What's New at UsingEnglish.com

View the latest English activities, tools and reference materials for students and teachers which have been added to UsingEnglish.com over the last 28 days. We show a maximum of 25 entries from any one category.

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4th May (4 New)

Who ____ you to do that?

Added to Language Polls

Business English- Words that can and cannot be shortened

Added to Lesson Plans

Why does my teacher make me use an English-English Dictionary?

Added to Articles

Why does my teacher make me learn English grammar words?

Added to Articles

1st May (1 New)

Problems with contact forms

Added to TDOL's Blog

30th April (3 New)

Spin out

Added to Phrasal Verbs

Spin off

Added to Phrasal Verbs

Why does my teacher make me read silently?

Added to Articles

28th April (3 New)

Why your students overuse their dictionaries

Added to Teacher Articles

I don't know how ____ it is to them.

Added to Language Polls

Take your hat off

Added to Idioms

25th April (5 New)

Why doesn’t my teacher correct all my mistakes when I am speaking?

Added to Articles

CAE Reading Paper Part 2 Practice- Match the Famous Quotes

Added to Lesson Plans

70 characteristics of a good grammar presentation

Added to Teacher Articles

Take a nosedive

Added to Idioms

Noddy work

Added to Idioms

24th April (2 New)

The whole thing was a mess- what ____ I have done to help?

Added to Language Polls

Vacuum up

Added to Phrasal Verbs

21st April (6 New)

Once Upon A School - TED Prize Winner

Added to ESL Weblog

Hollow leg

Added to Idioms

Cock of the walk

Added to Idioms

Blow smoke

Added to Slang

Go tell it to birds

Added to Idioms

Chops

Added to Slang

20th April (8 New)

Child's play

Added to Idioms

In the catbird seat

Added to Idioms

Out of the left field

Added to Idioms

Even a broken clock is right twice a day

Added to Idioms

Ride shotgun

Added to Idioms

Ride high

Added to Idioms

Ride for a fall

Added to Idioms

Quitters never win; winners never quit

Added to Idioms

19th April (6 New)

Better half

Added to Idioms

Business & Technical English- Easily Confused Words

Added to Lesson Plans

Why your students don't want to do pairwork

Added to Teacher Articles

Why does my teacher make me learn the phonemic script?

Added to Articles

Buggles' turn

Added to Idioms

Mummy's boy

Added to Idioms

18th April (2 New)

Tar with the same brush

Added to Idioms

Head is mince

Added to Idioms

17th April (6 New)

As useful as teats on a boar hog

Added to Slang

Toys in the attic

Added to Slang

Out of the gate running

Added to Idioms

Someone ____ taken my coat.

Added to Language Polls

Rubbernecker

Added to Slang

Break up

Added to Phrasal Verbs

16th April (3 New)

Tom Foolery

Added to Cockney Rhyming Slang

Pot and pan

Added to Cockney Rhyming Slang

Slow boat to China

Added to Idioms

15th April (4 New)

Have your lunch handed to you

Added to Idioms

Good as gold

Added to Idioms

Take the fifth

Added to Idioms

Stick in your craw

Added to Idioms

14th April (2 New)

Deep pockets but short arms

Added to Idioms

Gold watch

Added to Cockney Rhyming Slang

13th April (3 New)

Go by the board

Added to Idioms

Hit rock bottom

Added to Idioms

Beat your brains out

Added to Idioms

12th April (5 New)

Prick up your ears

Added to Idioms

Climb the greasy pole

Added to Idioms

Throw someone a bone

Added to Idioms

Bums on seats

Added to Idioms

Lose your bottle

Added to Idioms