">Highest Rating First</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=closed_captions> <OPTION value="0">without captions</OPTION> <OPTION value="1">with captions</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_category> <OPTION value="27">Educational videos</OPTION> <OPTION value="">All video types</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_duration> <OPTION value="" selected>All durations</OPTION> <OPTION value="short">Less than 4 mins</OPTION> <OPTION value="medium">4-20 mins</OPTION> <OPTION value="long">More than 20 mins</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=uploaded> <OPTION value="" selected>Uploaded any time</OPTION> <OPTION value="m">Uploaded this month</OPTION> <OPTION value="w">Uploaded this week</OPTION> <OPTION value="d">Uploaded today</OPTION> </SELECT> <INPUT type=submit value="Search"> <input type="hidden" name="safe_search" value="on"></form> <FORM action=http://www.youtube.com/results method=get target=_blank><SELECT name=search_query> <OPTION value="" selected>Writing/reading topics</OPTION> <OPTION value="Advanced reading skills">Advanced reading skills</OPTION> <OPTION value="Advanced writing skills">Advanced writing skills</OPTION> <OPTION value="Argumentative writing">Argumentative writing</OPTION> <OPTION>"Common writing mistakes"</OPTION> <OPTION value="Correcting your spelling">Correcting your spelling</OPTION> <OPTION value="Editing your writing">Editing your writing</OPTION> <OPTION value="Elementary reading skills">Elementary reading skills</OPTION> <OPTION value="Elementary writing skills">Elementary writing skills</OPTION> <OPTION value="English spelling rules">English spelling rules</OPTION> <OPTION>"English vocabulary"</OPTION> <OPTION value="ESL vocabulary development">ESL vocabulary development</OPTION> <OPTION>"IELTS reading"</OPTION> <OPTION>"IELTS writing"</OPTION> <OPTION value="Intermediate reading skills">Intermediate reading skills</OPTION> <OPTION value="Intermediate writing skills">Intermediate writing skills</OPTION> <OPTION>"Lab report writing"</OPTION> <OPTION>"Paragraphing skills"</OPTION> <OPTION>"Problem solution writing"</OPTION> <OPTION value="Reading and skimming skills">Reading and skimming skills</OPTION> <OPTION>"Reading comprehsion skills"</OPTION> <OPTION>"Reading strategies</OPTION> <OPTION>"Speed reading"</OPTION> <OPTION>"Topic sentence"</OPTION> <OPTION>"Writing checklist"</OPTION> <OPTION value="Writing elaboration skills">Writing elaboration skills</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_type> <OPTION value="" selected>Videos</OPTION> <OPTION value=search_users>Channels</OPTION> <OPTION value=search_playlists>Playlists</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_sort> <OPTION value="video_view_count" >Most Viewed First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_date_uploaded">Newest Uploads First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_date_uploaded_reverse">Oldest Uploads First</OPTION> <OPTION value="video_avg_rating">Highest Rating First</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=closed_captions> <OPTION value="0">without captions</OPTION> <OPTION value="1">with captions</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_category> <OPTION value="27">Educational videos</OPTION> <OPTION value="">All video types</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=search_duration> <OPTION value="" selected>All durations</OPTION> <OPTION value="short">Less than 4 mins</OPTION> <OPTION value="medium">4-20 mins</OPTION> <OPTION value="long">More than 20 mins</OPTION> </SELECT> <SELECT name=uploaded> <OPTION value="" selected>Uploaded any time</OPTION> <OPTION value="m">Uploaded this month</OPTION> <OPTION value="w">Uploaded this week</OPTION> <OPTION value="d">Uploaded today</OPTION> </SELECT> <INPUT type=submit value="Search"> <input type="hidden" name="safe_search" value="on"></form> 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