CHUNK OF THE DAY Phrase of the day: It’s alright for some! This week, a friend of mine in France sent me a message via Facebook asking if I'd got a copy 05-03-2015 Phrase of the day: would’ve thought Last Wednesday evening, I took a train from Preston back home to London. As we were nearing Euston station, I 27-02-2015 Chunk of the day: the bottom line (revisited) As with single words, we should look for opportunities to revise or recycle chunks. When we do so, it's good 23-02-2015 Chunk of the day: the bottom line In class yesterday, we looked at some vocabulary for describing different roles and duties people have at work. Students then 20-02-2015 Phrase of the day: It’s not as though I had two conversations last night which featured this chunk. The first one was with a friend who was moaning 12-02-2015 Chunk of the day: Where’s the best place to …? This weekend sees the big match in north London between Arsenal and Tottenham. Among discussions about who has the best 04-02-2015 Word of the day: pop One of the best things about adopting a more lexical view of language is that you start to appreciate more 30-01-2015 Phrase of the day: What’s not to like? We've often said that what strikes us most about the many incredibly competent non-natives we meet in our field is 25-01-2015 Phrase of the day: nothing if not Listening to a Radio 4 review programme the other day, I was struck by the description of quirky Icelandic singer 23-01-2015 Phrase of the day: saying it is one thing; meaning it is another. Jon Wright is the author of the wonderful Idioms Organiser, for our money perhaps the best self-study book on idioms 20-01-2015 « Previous 1 … 14 15 16 17 Next »
