It’s really interesting to follow the NEWS and jot down the new words and phrases that are made and added to the vocabulary by the media on a daily basis!! One of these is the expression “Take a Listen” which is the same as “Listen” and is used a hundred times a day by news anchors. And right … Continue Reading
In his post, Rezâ tells us about some very useful and common uses of the phrasal verb “call in”…
This is a review of our first English Walk on Sunday 4 September 2016. We had a good time walking from Lille to Wambrechies and back, including a short pleasant stop in Wambrechies… and of course we spoke a lot of English! There were six of us (Emmanuelle, Brigitte, Agathe, Jean-Marc, Thomas and me) with … Continue Reading
I just wanted to share these words with everyone: 1- Pat down: to touch someone’s clothes in order to check whether they are carrying something such as a weapon or illegal drugs, for example at an airport A woman was brought over to pat me down. Synonym would be to FRISK or FRISK DOWN. 2- … Continue Reading
I have a question. How do you say in English somebody that likes talking a lot? Of course we are not speaking about me ;-) Thank you in advance for your answer…
In her comment on Never give up (part 1), Delaram wrote: … This is like the story of weight lifting champions. They know that they may suffer from many joint problems in future, but they continue their job until they beat a record… Shouldn’t she have written “in the future” instead? Or is “in … Continue Reading