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.⁠⁣ ⁣ ⁣

🚩😡 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. ⁣ ⁣

😤 Have you ever had one of those days where you wake up feeling annoyed, and things don’t go right? There's a perfect English expression for that! 🤔 Can you guess what it is? We’ll reveal the answer later.⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: 😴 Learn this phrase and many more phrasal verbs and expressions to talk about sleep in this lesson. Click on the link in our bio.⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣ ⁣

Improve your English by expanding your vocabulary with these 5 alternatives to 'if'. 😊 We'd love to see if you can use one in a sentence below! 👇⁣ ⁣ (Note: not all the words and phrases are completely interchangeable - pay attention to the grammar and context.)⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: Learn all about conditionals using 'if' with Georgie on our website! Link in our bio. ⁣ ⁣

Are you feeling 🥱 tired? Maybe it's ⏰ time to 'hit the sack'! We have lots of expressions for 😴 sleeping in English and this is one of them! 🤔 Do you have a similar idiom in your language?⁣ ⁣ 🤩 Click on the link in our bio to find out what to do when you can't sleep.⁣ ⁣ Images: Getty⁣ ⁣

What English expressions can we use when we’re busy in the office? 🤔 Nicola is here to teach you 5 business expressions to use when you’re busy. 😁 Can you think of any more words or phrases you might use when you’re busy? Write a comment! ✍️

🤔 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⁣ ⁣

🐳🐘🐶 Everybody loves animal idioms – here are seven of our favourites for you to learn and share. 🥰 Which is your favourite – and do you know any more? ⁣ Images: Getty⁣ ⁣ EXTRA⁣ 👀 Learn some more useful animal idioms on our website. Click on the link in our bio.

⁣ 🎂🥰 We love cake! We love grammar questions! Can you answer this one?⁣ ⁣ (image: Getty)⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: Find out more about passives in 6 Minute Grammar. You can find it by clicking on the link in our bio.⁣ ⁣

Are you ready for a challenge? 😱 Test your knowledge of English idioms with Georgie! Idioms are a fantastic way to make your English sound more natural and fluent. 👍 Share your score with us in the comments - we’d love to see how you did! ❤️ POLL: What does ‘I’m on cloud nine’ mean? 👇

🤔 Do you get confused about the difference between 'lend’ and ‘borrow’? Here’s a quick tip from Sian! ⁣ ⁣ Now, tell us if this sentence is CORRECT or INCORRECT!⁣ ⁣ 🗣️ I’m broke. Can you borrow me ten pounds? ⁣ ⁣ 👋 Want to know more? Georgina explains ‘lend’ and ‘borrow’ in this one-minute mini-lesson. Link in bio.⁠ 🔗 ⁣ ⁣ ⁣

👋🥰 You know when you meet someone and you think you know what type of person they are because of the way they look – and you soon discover that you were completely wrong? We’ve got an English expression for that! ⁣ 👀 Scroll through the images to find out how to use ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ - and make sure you answer the questions on the last slide! 📕 ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣ EXTRA:⁣ 🥰 Learn this idiom and more idioms and phrases relating to appearance by clinking on our link in bio 🔗 .⁣ ⁣