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Are you a fan of ‘Oppenheimer’🕴️actor Cillian Murphy? 😊 It turns out that he’s quite a private person! Scroll through the slides to learn the meaning and use of ‘I’m (not) a huge fan of’ - and make sure you ✍️ answer the question on the last slide!⁣

Click on the link in our bio to 👀 watch a video of Londoners talking about the things that they don't like! ⁣

👀 Do you know these 5 alternatives to the English word 'thank you'? 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 being kind good for you? Click the link in our bio to find out with 6 Minute English 6️⃣⏱️
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🤔 ‘just’ ‘already’ and ‘yet’ are all used with the present perfect - do you know when to use each one? Sian is here with a quick explanation and some useful examples to help you! 👀 Watch the video and then try writing your own sentence using the three words! ✍️

QUIZ
Fill in the gaps with the best option below:

Sian: Have you finished your homework _____?

George: No, I’ve ______ started it now.

Sian: I’ve _____ finished mine!

a) just / already / yet
b) already / yet / just
c) yet / just / already
1. They haven’t finished working still.⁣
2. They haven’t finished working yet.⁣

‘Still’ and ‘yet’ are both used with the present perfect tense – 🤔 but do you know which one to use when? 😊 We’ll tell you the answer soon!⁣

🤓 Click on the link in our bio to learn the difference between 'just', 'already' and 'yet'.⁣

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🏠 1 house, 2 houses. 🐁 1 mouse, 2 mice… Wait, what?! 🤓 You'd be forgiven for thinking you just add a 's' onto the word 'mouse' to make it's plural, but in English there are some irregular plurals you have to learn. 🤔 Which were new for you?⁣

😊 Click the link in our bio to find out the three most common mistakes learners make with plurals.⁣

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Climate change is something that affects all of us, so it’s important to know the language used to 🗣️ talk about it. 🤓 Swipe through the images and test your knowledge of ‘climate change’ words, collocations and spellings. ⁣

BONUS: 🤔 What’s your country doing about climate change? ✍️ Let us know in the comments!⁣

Click on the link in our bio to 🎧 listen to a 6 Minute English episode on climate change.⁣

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🤫 Is your family loud? In our NEW podcast for basic users of English, Neil and Beth have a real conversation in easy English about their families.⁣

Learn how to talk about your family and improve your listening skills.⁣

Listen on our website. Link in bio.⁣

And follow the Learn Easy English podcast on your podcast app so you don’t miss an episode!⁣
There are hundreds of 🦒 animal idioms in the English language – here are just three of them for you to learn and use. 🤔 Do you know any more?⁣

Do you want more animal idioms? Click on the link in our bio for some 🐶 dog idioms!⁣

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🪑 Do you know how to ask if a seat is free in English? And do you know how to 🗣️ respond if someone asks you?! Sian and Tim are here with 3 different ways you can ask this question and the 6 different ways you can respond and say that a seat is free 😊 – or not free! 😔
Which is your 😍 favourite?