Fabulous Idioms for Friday Afternoon 🙂
Today’s idiom is ‘just around the corner‘ (despite being here already,in fact).
If something is just around the corner, then it is expected to happen very soon.
So have a great weekend everyone and enjoy every moment because Monday morning is just around the corner and once it’s here there’ll be no looking back…
In English you can be off sick or on sick leave, which in both cases means you are not well and not at work.
We hope that this post finds you happy and healthy though, and if by chance it doesn’t, we wish you a very speedy recovery!
Today’s word is brazen an adjective meaning bold and without shame.
With brazen disregard for the sign that was hanging on the door, Gregory continued to sing very loudly all morning.
Have you come across any brazen behaviour lately?
Tell us about it and practise your English!
Watch the BBC’s 1 Minute World News, it’s short, it’s good listening practice and you can find out what’s going on in the world (win-win-win if you ask us!).
Happy Monday everyone!
This week I wish you a happy and healthy week.
To practise your English why not share some happy news or maybe a healthy recipe.
And remember: if by some chance you don’t know the adjectives of the week you can look them up on www.dictionary.com and then use them here or in your next class!
Fabulous idioms for Friday afternoon
Today’s idiom is backseat driver.
A backseat driver is a person who (annoyingly) is fond of giving you advice while you are performing a task or doing something, especially when the advice is wrong, unwelcome or both.
So have a good weekend everyone and if you find yourself in the back of the proverbial car, instead of being a backseat driver why not just sit back and enjoy the views 🙂
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A little something to think about when using English 🙂
In English the final is an adjective meaning coming at the end of a series, or a noun meaning the last game in a sports tournament or other competition, which decides the winner of the tournament.
The end, on the other hand, is the final part of something, for example a period of time, an activity, or a story.
So this Saturday sees the UEFA Champions League final take place in Wembley Stadium, London (not far from where Jeremy lives) while next Friday is the end of the month.
Which one are you looking forward to more and why?
Tell us about it and practise your English!
– The End –
I guess we must be working flat out too because with all the effort put into our last post we forgot to ask:
Is there anything you’re working flat out on at the moment?
Or something you’d like to say flat out?
Tell us about it and practise your English!
Today’s word is the adverb flat out meaning either in a direct manner or at top speed and with maximum effort.
Our friend B. Bascal of legendary Bascal Productions has been working flat out this week in preparation for an upcoming event. However, when we spoke to him, he denied flat out that he was overdoing it.
Judging by this photo sent in by one of his assistants though, we are not fully convinced….
This week I wish you a fulfilling and fortuitous week.
To practise your English why not tell us about a fortuitous incident that has happened to you recently or about a project, process or pastime you find fulfilling.
And remember: if you don’t know the adjectives of the week you can look them up on www.dictionary.com and then use them here or in your next class!
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