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Grammar included: “Received Pronunciation” More FREE grammar videos @TheTravellingEnglishTeacher Sign up to Hyperwrite AI its very useful: CLICK HERE GRAMMAR SECTION ”Received Pronunciation” ——————————- Remember that during the lesson we are continuing our RP practice to be able to improve our pronunciation and diction. Listen to this short video to help your […]
Grammar included: “Using Conditionals in English” More FREE grammar videos @TheTravellingEnglishTeacher Sign up to Hyperwrite AI its very useful: CLICK HERE GRAMMAR SECTION First Conditional: “If you go to the cinema tonight, I will go with you.” Structure: IF + PRESENT VERB + WILL + VERB (Something […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) “CAUGHT RED HANDED” Meaning If someone is caught red-handed, they are caught in the act of doing something wrong such as cheating or stealing. For example I used to cheat in exams until I was caught […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) “to shut up” Meaning to stop talking or stop making noise Synonym be quiet For example shut up My wife always talks when I’m trying to watch TV. I wish she’d shut up! shut sb/sth up […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) CLICK HERE TO GO TO AMAZON.COM.BR Procurando aulas de inglês? Contato Whatsapp +44 7497784789 “Easy does it!” Meaning You can say “Easy does it!” when you want someone to do something more carefully or more […]
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Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) CLICK HERE TO GO TO AMAZON.COM “TO LOCK UP” Meaning to lock the doors and windows of a building or a car to make it secure Synonym secure For example lock up sth Don’t forget to lock […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) CLICK HERE TO GO TO AMAZON.COM.BR This page is about the idiom much of a muchness INFORMAL Meaning If two or more things are much of a muchness, they are very similar to each other. For example […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) CLICK HERE TO GO TO AMAZON.COM “To throw something together” Meaning to make something quickly, or without putting too much thought into details Synonym knock up (British, informal), To throw something together For example knock together something […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) CLICK HERE TO GO TO AMAZON.COM.BR Meaning If someone is down to earth, they are practical and sensible. For example Steven is an artist and a real dreamer, but luckily his wife Sarah is down to […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) CLICK HERE TO GO TO AMAZON.COM.BR Meaning “A BUY OUT” to buy somebody’s share of a company or a partnership in order to take control of it For example buy sb out Many workers weren’t […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) https://www.fiverr.com/s/YDrPkl “A matter of life and death” Meaning If something is a matter of life and death, it’s extremely important and it could involve someone’s survival. For example Education about HIV and AIDS is a […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) https://www.fiverr.com/s/YDrPkl “Log Into or Log In” Meaning to do certain things, like typing in a username and password, in order to access an online application or a computer network Synonym log into, log on For example […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) https://www.fiverr.com/s/YDrPkl “Come to a head” Meaning You can say a situation or a problem comes to a head if it reaches a crisis point and dealing with it can no longer be avoided. For example The […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) https://www.fiverr.com/s/YDrPkl “To Come Off” Meaning If something comes off, it becomes separated from the thing it’s usually attached to. For example come off If the top of your pen comes off while it’s in your top […]
This page is about the idiom keep an eye on Meaning If you keep an eye on someone, you make sure you know what they’re doing. For example I’m a bit worried about Hannah’s health so could you keep an eye on her while I’m away. The media has promised to keep an eye on […]
This page is about the idiom the writing | handwriting is on the wall Meaning If the writing is on the wall, or the handwriting is on the wall, there are signs that a person or organization is in trouble and might soon fail. For example The writing has been on the wall for this […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) https://www.fiverr.com/s/YDrPkl “TO STAND OUT” Meaning If somebody stands out, they are easy to see because there is something unusual about the way they look or the way they behave. Synonym stick out (informal) For example stand […]
Yellow-bellied Meaning If someone is yellow-bellied, they are not brave, or they are cowardly. For example Tony’s father called him yellow-bellied when he was a five-year-old boy because he didn’t want to ride a horse. Tony has never forgotten it. The whole country behaved like yellow-bellied cowards when they let a small group of cheats […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) https://www.fiverr.com/s/YDrPkl “To Show Off” Meaning to do something to get attention or admiration, but in a way that annoys some people For example show off She only bought that expensive phone to show off, you know. […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) https://www.fiverr.com/s/YDrPkl To give someone “a hard time” Meaning If you give someone a hard time, you bother them or make trouble for them. For example Some of the boys at Kenny’s school started giving him a […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) https://www.fiverr.com/s/YDrPkl To “PULL UP” Meaning If a vehicle such as a car or a taxi pulls up, it stops. Synonym stop For example pull up I told the taxi driver to pull up outside the […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) https://www.fiverr.com/s/YDrPkl Play it by ear Meaning If you play it by ear, you don’t plan ahead but you do whatever seems best at the time depending on the situation. For example I like those comedy shows […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) https://www.fiverr.com/s/YDrPkl HAVE ON Meaning If you have something on at a certain time, you’ve arranged to do something at that time. For example have on If you don’t have anything on tonight, we could […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) https://www.fiverr.com/s/YDrPkl Like a fish out of water Meaning You feel like a fish out of water if you’re surrounded by people who are different to you, and it’s making you feel a little uncomfortable. For […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) https://www.fiverr.com/s/YDrPkl TO ACT OUT If you act out, you express your feelings through acts or words. Synonym express For example act out sth Jim often gets into trouble because he acts out his emotions without […]
This page is about the idiom run rings around | run circles around Meaning If you run rings around someone, or run circles around them, you do something much better than they do. For example The Democrat candidate ran rings around the Republican candidate in their debate on the economy. We watched this dance contest […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) https://www.fiverr.com/s/YDrPkl “To Be Modelled on Something or Someone” Meaning to use something or someone as an example to copy when making something or doing something For example be modelled on something: The Indian legal system was […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) https://www.fiverr.com/s/YDrPkl “DIRT CHEAP” MeaningYou can say something is dirt cheap if it costs very little money. For example Be careful when you buy dirt cheap clothes. They could shrink easily or the colours could run when […]
“COME IN” Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) https://www.fiverr.com/s/YDrPkl “COME IN” MeaningIf something like a train or plane comes in, it arrives at a station or an airport. Synonym arrive, get in For example come in Excuse me, sir. Do you know […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) virgin territory Meaning You can say something is virgin territory if it’s never been explored before or has never been done before. For example The internet was still virgin territory when we made our first websites. Our […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) “TO KEY IN” Meaning to press the keys of a keyboard or a keypad in order to enter data Synonym enter For example key in If you need to open the safe, key in this security code. […]
Please share my lesson using your social media platforms. Use the links above. Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) A VOICE IN THE DARK Meaning You’re a voice in the wilderness, or a voice crying in the wilderness, if you’re expressing an unpopular opinion or insight. For example When Galileo stated that the sun was […]
Student FREE Bookstore (CLICK HERE) What does the phrasal verb “KEEP FROM” mean? Meaning If something or someone keeps you from doing something, it means you can’t do it. For example keep from something : Are you busy? I don’t want to keep you from your work. keep from doing something : Most parents find it […]