Vocabulary

English vocabulary – words and phrases

Vocabulary is a cornerstone of any foreign language and English vocabulary is definitely not an exception. In general, an average native English speaker uses approximately 20,000 words.
That’s quite a lot and it will certainly take some time learn enough words and phrases to communicate fluently. But we have a good news for you!

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English words and phrases in context

The trick is that on our website, you will learn new English vocabulary (i.e. words and phrases) in context. In most cases the context comes from American and English movies, so the learning process will also be fun.


VOCABULARY BY TYPE
Collocations
Idioms
Phrasal verbs
Words and slang terms


VOCABULARY BY TOPIC
Travel and vacation
Food and restaurant
Love and relationships
Urban and street slang


VOCABULARY FROM MOVIES
Forrest Gump
The Martian
American Pie 1
Gran Torino

Idioms exercises #3

1. Watch the videoclips with idioms • not a rocket science – something that is not so difficult • in the long run – from the long-term perspective • comfort zone – standard method of working that requires only little effort • ballpark figure – an approximate number or quantity • go the extra mile […]

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Phrasal verbs examples

What are phrasal verbs and why every English learner hates them? DEFINITION: Phrasal verb is a phrase that indicates an action and consists of two or three distinct but related constructions = verb, particle and preposition. Together they form a single semantic unit. Types of phrasal verbs with examples: 1. verb + particle (pay off

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Idioms examples

English idioms – the main ingredient of advanced English DEFINITION: Idioms are informal phrases where the meaning of the whole phrase cannot be understood from individual words. By another definition, idioms are phrases or expressions that usually have a figurative meaning. Idioms with examples You should always learn English idioms in examples from real-life sentences

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