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30 idioms about surprise
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30 Idioms about Surprise in English

30 Idioms about Surprise in English Hello English learners! Have you ever been so shocked that you nearly jumped out of your skin? Or maybe you heard some good news that completely knocked your socks off? English is full of colourful idioms to describe surprise, shock, and amazement. In today’s Read more

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By My Lingua Academy, 4 months17 Sep 2025 ago
Would rather and would sooner
B2 First C1 Advanced CAE confused words essay writing FCE Grammar IELTS Mistaken Words Vocabulary What's the difference Writing

Would Rather and Would Sooner

Would Rather and Would Sooner When we want to talk about our preferences in English—choosing one thing over another—we often use special expressions. Two very useful ones are would rather and would sooner. Both allow us to express what we prefer to do, or what we would like others to Read more

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By My Lingua Academy, 5 months25 Aug 2025 ago
Collocations for B2 First Writing and Speaking
B2 First Collocations Vocabulary

Collocations for B2 First Writing and Speaking

Collocations for B2 First Writing and Speaking Hello, English learners. Welcome to a new lesson. One of the secrets to sounding more fluent and natural in English — especially at the B2 First level — is using collocations correctly. A collocation is a pair or group of words that naturally Read more

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By My Lingua Academy, 6 months11 Jul 2025 ago
Cooking verbs in English
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Cooking Verbs in English

Hi, dear English learners! Do you like cooking? Are you having a problem understanding recipes written in English? As you’ve probably noticed, there are so many cooking verbs in English. Food can be boiled, grilled, minced, etc. In order to be able to understand this specific vocabulary, in today’s lesson, we will be talking about these verbs.

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