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GRAMMAR CHALLENGE: 🤔 How good are your comparative forms? 💪 Test yourself now! We’ll tell you the answer later!⁣ ⁣ 🤩 Click on the link in our bio to learn more about comparatives!⁣ ⁣ (image: Getty)⁣ ⁣ ⁣

😦If you say to someone: ‘What do you want? it can sound a bit rude and too direct – but do you know how to say it more politely? Well, polite Tim is here to help you sound a bit kinder ☺. What kind of situations have you heard the phrase ‘Can I help you?’

Make sure you save our 🖐️ handy guide to English idioms with ‘hand’! Can you use one in a sentence – and ✍️ tell us: are there any ‘hand’ idioms in your language? ⁣ ⁣ 🤔 Do you know what 'an old hand' means? 🤩 Click on the link in our bio for a The English We Speak episode on this expression!⁣ ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣

What’s wrong with saying ‘I like dog’? 🤔 Can you spot the mistake? 😱 Make sure you watch to the end to find out how to fix the error! 😁

⁣ ‘Wonka’ star Timothee Chalamet wants you to know it’s ok to show your feelings. ❤️💧 Do you agree? Double-tap to like this post - and tap the link in our bio to find out more about the meaning and use of the expression ‘wear your heart on your sleeve’!⁣ ⁣ ⁣

Prepositions of time ⏰ can be tricky, but it's important to master them to effectively communicate in English. 🗣️ Swipe through the images and learn when to use 'in', 'on' and 'at' with which time expressions. 🗓️⁣ ⁣ MORE: If you want to test yourself even further with prepositions of time, check out our FREE video and quiz on our website. 🤩 Click the link in our bio.⁣ ⁣ (image: Getty)⁣ ⁣

Both these English adjectives describe duration – but what is the difference between them? 🤔 Take a look and then write a sample sentence in the comments! 😀⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: Do you know how to use words like ‘always’, ‘sometimes’, ‘often’ and ‘never’? Click the link in our bio for a quick English class!⁣ ⁣

Do you know how to say 🚫 ‘no’ in a polite way when someone invites you to do something? Well, 👿 ‘rude Tim’ and 😇 ‘polite Tim’ are here to show you the difference between saying ‘no’ nicely – and not so nicely! 🤔 When was the last time you had to politely say ‘no’?

🤔 How many English phrasal verbs do you know? Extend your collection with this group of 5 phrasal verbs with ‘take’ – and then 🗣️ tell us if you know any more! ⁣ ⁣ If you find phrasal verbs 🫤 confusing, Dan has three useful and important points to remember. 🤩 Click the link in our bio to find out what they are!⁣ ⁣ (Images: Getty)⁣ ⁣ ⁣

🤩 GRAMMAR CHALLENGE: Do you know how to use ‘used to’? ✍️ Tell us what fills the gap – and we’ll 🗣️ tell you the answer later!⁣ ⁣ (image: Getty)⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 😊 EXTRA: For more about the different ways to use ‘used to’, click the link in our bio!

🪑 Do you know how to ask if a seat is free in English? And do you know how to 🗣️ respond if someone asks you?! Sian and Tim are here with 3 different ways you can ask this question and the 6 different ways you can respond and say that a seat is free 😊 – or not free! 😔 Which is your 😍 favourite?

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?⁣ ⁣ Do you want more animal idioms? Click on the link in our bio for some 🐶 dog idioms!⁣ ⁣ Image: BBC Learning English⁣ ⁣