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  • General English

Learning oxymorons and take our quiz!

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on May 20, 2021October 17, 2023

Picture this scenario: you’ve just received a big bonus at work and treated yourself to…

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extreme weather
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Extreme Weather QUIZ | Build your Vocabulary

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on March 12, 2021May 19, 2021

Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, such as…

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  • General English

What is a Hothouse? We define Hothouse WITH examples

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on January 12, 2021February 1, 2021

The green-fingered among you may be familiar with the concept of a hothouse: a heated…

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  • General English

What does ‘Permaculture’ mean? Understanding ‘Portmanteau’ words.

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on November 10, 2020February 1, 2021

Climate change and organic have become household words, but are you familiar with a related…

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  • General English

What’s your OALD story?

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on August 14, 2020September 2, 2020

The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (OALD) was first published in 1948. Since then, over 100…

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OALD word lists
  • General English

Using Word Lists to Build your Vocabulary

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on July 20, 2020November 10, 2020

Building your vocabulary is an essential part of learning a language. Research shows that vocabulary…

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Supermoon

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on April 30, 2020June 1, 2020

With current global events here on planet Earth being, well, as they are, let’s look…

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  • General English

The language of coronavirus

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on March 27, 2020May 19, 2021

All content correct as of 18 March 2020. The world in the 21st century is…

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  • General English

Homing in on language change | OALD

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on March 2, 2020June 1, 2020

Two wrongs don’t make a right… but there sometimes comes a point when a ‘mistake’…

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  • General English

Culture | Oxford 3000

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on December 17, 2019January 9, 2020

Do you know these words connected with culture? They are some of the most important…

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