Idiom : Don’t put all your eggs in one
You should not concentrate all your resources and prospects in one single thing. If you do, you risk all your efforts on one opportunity. This negative imperative “Don’t put all your eggs in one...
View ArticleMaking predictions in English
In this lesson, you will learn about making predictions using : Will + Adverb / Adverb + Won’t / May / May not / Might / Might Not / Could / Or Likely to Will + Adverb / Adverb + Won’t They probably...
View ArticleIdiom : Two heads are better than one
When two people work together on some project, it goes so much more easily because two heads are better than one, and of course a million heads is better than two (case of Wikipedia). This idiomatic...
View ArticleAdjectives + Prepositions
Similar to certain verbs and nouns, many adjectives are typically followed by a particular preposition. The advertisement below contains a number of common “adjectives + prepositions” pairs: Are you...
View ArticleVisiting someone’s house
Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions. Here are some expressions you may use to welcome your visitors, and others to use when visiting someone’s house. What you say – Sorry I’m late....
View ArticleTaking a taxi in English
Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions. Here are some expressions you may use to take a taxi, and others to hear from the taxi driver. What you say – Taxi! (in the street) – Could you...
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Newspaper articles
Writing Example Example 1 : Example 2 : Professional Housewife How much time do you spend on housework? A website has surveyed 4,000 British housewives. It found that the average mother works nine...
View ArticleMaking comparisons in English
– My exercices are as difficult as yours. – The lecture in German wasn’t as easy to understand as the one in English. – It seems less interesting than at the beginning. – The United States is twice as...
View ArticleApologizing in English
Apologizing – I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt your little sister. – So sorry, I had no intention to tell you that. – I’m sorry to have broken it. – I’m sorry but I’ve got to go now. – I’m awfully...
View ArticleIdiom : Cry your eyes out
To cry your eyes out is a figurative expression that means to cry uncontrollably, a lot or/and for a long time until your eyes become itchy. We use the expression to describe someone who’s excessively...
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