Colour idioms with The Teacher

"The Teacher" from the BBC is going to help us today to become familiar with some "colour idioms". Have a look at this video explaining some idioms connected with colour green:

• To have green fingers
• The grass is always greener on the other side
• To be green with envy

And this one about colour gold:

• As good as gold
• A heart of gold
• Worth its weight in gold

Have fun.

Modals III: may, might

May and might are usually associated with probability and possibility (present and past), although they can also express many other notions such as permission, suggestions, etc. In most cases they can be interchangeable, although might tends to sound a bit more formal than may. Some people also say that the probability or possibility expressed with might is more remote than that with may.

Here you will find some exercises combining different modals. Gook luck!

By the way, are you familiar with the expression "pigs might fly"? Have a look at this video by The Teacher (BBC Learning English) and you'll see.

Hallowe'en 2009

Well, once again, Hallowe'en is just round the corner. Let's have a quick look to a nice presentation to have an idea of the origin of this celebration. Some more ideas can be found in this lesson plan; there's some reading comprehension, vocabulary and idioms that you can work on your own; the rest of the activities are better to be done in class. Visit this website to find extra information about how Hallowe'en is celebrated in England.

Here's the clip "This is Hallowe'en", from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas". Enjoy it.

Hallowe'en has a lot to do with superstition. Are you superstitious? What strange or special habits do you have that you consider superstitious?

For information on the Hallowe'en celebration in our Language School, click here.

BBC. The teacher: Idioms with "tea"

Here we have a very "peculiar" teacher explaining to us three English idioms using the word tea. Don't miss it, it's a lot of fun.

• it's not my cup of tea
• for all the tea in China
• as useless as a chocolate teapot