As it’s almost Valentine’s Day, the theme for our expressions and idioms today is ‘love’. Can you think of any more to add to the list? love is in the air Meaning: there is a romantic atmosphere Example: It’s almost Valentine’s Day so love is in the air at the World of Words. head over …
It’s almost Valentine’s Day and love is in the air! I spotted this site in the news today. It’s for people who want to speed-date online. Speed-dating is when you have a short 5-minute discussion with a potential partner to find out if you like him or her. I’m married so a speed-dating site isn’t …
As regular readers of this blog will already know, I love tasting different kinds of food from all over the world. That’s why this article on the BBC News website caught my eye. The most delicious pizza I’ve ever had was in Italy so hopefully this trademark will help them make sure the pizza there …
It’s the end of another great week here at the World of Words and as usual, it’s time for a quiz. I can’t believe this is the 20th Friday Fun Quiz already! Time flies when you are having fun. I have a lot of fun writing these quizzes so maybe that’s why the time has …
New Zealand is becoming more and more popular as a destination for English students nowadays. Why do people like studying English in New Zealand so much, though? Convenient for Asian students. New Zealand is only 10 hours away from Tokyo or Hong Kong by plane. It’s even closer for students from Indonesia, Malaysia or Thailand, …
It’s been really hot in Bali today. I don’t like hot weather because it makes me feel really lazy and I get sunburnt easily. The hot weather gave me a good idea for a new vocabulary list, though. There are my eight English expressions and idioms using ‘hot’. hot under the collar Meaning: to get …
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Learning business English can seem daunting to start with. There’s often a lot of new vocabulary and not much of a chance to practise it. Of course, you could take an expensive business English course but not everyone has the time or money to do that. Here are six fun ways of learning business English …
There was lots happening in the news this weekend but this article in particular on the BBC News website caught my eye. I would certainly be confused if a ticket machine suddenly started speaking another language to me! There were some interesting words and phrases in the article, too. The first is ‘ticket dispenser‘. This …