8 Ways to Say Congratulations!

1. Congratulations!

Joyful times go hand in hand with congratulations. When addressing graduates, newlyweds, or anyone with good news, a hearty “Congratulations!” is in order. Congratulants, people who congratulate, have been using this pluralized expression, which stems from the Latin gratus meaning “pleasing,” since the 17th century. The singular noun meaning “the act of congratulating” has been around since the late 16th century.

Different types of selfie!

Have you taken a selfie lately? What type of selfie was it? What type of selfies do you take? What do you think of selfies? Why do you think people take so many selfies?

This reading and listening activity will help prepare you for English exams such as KET and TOEFL.

1. Pre-reading

Look at the pictures of the different types of selfie. How many of them can you identify? How many of them have you taken? Which ones would you never take? Why?

Idioms

Feelings

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Part 1-2

Breakfast around the world!

What time do you have breakfast? What’s the best breakfast you’ve ever had? Have you ever had a

breakfast in a foreign country? What did you have? What did you like about it?

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day!

1. Pre-reading

What do you have for breakfast? What do people have in your country? Make a list of all the things you eat or people generally eat or drink.