Archive Language Point 23 Christmas and New Year Vocabulary We can use these words with or without 'Christmas' before them: A lot of Christmas vocabulary can be used with or without the word Christmas in front of it. For example we can talk about Chr...
Archive Episode 23: You voted for - Purpose and porpoise sound similar. Episode 23: New Year's resolutions Alice: Oh it's nearly the New Year. Has everyone got their champagne glasses ready? There's still time to think about our New Year's resolution...
THE FLATMATES Quiz: The language of jokes For each of the six jokes re-arrange the words to make the punch-line: 1. Knock, knock. Who's there? General Lee. General Lee who? ? tell don't jokes. I Generally 2. What did one egg say to the other one? ......
Archive Language Point 22 The language of jokes 'Cross' jokes What do you get if you cross a stereo with a refrigerator? Cool Music In these jokes two things that we can't or don't usually mix together (for example, a stereo and a refrigerator) are m...
Archive Episode 22: Michal should have said ' My head is going to explode. ' Episode 22: Christmas lunch Alice: OK, who's for turkey and all the trimmings? All: Me! Helen: Let's pull the crackers first! Michal pull one with me. Alice, you pull one wi...
Archive Language Point 21 -ed and -ing adjectives -ed and -ing adjectives - meaning We can use -ed adjectives to say how we feel about something or someone: Alice is exhausted by her work at the hospital. Helen is tired of studying. We can use -ing a...
Archive Episode 21: You voted for - Helen and Michal will go on another date. Episode 21: Tim's treat Tim: Hiya folks. How's everyone this fine evening? Alice: Exhausted! I had to give someone mouth-to-mouth for the first time today! Helen: That's so...
THE FLATMATES Quiz: Question tags For each of the six questions choose the correct words to complete the question tag: 1. You don't know John very well but he speaks German fluently. What do you askhim? __________ __________, __________ __________? a...
Archive Language Point 20 Question tags Question tags - use A question tag is used at the end of a statement to ask someone to agree with us , or to keep a conversation going , or to ask a genuine, real question: It was lovely seeing those buildings,...
Archive Episode 20: You voted for - Tim will get a reward of 50 Episode 20: A date by the river Helen: Oh Michal, that river cruise was fantastic. Michal: It was lovely seeing all those famous buildings, wasn't it? Helen: Yes, Big Ben, the Houses of...
