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There are many different reasons for saying 🙇‍♂️ ‘sorry’ - and just as many ways to say ‘sorry’ in English! 🤩 Learn 6 different ways to apologise in English with Sian! 🤔 Which one do you use the most? Are any new for you?

🤔 Do you know the difference between being ‘alone’ and being ‘lonely’? If not, don’t worry because you’re not alone – Phil is here to help! Read his quick tip and then try this quick .⁣
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🗣️ I find it much easier to work when I'm ______ in the office. I get distracted when other people are around! ⁣
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A) alone ⁣
B) lonely⁣
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EXTRA: Want to improve your English vocabulary and listening in just six minutes? In this audio programme, Neil and Rob talk about loneliness and how some people prefer their own company. Link in bio.⁠ ⁣
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🐴 💦 You know when you show someone how to do something, and you know they know how to do it, but they STILL won’t do it? We’ve got an English expression for that! ⁣
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👀 Scroll through the images to find out how to use ‘you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink’ and don’t forget to answer the questions on the last slide! ⁣
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🐎 Learn 7 more phrases with 'horse' by clicking on our link in bio 🔗 .⁣
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🤔 Do you understand word stress? The word ‘understand’ has three syllables – but which one is stressed when you say it aloud 🗣️? Write your answer in the comments and we’ll tell you the correct answer later. ⁣
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For more help with English pronunciation, visit our website. You'll find the link in our bio.⁣
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‘prefer’, ‘would prefer’ and ‘would rather’ can be very 🫤 confusing in English. 🤩 Sian is here with some examples of when we can use these three forms! 🤓 For a longer video with more examples AND an explanation of what you need to know about the grammar of these phrases, visit our website or click on the link in our bio!

🤓 Let’s learn more about how to use 'used to'. 👀 Look at the images and complete the gap:⁠⁣
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😄 I ______ live in Paris.⁣
1. used to⁣
2. use to⁣
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🤩 EXTRA: Want to learn more? Visit our website. Link in bio.⁠ ⁣
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Don’t you just 😤 hate it when you can’t find your 📱 phone? 🤓 Have a go at our vocabulary quiz - we’ll tell you the answer later today! (image: Getty)⁣
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🤔 Need some help? Click the link in our bio to 👀 watch Sian explain the difference between ‘lose’ and ‘loose’.⁣
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What’s wrong with saying ‘because of his shopping business did not take off’? 🤔 Can you spot the mistake? 🫵 Make sure you watch to the end to find out how to fix the error! 😱

🚲 🚌🚢 Let's talk about travel and phrasal verbs. Do you get about which transport we 'get ON' and which transport we 'get IN'? ⁣
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Well, Sam is here with a quick reminder. Save this post so that you never forget again - and then try this quick quiz:⁣
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Is this sentence CORRECT or INCORRECT?⁣
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🗣️ "Come on, we'll be late. Hurry up and get in the train!"⁣
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EXTRA: Learn five different uses of 'get' - and hear one very bad joke! Link in bio.⁠⁣
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😩 Do you know someone who behaves in a hypocritical way?! You can use this phrase to warn them about this behaviour! 👀 Scroll through the images to find out how to use ‘people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones’ and don’t forget to answer the questions on the last slide! ⁣
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Learn more about being a hypocrite in this lesson on our website. You'll find it in our link in bio 🔗 .⁣
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