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[Easy English Blog] The rice harvest, the sea and the typhoon

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This year, many typhoons are hitting Japan. Now, typhoon number 16 has arrived. We are lucky because the weather is not so bad in our city. It is raining and a little windy. Some parts of Japan are having a lot of rain though.

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Yesterday was a national holiday. It was “Respect for the Aged” day. So, I went for a drive to the sea. Now it is the rice harvest season, and rice is hanging on racks in many fields. I wanted to get more photographs, but it was too rainy and cold! Here are the few that I took!

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English Quiz – What

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Here is a short English quiz about idioms or phrases that contain the question word “what”. The pass mark is 80%.

Click the green button to start the quiz. Good luck!

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to wait up

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Do you know the English phrase “to wait up“? Look at the conversation. Can you guess the meaning?

Wanda: You look tired Olivia. Are you OK?

Olivia: I didn’t get much sleep last night. I waited up for my son to come home. He came back at 3am!

Wanda: You must have been very angry!

Olivia: I was. He told me not to wait up for him, but I was worried about him.

Does it mean

a) Pick someone up

b) Stay awake, without going to bed

c) Wait for someone to come home

The answer is below! ↓

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Answer: b) Stay awake, without going to bed

 

to get on (one’s) nerves

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Do you know the English phrase “to get on (one’s) nerves? Look at the conversation. Can you guess the meaning?

Emily: I wish that man would stop tapping his pen on the table!

Nelly: I do too! It is really getting on my nerves!

Does it mean

a) to annoy

b) to make nervous

c) to hurt

The answer is below! ↓

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Answer: a) to annoy

to keep in touch

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Do you know the English phrase keep in touch? Look at the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Lisa: Have you heard from Sally lately?

Abby: No, I haven’t heard from her in years. We don’t keep in touch.

Does it mean

a) have contact

b) touch each other

c) keep close together

The answer is below! ↓

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Answer: a) have contact

 

 

to find fault with

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Do you know the English phrase find fault with? Look at the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Mike: The boss told me to do the report again! I don’t think there are any problems with it.

Dave: He is always finding fault with our work. I wish he wasn’t so critical.

Does it mean

a) to make a mistake

b) to criticise 

c) to spoil

The answer is below! ↓

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Answer: b) to criticise