Conversation practice: parties

At this time of year it´s good to talk about PARTIES!
Christmas is a great time to party with your family, friends or work colleagues. So, just to help you talk about all the parties you go to over this festive period (or whatever time of the year), we're going to teach you lots of useful words and expressions.
We really hope you enjoy our video class on talking about Parties.

Holiday or vacation?

Right now it’s just a couple days away from Christmas, which is a major holiday in the United States. So in today’s lesson I’m going to teach you about the difference between the words holiday and vacation. English learners often ask me about this, and it’s a little more complicated than you might think!

Idiom "go to Canossa"

Idiom "be potty about (something)"

Idiom "drive (someone) potty"

Phrasal Verbs For The New Year

How are you going to celebrate the New Year?

If you’re going to a party on 31 December, check out this list of ten phasal verbs for the New Year. They’re all common in spoken English, so when you use them, you’ll sound more like a native speaker.

Idiom "go soft"