Idioms

Idioms

A leopard cannot change its spots A bad writer blames his pen. De que el escribiente es malo, le echa la culpa a la pluma. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. La ausencia es al amor lo que el aire al fuego: apaga el pequeño y aviva el grande. A bird in the hand is...

Phrasal verbs C1 imprescindibles 1. Account for (justificar-explicar)   How to use C1 Phrasal verbs: Increased pollution may account for climate change.     2. Bring on (provocar, causar, suscitar)   Example: His heart condition was brought on by...
Vocabulary for Writing: Topic Crime and punishment

Vocabulary for Writing: Topic Crime and punishment

Step by step we are moving forward to another important vocabulary section – crime and punishment. Let’s start with the word crime. Its definition is simple: an act against the law. But it can have many different meanings when used in expressions, so let’s have a...
Essay Crime & Punishment: Structure

Essay Crime & Punishment: Structure

Today, I want to share with you an essay I wrote recently that I think is useful to demonstrate some good language and also a strong approach to structure for task 2. This essay deals with the tricky topic of crime and in particular it asks whether criminals are...