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Eavesdropping - Tuesday

Head to the Beach

When someone asks you if you want to head somewhere, they are asking you if you want to go somewhere. It...
Slang - Monday

soak up the sun
Real Life - Friday

Picnics

Last weekend was the Fourth of July, and what better way is there to celebrate the birth of the U.S.A. than...
Movies - Thursday

Into the Wild

Most people have a slight desire to get rid of all of their possessions and hit the road. Christopher McCan...
Real Life - Wednesday

Adventure Travel

A relaxing beach vacation may sound perfect to some, but for the more adventurous, it just isn’t exci...

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What does "set the bar" mean?

conversation without real meaning; conversation without any particular purpose; conversation about general subjects; conversation one starts with unfamilliar people in order to be more involved; conversation used to make friends with new people; conversation used to make the atmosphere better
create an expectation or goal for how good something should be
skyscraper, tall building, building with many floors

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Romance

Slang - Tuesday

on-again, off-again
Hobbies

Real Life - Monday

Keeping a Journal

Keeping a journal, or diary, can be a great way to document your life. Many people use a journal as a place...
Music

Eavesdropping - Friday

Hold Up

The world moves very fast these days. People seem to be in such a hurry. Rushing to work, rushing to school...
Friend

Eavesdropping - Thursday

Small World

Most of the time, the planet Earth feels like a big place. It can be difficult to truly understand whatR...
Work

Slang - Wednesday

get a kick out of

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Simple Future Tense

Father's Day

In American culture, mothers were traditionally seen as the nurturers in the family, while fathers were con...
Imperative Form

Darkest before the Dawn

Have you ever stayed up all night? Sometimes, it feels as if the night is going to go on forever. It’...
Comparatives and Superlatives

Sharks

We’ve all seen the movie. Two people, sitting on a lifeboat, many days at sea. Hot, thirsty, hungry, ...
Contractions and Abbreviations

Kanye Steals the Spotlight

Last week, Taylor Swift’s dream came true when she won an MTV Video Music Award. But her dream was ru...
Past Progressive Tense

Los Angeles

Everyone knows about The City of Angels, right? It’s home to Hollywood movie stars, famous theme park...

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Idioms and Slang

East or West, home is best

"The grass isn`s always greener on the other side", they say. What do they mean? Is the saying about a ...
Writing

HOW TO WRITE A COMMENTORY OF A POEM

HOW TO WRITE A COMMENTORY OF A POEM (in the form of the essay) &nb...
Idioms and Slang

how much some one could bee puzzled

when some one wants to explain about the knoWledge of someone about somthing that is too little would use this: "(someone) + dont(doesnt) know , a...
Speaking

English Skills - Fluency - Reciting

What I like most about the English language is its size and subtlety. However these qualities are also why many find it difficult to achieve flue...
Idioms and Slang

make a fool out of...

I know the image has nothing to do with it... but I still like it :D have you ever heard the phrase "to make a fool out of sbdy"?e.g: -st...