English Made Simple

Hi English learners! 👋 

Welcome back to English made simple by ChatBubble. Your weekly collection of activities and games to take your English level from intermediate to advanced.

If you’ve ever heard native speakers talk, you’ve probably noticed that sometimes they use particular phrases that seem to make no sense. If you hear a phrase and understood all of the individual words, but still find it confusing, it’s probably an idiom.

These are phrases that native speakers use all the time, and if you don’t know them, they can really throw you a curveball (=present an unexpected challenge). 😉 

In this edition of English made simple I’m going to show you 10 idiomatic phrases you can use today to speak like a native!

10 phrases to make your English sound more natural 😎 

 ⏱️ 4 mins 🔤 Vocabulary

Do you know these really common idioms that native speakers use? Click the button below to do the quiz.

Idioms for Business English 💼 

 ⏱️ 10 mins 🔤 Vocabulary 📝 Writing

Let’s get down to business (=start focusing on something important) and give your business English skills a boost with these idioms that you’re likely to come across (=encounter, hear) at work.

Complete the worksheet and then check your answers below. Come on, don’t throw in the towel! (=quit)

Check your answers

Let’s practise speaking 💬 

If you want to speak English fluently, you need to practise speaking.

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