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Which type of shopper are you? Whether you're a research-first shopper, a bargain hunter or an impulse buyer, don't miss our fanastic #BlackFriday offer! Get up to 40% off our online courses and a 7-day free trial! Just click here: learnenglish.pub/BlackFriday… Neil
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Are you ready for #BlackFriday - or maybe #WhiteFriday in your country? If you're going shopping, here's some vocabulary to help you! Don't miss our fantastic Black Friday offer: learnenglish.pub/BlackFriday… Up to 40% off our online courses - and a free 7-day trial!
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Did you get it right? The one that seemed to confuse most people was 'dear'. It has lots of meanings and uses in English and yes, one of them is 'expensive'! Get up to 40% off our online courses - and a free 7-day trial! Learn more here: learnenglish.pub/BlackFriday… #EnglishOnline
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Don't miss our fantastic #Black Friday offer - available now! Get up to 40% off our online courses here: learnenglish.pub/BlackFriday… and a free 7-day trial! #EnglishOnline
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Do you know the answer? I have to admit, I know this feeling well! 🙂🎸 Don't miss our fantastic #BlackFriday offer! Get up to 40% off our online courses - and a free 7-day trial! Find out more here: learnenglish.pub/BlackFriday… Neil #EnglishOnline
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We’re 5! Our English online courses are celebrating their 5th birthday, and to mark the occasion, we’re giving away up to 1,000 free online classes! Booking opens from today, 12 September – so don’t miss your chance! ow.ly/Mvtk50WVN80 #EnglishOnline #HighFiveFor5
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Can AI create real art? Join Neil, Kate and Shereen to explore AI's impact on music, films, and more in our new podcast, packed with useful vocabulary and big ideas to help you talk about creativity, technology and the future. Watch here: learnenglish.pub/AICreativit… Neil
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IELTS Coach: His first step from China to NTU. What’s yours? bit.ly/ieltscoach-ac-ugc-xav… #BritishCouncil #English #IELTSCoach #WhereWillEnglishTakeYou
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Learning how to write a great restaurant review is a super-useful skill — and one of the easiest, most fun ways to practise your English! Watch and learn how to do it right! Then click to learn online with the world's English experts! learnenglish.pub/EnglishOnli… #EnglishOnline

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Wow! We're knocking it out of the park with these great phrases! 😉 We use these phrases all the time in #English - but do you know where they come from? Download our free #Phraseology ebook to learn lots more English expressions: learnenglish.pub/Phraseology #Idioms
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Download our fantastic free ebook here to learn lots more about where English expressions came from: learnenglish.pub/WorldEnglis… ~ Tina😊 #idioms #wednesday #learnenglish
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Did you know that lots of everyday phrases we still use today were first made popular by Shakespeare? Tell us which expression you like best, write a sentence using it, then download our free ebook to learn more about the origins of English expressions: learnenglish.pub/WorldEnglis…
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Why does 'a big red balloon' sound natural, but 'a red big balloon' feels wrong? 🎈 In this #MiniEnglishLesson, Zina reveals a simple formula to help you understand adjective word order in English. #EnglishOnline #LearnEnglish #EnglishGrammar youtu.be/0XPMnKm5fTU

Adjective order in English - A Mini English Lesson

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The origin of this phrase is the proverb 'Every ____ has a silver lining.' a) bowl b) purse c) cloud Do you know the answer? Download our free ebook, Phrase-ology— A Collection of 100 English Phrases: learnenglish.pub/WorldEnglis… Neil
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Today is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking the end of WWII in Europe. This fantastic resource, created with Imperial War Museums, uses AR , photos and real voices to share personal stories from that day. Just follow this link: 8th.io/za5xd #VEDay80 #VEDay

VE Day 80 Immersive

This experience explores four photographs capturing the joy and sorrow, relief and anxiety experienced 80 years ago on VE Day, 8th of May 1945.

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Shakespeare didn’t just write plays – he revolutionised the English language with thousands of words and phrases we use to this day. Here are our favourite Shakespearean phrases - tell us yours in the comments! Download our ebook here: learnenglish.pub/WorldEnglis… #WorldEnglishDay
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Where do idioms come from? Well, a lot of them come from sports! Can you think of any more? We have a great gift for you for #WorldEnglishDay! Download our free ebook, Phrase-ology: A collection of 100 English phrases here: learnenglish.pub/WorldEnglis…
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Social media and language learning - a British Council English podcast youtube.com/clip/UgkxaWUiJTB… via @YouTube

✂️ Social media and language learning - a British Council English...

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Shortened Words in English - a Mini English Lesson youtu.be/PIvrl8W_jh0?si=p8-w… via @YouTube

Shortened Words in English - a Mini English Lesson

Congrats on finding our Mini English Lesson vids – they’re brill if...

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Emoji etiquette - a British Council English podcast youtube.com/clip/Ugkx8jbTPIb… via @YouTube

✂️ Emoji Etiquette!

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