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Slang
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
β³οΈ rabbit on
π΅ Meaning:
πΉto talk for a long time, esp. about things that aren't important
π΄ For example:
πΊ Stop rabbiting on about nothing, will you, and go to sleep.
πΊOnce my wife gets on the phone with one of her friends, they rabbit on for hours. God knows what they talk about.
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β΄οΈ #slang
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
β³οΈ rabbit on
π΅ Meaning:
πΉto talk for a long time, esp. about things that aren't important
π΄ For example:
πΊ Stop rabbiting on about nothing, will you, and go to sleep.
πΊOnce my wife gets on the phone with one of her friends, they rabbit on for hours. God knows what they talk about.
γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°
π @English_Union
β΄οΈ #slang
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
π #quote
π΅ Practice makes perfect
π Possible interpretation:
The more you do something, the better you become at it. Regular exercise of a skill or activity helps you become expert at it.
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βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
π #quote
π΅ Practice makes perfect
π Possible interpretation:
The more you do something, the better you become at it. Regular exercise of a skill or activity helps you become expert at it.
π @English_Union
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
π
Idiom
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
β³οΈ off the cuff
π Meaning:
If you speak off the cuff, you speak without planning what you will say beforehand.
π For example:
πΊShe wasn't expecting to win, so she hadn't prepared a speech, but she still managed to say a few words off the cuff after being given the award.
πΊThe prime minister keeps making off-the-cuff remarks that get him into trouble.
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πΈ Note: When used to modify a noun or a noun phrase, this idiom should be written with hyphens, as in "an off-the-cuff comment".
πΈ Origin: Possibly related to the fact that people sometimes write last-minute notes on the cuff of their shirt's sleeve before making a speech or saying a few words.
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β³οΈ #Idiom
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
β³οΈ off the cuff
π Meaning:
If you speak off the cuff, you speak without planning what you will say beforehand.
π For example:
πΊShe wasn't expecting to win, so she hadn't prepared a speech, but she still managed to say a few words off the cuff after being given the award.
πΊThe prime minister keeps making off-the-cuff remarks that get him into trouble.
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πΈ Note: When used to modify a noun or a noun phrase, this idiom should be written with hyphens, as in "an off-the-cuff comment".
πΈ Origin: Possibly related to the fact that people sometimes write last-minute notes on the cuff of their shirt's sleeve before making a speech or saying a few words.
ββββββββββββ
π @English_Union
β³οΈ #Idiom
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
Audio
π§Gadgets
Phil talks about gadgets and how he uses them in his daily life.
#Podcast
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β΄οΈ #pod #audio
Transcript π»
Phil talks about gadgets and how he uses them in his daily life.
#Podcast
π T.me/English_Union
β΄οΈ #pod #audio
Transcript π»
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π§Gadgets Phil talks about gadgets and how he uses them in his daily life. #Podcast π T.me/English_Union β΄οΈ #pod #audio Transcript π»
πΊπΈTodd: Phil, you said you're a teacher. Did you study education in college?
π¬π§Phil: No, actually, I studied engineering in college.
Todd: Really. Engineer!
Phil: Yeah, I was an automotive when I was younger.
Todd: Automotive, like cars?
Phil: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Todd: Oh, cool. Wow.
Phil: It was really interesting a job really exciting but I kind of came into teaching to try something different and to maybe gain confindence in myself as well.
Todd: So if you're an engineer then you must like gadgets, right?
Phil: Oh, yeah, I love gadgets. I got many in my room.
Todd: So what kind of gadgets to you have?
Phil: Well, my favorite has to be my laptop computer of course. I think everyone should have a laptop now because it's complete entertainment. I can watch movies. I can download music from the internet. I can write reports on my students. I can research new games on the internet. I can do anything in the world on my laptop. It's just amazing what you can do.
Todd: So you talk about downloading things. Like you must have an MP3 player or ipod.
Phil: I've got an ipod as well, yeah. I love my ipod. Everyday I listen to music. Music is one of my main passions in life and I particularly like rock music and scar punk as well, so I download bands from all over the world on the internet that maybe ten years ago nobody would have been able to find information about, so I think things like ipod have opened up the world of music to everyone.
Todd: Right. Right No, I agree. Actually, I have an MP3 player and an ipod and I use them all the time.
Phil: Yeah, it's amazing.
Todd: So, you're really into your laptop. You're really into your ipod. Any other gadgets that you really like?
Phil: I suppose I have to say my digital camera. When I was younger, I was absolutely useless at taking photographs - well I still am absolutely useless at taking photographs. I always manage to miss the main part of the picture or the thing I'm aiming for. Once I get the lighting composition completely wrong. So with a digital camera, I can choose the photos I want and I can keep retaking them until I know I got the one I actually want, and then on my computer, back to my laptop again, I can edit the photos until they look exactly like I want them to, so digital camera is amazing for me.
