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02/08/2024

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04/02/2024

💠runs🇺🇸

✍🏾Meaning
(as in the runs) a case of diarrhea

❕For example

🔺I've had the runs all day. It must be the seafood we ate last night.

🔺Hamda had everyone screaming with laughter when she told us about her bus trip across India while she had the runs.


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03/02/2024

📚an axe to grind (2)

✍🏾Meaning
If you have an axe to grind, you have a strong opinion about something and you express this opinion whenever you can.

❗️For example

🔸Billy's had this axe to grind about globalisation recently and he's always going on about it.

🔸These people always seem to have an axe to grind and whenever someone interviews them they see it as a chance to push their ideas.


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➠Hargeisa, Somaliland

03/02/2024

📒factor in

📖Meaning
to include a certain item when calculating or planning something

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 Don't forget to factor in transport costs when you make the quotation.

💬 You need to factor the political situation in when deciding on a country to invest in.


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03/02/2024

💠 eats 🇺🇸

✍🏾Meaning
snacks, food

❕For example

🔺We'll have plenty to drink at the party but we need you to bring some eats.

🔺We won't have to worry about taking lunch. There'll be plenty of eats at the seminar.


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02/02/2024

Learning English by watching movies can be an effective and enjoyable way to improve your language skills. Here are some tips on how to make the most of this method:

1. Choose the right movie: Choose movies that you are interested in and that are appropriate for your level of English proficiency. For example, if you're an intermediate learner, choose movies with clear and straightforward language, rather than those with too much slang or colloquialism.

2. Watch with subtitles: Turn on English subtitles to help you understand unfamiliar words and phrases. You could also try watching with subtitles in your native language, but keep in mind that this may not be as effective for improving your English skills.

3. Take notes: Take notes on new vocabulary, idioms, and expressions that you encounter while watching the movie. This will help you remember them and reinforce your understanding of their meanings and usage.

4. Repeat dialogue: Pause the movie and repeat dialogue out loud to practice your pronunciation and intonation. This will help you improve your speaking skills and sound more natural when speaking English.

5. Discuss the movie: Discuss the movie with others who have watched it, or join an online discussion group. This will help you practice your speaking and listening skills, as well as gain new perspectives and insights on the movie.

6. Watch the movie multiple times: Watch the movie multiple times to reinforce your understanding of the language and to catch new details that you may have missed the first time around.

Remember, learning English through movies should be a fun and engaging experience. Don't worry too much about understanding every single word, and focus on enjoying the movie and improving your language skills at the same time.

02/02/2024

📚run-of-the-mill

✍🏾Meaning
Something is run-of-the-mill if it is ordinary and nothing special.

❗️For example

🔸There wasn't much on TV so we just watched some run-of-the-mill old cowboy movie.

🔸I don't know why he won the competition. He wasn't terrible, but he wasn't anything special either; just a run-of-the-mill singer as far as I could see.


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01/02/2024

📚just shy of

✍🏾Meaning
You can say something is just shy of an amount if it's just short of that amount.

❗️For example

🔸Luckily our boxer's weight is just shy of 60 kilos. If he was over 60 kilos, he couldn't fight.

🔸We've counted the bricks and there are just shy of a thousand.


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31/01/2024

Normal vs Formal English

Buy -> Purchase
Get -> Obtain
Talk -> Converse/Discuss
Give up -> Abandon
Help -> Assist
Start -> Commence
End -> Terminate
Use -> Utilize
Okay -> Acceptable
Like -> Prefer/Enjoy
Sorry -> Apologetic
But -> However
Need -> Require
Wrong -> Incorrect/Inaccurate
Thing -> Object/Item
Good -> Excellent/Satisfactory
Bad -> Poor/Unsatisfactory
Happy -> Content/Pleased
Sad -> Unhappy/Depressed

31/01/2024

📒 When the devil cannot come, he will send

📖Meaning
The implication is that the devil is very persistent. He will always find a way to tempt us. If the devil cannot bring temptation to us himself, he will find someone else to bring it.


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19/01/2024

🔴 Normal English __ Academic English 🔴

🔸 Many = Numerous 🔸

🔸 Prove = Justify 🔸

🔸 Agree = Concur 🔸

🔸 Good = Advantageous 🔸

🔸 Bad = Detrimental 🔸

🔸 Show = Elucidate 🔸

🔸 However = Conversely 🔸

🔸 So = Subsequently 🔸

🔸 Ask = Inquire 🔸

🔸Be careful = cautious 🔸

🔸 First = Initially 🔸

🔸 Live = Reside 🔸

🔸 Keep = Preserve 🔸

🔸 Anyway = Nevertheless 🔸

🔸 Empty = Vacant 🔸

26/10/2023

📒run after

📖Meaning
If you run after someone, you chase them and try to catch up with them by running.

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 I wish my dog wouldn't run after cars. He nearly got hit by one today.

💬 After the thief grabbed my wife's handbag, I ran after him but he got away. He was really fast.


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➠ Top English Academy

Address

Hargeisa
Buramo Boorama

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday 09:00 - 17:00
Sunday 09:00 - 17:00

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+252636070014

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