New Year's Resolutions

Watch the sequence again and translate the highlighted expressions. Try to guess meaning from context.



https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TGpXTCovlT1kG-D4LaPT-BRtwe4BvLaG3nNg_2RpknM/edit#


Apart from this, you can also listen to Jamie Cullum's song, NEXT YEAR, BABY, which deals with the new year's resolutions of the singer...

What is the difference between "rainy" and "showery"?

If you really want to know the difference, do not miss the following answer given by  Catherine Chapman,  who works as an ELT writer for BBC Learning English.

You've got the possibility of listening to her, reading her answer and do an online quiz to check your understanding! All three in one! It's really practical.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/ask_about_english/081007/

Actress Emma Thompson attacks use of sloppy and slang language

if you want to see the interview in full, here you have it....... enjoy!