“Crowd” – What does it mean?

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Examples from the web:

– The circus act never failed to attract crowds of curious people.
– The restaurant attracts a theatre crowd.
– The crowd from the office.
– The opening night crowd.
– It took some two hours before the crowd was fully dispersed.
– All the old crowd from my university days were there.
– You can learn to stand out from the crowd.
– When the song finished the crowd went wild. 
– He disappeared into the crowd.

Days of the week and verbs related to daily activities (for beginners).

This video is designed for students, teachers and anyone wanting to learn English.

This is the content:

DAYS

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

ACTIVITIES

Do laundry
Take out the trash
Go to the gym
Go to the supermarket
Go bowling
Take out the recyclables
Go hiking

On Sunday
On Monday
On Tuesday
On Wednesday
On Thursday
On Friday
On Saturday

On Sundays, I do my laundry.
On Mondays, I take out the trash.
On Tuesdays, I go to the gym.
On Wednesdays, I go to the supermarket.
On Thursdays, I go bowling.
On Fridays, I take out the recyclables.
On Saturdays, I go hiking.

How about you?
What do you do on Sundays?
What do you do on Mondays?
What do you do on Tuesdays?
What do you do on Wednesdays?
What do you do on Thursdays?
What do you do on Fridays?
What do you do on Saturdays?

“Dig in your heels” – English idiom

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Conjugation of  the verb “to dig“.

Examples from the web:

– Even though the developer offered them more than their houses were worth, the owners dug their heels in and refused to sell up and make way for the office block.

 

–  I’m digging in my heels. I’m not going back.

5 ‘world’ English idioms

5 “world” English idioms video

1) They’re on top of the world since they had a baby.

=> They are extremely happy about it.
=> IDIOM: to be on top of the world.

2) I think the world of my parents.

=> I value and respect them.
=> IDIOM: to think the world of someone.

3) Nothing much. Just sitting here watching the world go by.

=> I am doing almost nothing, I’m just sitting around.
=> IDIOM: to watch the world go by.

4) He had the whole world at his feet by the time he was 30.

=> He had become extremely successful, popular and admired.
=> IDIOM: to have the world at your feet.

5) Congratulations on your new job. You’re really moving up in the world.

=> You are becoming more and more successful.
=> IDIOM: to move up in the world.

“Fork in the road” – English idiom

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Examples:

  • After graduating from university, I reached a fork in the road when I had to decide between doing a Ph.D. in Literature, or to find a job. It took me months to decide!
  • There is a fork in the road, do I follow his advice or hers?

“Ace” – English slang

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This slang expression is used in English meaning mostly “awesome”, “cool”, “excellent”.
Ex. Your shirt is so ace! I love it!

Furthermore, it can be used to refer to a very skilled person, expert, adept.
Ex. My grandfather was a World War I ace pilot.
Andrew is an ace mechanic, he repaired my car in one hour.

It means also “the best”, deriving from aces, the highest cards in poker and other card games.
Ex. That new CD is ace. I’m so glad I bought it, I’m listening to it over and over again.

In addition, you could use “ace” referring to someone who is really close to you, a person you can relate to.
Ex. That’s my ace! She’s my best friend.

As a verb (to ace), it’s used to talk about someone who accomplished something with complete success.
Ex. He’s a champion who could ace it every time.
She aced her entrance exams.

Houseplants

I found these posters on Pinterest. I think this kind of visual vocabulary poster could be good for people who are studying Biology or for those interested in gardening. I like to make posters about visual vocabulary, but since these are good, I decided to keep them ;-), instead of making others. I hope you will like them and you will find them useful.

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If you like to cook, this is perfect for you! 🙂

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In this website, you can find even more of these posters ;-). If you like this kind of things take a look!
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mallorymcinnis/thyme-to-garden?crlt.pid=camp.Bb5w9KgnUuAi#.jmD550ZVYR