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Talking Books – Materials For Teachers

Are you looking for conversation materials on books and reading for your English learners? Here’s the latest worksheets which I’m uploading today – they’re suitable for Intermediate+ level learners. I haven’t added any teacher’s notes, but essentially these three pages could be used over 2 lessons to talk about books and reading, either as stand-alone discussion […]

Film Conversation Questions – For Teachers

Although most articles on Get Into English are aimed towards learners of English, I also have some materials to publish for teachers. It means I’ll eventually open up two sections on the site, but in the meantime I’ll post articles and resources here. Today we’ve got conversation questions on the topic of films & movies. […]

Urban Scenes On Instagram

Are you into photography, travel and checking out urban scenes..? If so, please feel free to join me on Instagram. I finally succumbed and got my very first iPhone recently and I must say its camera function is amazing. Check out the photos below! As for this blog on learning English, I’m now very busy and I […]

English Phrasal Verb – Take Care Of

Jack settled back in his chair, looked out across the room, and said to his client: “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it. Everything’ll be fine. I’ll have it all done by the close of play tonight. ” Take care of is a phrasal verb which many students seem to mix up with other verbs, and often […]

New Download – The Guide To Gay LGBTQI Vocabulary

I’ve promised to create more downloads and materials connected with learning English, so today I have the first of a new generation of guides for you! While I already have many downloads on this site, for example here, I’ve prepared this guide to Gay-LGBTQI Vocabulary using different software compared to the previous documents. It should be more […]

Word Watch – “I Don’t Wanna Brag” – Brag [v.]

I’m starting a new category of posts today called ‘word watch’, where I look at a word and how it’s being used. In particular, the idea is to look at those which are used in spoken English or in songs but which don’t seem to be given much attention in the main dictionaries (I’ll also go back to the Get Into […]

“It’ll Get Your Foot In The Door” – Business Idiom

When Silvio approached a company for a job, he was told there was only one position available. However, it wasn’t a full-time position nor even part-time job. It was on a casual basis. The HR manager said: “Right now we can’t offer a lot. But we are the most prestigious law firm, and it’ll get […]

9 Words To Ditch From Your LinkedIn Profile (& CV)

If you want to work in an English-speaking company or environment, it will usually mean writing up a curriculum vitae (or resumé) in English, as well as creating an interesting and attractive profile on LinkedIn. One problem is that lots of people – and this includes English speakers – use vocabulary which is simply bland, […]

“Things Are PICKING UP” – Describing Recovery

John was a little nervous to see the latest sales figures, as business had dropped quite significantly since the Australian dollar reached parity with the greenback. He held his breath as he looked at the screen. But with a sigh of relief, he eased back into his chair and called his manager: “June, you’re going […]