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What idioms can you use when you’re happy? George is here to teach you four idioms through a short but fun story. How many of them do you know? Trying writing an example sentence with one of the idioms in the comments below!
🤔 Do you know this useful English expression, which means ‘it’s not helpful to be sad about something that has already happened’? ✍️ Write your answer in the comments and don’t forget to give this post a like!⁣

🤓 Click on the link in our bio to learn this expression in more detail with our We Say - You Say series.⁣

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What are your plans for the 🔮 future? Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift doesn’t know 🤷‍♀️ what’s going to happen! Scroll through the slides to find out how to use ‘have no idea’ - and make sure you ✍️ answer the question on the last slide!⁣

🤓 Click on the link in our bio for a BBC News Review episode about Taylor Swift! ⁣
👀 Do you know these 5 alternatives to the English word 'loud'? Take a look and see if you can use one in a sentence! ✍️👇 (Note: not all the words are completely interchangeable - pay attention to the grammar and context.)⁣⁣
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✔️Extra: Is noise bad for our health? Click the link in our bio to find out with 6 Minute English 6️⃣⏱️
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The phrasal verb ‘pick up’ can have many meanings, and sometimes it can be 🫤 hard to understand which one is being used. But have no fear, 👨‍🏫 Andrew is here to explain 4 of them! Can you 🤔 think of any more meanings of ‘pick up’?

🗣️ Tell us – Are you trying to pick up any new skills at the moment?
1. Molly passed her exam because of she worked hard.⁣
2. Molly passed her exam because she worked hard.⁣
👀 Look at the grammar of these two sentences. Which one is correct? 🤔

🤓 Click on the link in our bio to learn the difference between 'because' and 'because of'!⁣

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Do you know how to 🗣️ talk about the symbols we use in written English? 😃 Save this handy guide to remember some of the most common ones - or share it with a friend! Do you know any more?⁣

Click on the link in our bio for a ⏱️ 6 Minute English episode on punctuation!⁣

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Are you feeling 🤤 hungry for some new words? Is 🍱 food a big part of your life? Then this 🍲 ‘food’ vocabulary challenge is for you! 🤓 Swipe through the images and test yourself with these food-related words, collocations and spellings. If you’re still feeling peckish after the quiz, ✍️ let us know of some more ‘food’ words you know in the comments.⁣

MORE: For the 👩‍🍳 cooks among us, click the link in our bio to 👀 watch Dylan’s MEGA-class on ‘kitchen and cooking’ where you can learn 28 new words and expressions in under 30 minutes!⁣

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