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Place the word in the correct space. I read that book by that British author very quickly Vance was careful to be silent extremely Peter didn’t drive fast to arrive on time enough Nadine didn’t have sugar to make her cake enough Zack has wanted to go abroad never Answers: I read that book by […]

  Can you put the words in order to form a correct sentence in English? Go! about I’m sure talking what not you’re . come do How many people think will you ? best definitely finish is Now project the this time to . another bus come does for hours next not The two . […]

    We use this expression to describe someone who loves anything sweet: cakes, cookies, pies, candy, etc. I put on a few kilos over Christmas, thanks to my sweet tooth and all the great Christmas treats! Text for image: Have a sweet tooth = Enjoy sweets  

  Can you put the words in order to form a correct sentence in English? Go! beach by cold far go It’s the to to today too . answer by miles My off was . a by Peter failed hair. a by head horse lost My race the . I my son told , “passed […]

  When we want to add emphasis to what we’re saying, we usually add a lot of stress to the auxiliary verb in the sentence: I can’t go!  I have to work! He has to be around here somewhere! When a sentence doesn’t have an auxiliary, however, we add in “do”: Normal: I want to […]

  This word, rooted in Latin, is used in Spanish to talk about setting something, making it stick or permanent, and that definition is also used in English.  However, we also use “fix” to mean “repair”, both as a noun and a verb. I need to take the car to garage to get it fixed. […]

Much like the idiom “get to the point”, this expression uses “point” to mean “the basic idea of a conversation, what you’re trying to show or persuade”. So, when our listener doesn’t understand, or instead focuses on something the speaker considers less important, we say that the listener missed the point, and then we try […]

Spanish uses this cognate ‘carrera’ to focus on schooling, especially university. Whereas, the English word for receiving a certification for education is degree. So, what does career mean in English then? English uses the word career to talk about what happens after you get your degree at university, and before you retire: all those years […]

So, I imagine this expression sounds a little weird; after all, how much skin do you have on your teeth?  Well, English speakers do—that’s how we pronounce that “R”.  Just kidding! So, what does this expression mean? Actually, this expression refers to the fact that there is no skin on the teeth, so if you […]

Place the word in (parenthesis) the correct space. I read that book by that British author (very quickly) Vance was careful to be silent (extremely) Peter didn’t drive fast to arrive on time (enough) Nadine didn’t have sugar to make her cake (enough) Zack has wanted to go abroad (never) Answers: I read that book […]