Suprstitions, czyli przesądy po angielsku ;)
Have you ever wonder what the big deal is about this date? We did 😊 It turns out the history of Friday the 13th is complicated. There are superstitions about Friday, superstitions about the number 13-which together seem to create the fear of Friday the 13th. Unsurprisingly, we are not exactly sure of the historical […]
30 Classroom Phrases
Here’s a list of some basic phrases commonly used in classrooms: • Sit down, please. • Stand up, please. • Open your books to page [number]. • Close your books. • Raise your hand if you have a question. • Pay attention, please. • Listen carefully. • Repeat after me. • Speak louder, please. • […]
Cheer up! – 10 angielskich fraz „na pocieszenie”
Cheer up! / Chin up! Smile! It’s not the end of the world. Worse things happen at sea. Look on the bright side…….. Every cloud (has a silver lining). Practice makes perfect. There are plenty more fish in the sea. Lighten up! There’s no use crying over spilt milk. Intensywny kurs angielskiego dla […]
Key verb – LOOK
look back on sth – think about sth in your past Do you look back on your childwood as the happiest time of your life? look on the bright side – be cheerful or positive about a bad situation Do you look on the bright side when you’re in a difficult situation? look up to […]
Making decisions
to change one’s mind – zmienić zadnie “First I decided to go to university in France, but then I changed my mind.” to have second thoughts – zastanawiać się “I am having second thoughts about getting married, what should I do?” to take into consideration – rozważać “Thank you for your views, I will take […]
Love story, czyli jak opowiedzieć o romantycznym związku po angielsku
chat sb up – talk to sb in a friendly because you are attracted to them be your type – be someone with the qualities that you find attractive hit it off / hit it off with sb – form a good relationship on first meeting be crazy about sb / be mad about sb – […]
SAY & TELL – useful phrases
I’d rather not say – a polite way to say you don’t want to give sb some information -Are you planning to leave your job? –I’d rather not say at the moment. I wouldn’t say no (to sth) – used to say you would like sth or to accept sth you are offered -Would you […]
10 ENGLISH HEALTH IDIOMS – angielskie idiomy o zdrowiu!
1. an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure – it is better to take good care of yourself to prevent illness than it is to get one and try to treat it, e.g. with medication Example: I always tell my daughter to take vitamin C regularly. An ounce of prevention is worth a […]
Winter, cold, ice? Poznaj niestandardowe słownictwo i idiomy!
black ice – a very thin coating of ice found on roads and sidewalks that is difficult to see, and therefore quite dangerous Example: Today the black ice on nearby street caused 4 car accidents. a cold snap – a sudden short period of very cold weather Example: Poland is experiencing a very cold snap at the moment. […]