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AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet A superstition is a popular belief that is not based on science or actual facts. A person simply believes that something brings good or bad luck.Fear of the number thirteen is so strong Read More...
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AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet Panto is is a popular form of family entertainment traditionally performed in theatres in the UK during the Christmas season. Watch this video clip of the panto 'Cinderella' to learn Read More...
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AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet A Christmas stocking is an empty sock or sock-shaped bag that children hang on Christmas Eve so that Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) can fill it with small toys, candy, fruit, coins Read More...
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AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet A Christmas carol is a popular type of song with Christmas or winter themed lyrics, that is traditionally sung in the period leading up to Christmas.Types of carols include hymns (songs Read More...
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Tweet A strike is a mass walk out by workers, which has been organised to protest against unfair treatment at work or unfair changes in working conditions.Teachers, nurses and other public sector employees are going on strike today in the UK to protest Read More...
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Tweet This fun video will help you to learn three common English expressions that are connected with different types of vegetables.Watch the video, and then click on the link below to do an online quiz and test how much you have understood:Vegetable Idioms Read More...
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Snails are small creatures with shells on their backs, that move at a very slow speed.When we talk about things moving "at a snail's pace" it means that things are moving really slowly, or that very little progress is being made.Example sentences: "The Read More...
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Tweet A voiceover is a spoken commentary for a film, TV programme, video or advertisement, provided by a narrator who is not part of the action on screen. Voiceovers are added after the film is shot to provide information about what is happening in scenes Read More...
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Tweet This fun video will help you to learn three common English expressions that are connected with different types of fruit. Watch the video, and then see if you can answer the questions below. Questions: 1) If we try to do something a second time because Read More...
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Tweet A jobsworth is a British English word used to describe a public servant who appears to enjoy exercising their authority in a heavy-handed, obstructive way, and typically responds to reasonable requests for action with the phrase "I can't do that Read More...
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What does the word identity mean? Watch this short video clip to listen to the news reporter and politician Martin Lewis talk about places and events in his life that have shaped his identity, and then scroll down the page to answer a few questions. Questions Read More...
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What does the word protest mean? Watch the short video clip below to find out. The people in the video are protesting against funding cuts that will deny low paid and vulnerable people in the UK access to affordable English lessons. Please support them Read More...
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What does the word collaborate mean? Watch the short video clip below to find out. Related Activities: English Vocabulary Quizzes, Games and Activities >> UK Politics - Quizzes and Activities for English Learners >> image credit: lumaxart Read More...
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