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Next time you get caught out by bad ⛈️ weather, just remember – it’s not the weather, it’s your 🧥 clothes! Scroll through the images to find out how to use ‘There’s no such thing as...’ and don’t forget to ✍️ answer the questions on the last slide! ⁣

🤩 Click on the link in our bio for a grammar reference on 'so', 'such', 'enough' and 'too'.⁣

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Here’s a great idiom to use when someone’s 😤 angry about something! For example, ‘Maria’s having a bad day. She’s behind with her work and she’s got a 🐝 bee in her bonnet about today’s parking arrangements.’ 🤔 Do you have a similar idiom in your language?⁣

🤩 Click on the link in our bio for a 6 Minute English episode on the declining population of bees.⁣

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😆 Do you have a good sense of humour? In our NEW easy podcast, Neil and Beth talk all about their personalities and interests.⁣

🎧 Listen to the podcast to learn to talk all about yourself!⁣

Listen on our website. Link in bio.⁣

And follow the Learning Easy English podcast on your podcast app so you don’t miss an episode!⁣
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Did you know there are two very different 🗣️pronunciations of ‘schedule’? One is 🇺🇸 American, the other is 🇬🇧 British. 🤔 How do you say ‘schedule’? ✍️ Let us know in the comments!
Adjective order is one of those tricky things in English that we must master to become more natural! 👍 Do you think this sentence is correct? 🤨 Swipe through the images to find out! You’ll be using adjectives in the correct order in no time. 🥰

Want more practice? Click the link in our bio to watch a video about adjective order with Catherine and Neil.⁣

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The English word ‘musician’ 🎸 has three syllables but do you know which syllable you need to stress (say louder and with more emphasis)? 🎤 👨‍🎤

We’ll tell you the correct answer later. Who is your favourite musician? 👩‍🎤

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🤓 CHALLENGE TIME! 🤔 Can you fill the gap? We’ll 🗣️ tell you the answer later!⁣

🤩 EXTRA: For a course unit all about relative clauses, click the link in our bio!⁣

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👂 Can you hear the difference in pronunciation between ‘ship’ 🚢 and ‘sheep’ 🐑? To some learners, words with /ɪ/ and /i:/ can almost sound the same. Listen carefully to Nicola and practise saying the words yourself! Make sure you watch to the end for a short quiz. What other words with /ɪ/ and /i:/ sounds do you know?

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🤔 Do you know someone who always thinks that everyone else has a better 🌞 life than them?! Scroll through the images to find out how to use ‘the 🌱 grass is always greener on the other side’ and don’t forget to ✍️ answer the questions on the last slide! ⁣

🤩 Click on the link in our bio for more English proverbs!⁣

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