English Vocabulary – A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
A blessing in disguise is something that at first seems to be a bad or unfortunate thing but eventually turns… Read More »English Vocabulary – A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
A blessing in disguise is something that at first seems to be a bad or unfortunate thing but eventually turns… Read More »English Vocabulary – A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
The two adjectives, WIDE and BROAD, are synonymous to an extent, but they are not completely interchangeable. As a rule… Read More »WIDE vs BROAD
Here are some idioms that you can use to talk about leaving, departure or abandonment. Strictly speaking, some of them… Read More »Vocabulary and Idioms – Leaving and Abandonment
Today we’ll learn some phrasal verbs with UP, which is a frequently used particle. But before you go on, here’s… Read More »Phrasal Verbs with UP – a Selection
Today we’ll learn some vocabulary that you can use to talk about habitats. A habitat is the place where a… Read More »Habitats – Where Do They Live?
Frieda thinks the living room looks boring and she decides to rearrange the furniture quite drastically. After some attempts she’s… Read More »Frieda and Her Family Rearrange Furniture
Today we’ll be talking about some interesting verbal expressions that you can come across in everyday language. They are mainly… Read More »Some Interesting Verbal Expressions
Today we’ll be talking about poetic and literary words, which are words that are hardly ever used in everyday language… Read More »Literary Words vs Everyday Words in English
Today we’ll see how to define personal status, in particular a position or rank of a person. As an example… Read More »How To Define Personal Status
Today we’ll learn some phrasal verbs with the verb TAKE. There are lots of them, so we’ll have to make… Read More »Phrasal Verbs with the Verb TAKE
Today we’ll be talking about fictional characters that are used in everyday language to describe people who share with them… Read More »Fictional Characters in Everyday Language
Borg wants to fix the window, which he promised to do some time ago. He doesn’t listen to his wife… Read More »Such a Klutz
Today we’ll be talking about collocations. A collocation is a fixed expression that becomes established through repeated context-dependent use. An… Read More »Collocation Examples with Adjectives
Ike and Kev are in their room. It’s quite late and they are tired. Ike is reading in his bed… Read More »The Pot Calling the Kettle Black
Let’s learn some useful vocabulary used to describe the landscape today. You definitely know words like mountains, shore, valley or… Read More »Landscape Formations – Majestic and Beautiful
Frieda is preparing dinner. They’re going to have veggie burgers today. Borg doesn’t like the smell of his veggie burger… Read More »Veggie Burger Disaster – a Story
We’re in the bathroom. Let’s meet Frieda and her family. They are a typical family, with typical joys and sorrows.… Read More »In the Bathroom – Who’s Hogging the Bathroom?