Good morning, everyone! It's Thursday, so the weekend is not far away. 🙂 Here is a friendly phrase for talking with friends and family. 💬 Phrase of the day: catch up 📌 Meaning If you catch up with someone, you meet or talk to them after some time and share your news. Pattern: catch up (with + person) catch up with a friend / let's catch up / we need to catch up 🗣️ Real-life dialogue Tom: Hi Sara! I haven't seen you for ages. Sara: I know! Let's meet for coffee on Saturday. Tom: Good idea. We can catch up then. Sara: Yes, I want to hear all your news. Tom: Great, see you at ten! ✏️ Two more examples 1. I'm meeting my cousin tonight. We want to catch up. 2. It was lovely to catch up with you yesterday. 💡 Small tip: You can also catch up on work. It means you do the work that you did not finish before. For example: "I need to catch up on my emails." Write your own sentence below or just say hi - totally optional! 😊 👉 Try it: think of one friend you have not talked to for a while and say out loud: "Let's catch up soon!"

Hi everyone! 👋 It's Wednesday, so we are halfway through the week. Here is one small mistake to fix today. 🔧 Mistake of the Week Many English learners say: ❌ “I didn't went to work yesterday.” But the correct version is: ✅ “I didn't go to work yesterday.” 🤔 Why does this mistake happen? In many languages, the verb shows the past tense by itself, so learners want to show the past on the main verb every time. In English, the little word "did" already shows the past in questions and negative sentences. After "did" or "didn't", the main verb stays in its base form (go, see, eat). If we use "went" too, we show the past two times. 📌 Remember: ✅ She didn't call me. ❌ She didn't called me. ✅ Did you see the film? ❌ Did you saw the film? ✏️ Quick check Write the correct form of the verb. 1. We ___ (not / watch) TV last night. 2. Did he ___ (eat) breakfast this morning? Answers: 1. didn't watch 2. eat Write your answers below or just say hi - totally optional! 😊 And don't forget: you'll get 10 points in our site-wide points system just for commenting! 👉 Try it: say "I didn't go out yesterday" out loud, and then change it to something true for you.

Good morning, everyone! ☀️ Tuesday is a good day to test yourself a little. Here is a quick five-question quiz for your break. 🧩 Quiz: much, many or a lot of? We use many with things we can count (books, friends). We use much with things we cannot count (water, time, money). In positive sentences, a lot of is the most natural choice for both. Choose the correct answer (A, B or C) for each sentence. 1. How ___ water do you drink every day? A) many B) much C) a few 2. There aren't ___ chairs in this room. A) much B) many C) a little 3. I don't have ___ time today. A) many B) a few C) much 4. We have ___ friends in this city, so we often go out. A) a lot of B) much C) a little 5. How ___ brothers and sisters do you have? A) much B) many C) little Write your answers below or just say hi - totally optional! 😊 ⬇️ Answers below ⬇️ 1. B - much. Water is a thing we cannot count, so we use much in a question. 2. B - many. Chairs are things we can count, and this is a negative sentence. 3. C - much. Time is a thing we cannot count, and this is a negative sentence. 4. A - a lot of. In a positive sentence, a lot of sounds natural with things we can count. Much sounds strange here, and a little is only for things we cannot count. 5. B - many. Brothers and sisters are things we can count, and this is a question. 💡 Quick memory trick: questions and negatives = much (cannot count) or many (can count). Positive sentences = a lot of. 👉 Try it: say three sentences out loud today, for example: "I don't have much time. I have a lot of work. How many emails do I have?"

Hi everyone! Happy Monday. 🙂 I hope you had a restful weekend. A new week is a good time to learn one small thing, so here is a short grammar point. 📘 Grammar in 60 seconds: there is and there are We use there is and there are to say that something exists or is in a place. - there is = one thing, or a thing we cannot count (water, milk, time) - there are = two or more things 💬 3 short examples 1. There is a park near my house. 2. There are three chairs in the kitchen. 3. There isn't any milk in the fridge. Is there a bank near here? 💡 Small tip: In speech we often say there's (there is). For questions, we change the order: Is there...? Are there...? 🎯 Mini-practice Write is or are to finish each sentence. 1. There ___ a cinema in my town. 2. There ___ two beds in the room. 3. ___ there any water in the bottle? Write your answers below or just say hi - totally optional! 😊 ⬇️ Answers below ⬇️ 1. is (one cinema) 2. are (two beds) 3. Is (water is a thing we cannot count, so: Is there any water in the bottle?) 👉 Try it: look around the room you are in and say two sentences out loud, for example: "There is a lamp on the table. There are two windows."

Good morning, everyone! ☀️ It's Friday, so the weekend is very close. Here is a fun English idiom to enjoy with your coffee. 🌍 Fun and culture: the idiom "break the ice" An idiom is a group of words with a special meaning. You cannot understand it word for word, so it is good to learn them as one piece. 📌 Meaning If you break the ice, you say or do something friendly so that people feel relaxed when they meet for the first time. 💬 Examples 1. At the party, I told a small joke to break the ice. 2. A cup of tea is a good way to break the ice with new neighbours. 3. Our teacher played a short game on the first day to break the ice. 🗣️ Mini-dialogue Lena: I'm nervous about meeting my new team on Monday. Jo: Why not bring some biscuits? It's an easy way to break the ice. Lena: Good idea, thank you! 💡 Small tip: An "ice-breaker" is the joke, question or game that helps people relax. A good ice-breaker question is: "What did you do at the weekend?" 🎯 Mini-check Which one helps to break the ice in a new class? 1. Smiling and saying: "Hi, I'm Anna. Is this seat free?" 2. Looking at your phone and saying nothing. Write your answer below or just say hi - totally optional! 😊 ⬇️ Answers below ⬇️ 1. This is the answer. A friendly hello and a small question help people feel relaxed. 👉 Try it: think of a new person you might meet soon and say one ice-breaker question out loud, for example: "Have you lived here for a long time?"