Dec 30
Fun interactive listening activity for everyone who likes music! Level: A2/B1 and above Watch the video, move your body, improve your listening skills & build vocabulary with this catchy hit by Meghan Trainor, also featured in the Peanuts Movie. Scroll down for vocabulary and language use explanations. WORDS & EXPRESSIONS TO …
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Dec 30
Get+adjective expressions Get+adjective expressions are often used in everyday English. Here are the 10 most frequent ones. Get can combine with lots of adjectives to make expressions that will make your English more fluent. Here are the 10 most useful get+adjective phrases! get crazy = have fun, try new things, let loose Go ahead, …
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Dec 22
If you are a Big Bang Theory fan, you’ll love this scene – it’s also a great way to pick up spoken expressions in English. WORDS & EXPRESSIONS TO KNOW You’re here to exchange gifts. = give a gifts to each other I’m having some digestive distress. = My stomach is upset, I’m …
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Dec 22
The last song in our Christmas song countdown this year! Have fun! WORDS TO KNOW Have yourself a merry (= happy) little Christmas Let your heart be light (= happy-go-lucky) From now on, our troubles will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the Yuletide (= Christmastime) …
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Dec 22
There is no Christmas without Love, Actually, so here is one of my favorite scenes of the movie! And a great oldie but goodie hit song for your English – scroll down for a couple of words to know! LYRICS & WORDS TO KNOW Hold me, I’ll give all that you need Wrap your …
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Dec 18
Listening to songs is a great way to improve your English. The next song in our Christmas song countdown is Love on Layaway by Gloria Estefan. BTW, it’s the perfect excuse to learn the word layaway! Aim & Level: ESL songs, any level Scroll down for the lyrics & word list. LYRICS & …
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Dec 16
This may come as a surprise but Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is no longer the number 1 Christmas song, it was dethroned by The Shins’ Wonderful Christmastime. The song is a cover of a 1979 Christmas song by Paul McCartney, but The Shins recorded it in 2012. If you haven’t heard it …
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Dec 15
So have you found the perfect gift yet? Sometimes it’s staring you right in the face! Level: any INTERACTIVE LISTENING QUIZ Watch the video and fill in the missing words. If you like our lessons, share them with friends and colleagues. Thanks! Photo: thegamutt.com
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Dec 11
Remember Marv and Harry from Home Alone? Believe it or not the Home Alone movie is more than a quarter of a century old! If you like reminiscing about fun movies from the past, here is a classic example of a Christmas song with a twist starring the funniest burglars of all time: Marv and …
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Nov 29
Leftover sandwiches always turn out to be the best at my house. I guess this is because they are so unpredictable. You never know what goes in them and how they come out, so there is always a bit of suspense One glaring exception is the famous Thanksgiving leftover sandwich! Here is how to make …
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