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Are you ready for a vocabulary challenge? 🎉💪 Sian is here to test how many vegetables you know! 🍅🥦🥕🥒🧅 Which is your least favourite? 😫🤢

🦜Who doesn’t like a parrot joke? This one’s a play on the sounds of English words, because the words ‘parrot’ and ‘carrot’ sound very similar. 🥕 It’s also a play on the use of the word ‘sound’ – because ‘sounds like’ can refer to the noise something makes. So, while carrots (which are orange in colour) don’t make any noise, the word ‘carrot’ sounds very similar to the word ‘parrot’. Double-tap if you get the joke! 🦜🦜🦜🦜🥕🥕🥕🥕⁠ Image: Getty⁠

Double-tap if you agree with Amy Winehouse? Does music provide nothing but positive energy? What are some benefits of playing music, or listening to music?

Colour, size, shape, style – there are so many things to consider when choosing what to wear! It’s always good to ask a friend for their opinion - and here are some ways to ask for it! What are you thinking of wearing today?

What’s the difference between ‘to’ and ‘for’ when talking about purpose? Let’s find out! Look at the images and complete the gap:⁠ ⁠ I’m learning English ______ be able to communicate with people from around the world. ⁠ 1. to⁠ 2. for⁠ ⁠ Want to keep learning? Visit our website. Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ ⁠

‘Sensible’ and ‘sensitive’ can be confusing, can’t they? Here’s a quick tip from Phil! 🤔 Now, tell us if this sentence is CORRECT or INCORRECT:⁠ ⁠ 'You’re so sensible! You always know what to do.'⁠ ⁠ Want to know more? Here’s more detail from Phil in this one-minute mini-lesson. Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ ⁠

There are many forms of disability - and not all of them are seen. ⁠ Learn some preferred ways to talk about some disabilities with this table! ⁠ ⁠ Which expressions were new for you? 🤔⁠ (Image: Getty)⁠ ⁠ To learn more English about digital help for blind people, check out the link in our bio! ⁠ ⁠

Do you ever need a cat nap in the afternoon? Well, instead of sleeping, check out these cat idioms! 🧐🤔⁠ ⁠ Do you know any others?⁠ ⁠ Like cats? Check out another expression with our feline friends in the link in our bio! ⁠ ⁠ (Image: Getty)⁠

Here are 3 mistakes English learners often make with prepositions! Do you ever make any of them? What other preposition errors do you know that learners often make? Share them in the comments!

Here are 3 mistakes English learners often make with prepositions! Do you ever make any of them? What other preposition errors do you know that learners often make? Share them in the comments!

Friends are important! So are relative pronouns – which one do we need here?⁠ ⁠ Find out more about relative clauses in 6 Minute Grammar. Find it in the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ (image: Getty)⁠

☕ What are your plans for the weekend? 😊 Are you going to the cinema? A restaurant? How about a cafe? Practise how to talk to someone about their weekend plans? Watch this!