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Eavesdropping - Tuesday

Head to the Beach

When someone asks you if you want to head somewhere, they are asking you if you want to go somewhere. It...
Slang - Monday

soak up the sun
Real Life - Friday

Picnics

Last weekend was the Fourth of July, and what better way is there to celebrate the birth of the U.S.A. than...
Movies - Thursday

Into the Wild

Most people have a slight desire to get rid of all of their possessions and hit the road. Christopher McCan...
Real Life - Wednesday

Adventure Travel

A relaxing beach vacation may sound perfect to some, but for the more adventurous, it just isn’t exci...

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What does "set the bar" mean?

conversation without real meaning; conversation without any particular purpose; conversation about general subjects; conversation one starts with unfamilliar people in order to be more involved; conversation used to make friends with new people; conversation used to make the atmosphere better
create an expectation or goal for how good something should be
skyscraper, tall building, building with many floors

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Romance

Slang - Tuesday

squeeze in
Work

Eavesdropping - Monday

Give the Green Light

Have you ever worked in a team? Usually, when people work together, someone needs to be the leader. That pe...
Hobbies

Real Life - Friday

Food Trucks

Food trucks are a great part of US popular culture. In the past, construction workers liked food trucks bec...
Friend

Real Life - Thursday

Tiny Pancakes

We have so many great breakfast foods. Some people like their breakfasts both sweet and savory, so they eat...
Music

Music - Wednesday

Metro Station

Where would you assume a band called Metro Station is from? Probably a city known for it’s transit sy...

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Simple Past Tense

Up in the Air

Most people travel because they love seeing new places, not because they enjoy spending time in airports. U...
Comparatives and Superlatives

Language Barriers

Traveling can be an amazing adventure. It’s always fun to eat new kinds of food, see new places, and ...
Tag Questions

Fiji Mermaid

“Come one, come all, to the greatest show on earth!” This was the famous call from P.T. Barnum’s circus dur...
Verbs with "-ing"

Scared of Sugar

Sugar is everywhere. Seriously, everywhere. We add it to coffee and tea. We add it to cookies, cakes, and j...
Simple Present Tense

Spoiled Pets

Pets are so sweet and cute, it can be hard not to spoil them. When your puppy looks at you with those big b...

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Idioms and Slang

East or West, home is best

"The grass isn`s always greener on the other side", they say. What do they mean? Is the saying about a ...
Writing

HOW TO WRITE A COMMENTORY OF A POEM

HOW TO WRITE A COMMENTORY OF A POEM (in the form of the essay) &nb...
Idioms and Slang

how much some one could bee puzzled

when some one wants to explain about the knoWledge of someone about somthing that is too little would use this: "(someone) + dont(doesnt) know , a...
Speaking

English Skills - Fluency - Reciting

What I like most about the English language is its size and subtlety. However these qualities are also why many find it difficult to achieve flue...
Idioms and Slang

make a fool out of...

I know the image has nothing to do with it... but I still like it :D have you ever heard the phrase "to make a fool out of sbdy"?e.g: -st...