Brush your teeth up and down. Brush your teeth round and round. Brush your teeth from left to right. Brush your teeth in the morning and night. Brush brush brush. Brush brush brush. Brush your teeth in the morning and night. Brush your teeth to keep them white. Brush your teeth so your smile is bright. Brush your … [Read more...]
Sink or Swim
We use this idiom 'Sink or Swim' when we are in a situation in which someone must either be successful right away or succumb to failure. We imply that succeeding or failing depends completely on their own efforts and abilities. After we've studied and learned all we can, we have to take the test and sink or swim. It's too late to help her … [Read more...]
Bert and Ernie in a Pyramid
Ernie and Bert enter an Egyptian Pyramid …… An entertaining story for children and also for those 'adults' who watched Sesame Street some years … [Read more...]
They Are Tasting the Food – Stative Verbs
Some verbs are NOT frequently used in the continuous form, even when we are talking about temporary situations or states. They are called stative verbs. Stative verbs help us describe states, conditions and situations. For example, we cannot say: “I’m sorry, I am not understanding what you say” Dynamic Verbs on the contrary, can be used … [Read more...]
Can you Splash Out?
Splash out is an informal term we use when we mean that someone spends an extravagant sum of money on something. It can be used alone, such as in this case: We splashed out last night and went to a very expensive restaurant. Can she afford to splash out a little? Is her budget unlimited? If we translated “splashed out” into … [Read more...]
The Gruffalo
A beautiful story ….NOT only FOR CHILDREN.... … [Read more...]
Hercule Poirot
I would like to share with you one of my hobbies: "Hercule Poirot". I find this character, created by Agatha Christie, fascinating, especially when it is played by David Suchet or Peter Ustinov. I've chosen this video for two different reasons. The first one, because understanding it is very easy and if you need help, it is subtitled, and the … [Read more...]
The Healing Effect of Nature – Lucía Galdón (2ºBACH)
I could literally write paragraphs about it, but I will try to limit myself to a few lines. You end up living some of the best experiences when you least expect them, and you don’t have to travel far away to have them, normally they are next to you. Some months ago, I went camping with some friends in order to escape from our busy lives and … [Read more...]
Taking Risks Makes Life Worth Living – Jon Uribarri (2ºBACH)
I have recently read your feature "Taking risks makes life worth living" in your last issue. I understand the point you make on it because it is clear that never taking risks in life would make our existence quite dull. Nevertheless, every time someone decides to take risks, possible consequences, which might not be pleasant, should be … [Read more...]
He Has Money to Burn
When we say that someone has money to burn, we mean that they have more money than they need and so spend it freely and often unnecessarily. He bought that expensive car because he has money to burn. 'Be made of money' is another idiom we use to mean that someone has a lot of money, but normally, we use it in the negative as a denial to a … [Read more...]
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