Phrasal Verbs

 

What would you be wearing?

 

The Importance of Naming Your Son Correctly

 

The Beatles

 

Same Word... opposite meanings.

 

No Smoking

During the first few weeks after quitting smoking, one husband was difficult to live with. 

Apologising to his wife for his short temper, he commented, "I've gone from 'Happy' to 'Grumpy.' What's next?"

"Lonely," she replied.

Questions

What does short temper mean?

What does grumpy mean?

What is the man's wife planning to do?

Can you describe this picture?

 Picture by Emi Boz

Idiom

 

Sleep Vocabulary

 

Preposition test

 

Idiom

year in, year out Meaning: If something has happened year in, year out, it's happened every year for many years in a row. For example: Our family gets together year in, year out at Christmas time. Let's go somewhere new. We've been going to the same old places year in, year out since we were married.

Who is Ruby Bridges

 

Prepositions

 

I am Helen Keller

I don't know if you've ever heard of this fascinating woman's life and her wonderful teacher, but it's a story worth knowing.

Idiom

dressed (up) to the nines 2026-02-02 Meaning: If you are dressed to the nines, or dressed up to the nines, you are wearing very smart clothes for a special occasion. For example: Have you seen Harry? He's dressed to the nines and he looks amazing. Everyone was dressed up to the nines for the Academy Awards, with the men in tuxedos and the women in evening gowns. Source: EnglishClub

Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures. Lately, their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards.

 

One day they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said, "Now don't get mad at me.....I know we've been friends for a long time.....but I just can't think of your name! I've thought and thought, but I can't remember it. Please tell me what your name is."

 

Her friend glared at her. For at least three minutes she just stared and glared at her. Finally she said, "How soon do you need to know?

 

Groundhog Day

Today is Groundhog Day. Do you know what that is?

Above you can watch the famous rodent's prediction for this year. And below you can see the trailer of the 1993 movie Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray and Andy MacDowell.

Are all of your memories real?

1. Where the people in the study lying?

2. Are our memories reliable?

As or like?

If you don't always know the difference between as and like, click on the link below. You'll even find some exercises to practise:

As v. like

Idiom

year dot/year one Meaning: You can say "the year dot", or "the year one", when you're talking about a very, very long time ago. For example: There have been people living in Australia since the year dot, but Europeans have only been there for about two hundred years. People have been interested in the stars and the moon since the year one.