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Eavesdropping - Friday

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 - Thursday

soak up the sun
Real Life - Wednesday

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 - Tuesday

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 - Monday

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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to fight against something
depiction or representation (pictorially, dramatically or in words)
charm, special appeal, magic (People like a person with charisma.)

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Hobbies

Real Life - Friday

Houseplants

It’s lovely to have some nice, green houseplants to decorate your home. Unless you have a green thumb...
Romance

Eavesdropping - Thursday

Surprising Spark

Sometimes people fall in love at first sight. Other times they get to know each other as friends and then f...
Music

Music - Wednesday

Crossroads - Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

Few artists have such a recognizable sound as Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. The combination of fast rapping and mel...
Work

Eavesdropping - Tuesday

Wave the White Flag

Let’s take a trip down memory lane. You probably remember playing sports or games as a child. You pro...
Friend

Real Life - Monday

Tiny Pancakes

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

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English Grammar

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Direct vs. Reported Speech

Tell On with Reported Speech

It’s the worst threat one child on the playground can give another: “I’ll tell on you....
Adjectives

50 Cent

People like rapper 50 Cent keep the American dream alive. As a young man, 50 led a life of crime. He sold d...
Past Perfect Tense

Best Date Ever

Sometimes the simplest dates like a picnic in the park, watching a movie on the couch, or making dinner at ...
Count and Noncount Nouns

One Upping

When you run into someone you haven’t seen in a little while, you usually want to put your best foot ...
Second Conditional

Multitasking

Right now, as you read this lesson, what else are you doing at the same time? You might be checking Faceboo...

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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...