Todd: Yeah, I agree, like I use cameras a lot for the website and I couldn't make it without them.
Phil: Yeah, it's amazing how in the last ten years things have changed so much, like we said with the ipod earlier, I used to have a cassette player when I was younger.
Todd: Right.
Phil: It was huge, and it was like taking a brick with me everywhere I went, and not the ipod just fits in my pocket and I don't even know it's there.b It's amazing the difference.
Todd: Yeah, I listen to the podcasts on the way to work and it makes my train commute so much more enjoyable.
Phil: Yeah, yeah, I get the news from the BBC, the British website, so I can listen to the news in the morning and find out what's happened back in my home city. It's like keeping in touch with the rest of the world
Todd: Right, right. OK, thanks a lot Phil.
Phil: OK, thank you.
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β³οΈ #pod #speaking #listening
π¬π§Phil: No, actually, I studied engineering in college.
Todd: Really. Engineer!
Phil: Yeah, I was an automotive when I was younger.
Todd: Automotive, like cars?
Phil: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Todd: Oh, cool. Wow.
Phil: It was really interesting a job really exciting but I kind of came into teaching to try something different and to maybe gain confindence in myself as well.
Todd: So if you're an engineer then you must like gadgets, right?
Phil: Oh, yeah, I love gadgets. I got many in my room.
Todd: So what kind of gadgets to you have?
Phil: Well, my favorite has to be my laptop computer of course. I think everyone should have a laptop now because it's complete entertainment. I can watch movies. I can download music from the internet. I can write reports on my students. I can research new games on the internet. I can do anything in the world on my laptop. It's just amazing what you can do.
Todd: So you talk about downloading things. Like you must have an MP3 player or ipod.
Phil: I've got an ipod as well, yeah. I love my ipod. Everyday I listen to music. Music is one of my main passions in life and I particularly like rock music and scar punk as well, so I download bands from all over the world on the internet that maybe ten years ago nobody would have been able to find information about, so I think things like ipod have opened up the world of music to everyone.
Todd: Right. Right No, I agree. Actually, I have an MP3 player and an ipod and I use them all the time.
Phil: Yeah, it's amazing.
Todd: So, you're really into your laptop. You're really into your ipod. Any other gadgets that you really like?
Phil: I suppose I have to say my digital camera. When I was younger, I was absolutely useless at taking photographs - well I still am absolutely useless at taking photographs. I always manage to miss the main part of the picture or the thing I'm aiming for. Once I get the lighting composition completely wrong. So with a digital camera, I can choose the photos I want and I can keep retaking them until I know I got the one I actually want, and then on my computer, back to my laptop again, I can edit the photos until they look exactly like I want them to, so digital camera is amazing for me.
Todd: Yeah, I agree, like I use cameras a lot for the website and I couldn't make it without them.
Phil: Yeah, it's amazing how in the last ten years things have changed so much, like we said with the ipod earlier, I used to have a cassette player when I was younger.
Todd: Right.
Phil: It was huge, and it was like taking a brick with me everywhere I went, and not the ipod just fits in my pocket and I don't even know it's there.b It's amazing the difference.
Todd: Yeah, I listen to the podcasts on the way to work and it makes my train commute so much more enjoyable.
Phil: Yeah, yeah, I get the news from the BBC, the British website, so I can listen to the news in the morning and find out what's happened back in my home city. It's like keeping in touch with the rest of the world
Todd: Right, right. OK, thanks a lot Phil.
Phil: OK, thank you.
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π T.me/English_Union
β³οΈ #pod #speaking #listening
English Language Union
πΊπΈTodd: Phil, you said you're a teacher. Did you study education in college? π¬π§Phil: No, actually, I studied engineering in college. Todd: Really. Engineer! Phil: Yeah, I was an automotive when I was younger. Todd: Automotive, like cars? Phil: Yeahβ¦
π Learn Vocabulary from the Lesson
βͺοΈ Came into
I kind of came into teaching to try something different.
Here, 'come into' can be replaced with 'started' or 'became involved with.' Notice the following:
β«οΈI came into journalism quite late, as it is my second career.
β«οΈWhy don't you come into teaching? You have all the skills that you need.
βͺοΈ Gain confidence
Phil says he went into teaching to gain confidence in himself.
When you 'gain confidence,' it means that you increase your belief in your own abilities. Notice the following:
β«οΈI hope to gain confidence in my singing if I practice more.
β«οΈIf you socialize more then you will gain confidence.
βͺοΈ Main passions
Music is one of my main passions in life.
Your 'main passion' is the thing that you love the most. Notice the following:
β«οΈMy main passion is food, I really love to cook.
β«οΈOne of her main passions is her children, she puts them before anything else.
βͺοΈ Absolutely useless
I was absolutely useless at taking photographs.
