QUIZ – ELEVATOR IN BRITISH ENGLISH
ANSWER That’s right! It’s a lift!
QUIZ – LET THE MATCH BEGIN!
ANSWER When a football match kicks off, the players start the game by kicking the ball
QUIZ – PAVEMENT IN AMERICAN ENGLISH
ANSWER That’s right! It’s a sidewalk!
QUIZ – WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT CORRECT?
ANSWER “Such clever” is not correct. Such needs to be followed by a noun or a noun phrase. The rule…
QUIZ – WHICH OF THESE MACHINES IS NORMALLY NOT FOUND IN A HOME?
ANSWER A vending machine! It is a machine from which you can buy cigarettes, drinks or food. You can find…
QUIZ – WHICH IS NOT A SYNONYM OF HAPPY?
ANSWER Blue is a synonym of sad, the opposite of happy. Example: “I don’t know why but today I’m feeling…
QUIZ – YOU JUST MADE MY DAY!
ANSWER Make someone’s day is an idiom wich means to make someone feel very happy because of something you have…
TIP DE LA SETMANA – OFF YOUR ROCKER
off your rocker Aquesta expressió de l’anglès britànic s’utilitza per dir que algú està com un llum o tocat de…
TIP DE LA SETMANA – IN A JIFFY/IN A FLASH
in a jiffy/in a flash Quan una cosa passa molt ràpid, en un tres i no res, en anglès poden…
TIP DE LA SETMANA – GET THE AXE
Get the axe Per dir que una persona ha perdut la seva feina, col·loquialment en anglès es fa servir l’expressió…