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Improve your Word Power
Learn how to expand your English vocabulary! It is said that most successful individuals have one thing in common–the ability to express their ideas in public Make it a habit to learn a few new words a day. It isn’t … Continue reading
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Sleep
Have you ever asked yourself why we need to sleep, how much sleep is necessary or whether elephants sleep lying down or standing up? Have a look at these weird and wonderful sleep facts: REM As well as being the name … Continue reading
Posted in Face2face Intermediate, Lesson 2, Textbook, Vocabulary
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FEELINGS
VOCABULARY: TRY TO THINK OF A TIME OR SITUATION WHEN YOU FEEL/FELT THIS WAY: Exhausted Confused Ecstatic Guilty Suspicious Angry Hysterical Frustrated Sad Confident Embarrassed Happy Mischievous Disgusted frightened Enraged Ashamed Cautious Smug Depressed Overwhelmed Hopeful Lonely … Continue reading
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Forecasting the weather
You don’t need many instruments to forecast the weather. Watching the news is a good option. But you can also follow some steps to know what the weather will be like tomorrow. Watch the following video (and read the script … Continue reading
Posted in Face2face Intermediate, Lesson 8, Listening, Textbook, Vocabulary
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Whether the Weather ….
Whether the weather be fine Or whether the weather be not Whether the weather be cold Or whether the weather be hot We’ll weather the weather Whatever the weather Whether we like it or not. The weather is one of … Continue reading
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IN THE AIR – body language, cheap flights…LOOK INSIDE!
Remember the vocabulary about airplanes and airports you recently learnt. . .IN LESS THAN TWO MINUTES!!! Now watch this video and see how important BODY LANGUAGE (and learning languages) is!!!Two Englishmen on a plane, travelling to Italy….. And…have you ever … Continue reading
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Going to the Doctor’s
Going to the doctor while being abroad can be scary, especially if you do not know what to expect. Sometimes it is hard to describe your symptoms. Sometimes it may be hard to understand what the doctor is telling you. … Continue reading
Do vs Make
Some time ago, we had a look at the so-called empty verbs (see previous post on it). ‘DO’ or ‘MAKE’ were two of these verbs and, as main verbs, they can be quite confusing to English learners. How good are … Continue reading
Posted in Face2face Intermediate, Lesson 6, Textbook, Vocabulary
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Feelings
How do you feel today? Positive or negative? Here is a list of adjectives to describe your feelings. To test your ability to read people’s faces do this facial expressions test. If it’s idioms you want to use then here you have … Continue reading
Dependent prepositions
In the English language, there are many verbs, nouns and adjectives which are followed by specific prepositions. The prepositions are called dependent because their choice depends on the particular word and its meaning. One of the things that drives English … Continue reading
Posted in Grammar, Speak Out Intermediate, Textbook, Unit 2, Vocabulary
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Intermediate 2 