Facebook Twitter Google-plus Envelope So Far Vs. By Far Go to Blog Guys, do you know the difference between SO FAR and BY FAR? SO FAR = until now. Often used with the present perfect tense. “Amélie” is the most interesting movie I’ve seen SO FAR. What do you think Read more…
Facebook Twitter Google-plus Envelope The Bronte Sisters Go to Blog Image Source On the 30th of July Emily Bronte was born. Perhaps you know this writer, perhaps, you’ve just heard of the Brontës (/ˈbrɒntiz/). Let’s cover some curiosities about them! THREE WRITERS Three sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne are famous Read more…
Facebook Twitter Google-plus Envelope Children’s Games Go to Topics Here are some names of the games we used to play in our childhood. Did you know what they’re called in English? TAG Other names: Touch and Go, Chasey, Tick, Tips, Tiggy, Tig, It. TO TAG – to touch another player Read more…
Hit Up “How do I like to spend my day off? I like to hit up the juice bar, the bookstore, tan, and then flirt with the pharmacy tech at Walmart.” Quite an offbeat way to spend a day-off, isn’t it? Let’s talk about “HIT UP”. It can be used as a slang Read more…
Facebook Twitter Google-plus Envelope Hard vs. Hardly Go to Topics Do you study HARD or you HARDLY study? HARD can be an adjective and here we won’t have any problems. It goes before a noun and it’s always HARD. But there are TWO adverbs: HARD and HARDLY. Let’s find out Read more…
Dorothy in Real Life What do you know about this girl on the photo? It’s Judy Garland who portrayed Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. Tomorrow, 10th of June, she would turn 98. Judy was born in 1922 (in two years, she would turn 100!) Here are some facts about Read more…
Facebook Twitter Google-plus Envelope 3 ways to say YES Go to Topics Other ways to say you don’t mind something. Note them down! YOU BET! or YOU BETCHA = certainly. – Would you like to play volleyball tonight? – YOU BET! I DON’T SEE WHY NOT You can use this Read more…
Facebook Twitter Google-plus Envelope Bad Smells Go to Topics Find out how many synonyms of BAD SMELL you already know and what B.O. stands for! SMELLY or STINKY Defo, you can say that sth is SMELLY or STINKY when it has an unpleasant smell. STINKY is stronger than SMELLY. (Every Read more…
Facebook Twitter Google-plus Envelope Bird Sounds Go to Topics People like birds can COO, HOOT, CLUCK and CHIRP… TO CHIRP When a bird CHIRPS, it makes a short high sound. “Have a nice day” she CHIRPED. What does it mean? …… time to think…. It means that she said it Read more…
Facebook Twitter Google-plus Envelope Bird Parts Go to Topics No point learning “parts of a bird”? On the one hand, you are right, on a rare occasion will you talk about birds (if you are not a bird watcher), but some of these words have an additional meaning which you Read more…
Facebook Twitter Google-plus Envelope HUG phrases Go to Topics Happy HUGGING day! It’s a great day to learn two good phrases. TO HUG IT OUT – to give a hug to another person to show that the argument is over or to help one or both of them get over Read more…
Weather Phrasal Verbs The majority of English Learners are afraid of Phrasal Verbs. But we come across them in all the topics. Let’s cover WEATHER PHRASAL VERBS today. We can say that SNOW or RAIN COMES DOWN meaning FALLS. SP: caer; FR: tomber; RU: падать. Suddenly the rain started to Read more…
Weather Idioms It’s BRASS MONKEYS! What does it mean? Let’s find it out what this and other WEATHER IDIOMS mean. THE HEAVENS OPENED – used for saying that very heavy rain started to fall (the rain is BEATING DOWN – do you remember this phrasal verb?). We were in the Read more…
Facebook Twitter Google-plus Envelope “French” idioms Go to Topics One more post for our “French” topic. Here you are two “French” idioms. Did you know them? PARDON MY FRENCH = Excuse my inappropriate language; forgive my swearing. Some Internet sources suggest the use of this phrase goes back to the 19th century when Read more…
Fitness Idioms Here are some idioms that can be used in the gym. A lot of women take up fitness to get rid of their SPARE TIRES. SPARE TIRE – literally means «extra wheel cover». SP: llanta de repuesto; FR: roue de secours; RU: запасное колесо. So, metaphorically it Read more…
Let’s also talk about some possible “side effects” of working out too much or incorrectly. HOW TO DESCRIBE FITNESS PROBLEMS TO OVERTRAIN – train harder or longer than necessary. SP: entrenarse más de lo debido; FR: surentraîner; RU: перетренироваться. You shouldn’t go to the gym every day if you don’t Read more…
If you have read all the articles on FITNESS vocabulary, try this quiz. FITNESS PHRASAL VERBS FITNESS PROBLEMS FITNESS IDIOMS FITNESS: HOW TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE FITNESS GEAR Fill in the blanks. Mind GRAMMAR! Use these options: To TRIM DOWN, to ACHIEVE, to OVERTRAIN, to FILL OUT, to SWEAT OFF, Read more…
Catch five Phrasal Verbs people use to talk about fitness: FILL OUT – become fatter, gain weight. SP: engordar; FR: grossir; RU: набирать вес. TRIM DOWN – lose weight, become thinner. SP: adelgazar; FR: maigrir; RU: худеть. BULK UP – put on muscle. SP: muscularse; FR: se muscler; RU: Read more…
