Tough Moose? The Top English highlights from the week.

Today, I wanted to share with you the most interesting and useful things I’ve seen this week for learning and practicing English! Also, at the end there is the answer to the last blog’s number quiz and a new English Quiz!

A quote with vocabulary.
Pronunciation of Tough.
Scottish slang with Gerald Butler.
A BBC listening activity.
An interesting Tweet.
Vocabulary – Moose
Article Why are Moose not Meeses.

1) A great motivational quote with vocabulary

2) Tough Pronunciation tip

So how do we say the word tough from the quote?

Click here to watch my video on YouTube with more practice sentences.

2) Scottish Slang

This is an entertaining and useful video with expressions Scottish people use. It is with the famous actor Gerald Butler! There are English subtitles on YouTube.

Click here to see the video on You tube

4) A 6 minute listening activity from BBC Learning English.

Click here to go to the activity with vocabulary, a question, a recording to listen to and the tape script.

5) A Great Tweet

I loved this tweet from Susie Dent.

Vocabulary

All-time favourite = a long term favourite.
to lick = to move your tongue 👅 over something.
bear cubs = baby bears 🐻 .
formless = without shape.

6) Vocabulary – Moose

Although you won’t see one of these very often it is good to know the name for it because it is mentioned in jokes and in cartoons more than you would expect! The moose or Elk are a large species of the deer family. They usually live in forests of the Northern Hemisphere. They can be found in Canada, Alaska, New England, the Baltic States and Russia.