Read the following short story. Pay attention to the idioms:
Lesson by David, EC London English school
I’m not a very sporty person, but since I moved to London I’ve been going to the gym almost every day. My gym is quite big and so as well as using the exercise machines, customers can also play a variety of sports. Below, I have written a list of exercise equipment. All you need to do is match each thing to its description below.
Lesson by Caroline.
This weekend the annual Thames festival is taking place and I am going to go and join in the party! This article comes from the free Evening Standard newspaper. I have taken some of the key vocabulary from the article away; can you put the correct word in each gap? Did anyone else go to the festival?
Lesson by Caroline
Here are some things you will find in almost every house, but they are not as well known as words such as bed, sofa or wardrobe. Can you match each word with its definition?
Click on picture to see the object (you will be taken to another site).
A common mistake made by English learners is to confuse the nationality adjective with the name of the country a person is from. The rule is as follows:
I'm from + name of country: "I'm from Russia."
I' m + nationality adjective: "I'm Russian."
Are you describing the person or are you talking about the place?
In the following sentences can you choose which alternative you need? Good luck!
Lesson by Caroline.
In British slang the word bottle means courage or bravery. So if you have bottle you are brave and are willing to take risks and do dangerous things. Check out these example sentences:
An Agony Aunt is a newspaper writer who answers questions and offers advice on personal problems to people who write in. Take a look at this example letter and then write your own advice. There's also a vocabulary exercise to do.
(Lesson by David, EC London English School)
Dear Abby,
I woke up this morning with a terrible head cold. I’m now writing this lesson in bed surrounded by tissues and orange juice and I’m feeling very sorry for myself! So, why not write a lesson based on illness idioms, I thought...that will make me feel better! In the following idioms, which do you think is the correct missing word?
Lesson by Caroline
Reading - read the text and then match the words in bold with the definitions underneath.
Lesson by Jimi, EC London English school.
Today we take a look at two meanings of the expression, give someone a lift:
Give someone a lift: to provide transportation for someone e.g. take someone somewhere in your car. Give someone a 'ride' is also used:
