Learning some new idioms could give you a leg up when you practise speaking English! Here are some leg idioms! 🤔🧐
 
Do you know any others?
 
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While women make up over half the world's population, only 26 percent of the world's politicians are women.
We discuss some of the reasons, and teach you vocabulary.
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Lots of you were right, well done!  The correct answer is 2. 'this'. With the Present Perfect (I have been) we need to use an unfinished time reference (this year). 
With 'last year', we would need to change the tense to the Past Simple: 'I went to Paris last year'.

Have you been to Paris recently? Can you answer this question? Clue – the sentence is in the present perfect.

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Humanitarian crisis in Sudan as thousands try to leave the capital, Khartoum. Learn more about this story and learn the vocabulary to talk about it.

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How does ‘forget’ change its meaning when used with an infinitive or with a gerund? James is here to explain.
Watch the video and complete the sentence:

Oh dear! I forgot _____ my lunch out of the fridge and left it at home! 🤦‍♂️
A: to take
B: taking

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Well done everyone! The sentence is correct 🤩 Are you a sensible person? Let us know!

‘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.'

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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? 🤔
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Do you ever need a cat nap in the afternoon? Well, instead of sleeping, check out these cat idioms! 🧐🤔
 
Do you know any others?

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Many museums have been criticised for taking ancient treasures from their original place during imperial times.
We discuss the controversial role of museums and teach you vocabulary.
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So many correct answers, well done! 2. 'that' is right.  As some of you have said, you can also use 'whom' in the gap. Whom do you rely on most? 🤩

Friends are important! So are relative pronouns – which one do we need here? 

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Scientists have discovered creatures living on an island made of rubbish. Neil and Sian teach the language around this story to help you use it.

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Yes! A: 'I raised my hand to ask a question' is the correct answer. Well done! 

Both 'raise' and 'rise' refer to something going up, but what’s the difference?
Sian explains all in under 60 seconds!

Watch and let us know which sentence is correct:
A: I raised my hand to ask a question
B: I rose my hand to ask a question

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🦜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. 🥕
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‘Bored’ and ‘boring’ can be confusing, can’t they? Here’s a quick tip from Sam! Now, tell us if this sentence is CORRECT or INCORRECT! 🤔

I’m so boring! Let’s watch a different film. 

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Sometimes in writing we see ‘we’ve’ instead of ‘we have’. Make sure you know these common short forms in English! Do you know any others? 

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What’s your favourite animal? Do you know any idioms with your favourite animal in them? Here are some animal idioms!  
 
Do you know any others? 🤔🧐

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