english-at-home.com » English vocabulary http://www.english-at-home.com Learn English for free Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:52:35 +0000 en hourly 1 Weekly English lesson – fire idiomshttp://www.english-at-home.com/blog/2010/08/weekly-english-lesson-fire-idioms/ http://www.english-at-home.com/blog/2010/08/weekly-english-lesson-fire-idioms/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:52:35 +0000 Clare http://www.english-at-home.com/?p=490 On our sister site Rich Reads, there's a great exercise for fire idioms. Scroll down to Learn English Online (Newest Links) for the link "Fire Idioms".

More idioms

Take a look at English idioms using hot and English idioms using cold for some more idioms to do with temperature.

Extra exercise

Put the words into the gaps below to make common expressions.

blaze
burning
ice
fire
red
spark

a ——– desire
——– hot
as cold as ——–
a bright ——–
a roaring ——–
a ——– of glory

]]> http://www.english-at-home.com/blog/2010/08/weekly-english-lesson-fire-idioms/feed/ 0 Get your English fit for summer – Part 4http://www.english-at-home.com/blog/2010/07/get-your-english-fit-for-summer-part-4/ http://www.english-at-home.com/blog/2010/07/get-your-english-fit-for-summer-part-4/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:33:04 +0000 Clare http://www.english-at-home.com/?p=475 The travel and tourism industry employs many people in different roles. Decide which categories the following jobs come into: hotel staff, restaurant staff, transport staff, or tourist industry staff.

baggage handler
barman
cabin crew
captain
chambermaid
chef
guide
holiday rep
maitre d'
receptionist
pilot
porter
travel agent
waiter
waitress

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Find some words beginning with vowels but which have consonant sounds (i.e. European) and words beginning with consonants but which have vowel sounds (such as hour).

How many can you find?

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The British government has drawn up plans to evacuate (= bring home) passengers trapped ( = unable to move) in airports and hotels around Europe.

Do you have any "travellers tales" (stories from your travels) about travel disruption?

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How many words do you know can go with "Easter"?

Here's an obvious one:
Easter egg

Over to you…

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