Can you Adam and Eve it? Cockney Rhyming slang is without doubt an example of beautiful, creative and hilarious expressions of the English language. Both poetic and utterly strange, Cockney sees a combination of odd phrases used to replace simple every day words. Used since the mid-19th century by hard working class in the East […]
Phrasal verbs can be confusing because often there’s more than one meaning. Examples: GIVE AWAY 1. Reveal a secret. It was supposed to be a surprise party but I gave it away by leaving the guest list on the kitchen table. 2. Give something for free. Justina gave away her old furniture to her sister. […]
Have you ever been to Rome? Have you ever heard this expression ? Today, we are going to learn everything about this expression. Meaning: It means that it is polite and respectful to adapt your way of behaving when you are in a different culture or society.Basically, we use this expression when we want to […]
Love is in the air! There are various ways to say you love someone: you can say you have a crush, a soft spot for, or even the hots for them! These expressions below describe different stages of love: Falling in love idioms catch someone’s eye = to be attractive to someone: “It was the […]
I’ve been working flat out this week ( as hard as possible). Here are some phrases for when you feel very tired. These are 10 different ways to pass the same meaning!! You can share them with your friends. 1) I’m exhausted 2) I’m dead tired 3) I’m knackered 4) I’m worn out 5) I’m […]
There is no EGG in EGGPLANT nor HAM in HAMBURGER, neither APPLE nor PINE in PINEAPPLE. ENGLISH MUFFINS weren’t invented in ENGLAND. QUICKSAND can work SLOWLY, BOXING RINGS are SQUARE, and a GUINEAPIG is neither from GUINEA nor it is a PIG. And why is it that WRITERS WTITE, but FINGERS don’t fing, GROCERS don’t […]
Many times, the words that sound right are actually wrong. With words such as those listed below, you just have to memorize the rules so that when you are about to use them, you’ll catch yourself in the act and you will be certain that you have written or just said the right one. 1. […]
Receptive skills are used when listening and reading. Students receive the message and decode the meaning to understand it. It’s a passive process. Productive skills are used when speaking and writing. Students use the language they have acquired and produce a message through speech or a written text. It is well know fact that […]
Dnes sa naučíte najbežnejšie spôsoby pozdravu "Dobrý deň" a "Dovidenia". Niektoré z nich môžete používať s priateľmi, iné výrazy sú vhodnejšie v obchodnom styku a ďalšie s cudzími ľuďmi. Pomôžu vám znieť prirodzene vo všetkých životných situáciách! Pozdravy Neformálne výrazy: Ako ste sa mali? Nice to [...]
Ste pripravení na jazykovú výzvu? Gaučový hráč je: a) človek, ktorý je doma b) človek, ktorý rád konzumuje zemiaky c) nečinný človek, ktorý trávi veľa času pozeraním televízie, pričom sa málo alebo vôbec nevenuje fyzickej aktivite
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