ENGLISH IN PICTURES
BINGE-WATCHING, GO ON A BINGE
A binge /bɪn(d)ʒ/, n. informal - a period of doing too much of an activity, especially drinking alcohol, eating or spending too much money. binge-watching - the practice of watching multiple episodes of a television programme one after another, typically by means of DVDs or digital streaming So, how often do you go on a binge? And when you do, do you go on a drinking binge? A shopping binge? Or do you prefer to indulge ...čitaj dalje
DAD vs. DEAD
Do you know? Why is the Dead Sea (in the example in the picture) called 'DEAD'?
RICH vs. REACH
RICH is an adjecive and it means having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy. REACH - in the picture it is used as a verb and it means to stretch out an arm to touch or grasp something.
LETTER VS. LITTER
Mind your pronunciation of these two words as mispronouncing them changes the meaning
BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER
Birds of a feather flock together - means that people of the same sort or with the same tastes and interests will be found together
COAST vs. COST
Pay attention to the difference between these 2 words. Basically, everything is different about them - spelling, pronunciation and meaning, but students (especially beginners) still find it difficult to make a proper distinction between them. COAST /kəʊst/ - the part of the land near the sea COST /kɒst/ - how much money something is worth/you are required to pay for something So... How much does a house on the south COAST of France COST? :-)
