Publications du canal BBC Learning English

What English expressions can we use when we’re busy in the office? 🤔 Nicola is here to teach you 5 business expressions to use when you’re busy. 😁 Can you think of any more words or phrases you might use when you’re busy? Write a comment! ✍️

🤔 Do you know the difference between ‘so’ and ‘such’? 😊 Choose the correct sentence and we’ll tell you the answer later! ⁣
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🤓 Learn more about intensifiers like 'so' and 'such' by clicking on the link in our bio.⁣
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🐳 🐘 🐶 Everybody loves animal idioms – here are seven of our favourites for you to learn and share. 🥰 Which is your favourite – and do you know any more? ⁣
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👀 Learn some more useful animal idioms on our website. Click on the link in our bio.

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🎂 🥰 We love cake! We love grammar questions! Can you answer this one?⁣
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EXTRA: Find out more about passives in 6 Minute Grammar. You can find it by clicking on the link in our bio.⁣
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Are you ready for a challenge? 😱 Test your knowledge of English idioms with Georgie! Idioms are a fantastic way to make your English sound more natural and fluent. 👍 Share your score with us in the comments - we’d love to see how you did! ❤️

POLL: What does ‘I’m on cloud nine’ mean? 👇

🤔 Do you get confused about the difference between 'lend’ and ‘borrow’? Here’s a quick tip from Sian! ⁣
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Now, tell us if this sentence is CORRECT or INCORRECT!⁣
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🗣️ I’m broke. Can you borrow me ten pounds? ⁣
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👋 Want to know more? Georgina explains ‘lend’ and ‘borrow’ in this one-minute mini-lesson. Link in bio.⁠ 🔗 ⁣
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👋 🥰 You know when you meet someone and you think you know what type of person they are because of the way they look – and you soon discover that you were completely wrong? We’ve got an English expression for that! ⁣
👀 Scroll through the images to find out how to use ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ - and make sure you answer the questions on the last slide! 📕 ⁣
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🥰 Learn this idiom and more idioms and phrases relating to appearance by clinking on our link in bio 🔗 .⁣
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🖥️ 📱 Technology is everywhere these days - but do you know how to pronounce it correctly 🗣️ ? Write your answer in the comments and we’ll tell you if you’re correct later. ⁣
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Want to know the rules for word stress in words ending with the suffix ‘-logy’? Visit our website. Click on our link in bio to find it 🔗 .⁣

They are everywhere in English, 🤔 so how can you identify words that sound the same but have different meanings? Beth is here with some tips to help you! 🤩 For a longer video with more tips, visit our website or click on the link in our bio!

🤓 Let’s learn more about how to use the past simple. 👀 Look at the images and complete the gap:⁠⁣
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I ________ (take) the day off.⁣
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🤩 EXTRA: Want to keep 💪 practising? Visit our website. Link in bio.⁠ ⁣
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