Advanced English Skills

2021-11-11 09:13:21 Idiom of the Day
no pressure

Said ironically to emphasize that what is being discussed carries a large amount of importance or makes one feel that one must try very hard to succeed. Watch the video

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2021-11-11 09:11:10 steadfast Open / Comment

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2021-11-10 13:58:44 Word of the Day
Word of the Day: boon

This word has appeared in 281 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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2021-11-10 11:45:34 IELTS Energy English Podcast
IELTS Energy 1109: IELTS Sample Answers About Advice and Mistakes

Do you give good advice? How well do you take advice? Today you'll hear band 9 sample IELTS Speaking Part 2 and Part 3 answers about giving and receiving advice.

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2021-11-10 09:24:40 Word of the Day
slake

Definition: (verb) To satisfy (a craving); quench.
Synonyms: allay, assuage.
Usage: My first act on coming to this water was, of course, to slake my thirst.
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2021-11-10 09:12:41 Idiom of the Day
no one in his/her/their right mind would (do something)

No one who is sane would consider doing something; someone would have to be crazy to do something. (In this case, "their" is used as a singular, gender-neutral pronoun.) Watch the video

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2021-11-10 09:10:29 bevy Open / Comment

2021-11-10 03:12:13 Opinion : NPR
They're the invisible victims of climate change

https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2021/11/09/stateless-1034759404_wide-097dc50150917053245356d72c4eb02425987b20.jpg?s=600 At summits like COP26, attention is paid to those who find their livelihood — and health — at risk and who might become climate change refugees. But who will speak up for the stateless?

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2021-11-10 02:55:46 Religion : NPR
Supreme Court conservatives are skeptical on spiritual advisers in death chamber

https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2021/11/09/ap_21313648624993_wide-bda709ad4fc9d9afe892ab209ac84d1402a34a12.jpg?s=600 The subject has, at times, divided the court's conservative majority and it has also at times embarrassed the court, as minority religious advisers have sometimes been excluded from the chamber.

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