Move away: To move away means that you leave one place to go and live in another.
'I was born in London, but we moved away to Liverpool when I was very young.'
Here are some common colour idioms and expressions. Are any of these similar in your language?
When something is black and white it is very clear to understand and decide if you think it is good or bad.
'This is a black and white situation. You are either with us or against us.'
November 5th is a famous day in British history. Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated on this day. Do you know who he was or why this day is celebrated? Let's find out about some British culture.
Take a look at the following seven sentences. Each sentence has a key-word. Choose which word has the same meaning as the key-word
Here are ten common idioms which are related to body parts:
To put your foot in your mouth means that you say or do something that accidentally embarrasses or offends another person
'I put my foot in my mouth when I called by brother's new wife by his ex-wife's name.'
Below you will see groups of words. There are four words in each group. One word in each group is different from the rest. You must choose which is the odd word. Which word does not match with the rest of the group? Do your answers match ours?
To find out the reasons for our answers, click on 'why' below.
We've all heard about Halloween. We've all seen movies about it. But do any of us know what Halloween is about?
Let me give you a quick background history.
The Celts celebrated the New Year on October 31st as this was the time that summer ended and the winter began. The Celts believed that with the winter darkness came, and with the darkness came evil spirits too.
They thought that on the night of October 31st that the physical world and spirit world came together and that spirits walked on the earth.
When we are unhappy about something we can complain about it. Complain is the verb and complaint is the noun. The collocation is 'make a complaint' or 'have a complaint'.
