Victoria English Centre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Education

Victoria English Centre

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 484 339 052

Address: 585 Little Collins St Suite 467 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.victoriaenglishcentre.com.au

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25.01.2022 In honour of the Ashes...... this week's theme is: CRICKET!

24.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: To spill the beans = to reveal a secret We are organising a surprise party for Fiona. Please don't spill the beans!

24.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: To be full of beans = To have a lot of energy and enthusiasm He is so full of beans!

23.01.2022 DAILY VOCABULARY: Bowler. Bowler = The person who throws the ball to the batsman to hit It has been said that Sydney Barnes is the greatest bowler of all time.

23.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM (From Frozen) Let it go - To stop worrying about something/to forget it. She wouldn't let it go. She kept talking about the past.

22.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: The big apple = New York We are going on a tour around the USA. First stop is the big apple. I really hope we can see the statue of liberty!

22.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: To have a good innings = To have enjoyed a positive period of time. It's often used to describe someone who has died and had a long life. 'Enid died at the age of 95. She had a good innings!'

21.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: To hit someone for six = To shock someone a lot 'When Simone told her husband she was leaving him, it hit him for six!'

20.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: Two peas in a pod = To be very similar They were the best of friends and like two peas in a pod

18.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: To do something off your own bat = To do something because you want to, not because someone else tells you to. I did the research off my own bat. My manager didn't know I was doing it.

18.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: To be stumped = To have no idea/To not know how to solve a problem He was trying to solve the maths problem for hours, but it had him completely stumped.

18.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM (From Frozen's ..... 'In summer' by Olaf) To let off steam = To do or say something that allows you to get rid of strong feelings or energy After a long journey, the kids need a chance to run around a bit and let off steam!

16.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: To catch someone out = To outwit someone. Lucy was trying to seem like she knew what she was talking about, but Michael caught her out. He could tell she knew very little about the subject.

15.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: To have ants in your pants = Excited or agitated about something and unable to stay still/always moving He was so excited about his new job, he had ants in his pants all day.

14.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: To cherry pick = To pick carefully He was cherry picked for the job

13.01.2022 This week's theme = ANIMAL IDIOMS

12.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: To upset the apple cart = To ruin plans/established order of things. Example: I don't want to upset the apple cart by changing the time of the weekly meeting

11.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: To offer someone an olive branch = To offer something in peace/goodwill There had been a family feud for years but Lucy decided to offer an olive branch and invited her brother to her wedding.

10.01.2022 THIS IS WEEK'S THEME IS FROZEN

10.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: To be bowled over = To be astonished/left speechless by something I was completely bowled over by my friend's performance in the play

10.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: To be in a pickle/to get yourself in a (right/real) pickle = To be in a mess/ a difficult situation He was dating two girls at the same time and he had got himself into a right pickle!

09.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: A copy cat = someone who copies someone else 'My sister is such a copy cat. First she bought the same car and now she is becoming a teacher too.

07.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM (From the Wizard of Oz):There's no place like home - Home is the most satisfying place to be. Example: After a long trip he sat down in his chair and sighed ' There's no place like home'.

07.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM:Cool Bananas! = Cool/Great/Awesome/Very good Example conversation 1: Person 1 'Did you get the job?' Person 2 'Yes, I did'... Person 1 'Cool Bananas!' Example conversation 2: Person 1 ' We'll be there about 6pm' Person 2 ' Cool bananas!' It has been claimed that it was first used in Australia in the 1980's.

07.01.2022 This week's theme is: FRUIT AND VEGETABLE IDIOMS

06.01.2022 This week's theme is the film 'THE WIZARD OF OZ' The Wizard of Oz is a must-see for everyone; young and old. It is an absolute classic and anyone learning English should definitely watch it! http://www.yifysubtitles.com/movie-imdb/tt0032138 - subtitles in different languages... or if you would like to read the script in English.... here it is:... http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php

06.01.2022 Last chance to take advantage of the winter sale!!! Big discounts on English lessons available!! BOOK NOW!!! Offer ends tomorrow!! See website for more details. www.victoriaenglishcentre.com.au

05.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: The cat has got one's tongue = You can not speak (because of shyness). 'What's the matter? Has the cat got your tongue?'

05.01.2022 DAILY VOCAB (From Frozen's 'Let it go') My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around Fractals = A fractal is a never-ending pattern. Fractals are infinitely complex patterns that are self-similar across different scales. They are created by repeating a simple process over and over in an ongoing feedback loop.

03.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: The lion's share = the larger part/most of it He got the lion's share of the money.

02.01.2022 DAILY IDIOM: Cool as a cucumber = To be really relaxed, non-emotional and calm. Even though everything seemed to be going to wrong, Nick remained cool as a cucumber.

01.01.2022 To have sour grapes = To be jealous of what you can not have 'I don't think it's a very good job - and that's not just sour grapes because I didn't get it!' Based on Aesop's fable: The fox and the grapes The fox can not reach the grapes and says that he doesn't care because the grapes are sour anyway.