Welcome to the July issue of the english-at-home.com newsletter. I hope you enjoy reading it.
Clare
1. What's new on english-at-home.com
With all the school exams this month around the world, our new page on English studying vocabulary has words and phrases to describe studying and exam habits.
In the reading section of the site, there's an article about increased sales of Michael Jackson songs and memorabilia.
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4. Idiom quiz
Which of these idioms describe someone who's studying hard, and which describe someone who's taking it easy?
burn the candle at both ends
go the extra mile
knuckle under
pull your socks up
put your feet up
Answers
Someone who's studying hard
burn the candle at both ends = work day and night at something: "He's been burning the candle at both ends to finish this project."
knuckle under = stop wasting time and start working: "The sooner you knuckle under and start work, the better."
go the extra mile = do more than is expected of you: "She's a hard worker and always goes the extra mile."
pull your socks up = make a better effort: "You'll have to pull your socks up and work harder if you want to impress the boss!"
Someone who's taking it easy
put your feet up = relax: "At last that's over – now I can put my feet up for a while."
That's all for this issue. See you in August 2009!
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