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Useful English vocabulary for talking about your first day at work! Talking about your job in English  Can you remember your first day at work? What was it like? It’s never easy starting at a new job. There are lots of things to learn. And you need to find out where everything is and howRead more

https://youtu.be/1XueLZO86-Y Talking about holidays in English – How to describe a holiday in English! When was the last time you went on holiday? Where did you go? How long did you stay there for? Here are 6 useful verbs and expressions that you can use when talking about holidays in English! Level: Pre-intermediate (A2) toRead more

Learn English accents – Today the southern US English accent! Do you want to improve your English listening skills? One way to do this is by listening to lots of different accents. All forms of English are more or less the same, but in different English-speaking countries, there are variations in pronunciation and intonation. So,Read more

English teaching lesson plans from Learn Hot English How to find the perfect partner? Level: Upper Intermediate (B2) Audio: Yes With online dating sites, finding a partner has never been easier. And these days, you can get exactly what you’re looking for: someone with the same hobbies as you, the same work, the same passions…Read more

Awards for really unusual scientific research! Ig Nobel science prizes Hot English 97 The world of science is really serious, right? Yes, of course. I mean, science can help us solve a lot of the world’s problems: disease, hunger, environmental pollution… But scientific topics aren’t always so “important”. The Ig Nobels are awards for really unusualRead more

Fun English – 4 doctor jokes so you can learn English with a laugh! When was the last time you went to see a doctor? Did anything funny happen? Quite often, there are language confusions with doctors and nurses… especially if you’re in a foreign country. For example, something funny happened to me once whenRead more

Learn 7 expressions for describing people in English who aren’t very nice! I’m sure your friends and family are all lovely people – people you enjoy being with, people you trust, and people you would help you in your time of need. But not everyone in our lives is always so nice. Read on toRead more

Mistakes in English – Can you correct these 9 typical native English speaker mistakes? What are some of your typical mistakes in English? The third person “s” with the Present Simple is probably high on your list. How many times have you heard your English teacher say, “It’s ‘She plays’ not ‘She play’.”   ButRead more

Teachers – Free English lesson plan – 5 of the world’s “ugliest” buildings Five of the world’s “ugliest” buildings! Level: Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) | Audio: Yes Use this Free English Lesson Plan to work with your students on the topic of “ugly buildings.” What makes a building ugly? Everyone’s got their own opinion,Read more

Learn 6 funny English idioms about daily life! Do you have a dark sense of humour? If you do, you’ll enjoy these funny “death” idioms. The idioms all contain variations of the word “death”: die, dead… However, they actually refer to common situations from our daily lives. Native speakers use funny idioms all the timeRead more