In this video, I talk about my New Year’s resolutions!
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…… for joy
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to be very happy”.
……. for joy
a) hark
b) seek
c) frown
d) leap
The answer is below!

Answer: d) leap
Leap for joy!
Example: “I leapt for joy when I got my new job.”
[Easy English Blog] New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year! We hope you have a wonderful, happy and healthy 2023.

Have you made any New Year’s resolutions? They are goals for the year. Every year, I make goals, but usually, I don’t achieve them. I’m going to try hard to achieve my goals this year! They are…
- Reach upper-intermediate level in Spanish
- Reach upper-intermediate level in Portuguese
- Lose weight! (I ate too much chocolate last year…)
- Exercise four times a week (I already do this, so I think I can achieve it)
- Upload a video to YouTube every day
How about you? Do you have any New Year’s resolutions? What are they?
By Heather @ I Talk You Talk Press
…… about (someone/something)
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to like (someone/something) very much”.
……. about (someone/something)
a) glitter
b) all
c) crazy
d) wondrous
The answer is below!

Answer: c) crazy
crazy about (someone/something)!
Example: “I am crazy about rugby. I go to all the games.”
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all our readers and followers! Thank you for reading our books and following our blog. We hope you have a happy and healthy 2023!

Keep (one’s) …… clean
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to stay out of trouble”.
Keep (one’s) ……. clean
a) nose
b) mouth
c) eyes
d) feet
The answer is below!

Answer: a) nose
Keep (one’s) nose clean!
Example: “If you want to succeed, you have to work hard and keep your nose clean.”
Doom and …….
Can you complete this English expression? It means “a negative or pessimistic situation”.
Doom and …….
a) miserable
b) gloom
c) sad
d) frown
The answer is below!

Answer: b) gloom
Doom and gloom!
Example: “It isn’t all doom and gloom. You got a new job this year!”
Step up (one’s) ……
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to get better at something, or to try harder at something”.
Step up (one’s) …..
a) boots
b) mind
c) game
d) work
The answer is below!

Answer: c) game
Step up (one’s) game!
Example: “You need to step up your game if you want to keep your job.”
As easy as ……
Can you complete this English expression? It means “very easy”.
As easy as ….
a) water
b) pie
c) bread
d) tea
The answer is below!

Answer: b) pie
As easy as pie!
Example: “My English test was as easy as pie!”
[Easy English Blog] New Year in Paris

Before COVID-19, I used to spend Christmas in the UK, and New Year in a European city. Sometimes I went to Paris. Other times I went to Amsterdam or Helsinki. Paris is my favourite city. I last went to Paris at the end of 2019.
There are many tourists in Paris at the end of the year. I don’t visit the tourist spots like the Eiffel Tower. I like to sit in a cafe and read a book while drinking coffee. I also like to go to cemeteries. Many of my favourite writers and artists are buried in Paris. I like to go to their graves.
On 31st December 2019, I went to a cemetery. I wanted to see Sartre, de Beauvoir, Baudelaire and Nijinsky’s graves. I went early -at about 8:30am. The sky was still quite dark. There were no other people in the cemetery. It was very peaceful and quiet. It was good to get away from the noisy city and all the tourists.
In the afternoon, I went to some bookshops. There is a famous English bookshop in Paris called Shakespeare and Company. I enjoyed browsing there. I also went to a French bookshop. I can’t speak French very well, but I am studying it.
At night, I went to the Sacre Coeur. It is a famous church in Paris. I enjoyed listening to the choir. The voices are beautiful.
On 1st January, I returned to Japan. I only stayed in Paris for three nights, but I had a very good time. I hope I can spend next New Year in Paris too.
By Heather @ I Talk You Talk Press
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