01/07/2021
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‘Tune in’ later today as I speak about some of my favourite English tips and then answer your questions.
🔴 tune in = to watch or listen to a broadcast
09/05/2021
Museums and galleries in England are ‘due’ to reopen on 17 May!
The two places I will visit first will be the National Gallery and the which has a giant skeleton of a blue whale hanging in the main hall.
The unfortunate whale was ‘stranded’ for two days on the east coast of Ireland in 1891. As locals could do nothing to help it, a lifeboat pilot harpooned the whale to ‘put it out of its misery’.
🔴 due /dʒuː/ (adjective) = expected
🔴 stranded /ˈstræn.dɪd/ (adjective) = not able to leave somewhere because of a problem
🔴 put out of one’s misery = to end suffering
❓Which museum or gallery would you like to visit in London?
❓Can you use the new vocabulary in a sentence?
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24/04/2021
After a hard day chasing after sticks, it’s time to ‘take it easy’ and watch a bit of TV.
I’m afraid Ginger ‘zonked out’ pretty quickly though.
🔴 take it easy = relax
🔴 zonked out = fall asleep because of being exhausted
❓How do you like to take it easy?
❓What other ways can we say tired?
06/04/2021
London has some incredible music venues.
One of them is the ‘iconic’ Union Chapel, which has hosted both well known and little known musicians from a range of ‘genres’.
Some of the more famous to grace its stage include Tom Jones, Amy Winehouse and U2.
🔴 iconic /aɪˈkɒn.ɪk/ (adjective) = something that is impressive and considered symbolic
🔴 genre /ˈʒɑ̃ː.rə/ (noun) = a style of artistic work
❓What is the best concert you’ve been to?
❓What is your favourite genre of music?
06/04/2021