English 썸네일형 리스트형 The future of marriage Year on year there are fewer opposite-sex couples getting married in the UK. So why might this be? Are we falling out of love with marriage? In this programme we hear from a couple of people with different views, and we take a look at some related vocabulary.This week's question:According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics, how many opposite-sex marriages were there in 2015? a) 239,000 b.. 더보기 To have an axe to grind Neil Hello and welcome to The English We Speak, I'm Neil and joining me is Feifei…Feifei Hiya.Neil Feifei, can you explain to our listeners why I'm sharpening an axe in the studio.Feifei Yes, I can – because in this programme, we've got an expression for you which contains the word 'axe'. It can have three different meanings: 1 - to have an opinion you want other people to accept.Neil 2 - to be .. 더보기 Diphthongs - Programme 2 더보기 Diphthongs - Programme 1 더보기 Introduction 더보기 Compound noun adjective / adverb + present participle - a hard-working student ages and numbers before a noun - a forty-year-old father - a two-door car numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine - fifty-two - two hundred and ninety-nine adjective / adverb + noun - a last-minute decision noun + adjective - a world-famous athlete adverb / noun + past participle before a noun - well-respected politicianswithout hyp.. 더보기 check, confirm, make sure의 차이점 check + 정보check + 장소 ex) I checked online to find a new restaurant for lunch.I want to buy a new suit. I'll maybe check Eaton Centre after work.I need to check the address and the closing time of that restaurant confirm + 정보 ex) I called Jack to confirm the starting time of the meeting.Can you confirm how many chair we need for the party? make sure of + 정보make sure (that) + 주어 동사 ex) I called Ja.. 더보기 In good nick In good nick SummaryNeil's made a great saving by going to a car boot sale and stocking up on all his kids' presents for next year! Let's hope they don't find out! He also picked up an old coin which looked almost new but did he get a bargain? Listen out for the phrase he uses to mean it's in good condition. TranscriptHelen Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Helen and joining me toda.. 더보기 Cheap and cheerful Cheap and cheerful Summary Neil and Li are talking about the Christmas presents they received. Li describes her presents as 'cheap and cheerful' whereas the smart watch Neil's wife bought him is 'cheap and nasty'. What do they mean?TranscriptLi Hi and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Li and with me today is my colleague Neil.Neil Hello everyone. How was your Christmas, Li? Did you receive lo.. 더보기 quantifiers We use quantifiers when we want to give someone information about the number of something: how much or how manySometimes we use a quantifier in the place of a determiner:Most children start school at the age of five.We ate some bread and butter.We saw lots of birds. We use these quantifiers with both count and uncount nouns:all; any; enough; less; a lot of; lots of; more; most; no; none of; some.. 더보기 이전 1 2 3 4 ··· 14 다음