If you’re like me and read a lot of blogs, sometimes, following all of them can get a little confusing. It’s difficult to know when they are updated and can be a chore having to open lots of different windows in your web browser. I’ve found the best way to avoid this is to use …
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In English, we have different names for animals and their meat. For example, a cow is still a cow when it’s alive but when it’s been killed and is ready to eat, we call it ‘beef’. The same for ‘pig’ and ‘pork’, ‘sheep’ and ‘mutton’, ‘deer’ and ‘venison’, and so on. The reason for this …
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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 …