Here is our latest English quiz. This one is about opposites. The pass mark is 80%. Good luck! 🙂
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English Quiz – Newspaper Vocabulary
How is your “newspaper” vocabulary? Find out with our short quiz!
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[Easy English Blog] Plum blossoms
(Picture: By Nishimura Goun (1877 – 1938)[Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)
The plum blossoms are in bloom now. They look and smell lovely. I especially like the deep pink blossoms. They add a touch of early spring colour to a snowy landscape. Unfortunately, there wasn’t any snow left when I took these photographs, but they still look nice!
Many plum blossoms bloom in the grounds of Tenjin shrines. Tenjin shrines are dedicated to the deity Sugawara no Michizane, who is the god of learning. The plum blossoms bloom around exam time in Japan, when students are visiting the shrine to pray for luck in their exams. It is said that Sugawara no Michizane loved plum blossoms, so many of the shrines dedicated to him have plum trees.
The plum blossoms also remind us that, very soon, the cherry blossoms will be in bloom, and spring will be here.
English Quiz – Snow Vocabulary
Japan and many other countries have had snowstorms this year. So, here is a short quiz, all about snow. The pass mark is 80%. Good luck! (And if you are in a snowy area, keep safe and warm!)
Start QuizSkating on thin ice
Do you know the phrase “skating on thin ice”? Can you guess what it means?
Example:
A: Jason hasn’t prepared his sales presentation for this afternoon yet.
B: Really? Does he know the president will be at the meeting?
A: I think so. He said he doesn’t need to prepare.
B: He’s skating on thin ice. If he makes a bad presentation, there will be a lot of trouble.
To be skating on thin ice means:
a) to be on an ice rink
b) to be indecisive
c) to be in a dangerous/risky situation
d) to be depressed
The answer is below! ↓
Answer: c) to be in a dangerous/risky situation
Warm as toast
Have you heard the expression “warm as toast“?
My friend used this phrase yesterday. I hadn’t heard it for a long time.
Yesterday, I visited my friend’s house. It was very cold outside. My friend took my coat and said,
“Sit next to the heater. You will soon be as warm as toast!”
Can you guess the meaning?
Does it mean
a) You’ll burn next to the heater.
b) You’ll feel comfortable and cosy.
c) You’ll feel too hot.
The answer is below!
Answer b) to be warm as toast = to be warm, comfortable and cosy!
[English Quiz] – Shopping Vocabulary
How is your “shopping” vocabulary? Find out with this short quiz from I Talk You Talk Press.
The pass mark is 80%. Click the button below to start the quiz. Good luck! 🙂
Start QuizWhere there’s a will….
Can you complete this famous English saying?
Where there’s a will
a) there’s a way
b) there’s a dream
c) there’s a chance
The answer is below!
Answer a) Where there’s a will there’s a way
Meaning: If you really want something, you will find a way to get it, even if it is very difficult. In this phrase, “will” means “desire/motivation/strong wish”.
Example conversation:
A: Dennis really wants to get a job teaching English at a top university in Japan, but it’s difficult these days. There aren’t many jobs.
B: I’m sure he’ll succeed. Where there’s a will there’s a way.
[Easy English Blog] New Year, New Skills
When a new year starts, many people decide to learn new skills. Others try to improve skills they already have, such as improving their English ability.
How about you? Have you decided to learn any new skills this year?
A good way to learn something new and improve your English ability at the same time, is to learn something new through English.
Nowadays, we can learn many things on the Internet for free. For example, the website Coursera* offers free university courses in many languages. You can study the courses in English, or maybe in your own language.
Here is the link to the site: Coursera
(*We don’t have any connection to Coursera. We just enjoy taking their courses!)
We found an interesting post about learning new skills in the new year. In this post, the writer lists 24 skills you can learn in English for free. Some examples are learning a new language, improving your public speaking skills, and learning about basic psychology.
Here is the post:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/24-invaluable-skills-to-learn-for-free-online-this-year
How about learning a new skill through English this year? 🙂
[Easy English Blog] New Year’s Resolutions
It’s nearly New Year! Are you making any “New Year’s resolutions”?
A New Year resolution is a promise you make to yourself on January 1st, or a goal you set for the year.
Here are some popular New Year’s Resolutions.
I will go on a diet.
I will stop drinking alcohol.
I will stop smoking.
I will save money.
I will study a new language.
I will study English harder.
I will start a new business.
I will try to enjoy life more.
And many more!
My New Year’s resolution is to study French more. Recently I haven’t been studying very hard. >< I also want to exercise more. I’m going to try to exercise every day! (These were my New Year’s resolutions last year too…)
How about you? What is your New Year’s resolution? 🙂
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