BBC Learning English

You might already know one meaning of ‘cut off’ ✂️, but we can also use ‘cut off’ in a few more ways! 😱 Andrew’s here to give you three common uses of this sharp phrasal verb. Be creative and give us an example sentence with ‘cut off’ in the comments! 🥰

⁣ 👋 Have you heard our NEW easy podcast?⁣ ⁣ In each episode we have real conversations in easy English and teach you some useful vocabulary.⁣ ⁣ Here’s 5 things we’ve learned so far! ⁣ ⁣ 🎧 Listen to the podcast to hear them in conversation. Link in bio.⁣ ⁣ 📱 And follow the Learning Easy English podcast on your podcast app so you don’t miss an episode!⁣ ⁣ (Images: Getty)⁣

🏡🏠 Homes are places where we can relax and have fun with family and friends. They are also places full of language - ‘living room’, ‘kitchen’, ‘refrigerator’, the list goes on! 😎 Sit back and take a moment to learn 7 new ‘home’ words with our ‘home’ vocabulary challenge. Tell us how many more ‘home’ words you know in the comments.⁣ ⁣ (image: Getty)⁣ ⁣ ⁣

🤫 Silent letters can make it difficult to spell and write English words – here are some common ones! Save this list! Do you know any more?⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: In this lesson you'll learn lots of common words with silent letters! Link in our bio.⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣ ⁣

🥳 Improve your vocabulary! Here are some alternatives to the word 'nearly'.⁣ (They are not perfect synonyms, and may have different grammar when used in a sentence.)⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: Learn all about how to talk about large numbers in this programme. You'll find the link in our bio.⁣ ⁣

🤔 What’s wrong with saying ‘I will lose my weight’? Can you spot the mistake? Make sure you watch to the end to find out how to fix the error! What’s the opposite of ‘lose weight’? Tell us in the comments!

'each' or 'every'? 🤔 These quantifiers may look simple, but it's important to know the difference between them! Have a look at the sentences and see which one you think is correct, then leave us a comment. ✍️ We will tell you the answer later. 😄⁣ ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣

The English word ‘date’ has several different meanings! 😄Here are three of them. ❤️ Can you give some examples of your own? ✍️ ⁣ ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣

What can you say if someone says something, but you don’t hear them? 🤔 ‘Rude Tim’ and ‘polite Tim’ are here to show you two different ways of responding. 😊 Which do you prefer? Can you think of any other ways of saying this? 😃

Do you follow the 📰 news? In our NEW easy 🎙️ podcast Neil and Beth have a real 🗣️ conversation in easy English about their news habits⁣ ⁣ 👨‍🎓 Learn how to talk about how much you follow the news.⁣ ⁣ Click on the link in our bio to 🎧 listen on our website.⁣ ⁣ 🤓 And follow the Learning Easy English podcast on your podcast app so you don’t miss an episode!

🥰 Family is important to many of us, and there are a lot of words we can use to talk about our families in English! Take our vocabulary challenge and start using these words TODAY. Bonus points if you can use one of these words in the comments!⁣ ⁣ 👋 MORE: Want to learn some family idioms like ‘child’s play’ and ‘a home truth’ in under 4 minutes? Check out Dan’s video by clicking the link in our bio. ⁣ ⁣ (image: Getty)⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣

🤔 Have you ever seen an advert with BOGOF written on it? What does it mean? And who or what is POTUS? 🤨 ⁣ ⁣ Learn the meanings of some common acronyms in this handy table!⁣ ⁣ Do you know any others?⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: Here's a fun quiz all about acronyms and how to pronounce them. Link in our bio.⁣ ⁣ ⁣