Hi there! In this post, I’ve dusted off a post that I placed on a blog a couple of years ago by converting several of the tongue twisters into a video. By this, not only is it far more amusing for students, but you also get an AI Santa reciting the tongue twisters. ⭐ How…… Continue reading Christmas tongue twister lesson to improve pronounciation
You know those silly moments when a radio suddenly plays the song that matches your mood? Turns out it’s not just humans — ask the eggy bunch in my fridge. 🥚📻In this short film you’ll see why we’re literally losing our minds over eggs at home — definitely not for the faint-hearted. It’s a one-minute…… Continue reading C1/C2 Five Intense Emotional Expressions for Advanced Learners
This is going to be the last post for this year. If you’re wondering if I’m a bit of a workaholic, I’m beginning to think that I am. However, the intentions behind posting this during the Christmas holidays are partly due to the fact that among my New Year’s resolutions, I intend to find some…… Continue reading B2/C1 Engaging Listening Activity for Fashion Discussions
As we are now dealing with the topic of illness, I have prepared two listening activities to cover the ‘obsession’ of some people that leads them to consult online sources whenever they feel a bit under the weather. First of all, what do you think is happening in the comic. Clue: related to this subject.…… Continue reading B2/C1 Listening Cyberchondria
Yes, I know. Some will say that ‘fishes’ is wrong, but as a matter of fact, it is now common to find both ‘fish’ and ‘fishes’ in a dictionary. And anyway, this idiom does use ‘fishes’ (So there!). But far from picking an argument about whether or not this plural is correct, this post is…… Continue reading Idiom: To feed the fishes/fish
Don’t you agree that idioms are absolute and utter fun? Guess what this one means and learn another similar expression.
Here’s an idiom to get you chatting away like a native. What do you think ‘To have a bee in your bonnet means’? Do the quick quiz to find out and see a couple of examples.
Have you ever wondered what type of music you would be if a fairy were to suddenly appear with a wand, converting you into a song or a type of music? These days we’re going to be talking about music, so this quiz is going to be a warmer as well as a form of…… Continue reading B2/C1 Personality quiz: If You Were Music, What Type of Music Would You Be?
I wonder and ponder on what could be the cause for angels to start weeping, but maybe you know the answer already. If you don’t, would you dare take the challenge? In the box below, not only will you have the opportunity to guess, but also to learn other expressions with a similar meaning.
As one gets higher up on their journey towards a native-like English level, one learns a lot of synonyms, idioms, and sayings. Here are some expressions that you can use to describe the personality of a person you enjoy being with because she or he is… Aha! You must click on the slide to find…… Continue reading Idiom: Full of beans
