Monthly Archives: March 2009

(Avanzado 1 & 2) This lion can't be a pet peeve

What are my pet peeves? A pet peeve is an idiom that means a cause of annoyance, like, for instance, the English teacher’s pet peeve is not having any entries when he posts something and students can’t be bothered to … Continue reading

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(Avanzado 2) Ted talks

Ted is not a person. Actually, I don’t even know if it stands for something, I reckon it’s probably an acronym, as originally the name is in capital letters, TED. I’ve been listening to some of these lectures for a … Continue reading

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(Avanzado 2) Places to see before you die

If you’ve already read the Guardian Weekly article, you now know about some of the 500 hundred places to see before they’re spoilt.Not that I think the Tower of London can compare to Machu Picchu, or the Battersea power station … Continue reading

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