Happy St. George’s Day, everyone. St. George is the patron saint of England so lots of English people all over the world will be having a beer and celebrating today. Why don’t you have one after work, too? Here’s the 31st vocabulary quiz from the World of Words. Good luck, everyone. Have a great weekend. …
View Larger Map Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the world. It’s not easy to study there, though. The academic standards are high and the fees are really expensive. You don’t need to go to Harvard to enjoy studying English in Boston, though. There are loads of independent English language schools in …
Last week, we looked at some English idioms and expressions with ‘pull’ so this week, let’s look at some with ‘push’: push off Meaning: go away Example: I am sick of you being rude to me all the time. Why don’t you just push off and talk to someone else? push it Meaning: to try …
Do you enjoy photography? If so, here’s a great way to expand your vocabulary and have fun at the same time. Collect together some of your old photos and try to describe them in detail in English. Think about all the objects in the photo. Do you know what they are all called in English? …
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I love spending time at the beach here in Bali. It’s a great place for swimming, running, or just relaxing and thinking. While I was at the beach this weekend, I made a note of some English vocabulary for talking about beaches. Read through the text below and try to guess what the word in …
vow – Obama Vows Renewed Space Program rising tide / muddies the water – Rising Green tide muddies the water for voters by seaside in Brighton team up – Virgin Media Teams Up With Best Buy miss the mark – Rickie’s return just misses the mark make your mark / landmark – Sudanese make their …
It’s been a busy week for me and I’m looking forward to some fun online classes this weekend. Want to join me? I’m giving away free 15-minute trial lessons at the moment, so why not give it a try? Just send me an e-mail and we can arrange a time for your free 15-minute online …
View Larger Map People in the UK often refer to Oxford and Cambridge universities together as ‘Oxbridge’ because of the similarities in their reputations. The actual cities, though are quite different. There’s a lot of rivalry between the two universities, too. This is most obvious in sporting competitions such as the annual boat race and …