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What is a Hothouse? We define Hothouse WITH examples
The green-fingered among you may be familiar with the concept of a hothouse: a heated building, usually made of glass, used for growing delicate plants, for example those which need protection from...
View ArticleExtreme Weather QUIZ | Build your Vocabulary
Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, such as the temperature, and if there is wind, rain, sun, etc. Extreme weather is when the weather becomes excessive, such as...
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Learning oxymorons and take our quiz!
Picture this scenario: you’ve just received a big bonus at work and treated yourself to a flashy new car. Do you … a) post a photo of it on all your social media forums, along with a comment about how...
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An introduction to rewilding | Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
https://learningenglishwithoxford.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/rewilding__gb_3.mp3 https://learningenglishwithoxford.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/rewilding__us_3.mp3 Rewilding is not a new term –...
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Three simple tricks to boost your pronunciation
Practising and improving your pronunciation is like an English learning ‘hack’. It helps you to get more value from the English vocabulary and grammar you’ve already learned, by giving you more...
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Why you should start using the International Phonetic Alphabet
Spelling is not always a good pronunciation guide – but the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a reliable system that shows you exactly which sounds are in each word. In this blog, we’ll take a...
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Smize | Word of the Month
There are many words that make me happy. Whimsy (a word that is as playful as that it describes), lackadaisical (a contrary word that’s defined as ‘not showing enough care or enthusiasm’ yet takes a...
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Banh Mi | Word of the Month
Scan any recipe site or flick through any cookbook and I’d be surprised if you didn’t come across an example of a fusion dish (= a dish created using a combination of cooking styles and ingredients...
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Tikka Masala and Pigs in Blankets | Word of the Month
English is increasingly used for communication all over the world. For the latest set of words that we’ve added to Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries online, we’ve chosen to focus on English as it is used...
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Back to business?
We live in challenging times. All the changes and upheavals of the last two years are reflected in new words and expressions that have entered the language or become more frequent. The theme of our...
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15 modern English words with different meanings in the past
English is a complex language that is rich in history. It’s a language that has evolved significantly over the centuries, and so much so that some Old English words have completely different meanings...
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