Wednesday, December 30, 2020

take back (1)

If you take something back, you return it to the place you got it from, or return it to the shop you bought it from.
http://dlvr.it/RpbQ9t

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

run away (1)

If you run away from something or someone, you run as fast as you can to escape.
http://dlvr.it/RpX40l

Sunday, December 27, 2020

minor in

to study another subject at university or college in addition to your main subject
http://dlvr.it/RpQD75

Saturday, December 26, 2020

pass up

If you pass up an opportunity or an invitation, you choose not to take the opportunity or accept the invitation.
http://dlvr.it/RpMqcx

Friday, December 25, 2020

Thursday, December 24, 2020

knock down (1)

If something like a building or a wall is knocked down, it is destroyed on purpose.
http://dlvr.it/RpGYXn

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Monday, December 21, 2020

live together

If two people live together, they live in the same place and are in a sexual relationship without being married.
http://dlvr.it/Rp3lnl

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Friday, December 18, 2020

grow up

to change from being a child to being an adult, or from being an immature adult to being a mature adult
http://dlvr.it/RntwNp

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Sunday, December 13, 2020

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Friday, December 11, 2020

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Sunday, December 6, 2020

bring back (2)

to make something from the past come back, such as a memory, a feeling, an idea, etc.
http://dlvr.it/Rn53sX

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Friday, December 4, 2020

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

look forward to

If you're looking forward to something that's going to happen, you feel excited or happy about it.
http://dlvr.it/RmqXK0

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Monday, November 30, 2020

Sunday, November 29, 2020

Friday, November 27, 2020

look into

If you look into something, you investigate it or you try to find out more about it.
http://dlvr.it/RmWl4p

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Monday, November 23, 2020

put off

If you put something off, you change the time it's meant to happen to a later time or date.
http://dlvr.it/RmFFDZ

Sunday, November 22, 2020

Saturday, November 21, 2020

Friday, November 20, 2020

jerk around

If someone jerks you around, they treat you badly or they deceive you in some way.
http://dlvr.it/Rm4PyW

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Monday, November 16, 2020

knock out (2)

If you knock somebody out, you impress them very much with something you do, or something you make.
http://dlvr.it/Rln5Df

Sunday, November 15, 2020

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Friday, November 13, 2020

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

have round

If you have people round, they visit your home, usually for a meal or for a social gathering.
http://dlvr.it/RlRSxk

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

deal with

If you deal with a problem or a difficult situation, you do what needs to be done to solve or resolve it.
http://dlvr.it/RlMb22

Monday, November 9, 2020

run through

to quickly read something like a list or a speech in order to check the details or look for mistakes
http://dlvr.it/RlHhdP

Sunday, November 8, 2020

indulge in

to do something that gives you pleasure, even though there could be some negative consequences
http://dlvr.it/RlDlqd

Friday, November 6, 2020

drum up

to stimulate something like support for a project, enthusiasm for an idea, or sales for a business
http://dlvr.it/Rl6H9Q

Monday, November 2, 2020

end up

If you end up being somewhere, or doing something, it's because of decisions you've made in the past.
http://dlvr.it/RkppGR

Sunday, November 1, 2020

take back (2)

If a store takes back something they've sold, they allow the buyer to return it for a refund, or exchange it.
http://dlvr.it/RklvHx

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Friday, October 30, 2020

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

ABOUT TO

ABOUT TO is not a tense. It is a special structure that we use to talk about the immediate future. If you are about to do something, you are going to do it very soon.
http://dlvr.it/RkYPhh

settle in

to begin to feel comfortable in a new situation, such as a new home, a new job, or a new school
http://dlvr.it/RkVD24

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

pay off (2)

If something you do pays off, it ends up giving you some benefit or a good result.
http://dlvr.it/RkQSct

Monday, October 26, 2020

Sunday, October 25, 2020

vote in

If a person or a political party is voted in, they have won the most votes in an election.
http://dlvr.it/RkHtNc

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Men, it has been well said, think in herds

Long quote: "Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, one by one."
http://dlvr.it/Rk2JyT

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

go about

to do something in a certain way, or to deal with something in a certain way
http://dlvr.it/Rjy2fD

Saturday, October 17, 2020

round up

If you round a number or an amount up to a certain level such as a whole number or the nearest dollar, you bring it up to that level.
http://dlvr.it/Rjmz9k

Friday, October 16, 2020

play down

to try to make something seem less important or less damaging than it really is
http://dlvr.it/RjjTCk

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Saturday, October 10, 2020

own up

If you own up to something, you admit that you've done something wrong or made a mistake.
http://dlvr.it/RjK8zn

Friday, October 9, 2020

take back (1)

If you take something back, you return it to the place you got it from, or return it to the shop you bought it from.
http://dlvr.it/RjFlNj

Thursday, October 8, 2020

opt for

If you opt for something, you choose it from a range of possible options.
http://dlvr.it/Rj9zN7

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Reading Exercise: Environmental Activist David Attenborough

To mark the release of a new Netflix film about David's extraordinary life, we've made him the subject of our latest reading on environmental activists.
http://dlvr.it/Rj6HFc

end in

to have a certain result at the end of something
http://dlvr.it/Rj69MN

Monday, October 5, 2020

Saturday, October 3, 2020

watch out

If you tell someone to watch out, you tell them to be careful or warn them of a danger.
http://dlvr.it/RhsGrl

Friday, October 2, 2020

send back

If you send back something that's been delivered to you, you return it because there's a problem with it.
http://dlvr.it/RhnpRH

Thursday, October 1, 2020

pull out (1)

If you pull out of something you're participating in, like a competition or a deal, you stop participating.
http://dlvr.it/Rhjzpx

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

go through (1)

to look through a collection of things like documents, books, clothes, etc. to find something or to sort them out
http://dlvr.it/Rhf80v

Monday, September 28, 2020

Sunday, September 27, 2020

Saturday, September 26, 2020

invite out

If you invite somebody out, you ask them to go to a restaurant with you, or to see a movie, or go dancing, etc.
http://dlvr.it/RhNwhl

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Monday, September 21, 2020

Sunday, September 20, 2020

think up

to use one's imagination to come up with something like an excuse, a name, a plan, or a story
http://dlvr.it/RgzQvl

Friday, September 18, 2020

Greta Thunberg Quiz

You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests comprehension of our page on climate activist Greta Thunberg, one of a series of EnglishClub readings on environmental and health issues.
http://dlvr.it/RgtQtM

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Reading Exercise: Climate Activist Greta Thunberg

How did a 15-year-old high school student from Sweden become the world's most famous climate change activist? With vocal and quiz.
http://dlvr.it/RgpcQp

set up (1)

to start a company, a foundation, or an organization of some sort
http://dlvr.it/Rgpc0g

10 factors that may (or may not) influence how successful technology is for you in a classroom

The list below — for the purposes of debate only — is for a forthcoming workshop I'll be doing (yes, I know, I did say I'd retired, but I couldn't resist the temptation to come out of retirement for just one day 😉 !). The question: Which two or three … Continue reading
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Thursday, April 23, 2020

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