Fitness - Modi di dire - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some English idiomatic expressions.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some English idioms you’ll then hear a short explanation of these expressions.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to a conversation about a visit to America.
So let’s start!

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Fitness - Modi di dire

Questa lezione ti spiegherà il significato di alcune curiose espressioni idiomatiche.

To pull someone’s leg means to tell them something which is not true as a joke.
Mary told me she’s getting married next week but I think she was just pulling my leg.

If you rub shoulders with someone, particularly with famous people, it means that you have the opportunity to meet them and associate with them.
She worked for a record company in London and rubbed shoulders with some of the most famous pop singers.

If you put your foot down, it means that you strongly oppose a decision.
Tom wanted to spend £10,000 on a new car, but his wife put her foot down.

If a person or organization flex their muscles, it means that they show their power or authority.
Trade Unions flexed their muscles with strikes and forced the government to increase salaries.

Aeroporto - Modi di dire - Test

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What do you remember? & what have you learnt?

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Letture - Modi di dire - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some English idiomatic expressions that include the word book.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some idiomatic expressions. You’ll then hear a short explanation of these expressions, followed by an example of how they are used.
So let’s start!

Letture - Modi di dire - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some English idiomatic expressions that include the word book.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some idiomatic expressions. You’ll then hear a short explanation of these expressions, followed by an example of how they are used.
So let’s start!

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Letture - Modi di dire

Questa lezione ti mostrerà l'uso della parola "book" in alcune espressioni idiomatiche.

Aeroporto - Modi di dire - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on how to check in at an airport.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be learning the English words and phrases you need to know before you check in at a foreign airport.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to some useful sentences on how to check in for a flight.
So let’s start!

Curriculum - Modi di dire - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English about some English words that are known as “false friends,”
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some English words, you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to a job interview.
So let’s start!

Curriculum - Modi di dire - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English about some English words that are known as “false friends,”
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some English words, you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to a job interview.
So let’s start!

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Curriculum - Modi di dire

Bisogna guardarsi dai “falsi amici”, anche nella lingua inglese!

Some words in English may sound like Italian words, but they have actually got a different meaning.

Current is used to describe things that exist in the present .
I am currently employed as a teacher = At the moment I'm working as a teacher

Current affairs are the social and political events happening in the present and discussed on TV and in the newspaper

Actual is used to talk about something real and concrete:
The documentary showed the actual living conditions of the immigrants

Actually is often used in spoken British English, meaning “To tell you the truth…”
“Are you the new secretary?”
“No, I'm not. Actually, I'm the boss!”

Amore - Modi di dire - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English idioms on how to express your romantic feelings for someone.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some English love idioms, you’ll then hear a short explanation of these expressions.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to a conversation about a frustrating love interest.
So let’s start!

Amore - Modi di dire - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English idioms on how to express your romantic feelings for someone.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some English love idioms, you’ll then hear a short explanation of these expressions.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to a conversation about a frustrating love interest.
So let’s start!

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