BBC Learning English

Do you want to effect a change in your English? 😊 Then learn the difference between ‘affect’ and ‘effect’ by scrolling through the images in this carousel – and don’t forget to post your answer to the question on the last slide in the comments 👇🏻👇🏽👇🏿👇🏻👇🏽👇🏿⁠ ⁠ To learn more about 'affect' and 'effect', click the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠

🎩👒🧢 Don’t keep the missing word in this expression a secret! Write it in the comments – and double-tap to like this post! Are you good at keeping secrets?⁠ Image: Getty⁠ ⁠ ⁠ EXTRA: Learn another great idiom about hats by clicking on our Link in Bio!⁠

🦶👣 What phrases do you know with ‘foot’? Don’t worry, we’re here to help you – you don’t need to feel like you are on the back foot! Scroll through the images to learn 7 phrases with ‘foot’ – and write some sample sentences of your own! ⁠ Images: Getty⁠ ⁠ EXTRA: If you like learning new phrases and idioms, check out our series of mini lessons giving you 'must have' phrases that you can use in your everyday conversation. Link in Bio.⁠ ⁠ ⁠

What should you put after 'stop'? An -ing form or an infinitive? 🤷 It depends on the situation! Try this quiz and then make your own sentence. 😁 Don't forget to put it in the comments!

How good is your English grammar? Can you tell us which of these two sentences is correct and why?⁠ ⁠ Image: Getty⁠ ⁠ EXTRA: Need more help with conditional sentences? Check out this lesson on our website! Link in Bio.

🐅How scary is a tiger? 📑But what if it was made of paper? Here's an example sentence:⁠ ⁠ 'I thought I'd be in trouble with the manager, but she's just a paper tiger'.⁠ ⁠ Learn another tiger idiom by clicking the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ [Image: Getty]⁠

🧐Who or what do you find really interesting? Tell us below and try out one of these 5 alternatives to 'interesting'.⁠ (Though these words are alternatives, they may not apply to all situations.)⁠ ⁠ If you want to know another expression, check the link in our bio for an example that's just 'awesomesauce'.🤯⁠ ⁠

🤌🤷🏻 Tim is here with some common gestures and body language vocabulary for you to learn. How many of these do you do? Note: These gestures generally do not cause offence in English-speaking countries, but we apologise if there are any that are impolite in other cultures. The action ‘click your fingers’ can also be called ‘snap your fingers’ – both versions are correct!

❓❓❓ Do you speak English every day? Do you want to improve your everyday English? 😊 Perhaps you just want to learn the difference between ‘every day’ and ‘everyday’! Scroll through the slides and don’t forget to answer to the question at the end in the comments 👇🏻👇🏽👇🏿👇🏻👇🏽👇🏿⁠ ⁠ To learn another expression with 'day' click the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ ⁠

💨🔥🚬 We all know that smoking is bad for your health! Can you complete this phrase that we can use to describe a person who smokes heavily? Write your answer in the comments and don’t forget to give this post a like! 💨🔥🚬 ⁠ Image: Getty⁠ ⁠ EXTRA: Do you know another smoking phrase - close but no cigar. find out what it means by clicking on our link in Bio.⁠ ⁠

👋 Learn 3 useful phrases you can use when things aren’t quite right! Do you ever have things or ?

🐶🐩 What phrases do you know with ‘dog’? We’re here to help you learn 7 phrases so you can feel like ‘a top dog’! 🐕 Scroll through the images – and write some sample sentences of your own! ⁠ Images: Getty⁠ ⁠ EXTRA: Learn all about how to use the phrase 'dog's dinner' in this lesson. Link in Bio.⁠ ⁠ ⁠