BBC Learning English

🚲🚌🚢 Let's talk about travel and phrasal verbs. Do you get about which transport we 'get ON' and which transport we 'get IN'? ⁣ ⁣ Well, Sam is here with a quick reminder. Save this post so that you never forget again - and then try this quick quiz:⁣ ⁣ Is this sentence CORRECT or INCORRECT?⁣ ⁣ 🗣️ "Come on, we'll be late. Hurry up and get in the train!"⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: Learn five different uses of 'get' - and hear one very bad joke! Link in bio.⁠⁣ ⁣ ⁣

👋 Do you find the words ‘very’ and ‘too’ very confusing? Don’t worry! Andrew is here with a VERY quick tip for you. Read it and then answer the question below.⁣ ⁣ ONE of the sentences below is NOT correct. Which one is it?⁣ ⁣ a) I love this cake - it's too sweet. ⁣ b) I like very spicy food. ⁣ c) This coffee is too hot - I can't drink it! ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: Learn all about how to use 'too', 'very', and 'enough' in this mini grammar lesson. 🔗 The link is in our bio.⁠ ⁣ ⁠⁣ ⁣

🤔 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. ⁣ ⁣ (image: Getty)⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ EXTRA⁣ For more help with English pronunciation, visit our website. You'll find the link in our bio.⁣ ⁣

🗣️ The English word ‘volunteer’ has three syllables – but which one is stressed in spoken English 🤔? Write your answer in the comments and we’ll tell you if you’re correct later. ⁣ ⁣ (image: Getty)⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ EXTRA⁣ 👀 Visit our website for a quick look at the rules for word stress in words ending with the suffix ‘-eer’. Click on the link in our bio.⁣

🫤 Do you know the difference between ‘along’ and ‘alongside’? ⬆️⁣⁣ 👀 Scroll through these slides and then fill in the gap in this sentence 👇 !⁣⁣ 🗣️ I worked _______ Rosie to produce the film.⁣ a. along⁣ b. alongside⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: ⏰ Do you get confused by prepositions? Click on the link in our bio for our Prepositions with Georgie series!

Look out - there’s a mistake in this sentence! 🫢 Do you 🫵 know what’s wrong with it? 🤔 We’ll tell you the answer later! 😁⁣ ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣

🚩😡 What phrases do you know with ‘red’? We’re here to help you learn some useful phrases so you don’t get left with a red face! Scroll through the images to learn 7 phrases with ‘red’ – and write some sample sentences of your own! ⁣ Images: Getty⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: 🚩 Learn many more idioms and phrases on our website. 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:⁠⁣ ⁣ I ________ (take) the day off.⁣ 1. taked⁣ 2. took⁣ ⁣ Images: Getty⁣ ⁣ 🤩 EXTRA: Want to keep 💪 practising? Visit our website. Link in bio.⁠ ⁣ ⁣

🫤 Do you know the difference between ‘content’ and ‘contents’? ⬆️⁣⁣ 👀 Scroll through these slides and then fill in the gap in this sentence 👇 !⁣⁣ 🗣️ I enjoy making video game _____ on social media.⁣ a. content⁣ b. contents⁣⁣⁣ EXTRA: 🤓 We have lots of content on our website for all English levels. Click on the link on our bio and choose the right course for you.⁣ NOTE: This is a correction of an earlier post that went out with a mistake.

👂 Excuse me... can we ‘have a word in your ear’? Do you want to learn 7 phrases with ‘ear’? We thought so! Just scroll through the images and let us know how you get on in the comments below!⁣ Images: Getty⁣ ⁣ 👂🎧 You'll need your ears to listen to our great podcasts! Find them on our website by clicking on our link in bio! ⁣ ⁣

🤔 Do you know the difference between ‘so’ and ‘such’? 😊 Choose the correct sentence and we’ll tell you the answer later! ⁣ ⁣ 🤓 Learn more about intensifiers like 'so' and 'such' by clicking on the link in our bio.⁣ ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣

Do you 🫵 know what’s wrong with this sentence? 🤓 Tell us what you think – and we’ll tell you the answer later! 😃⁣ ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