When you are 'absolutely useless' at something, it means that you cannot do it very well or at all. Notice the following:
β«οΈI am absolutely useless at running.
β«οΈI don't think I will pass my exam, as I am absolutely useless at French.
βͺοΈ Keeping in touch
It's like keeping in touch with the rest of the world.
'Keeping in touch' means that you remain in contact with someone. Notice the following:
β«οΈWhen you move away, please make sure that you keep in touch and write to me lots.
β«οΈHe promised to keep in touch with me, but he never wrote.
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β³οΈ #vocabulary
βͺοΈ Came into
I kind of came into teaching to try something different.
Here, 'come into' can be replaced with 'started' or 'became involved with.' Notice the following:
β«οΈI came into journalism quite late, as it is my second career.
β«οΈWhy don't you come into teaching? You have all the skills that you need.
βͺοΈ Gain confidence
Phil says he went into teaching to gain confidence in himself.
When you 'gain confidence,' it means that you increase your belief in your own abilities. Notice the following:
β«οΈI hope to gain confidence in my singing if I practice more.
β«οΈIf you socialize more then you will gain confidence.
βͺοΈ Main passions
Music is one of my main passions in life.
Your 'main passion' is the thing that you love the most. Notice the following:
β«οΈMy main passion is food, I really love to cook.
β«οΈOne of her main passions is her children, she puts them before anything else.
βͺοΈ Absolutely useless
I was absolutely useless at taking photographs.
When you are 'absolutely useless' at something, it means that you cannot do it very well or at all. Notice the following:
β«οΈI am absolutely useless at running.
β«οΈI don't think I will pass my exam, as I am absolutely useless at French.
βͺοΈ Keeping in touch
It's like keeping in touch with the rest of the world.
'Keeping in touch' means that you remain in contact with someone. Notice the following:
β«οΈWhen you move away, please make sure that you keep in touch and write to me lots.
β«οΈHe promised to keep in touch with me, but he never wrote.
ββββββββββββ
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β³οΈ #vocabulary
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πΉ Fluency and Coherence
β«οΈ IELTS Speaking Part 1
β«οΈ #Speaking #Video
β«οΈ #MiS5 (Lecture 5)
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β«οΈ IELTS Speaking Part 1
β«οΈ #Speaking #Video
β«οΈ #MiS5 (Lecture 5)
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πΉ Lexical Resource
β«οΈ IELTS Speaking Part 1
β«οΈ #Speaking #Video
β«οΈ #MiS6 (Lecture 6)
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β«οΈ IELTS Speaking Part 1
β«οΈ #Speaking #Video
β«οΈ #MiS6 (Lecture 6)
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Active Reading 2 TB.pdf
18.7 MB
π #Reading #Book
β«οΈ Active Skills for Reading
β«οΈ Level 2 Teacher's Book
β«οΈ CEFR Level B2
β«οΈ Answer Key
β«οΈ #Resources
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β«οΈ Active Skills for Reading
β«οΈ Level 2 Teacher's Book
β«οΈ CEFR Level B2
β«οΈ Answer Key
β«οΈ #Resources
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π Vocabulary Errors
β«οΈ Lexical Resource
β«οΈ IELTS Speaking Part 2
β«οΈ #Speaking #Video
β«οΈ #MiS10 (Lecture 10)
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β«οΈ Lexical Resource
β«οΈ IELTS Speaking Part 2
β«οΈ #Speaking #Video
β«οΈ #MiS10 (Lecture 10)
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Lectures 9-12.pdf
6.4 MB
π Mastering IELTS
β«οΈ #Speaking Part 2
β«οΈ Video Slides
β«οΈ Lectures 9-12
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β«οΈ #Speaking Part 2
β«οΈ Video Slides
β«οΈ Lectures 9-12
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Verb Tenses.zip
19.4 MB
#Grammar Points
#Exercise #AnswerKey
Betty Azar, Raymond Murphy, Martin Hewings, Michael Swan, Headway, ESL Charts and Infographics
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#Exercise #AnswerKey
Betty Azar, Raymond Murphy, Martin Hewings, Michael Swan, Headway, ESL Charts and Infographics
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Active Reading 2 SB.pdf
18.8 MB
π #Reading #Book
β«οΈ Active Skills for Reading
β«οΈ Level 2 Student's Book
β«οΈ CEFR Level B2
β«οΈ #Resources
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β«οΈ Active Skills for Reading
β«οΈ Level 2 Student's Book
β«οΈ CEFR Level B2
β«οΈ #Resources
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π Segmenting Your Talk
β«οΈ Fluency and Coherence
β«οΈ IELTS Speaking Part 2
β«οΈ #Speaking #Video
β«οΈ #MiS9 (Lecture 9)
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β«οΈ Fluency and Coherence
β«οΈ IELTS Speaking Part 2
β«οΈ #Speaking #Video
β«οΈ #MiS9 (Lecture 9)
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