Good morning, everyone! ☀️ It's Friday, so the weekend is very close. Here is a fun English idiom to enjoy with your coffee. 🌍 Fun and culture: the idiom "break the ice" An idiom is a group of words with a special meaning. You cannot understand it word for word, so it is good to learn them as one piece. 📌 Meaning If you break the ice, you say or do something friendly so that people feel relaxed when they meet for the first time. 💬 Examples 1. At the party, I told a small joke to break the ice. 2. A cup of tea is a good way to break the ice with new neighbours. 3. Our teacher played a short game on the first day to break the ice. 🗣️ Mini-dialogue Lena: I'm nervous about meeting my new team on Monday. Jo: Why not bring some biscuits? It's an easy way to break the ice. Lena: Good idea, thank you! 💡 Small tip: An "ice-breaker" is the joke, question or game that helps people relax. A good ice-breaker question is: "What did you do at the weekend?" 🎯 Mini-check Which one helps to break the ice in a new class? 1. Smiling and saying: "Hi, I'm Anna. Is this seat free?" 2. Looking at your phone and saying nothing. Write your answer below or just say hi - totally optional! 😊 ⬇️ Answers below ⬇️ 1. This is the answer. A friendly hello and a small question help people feel relaxed. 👉 Try it: think of a new person you might meet soon and say one ice-breaker question out loud, for example: "Have you lived here for a long time?"

Hi everyone! 👋 It's Thursday, and the weekend is getting closer. Here is a friendly phrase that you can use in daily life and in emails. 💬 Phrase of the day: look forward to 📌 Meaning If you look forward to something, you feel happy and excited because it is going to happen soon. Pattern: look forward to + noun or verb + -ing look forward to the weekend / look forward to seeing you 🗣️ Real-life dialogue Mia: Are you ready for the weekend? Sam: Yes! I'm really looking forward to Saturday. Mia: Why? What are you doing? Sam: I'm visiting my cousin. I'm looking forward to seeing her. Mia: That sounds lovely. Have a great time! ✏️ Two more examples 1. We're looking forward to our holiday in July. 2. I look forward to hearing from you. (This is a polite way to end an email.) 💡 Small tip: In this phrase, "to" is a preposition, so the verb after it ends in -ing. We say "I'm looking forward to seeing you", and we do not say "I'm looking forward to see you". Write your own sentence below or just say hi - totally optional! 😊 👉 Try it: think of one nice thing in your week and say a sentence out loud, for example: "I'm looking forward to the weekend."

Good morning, everyone! 🙂 We are halfway through the week, so here is one small mistake to fix before the weekend. 🔧 Mistake of the Week Many English learners say: ❌ “I have 25 years.” But the correct version is: ✅ “I am 25 years old.” 🤔 Why does this mistake happen? In many languages, people talk about age with the verb "to have". They say something like "I have 25 years". When we translate word for word into English, we get "I have 25 years". In English, we use the verb "to be" for age (I am, he is, they are), and we often add "years old" after the number. 📌 Remember: ✅ I am 30 years old. ❌ I have 30 years. ✅ My sister is 20. ❌ My sister has 20 years. ✏️ Quick check Write the missing word. 1. My grandfather ___ 80 years old. 2. How ___ are you? Answers: 1. is 2. old (How old are you?) 👉 Try it: say your age or the age of someone in your family out loud today, for example: "My brother is 12 years old." Write your answers below or just say hi - totally optional! 😊 And don't forget: you'll get 10 points in our site-wide points system just for commenting!

Hello everyone! 👋 It's Tuesday, so the week is already moving. Here is a quick five-question quiz for your coffee break. 🧩 Quiz: bigger, biggest, better, best We use comparatives (bigger, easier, more interesting) to compare two things. We use superlatives (the biggest, the easiest, the most interesting) for the number one in a group. Choose the correct answer (A, B or C) for each sentence. 1. My house is ___ than your house. A) big B) bigger C) more big 2. This is the ___ film I have ever seen. A) best B) better C) most good 3. English is ___ than I thought. A) more easy B) easyer C) easier 4. Maria is ___ student in our class. A) the more intelligent B) the most intelligent C) most intelligent 5. Travelling by train is ___ than travelling by car. A) more cheap B) cheaper C) the cheapest Write your answers below or just say hi - totally optional! 😊 ⬇️ Answers below ⬇️ 1. B - bigger. Short adjectives take -er before than. With big, we double the g (big - bigger). 2. A - best. Good is irregular: good - better - best. 3. C - easier. When an adjective ends in -y, change the y to i and add -er (easy - easier). 4. B - the most intelligent. Long adjectives use the most for the superlative, and we need the. 5. B - cheaper. The word than shows we compare two things, so we use the comparative. 💡 Quick memory trick: short word + -er (taller), long word = more + word (more interesting). For number one, use the + -est or the most. 👉 Try it: look at two things near you and say a sentence out loud, for example: "My phone is smaller than my laptop."

Good morning! 🙂 It is Monday, so we have a fresh start and a whole new week ahead. I hope you had a lovely weekend. Here is a small grammar point to begin. 📘 Grammar in 60 seconds: some and any We use some and any when we talk about an amount, but we do not say exactly how many or how much. - some = in positive sentences (+) - any = in negative sentences (-) and in questions (?) We can use them with things we can count (apples, books) and things we cannot count (milk, money). 💬 3 short examples 1. I have some apples in my bag. 2. We don't have any milk today. 3. Do you have any brothers or sisters? 💡 Small tip: In offers and polite requests, we often use some in a question. Would you like some tea? Can I have some water, please? 🎯 Mini-practice Write some or any. 1. There are ___ eggs in the fridge. 2. I don't have ___ money with me today. 3. Is there ___ bread at home? Write your answers below or just say hi - totally optional! 😊 ⬇️ Answers below ⬇️ 1. some (a positive sentence) 2. any (a negative sentence) 3. any (a question) 👉 Try it: open your fridge or your bag today and say two sentences out loud, one with some and one with don't have any.