Watch the video and fill the gaps in the text with the following words. The answers are below: microwave, fridge, kettle, tins, freezer, oven, cupboards, cups, draw, toaster, bowls Hi there. My favourite room in the house is probably the kitchen. I love cooking! Most kitchens have various electrical appliances like a __________ for keeping [...]
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Listen to the video and fill in the gaps in the text with the following words: living room, bookcase, bungalow, garage, quilt, shelves, pictures, bedside, floor, coffee, sofa, wardrobe, Hello. I’m going to tell you about my home. It’s a small house, a ___________ . A ___________ is a house with one __________, it doesn’t [...]
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In this video, Paul explains the phrasal verb, ‘to run out (of)’. Here are few examples: I ran out of petrol : j’étais en panne d’essence We ran out of time : Nous n’avions plus de temps (pour terminer/achever quelque chose) We will eventually run out of oil : éventuellement, le pétrole s’épuisera So you [...]
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Il y a beaucoup d’expressions avec les verbes, make, do, have, take. Attention, ce n’est pas toujours evident – on ne peut pas toujours traduire directement de français. Les réponses sont données dans la vidéo qui suit. complete the expressions using make, do , take, or have. Put the form in its correct form i.e. [...]
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En France (pas au Quebec) il est tendance à utiliser les mots anglais terminant avec “-ing”. Certains de ces mots sont des parfaits ‘bons amis’, mais d’autres laisseraient un anglophone un peu perdu! Les bons amis: marketing shopping : (mais to do the shopping : faire des courses (alimentaires). briefing surfing cocooning Les mots qui [...]
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Les voici: 1 one 2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five 6 six 7 seven 8 eight 9 nine 10 ten 11 eleven 12 twelve 13 thirteen 14 fourteen 15 fifteen 16 sixteen 17 seventeen 18 eighteen 19 nineteen 20 twenty 21 twenty-one 30 thirty 40 forty 50 fifty 60 sixty 70 seventy 80 [...]
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Voici quelques légumes en anglais. Utilisez les ‘flashcards’ si-dessous afin de les mémoriser, et jouez ‘scatter’. carotte : carrot épinard : spinach chou : cabbage choufleur : cauliflower poireau : leek radis : radish oignon : onion asperge : asparagus laitue : lettuce navet : turnip petit pois : peas haricots : beans haricots rouges [...]
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We say “interested in + -ing” I’m interested in working for this company” NOT I’m interested to work “responsible for + -ing” I’m responsible for managing the team” “tired of + -ing” I’m tired of getting up early
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Learn the following adjectives, most of which you should already know: big : grand happy : heureux hot : chaud dark : sombre/foncé heavy : lourd wide : large long: long old : vieux/ancien interesting : intéressant stupid : stupide good : bon dangerous : dangereux interested : intéressé well : bien neat : (bien) [...]
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Why do we say, “OK”? What do the letters “OK” stand for? In the years that I’ve been teaching English, I’ve heard many different stories. Funnily enough, everyone is convinced that his or her story is the right one. Here are a few versions that I’ve heard: OK stands for “zero kills”. From the Vietnam [...]
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