I created this activity to teach young learners the vocabulary related to FAMILY. Pupils do not only have to look for the correct "family member" to complete the text, but they also have to use the present simple of the verbs given in brackets. I'm sure they will enjoy it! Family tree Family Tree Exercise … [Read more...]
Vocabulary: Action Verbs
Would you like to revise action verbs? I hope this exercise will help you. VOCABULARY-ACTION VERBS … [Read more...]
People Who Live in Glass Houses…
There is a famous proverb in English that says, “People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones”. It means that we should not criticize other people when we have the same faults they have. He's always criticizing Rick for the way he treats his children and I feel like saying, people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw … [Read more...]
Holiday and Vacation
In British English, the plural “holidays” is often used for the “long holiday” we have every year, otherwise, we normally use holiday (singular). Compare: We’re going to Rome for our summer holiday(s). We normally get five days’ Christmas holiday every year. Next Friday is a public holiday. However, we always say “to be ON holiday” … [Read more...]
Marry and Divorce
In English, use these two verbs with no preposition. That is, we "marry someone" and we "divorce someone". I say this, because in Spanish " nos casamos CON alguien" y "nos divorciamos DE alguien". Have a look at these examples: I married my husband 15 years ago. (NOT I married WITH my husband) Paul divorced Jane soon after their wedding. … [Read more...]
You Can’t Judge a Book by its Cover
We use this expression in English to say that you cannot know what something or someone is like by looking only at that person's or thing's appearance. Definitely, we cannot judge the quality or character of someone or something just by looking at them. She doesn't look very intelligent, but you can't judge a book by its cover. … [Read more...]
Never Take Anything for Granted
Benjamin Disraeli said once: “Never take anything for granted”. If we take something for granted, it means that we fail to appreciate its value or we take it as true, without questioning or testing it. In Spanish we say “Nunca des nada por sentado”. In summer, we take good weather for granted. We can also take someone for granted, in that … [Read more...]
Make Ends Meet
This saying has nothing to do with the expression we use in Spanish. Our famous "Llegar a fin de mes" becomes in English "To make ends meet". If we are capable of making ends meet, it means that we have enough money to pay for our basic expenses or that we earn and spend equal amounts of money. Here are some examples: "When we undergo an … [Read more...]
Does Absence Make the Heart Grow Fonder?
We use this saying when we speak about love and distance. What it means is that when we are far from the person we love, we love this person even more. I don't know if it is true or just a cliché, an overused expression which has lost its real meaning. I suppose in the end, this has to do with our emotions. It’s difficult to predict … [Read more...]
All that Glitters is not Gold
This proverb means that not everything that looks precious or true is finally so. It can apply to things, places or even people, when you realise they were apparently much more than they really are. Although this expression originated in the 12th century, it was when Shakespeare used it in his play “The Merchant of Venice” that it became really … [Read more...]