BBC Learning English

👋 Here is Sian (and lazy Sian) with some useful phrases for talking about housework! 🧹🫧 Which is your least favourite task around the house? 🧽 Are you more like lazy Sian or hard-working Sian? 🤔

There are hundreds of 🦒🦁🐢 animal idioms in the English language – here are just three of them for you to learn and use. 🤔 Do you know any more?⁣ ⁣ 🤓 Click on the link in our bio for a picture quiz about animal idioms!⁣ ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣ ⁣

‘Joker’ ⭐️ star Joaquin Phoneix doesn’t give up easily! 🤔 Do you stick with things no matter what - or do you think it’s important to know when to 🚶walk away? ✍️ Share your thoughts with us!⁣ ⁣ ⁣

👂 Can you hear the difference in pronunciation between ‘warm’ and ‘worm’? 🪱🥵 To some learners, words with /ɔ:/ and /ɜ:/can almost sound the same. 👂 Listen carefully to Nicola and practise saying the words yourself! Make sure you watch to the end for a short quiz. What other words with /ɔ:/ and /ɜ:/sounds do you know? Images: Getty

👀 Look at the grammar of these two sentences. There's a problem with the English - but which one is correct? 🤔⁣ ⁣ 🧐 What's the difference between 'who', 'whom' and 'whose'? 🤓 Click on the link in our bio to find out!⁣ ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣

🫤 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.

🫤 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.

Georgie has a new and unusual hairstyle. 😳 How can Sian reply to Georgie’s question without sounding rude? 😠 Do you know of any other ways to give honest feedback? Write a comment! 👇⁣ ⁣ ⁣

basically’ can be difficult for some people to pronounce, but have no 😱 fear: Andrew’s here to explain how native English speakers 🗣️ say it! 👀 Watch the video and 🚀 improve your pronunciation as you go! Did you 👂 hear another word with a dropped syllable in the video? ✍️ Write it in the comments.

Do you know these English idioms with the word ❤️ ‘heart’? Can you ✍️ use one in a sentence – and tell us: are there any 💕 ‘heart’ idioms in 🫵 your language? ⁣ ⁣ 🤔 What does it mean to ‘wear your heart on your sleeve’? 🤓 Click on the link in our bio to find out.⁣ ⁣ Image: Getty⁣

Why so 😐 serious? 🎤 Rock star Mick Jagger has some advice for you. 🤔 Do you agree with him? 🧐 Are there some occasions where it’s important to take life seriously? Double-tap to like this post – and ✍️ tell us what you think!⁣ ⁣

🤔 What’s wrong with saying ‘I am looking forward to see you’? 👀 Can you spot the mistake? Make sure you watch to the end to find out how to fix the error!