Get & Become

The word get and become are sometimes interchangeable. However, get has several different meanings. Become, on the other hand, is mainly used to talk about a development of some kind.

Get is one of the commonest words in English. It is mainly used in informal English. Some people even believe that get should not be used in formal speech and writing. That probably doesn’t make much sense, though.

Watch the video and answer the questions

1.     In Britain, when were ‘National Parks’ created?

2.     Why were they created?

It takes...

You're a middle school science teacher. You're teaching your students about space. You want to explain how far away stars are from each other.

The distance between us and the nearest star is so vast, it takes about 4 years for its light to reach us.

English listening ex. 2 - Exam reforms

Make no bones

Let the cat out of the bag

Let the cat out of the bag

Are you a person who lets out secrets unintentionally? A person who can't keep a secret, is someone who always lets the cat out of the bag.
The idiom 'to let the cat out of the bag' means to reveal a secret or a surprise by accident.

Phrases And Idioms Using Snow

It was snowing hard there the other day. The snowflakes were big and light, and the wind was making a few different snowdrifts. A lot of people like snow because snow can make the landscape beautiful. For me too much snow makes driving dangerous and in the NYC area, heavy snow can make the trains very delayed, or not run at all.