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🖥️📱 Technology is everywhere these days - but do you know how to pronounce it correctly 🗣️ ? Write your answer in the comments and we’ll tell you if you’re correct later. ⁣ ⁣ (image: Getty)⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ EXTRA⁣ Want to know the rules for word stress in words ending with the suffix ‘-logy’? Visit our website. Click on our link in bio to find it 🔗 .⁣

They are everywhere in English, 🤔 so how can you identify words that sound the same but have different meanings? Beth is here with some tips to help you! 🤩 For a longer video with more tips, visit our website or 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 like a 🍰 sweet treat after dinner? 🤓 If you do, it’s important to choose the right word to fill in the gap as these two options have very different meanings!⁣ (image: Getty)⁣ ⁣ 🤩 EXTRA: Click on the link in our bio for a 6 Minute Vocabulary episode on easily confused words. It will help you to answer this quiz!⁣ ⁣

There are many different reasons for saying 🙇‍♂️ ‘sorry’ - and just as many ways to say ‘sorry’ in English! 🤩 Learn 6 different ways to apologise in English with Sian! 🤔 Which one do you use the most? Are any new for you?

🤔 Do you know the difference between being ‘alone’ and being ‘lonely’? If not, don’t worry because you’re not alone – Phil is here to help! Read his quick tip and then try this quick .⁣ ⁣ 🗣️ I find it much easier to work when I'm ______ in the office. I get distracted when other people are around! ⁣ ⁣ A) alone ⁣ B) lonely⁣ ⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: Want to improve your English vocabulary and listening in just six minutes? In this audio programme, Neil and Rob talk about loneliness and how some people prefer their own company. Link in bio.⁠ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣

🐴💦 You know when you show someone how to do something, and you know they know how to do it, but they STILL won’t do it? We’ve got an English expression for that! ⁣ ⁣ 👀 Scroll through the images to find out how to use ‘you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink’ and don’t forget to answer the questions on the last slide! ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣ EXTRA:⁣ 🐎 Learn 7 more phrases with 'horse' by clicking on our link in 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.⁣ ⁣

‘prefer’, ‘would prefer’ and ‘would rather’ can be very 🫤 confusing in English. 🤩 Sian is here with some examples of when we can use these three forms! 🤓 For a longer video with more examples AND an explanation of what you need to know about the grammar of these phrases, visit our website or click on the link in our bio!

🤓 Let’s learn more about how to use 'used to'. 👀 Look at the images and complete the gap:⁠⁣ ⁣ 😄 I ______ live in Paris.⁣ 1. used to⁣ 2. use to⁣ ⁣ Images: Getty⁣ ⁣ 🤩 EXTRA: Want to learn more? Visit our website. Link in bio.⁠ ⁣ ⁣

Don’t you just 😤 hate it when you can’t find your 📱 phone? 🤓 Have a go at our vocabulary quiz - we’ll tell you the answer later today! (image: Getty)⁣ ⁣ 🤔 Need some help? Click the link in our bio to 👀 watch Sian explain the difference between ‘lose’ and ‘loose’.⁣ ⁣ ⁣

What’s wrong with saying ‘because of his shopping business did not take off’? 🤔 Can you spot the mistake? 🫵 Make sure you watch to the end to find out how to fix the error! 😱