Lesson 55: Advanced English Speaking / Idioms...

I still remember the day I decided to START OFF this project. During one of the sessions with my English teacher, I expressed my concern about not knowing the meaning of the most common idioms, slangs, and phrasal verbs. She suggested that I use them in sentences in order to memo ...  Show more

Her latest project had many LOOSE ENDS. She was half way there and had a lot to do before she FINISHED UP her book. Unfortunately, due to her horrible car accident on the i35 highway, she PASSED OUT and was severely hurt. Regrettably, Maria went into a coma. After a whole month, ...  Show more

Tell a sentimental story and express gratitude & word formation: -bar.Paul seems to have told the widow the whole dramatic story about the book, Fritz, his friends, Laura and his family. And he softened her emotionally with it. So she agrees to give him the painting, even though ...  Show more

Title: Beneath the Starlit SkyLevel: Intermediate (B1-B2)Story: Seven years ago, Sienna De Luca walked away from Alessandro Marino, leaving behind not just their love but the city that had once been their world. Now, standing in a grand art gallery in Florence, she finds herself ...  Show more

Adam was working with a lady that wanted to stop smoking as a consequence of a health diagnosis related to her smoking habit. Adam uses metaphor and emotional leverage to help her reach the point of the threshold where the decision moves from a like, want or should to a must.& ...

Title: Echoes of the Night

Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)

Story:

Two years after Adrian disappeared from Lena’s life without a word, she unexpectedly finds herself outside his ...