I’m going on a trip to Malaysia today. As I was booking my tickets, I started thing about idioms related to flight. Here are a collection of some fun English idioms and expressions with ‘fly’. to fly by the seat of your pants Meaning: to improvise / to rely on luck, memory, or intuition in …
The industry based around teaching kids English is huge. Millions of dollars a year are made by schools and publishing companies. There are so many reasons why it’s important for kids to learn English and if you have learnt English as your second language already, you will probably know all of them. While it’s great …
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The road outside my house is terrible. There are lots of holes in it where the surface of the road is broken. We call these holes in the road ‘potholes’ in English. I’ve not been back home to the UK for about five years now but when I was last there, I remember the roads …
Here’s some interesting English vocabulary I saw in the news this week: chalk up – Reality TV couple chalk up more than 50 shows boycott – Sudan opposition parties in elections boycott mortgage – Improve your chances of getting a mortgage unveiled – And the winner is… World Car of the Year unveiled novel – …
It’s almost the weekend so go and get yourself a cup of coffee, relax, and have a go at this English vocabulary quiz. Remember, there are links back to see all the words and expressions in context when you have finished the quiz. 28th English vocabulary quiz: Today’s image is by FNU.
For people living in Asia who want to study English in an English-speaking, studying in Australia or New Zealand is a common choice. What if you want to learn US English, through? It’s a long flight to the US mainland so if you want somewhere a little closer to home, Hawaii is an ideal choice. …
like watching paint dry Meaning: very boring Example: That film was so boring. It was like watching paint dry. clock-watching Meaning: waiting for something to finish Example: After 5pm, I spend the rest of my time at work clock-watching until I can leave the office. watch your mouth Meaning: be careful about what you say …
We’ve discussed different ways of making notes in English before on the World of Words. This week, I’d like to go into more detail on how to make yourself a set of index cards for learning new vocabulary. Index cards are very easy to make, all you need is a printer, a pair of scissors …