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La-la land

From The English we speak (BBC Learning English), listen to the dialogue and tell us what the expression "la-la land" means.

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Saying sorry!

We all make mistakes, so saying sorry is very important. In this How do you… programme, we look at ways of apologising.

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Email expressions

Don't miss these useful expressions to write emails!

Expressions with "get" and "take"

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These expressions with "get" and "take" will surely be useful for you!

Expressions with "do"

Happy New Year to you!!

Why not start learning a few useful expressions with "do"?

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Collocations with "take"

Expressions with "go"

Listen and learn these useful expressions with the verb "go" from HotEnglish:

Phrasal Verbs for the phone

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These are very useful expressions to be used when talking on the phone. Listen to them as well.

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Talk about your job

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Here you can find some questions and expressions that may help you prepare for the speaking exercise in class on Thursday 7th and Monday 11th.

1. Do you have a job?

 If so:
 - What do you do in your current job?
 - What kind of job is it?
 - How did you get this job?
 - Is your job competitive ?
 - What opportunities does your job give?
 - Do you like your job?
 - Do you like your boss?
 - Do you like your colleagues?
 - Do you like the atmosphere in your workplace?
 - Is your job stressful?
 - Would you like to change anything in your job?
 - Do you have to work overtime? How often? Does your boss pay you more for overtime work?
 If not:
  - What was your last job?
 - What kind of job was it?
 - How did you get this job?
 - Was your job competitive?
 - What opportunities did your job give?
 - Did you like your job?
 - Did you like your boss?
 - Did you like your colleagues?
 - Was your job stressful?
 - Why don’t you work there anymore?
 - Are you looking for a new job?

2. At what age would you like to retire? What would you like to do after the retirement?

4. What was your first job? Did you like it?

5. When you were a child, what was your dream job?

6. What is your dream job now?

7. What do you think is the worst job?

8. Do people usually get jobs related to their educational background? How about you?

9. Does a university degree guarantee success in the future career?

10. What is the most important in your job?

11. Would you like to run your own business?

12. Is it better to work for someone else or be self-employed?

How would you like to pay?

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Listen to this BBC Radio programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03j6pr0
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How to express likes

Learn how to say what you really like. Maybe it's Chinese food?!

travel vs trip

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Talking about fear

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Let's learn expressions to talk about "fear". After you can take a quiz to see how much you've learned:

This is a wonderful link that Ángel suggested, www.engvid.com. There are plenty of videos divided by levels and topics.

How to complain in English

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In this sheet you can learn how to complain in English. You may listen to it as well.
Source: Hot English

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I'm game

Are you game? What does this expression mean? Can you tell with your own words what "being game" means?
Neil is dying for a game of squash but Li is not game. Find out why...

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How to use acronyms

Do you know what an "acronym" is? I'm sure you already use a few. Tell us how many more you learnt after listening to this podcast.