While I was browsing the news this weekend, this article on the Reuters website caught my eye. I know stress can be a serious problem for office workers but I think this sounds like a rather silly solution. There were some interesting English expressions in this article, too. The first I spotted was ‘hand out‘. …
After another busy week at the World of Words, it’s time to welcome in the weekend with a quiz. Remember, all the answers will be revealed at the end of the quiz with links to see each piece of vocabulary in context. Have a great weekend, everyone! 25th Friday Fun Quiz – Test your English …
If you’ve been studying English for a while, you will certainly have heard the name ‘Cambridge’. We see it in textbooks, exams, dictionaries and all kinds of English learning resources. Where is Cambridge, though? And why is it so famous? View Larger Map As you can see on the map, Cambridge is north of London. …
There are lots of interesting English expressions and idioms using ‘light’. This week, let’s look at those that use ‘light’ meaning the opposite of ‘dark’. the light of your life Meaning: the person you love the most Example: My daughter is the light of my life. to light someone’s fire Meaning: to cause someone to …
A lot of the tips for learning English that I mention on this site rely on taking notes. Everyone likes taking notes in different ways and different methods of note-taking suit different lifestyles. Today I thought I would go through all my favourite ways of taking notes when learning a language. 1. A notebook. Notebooks …
While browsing the news this weekend, this article caught my eye. It’s about a man who pretended to be a pilot because he wanted to fly a passenger jet. There are two interesting pieces of vocabulary in the article. The first is where it says the man had claimed to have ‘logged‘ 10, 000 hours. …
Yesterday, I promised something a little special and here it is – the first Wil’s World of Words video! Vocabulary in the video: to fast-track Meaning: to do something faster than it would usually be done. See it in context: Barack Obama looks to fast-track health reform bill into law to fall flat Meaning: to …
It’s Friday again. This week has really gone quickly. Before you take this week’s Friday Fun Quiz, I have a little announcement to make: This week I’ll be posting an article on Saturday and it’s going to be something a little special. If you have time over the weekend, please remember to visit the World …