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Eavesdropping - Wednesday

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 - Tuesday

soak up the sun
Real Life - Monday

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 - Friday

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 - Thursday

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 "pick it up" mean?

learn it; get a new skill
a recent, popular movie in America
As a native speaker of English and a person who really digs languages, I think that the coining of words is so cool. What is coining? That is when you make up a word and use it for the first time. I am pretty sure that Justin Timberlake coined this word, which is a combination of the words "stalker" and "paparazzi". A member of the stalkerazzi is a photographer, who follows you around like a stalker. I've never heard it before. Very clever!

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Eavesdropping - Wednesday

Give It a Go

If you aren’t especially courageous, you probably know someone who is. She’s the only person yo...
Music

Eavesdropping - Tuesday

Nothing to Sneeze at

What’s important to you may not be important to everyone. Your favorite soccer team could be playing ...
Hobbies

Real Life - Monday

CoverGirl's Cover Boy

When we think of the typical beauty cult, we usually imagine women with perfect makeup and glamorous clothe...
Friend

Real Life - Friday

Coconut Water

Imagine you are on a tropical beach. The ocean wind blows in your face, but you’re thirsty. There is ...
Romance

Music - Thursday

Love Songs

Imagine you just had an amazing first date. You went out for a delicious dinner, had a great conversation, ...

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'80s Parties

The 1980s was a fun and remarkable decade. It was filled with punk music, the smashing of the Berlin Wall, ...
It's vs. Its

Walking on Eggshells

How do you feel at school, at work, or even in your home? Are you totally relaxed, or is there someone ther...
Phrasal Verbs

Bite Off More Than One Can Chew

Have you ever visited an all-you-can-eat buffet? You take a plate and walk past all of the items, choosing ...
First Conditional

Dinner Etiquette

Have you ever been to a really fancy dinner party at an expensive restaurant? There are more utensils than ...
Count and Noncount Nouns

Wacky Holidays

What’s your favorite holiday? Is it Old Rock Day or Bubble Bath Day? Maybe, it’s Talk Like a Pirate Day or ...

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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...