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One minute of English: the flu, a cold, a virus, a bug

Date: the nineteenth of December the flu : la grippe a cold : un rhume runny nose: le nez qui coule sore throat: mal à la gorge a bug = a virus a cough : une toux, to cough: tousser take a day off (sick) : poser une journée (pour maladie) a pain in the [...]

What makes you happy?

thanks to realenglish for this video

Protected: what are splogs? la réponse

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90 minutes of my life lost, can I get a refund?

Well there you go, a fantastic 0-0 draw between England and Algeria. I hope that England will go out of the competition and that an African nation will the cup for the first time. Now for a quick calculation: If Wayne Rooney gets paid £100,000 per month and John Terry gets £160,000 per month, the [...]

Aidez les Victimes du Séisme en Haïti

Haïti est un pays francophone et anglais-facile.com reçoit beaucoup de visiteurs de ce pays. Vous pouvez aider le peuple haïtien en faisant un don à la Fondation de France. Suivez le ce lien afin de faire un don par carte bancaire: http://dons.fondationdefrance.org/netful-presentation-association/site/fdf/default/fr/donations/index.html

Validate your English 2: DCL – diplôme de compétence en langue

The DCL is the official language qualification of Education Nationale, the French ministry of Education. This three-hour examination thoroughly tests all language skills, reading, writing, speaking and listening, and candidates are scored also on their ability to accomplish a task in English. So if you make a lot of grammatical mistakes but you successfully accomplished [...]

Political expressions 4

l the laws of the land to fly out the window (disparaitre)

Political expressions 1

Thanks to the guys at learnenglishidioms for these videos. I would say that journalists, more than politicians, are responsible for the use and over-use of expressions and idioms. When we use an expression too much, it becomes a ‘cliché’ (even in English!)

I wish…

French speakers often think that ‘wish’ can be used like the French verb ‘souhaiter’. This is not correct in many cases.

It’s wrong to judge a book by its cover

Don’t always trust your first impression, especially external appearances – it’s what’s inside that’s important. That’s why we have the expression ‘it’s wrong to judge a book by its cover’. Watch the video for a good example!

Irregular verbs: printable guide

Voici encore une fiche à imprimer: les verbes irréguliers en groupes. Ils sont plus facile à retenir comme ça!

Agreeing, supporting, praising

Learn some alternatives to the boring ‘I agree’! You can download a printable reference as well.