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Eavesdropping - Friday

Head to the Beach

When someone asks you if you want to head somewhere, they are asking you if you want to go somewhere. It...
Slang - Thursday

soak up the sun
Real Life - Wednesday

Picnics

Last weekend was the Fourth of July, and what better way is there to celebrate the birth of the U.S.A. than...
Movies - Tuesday

Into the Wild

Most people have a slight desire to get rid of all of their possessions and hit the road. Christopher McCan...
Real Life - Monday

Adventure Travel

A relaxing beach vacation may sound perfect to some, but for the more adventurous, it just isn’t exci...

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What does "set the bar" mean?

conversation without real meaning; conversation without any particular purpose; conversation about general subjects; conversation one starts with unfamilliar people in order to be more involved; conversation used to make friends with new people; conversation used to make the atmosphere better
create an expectation or goal for how good something should be
skyscraper, tall building, building with many floors

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Hobbies

Real Life - Friday

Hide and Seek

You might not be a kid anymore, but can you still squeeze in a closet or under a bed? OK, then you can stil...
Friend

Movies - Thursday

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Dragon training is back in the new movie sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2. Hiccup and Toothless have becom...
Music

Music - Wednesday

Restaurant Music

Eating at a restaurant is about more than just the food. The atmosphere, service, and presentation all cont...
Romance

Eavesdropping - Tuesday

Dial It Back

Music can be made louder or softer by touching a button, but it hasn’t always been that way. To chang...
Work

Music - Monday

Study Music

When you have a big exam to study for, it’s good to have all the help you can get. But not everyone a...

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Gerunds vs. Infinitives

Have One's Heart Set On

It can be easy to wallow in self-pity when you don’t get what you want. Children have an especially h...
Comparing Quality

Futsal

People love to play soccer all over the world! You can kick a soccer ball on the beach or play in your back...
Count and Noncount Nouns

Guilty Pleasures

Everyone has one. Maybe it’s eating ice cream when no one is looking. Perhaps it’s watching a s...
First Conditional

Stars Bare All

Nude scenes in movies have been around as long as films themselves. And so has the debate about just how mu...
Gerunds vs. Infinitives

Buzz - David Beckham

As the most famous soccer player in the world, David Beckham is an event. Everywhere he goes, whether he is...

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Idioms and Slang

East or West, home is best

"The grass isn`s always greener on the other side", they say. What do they mean? Is the saying about a ...
Writing

HOW TO WRITE A COMMENTORY OF A POEM

HOW TO WRITE A COMMENTORY OF A POEM (in the form of the essay) &nb...
Idioms and Slang

how much some one could bee puzzled

when some one wants to explain about the knoWledge of someone about somthing that is too little would use this: "(someone) + dont(doesnt) know , a...
Speaking

English Skills - Fluency - Reciting

What I like most about the English language is its size and subtlety. However these qualities are also why many find it difficult to achieve flue...
Idioms and Slang

make a fool out of...

I know the image has nothing to do with it... but I still like it :D have you ever heard the phrase "to make a fool out of sbdy"?e.g: -st...