Idiom: Ring in the New Year

Ways to wish someone happy birthday!

Idiom: Don't get your tinsel in a tangle

Example: Don’t get your tinsel in a tangle. He’s only here for the party.

Idiom: Your eyes pop out of your head

Example: When she saw the amount written on the cheque, her eyes nearly popped out of her head.

Appropriacy

Good morning to everyone,

When using a foreign language, like English in our case, it is important to set our goals at the highest standards. That means being aware of the differences between our native language and the target one.

The following chart is extremely useful in order to adequate our utterances on the proper communicative context.

Idiom: As a rule of thumb

Example: As a rule of thumb, I don't eat food that smells badly.

First conditional

Zero conditional

Idiom: Play second fiddle

Example: I'm tired of playing second fiddle to John. I'm better trained than he, and I have more experience. I shouldn't always play second fiddle.

Modal verbs

Morning,

Here you have an extremely useful chart with the modal verbs that exist in English. Under each one you have a brief explanation about their unique characteristics.

See you!

Cooking verbs

Idiom: Hung out to dry

Example: Right before the company went bankrupt, they sold all of their stock, thereby leaving everyone else there hung out to dry

Idiom: Match made in heaven

Example: I hope Lily and Anne get married soon. They are really a match made in heaven.

British money

Hello everyone,

This is a sample of the currency used in Great Britain and the United Kingdom. As you might know, their currency is called pound sterling.

And now here you can see the notes:

Hope you find this useful!

Techniques in cooking

Idiom: Out of step

Example: I've always been a bit out of step with the rest of the clan.

Rate of success

Map about the United Kingdom and Ireland

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