Do You Understand New York English?

From Broadway to Times Square to Central Park, there’s plenty to see and do in New York City! But before you make a trip the city that never sleeps, take a minute to brush up on your New York slang! The Big Apple This is one apple you can’t eat! The term The Big Apple refers to

Plan for Success: How to Create a Study Program

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English Vocabulary in a Flight

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Road Trips Through America: East to West on Route 66!

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10 movie misquotes from English speaking films

Watching English speaking movies [https://englishlive.ef.com/blog/english-in-the-real-world/best-british-films-learning-english-fast/] is a great way to learn the language. The nuances of speaking English that you can’t get across in a textbook can be easily exposed simply by hav

10 strange Australian foods and drinks

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Weird and Wacky Ways Halloween is Celebrated All Over the World

One of the world’s oldest holidays, join the party with these spooky Halloween traditions Halloween, is a yearly celebration that takes place in countries all over the globe, usually on 31 October,. What sets Halloween apart from other traditional holidays? It celebrates the dea

5 english food words that mean different things in the UK and US

The differences between British English and American English can be endlessly fascinating. While most most of the time, small differences in pronunciation and vocabulary don’t cause confusion because of context, there is one area of the language where different vocabulary can cau

Get Your Motor Running: Words & Phrases to Help You Hire a Car for Your Road Trip

As part of our English in the Real World series, we’re taking a look at some essential words and phrases that can really help you out when you’re hiring a car in an English-speaking country. From how to find a rental car, which type of car to choose, documentation you might need

Talking your way through a flight stopover in English

Travelling is great fun – but it can also be stressful, especially if you need to transfer flights. Whether you have an hour between connecting flights or a 24-hour stopover on your way across the world, there are lots of things you can do to make the time between flights less st