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‘The world is your oyster’

‘The world is your oyster’

Have you had many opportunities in life? Here’s an expression about good luck and opportunities. Example: A: ” I don’t know what to do now I’ve finished university! What do you think?” B: “You can do anything you want – the world is your oyster! You could travel for a year, or get a job”. […]

Common British superstitions – brush up on your knowledge of the First Conditional

Common British superstitions – brush up on your knowledge of the First Conditional

Are you a superstitious person? Do you think number 13 is an unlucky number? Read our article and find out the top 10 common British superstitions and practise the First Conditional in a fun way! Superstition can be defined as ”irrational beliefs, especially with regard to unknown”. 5.8 million Brits admit to being superstitious Seven […]

The whole guide to idioms of love

The whole guide to idioms of love

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 […]

10 ways to say you’re very tired

10 ways to say you’re very tired

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 […]

The Passive Voice In the News

The Passive Voice In the News

It is easy to understand the news once you already know the Passive Voice structure, as it always appears in the news headlines, articles, etc. From Wikipiedia, the free encyclopedia “The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States will mark the commencement of the four-year term of Donald Trump as […]

Tricky uncountable nouns

Tricky uncountable nouns

Have you ever wondered whether you can count a particular noun or not? Count or not to count… that is a question! Nouns like news, information, advice, milk, furniture, luggage or hair are reallly tricky, so be careful when you make their plural forms! Countable nouns These are nouns you can count! They are for […]

Let’s face it: English is a crazy language

Let’s face it: English is a crazy language

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 […]

Top questions in a job interview

Top questions in a job interview

Are you looking for your first job or going to change your current job to a better one? You don’t know how to describe yourself in a job interview? Here are some helpful questions you can expect in a job interview which will help you get hired. Good luck on your interview! Questions you can […]

How to write a perfect professional email in English?

How to write a perfect professional email in English?

Yesterday I asked you 7 questions regarding writing emails. I wonder how many of you got them right? These are the correct answers: 1) Polite and friendly way of closing an email, used both in formal and informal correspondence. 2) Mrs (“missus”) is used for married women, usually with their husband’s surname, e.g. Jane Smith […]