GOODBYE TO 2024

 

WISHING ON NEW YEAR'S EVE

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2024 FROM ClickOnEnglish

 

CHRISTMAS VOCABULARY (HAPPY HOLIDAYS! MERRY XMAS!)

 

WINTER IS COMING... (COLD WEATHER WORDS, WINTER IDIOMS & PHRASAL VERBS)

 

CHRISTMAS TONGUE-TWISTERS

 

A CHRISTMAS GAME FOR THE CLASSROOM: "GUESS WHO?"

"THE HOLIDAY" TURNS 18

A film I always offered to see in my 1st BAC classes each year at the end of this term before the Christmas holidays used to be "THE HOLIDAYS". Well, this year it turns 18, just another anniversary... if you'd like to watch it and practice your English, here's the trailer...

Video trailer "THE HOLIDAY":

TWO WAYS TO EXPRESS FUTURE PLANS

"THAT CHRISTMAS", THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS FILM...

 "THAT CHRISTMAS" is this year 2024 animated Christmas film based on Richard Curtis's (known from "Notting Hill" & "Love Actually") children's Christmas books. Tales about love, loneliness and friends and Santa making a big mistake on an unforgettable Christmas for the people of Wellington-on-Sea.

This film's music is by Ed Sheeran, "UNDER THE TREE".

Shown on Netflix from yesterday December 4th.

Video trailer "THAT CHRISTMAS":

Video "UNDER THE TREE", Ed Sheeran:

USING 'AS' vs 'LIKE'

Other previous post about 'AS' & 'LIKE'

WHAM'S "LAST CHRISTMAS", 40th ANNIVERSARY

Wham's Christmas hit "LAST CHRISTMAS" turns forty this year. It was released on the 3rd of December of 1984 and has become a classic song for this festive season.

"BRAIN ROT", OXFORD'S WORD OF THE YEAR 2024

Oxford University Press (OUP) has named ‘brain rot’ as the Oxford Word of the Year 2024, following a public vote that saw more than 37,000 people worldwide have their say. ‘Brain rot’ was one of the six contenders shortlisted by OUP’s language experts.

‘Brain rot’ is defined as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging. Also: something characterized as likely to lead to such deterioration”.

+ info: OXFORD WORD OF THE YEAR 2024.