In this post, you’ll learn what ‘grasp’ means and how to use it in the context. Grasp definition as a verb As a verb, ‘grasp’ has two major definitions: ‘take’ or ‘understand’. Let’s talk about both in detail. 1. Grasp (v) – to take something quickly and hold firmly. For instance, ‘Rosie suddenly grasped my […]
Gloss Over: Meaning and Usage
In this post, you’ll learn the expression ‘gloss over’ and its meaning. If you gloss over something, you treat or describe it as if it were not important. Let’s say you made an embarrassing mistake and then you tried to make it seem not important and quickly continued talking about something else. In this case, […]
Vocabulary Challenge Quiz: Russia
On the weekend we finished the 5th week of our Vocabulary Challenge. The topic was Russia. Now it’s time to check how well we learned words and expressions that were introduced during the week. Go ahead and take the test! Once you finish don’t forget to share your score. You can see all the videos […]
Vocabulary Challenge Quiz: Music
Yesterday we finished our 3rd week of Vocabulary Challenge. The topic was Music. Now it’s time to check how well we learned words and expressions that were introduced during the week. Go ahead and take the test! Once you finish don’t forget to share your score. You can see all the videos of our Vocabulary […]
Vocabulary Challenge Quiz. Friendship
Yesterday we finished our first week of Vocabulary Challenge. The topic was Friendship. Now it’s time to check how well we learned words and expressions that were introduced during the first week. Go ahead and take the test! Once you finish don’t forget to share your score in the comments. You can see all the […]
Harry and Meghan interview to Oprah | Vocabulary part 1
Have you heard about their shocking interview? Prince Harry and his Meghan Duchess of Sussex, who had stepped back from their role as senior members of the Royal family in 2020, revealed what was the reason. The full version of the interview is still not available but the short clips that were aired shocked the […]
Life in California: 7 Useful Words and Expressions
If you’re fascinated by California, you’re gonna like this post. I collected some useful words, expressions, and geographical names connected with this topic. Recommendation for practice: Watch the video and try to understand it Look through the words and expressions Watch the video again, paying attention to those expressions Choose words or expressions you want […]
How your pet can help to expand your vocabulary
My sweet little doggy Busya didn’t feel well last week. He had issues with his eye. When my friend who doesn’t speak Russian asked me to share details I was a bit stuck. It turned out I didn’t know the proper vocabulary to explain what exactly happened with Busya. So my story looked like this: […]
Quiz: 7 words and expressions about presents
Do you like receiving presents? How about giving them to others? Here’s a quiz with presents vocabulary. Take a test and see how many of words and expressions you know. Got all answers right? Awesome! Have a look for more quizzes here. In case you didn’t know some of the words you can […]
Why do the English always talk about the weather?
I thought about this when I was taking a stroll along the River Thames in Windsor, when a total stranger passing me said “It’s going to be a cold one tonight!” That was it, nothing more. I of course replied “yes, it looks that way”, although privately I didn’t think the night was going to […]