Feb 04
Apartment repairs include a wide range of fix-up jobs from light plumbing (= things to do with pipes and water) through light electric jobs (= things to do with lighting and electricity) to painting the walls and fixing door frames. Do you know how to talk about them in English? The pages in our Picture …
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Jan 29
COLOR IDIOMS such as red tape and green technologies are often used in English. Do you know any color idioms? An idiom is a phrase which expresses an idea that you cannot guess from the meaning of the words that make it up. For example, a white lie is a small lie about something that’s …
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Jan 18
The verbs find, found, and fund are easily confused – people often have a hard time learning them, so let’s do a quick revision and see how they differ in meaning and how they are used in context. After that you can take an interactive quiz to practice using the words in context. Level: B1/B2 …
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Jan 09
The 25 most important questions to ask before renting an apartment Do you know what questions to ask before renting an apartment? To make the apartment-hunt easier, we collected the most important questions to ask the landlord or your agent. Here they are! About Money 1) How much is the monthly rent? 2) Where and …
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Jan 07
Greetings & introductions are really important because they are the first things you say to another person. When you are meeting someone new, you are making lasting first impressions, so let’s make sure you know exactly what to say Take this interactive test to practice what to say in these everyday situations. Related …
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Jan 03
My New Year’s Resolutions: lose 10 lbs (= pounds), work out for 60 minutes every day, spend quality time with my family every day, no iPhone before bed. Yours? Here are the most commonly broken resolutions according to TIME Magazine: Lose Weight and Get Fit Quit (= stop) Smoking Learn Something New Eat …
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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 23
So you waited until the absolute last minute to do your shopping and now you’re here, reading this, wasting precious moments that should be filled with anxious, click-happy buying. Fear not: There are a variety of quick-shipping products and digital items that, despite your oversight, will be very appreciated by their recipients. Before you go …
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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
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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