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«Sport and Games Idioms»

por | May 10, 2016

Stage 7 Stage 8 Stage 9 Football is full of idioms that have entered common usage. For example, if the first part of an activity has not been particularly successful, we can reassure ourselves that it’s ‘a game of two halves’ – in the same way...

«Food and Cooking Idioms»

por | Abr 11, 2016

Stage 7 Stage 8 Stage 9 If you want to say that you are finding your English studies difficult, you can say that learning English ‘drives you bananas’. To ‘go bananas’ means to go crazy; it’s similar to the expression ‘round the...

‘So’ and its many uses

por | Mar 1, 2016

Stage 8 Stage 9 Look at this sentence: «It was raining, so I took my umbrella and wore a raincoat». In this sentence the word so means «therefore» or «consequently». Rather than using the words therefore or consequently, we can use the word so. Another example of this...

«Homophones (Part Two)»

por | Feb 23, 2016

Stage 9 Stage 10 Stage 11 Here are some common words that are often mistaken for each other when either spoken or written.   STATIONARY and STATIONERY We use stationary for something that is not moving and we use stationery for writing materials.   YOKE and...

«Words And Phrases For Money»

por | Feb 9, 2016

Stage 8 Stage 9 Stage 10 Let’s start with some vocabulary. In the UK, a pound is called a ‘quid’. ‘Have you got a quid?’ means ‘Have you got a pound?’ Note that we don’t pluralise this noun when talking about an amount...

«Verb + Gerund or Infinitive?»

por | Feb 1, 2016

Let’s try some verbs followed by gerunds. 1. AVOID We should avoid eating fatty foods. You had to avoid hitting the car with his bike.   2. DISLIKE I dislike watching boring movies. A boxer dislikes losing a fight. Download Exercise   3. MENTION The teacher...

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