Jul 26, 2016 | English Lessons
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Phrase of the Day: ‘an early bird’ ‘an early bird’ /ˈɜːli bɜːd/ (phrase) someone who likes waking up in the morning “Jack’s a real early bird. He go up at six every day of his vacation.” ...
Jul 25, 2016 | English Lessons
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Word of the Day: ‘social’ ‘social’ /ˈsəʊʃəl/ 1. (adjective)having to do with groups of people “This is an area with very serious social problems.” 2. (adjective) friendly with other people “We are organising...
Jul 22, 2016 | English Lessons
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Word of the Day: ‘distraction’ ‘distraction’ /dɪsˈtrækʃən/ 1. (noun) something fun to do “We went to London to look for some distraction.” 2. (noun) something that stops you from concentrating “She had to go...
Jul 21, 2016 | English Lessons
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Phrase of the Day: ‘to have time on your hands’ ‘to have time on your hands’ /tə həv taɪm ɒn jə hændz/ (phrase) to be available with nothing to do “I had some time on my hands before the meeting, so I went out for...
Jul 20, 2016 | English Lessons
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Word of the Day: ‘aware’ ‘aware’ /əˈweə/ (adjective) knowing something “I was not aware of the problem until you mentioned it just now.” COMMON USAGE (noun) awareness: the act of knowing something; being aware...
Jul 19, 2016 | English Lessons
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Phrase of the Day: ‘to get carried away’ ‘to get carried away’ /tə gɛt ˈkærid əˈweɪ/ (phrase) to get too emotional and then do something silly “When they saw milk was on sale, they got carried away and bought ten...
