Is there anything better than cooling off in the sea on a hot summer’s day?
Well, if you live in Barcelona you have lots of opportunities to do just that! Whether you go up the coast to a little beachside town or you brave the crowds on the city beach, you’ll be sure to catch a suntan and shake off all the stress of the week.
You’ve probably noticed it’s getting hotter in the city. Summer is officially here on the 21st of June – and we want to help you cooling offmake the most of it!
That’s why we’ve put together this list of our 10 favourite summer-themed English Idioms for you to practise while you’re on your break!
“Don’t be such a beach bum this year, there are so many other things we can do in the summer!”
A beach bum is a person who does nothing but spend time on the beach.
“Sarah started work last week and she’s such a ray of sunshine. Everyone is so happy!”
When we use “a ray of sunshine” to describe a person, it means they are a nice, positive and friendly person.
“There are so many tourists here! It’s time to open our restaurant and make hay while the sun shines!”
The expression means you should make money when the conditions are right. Hay is dried grass that horses and other animals eat.
“My son has taken a shine to our new babysitter. All he does is talk about her!”
Taking a shine to someone means to like someone a lot.
“I never pack light. When we go on holiday, I pack everything under the sun!”
Everything under the sun literally means everything that exists on earth or in other words ‘a lot’!
“I’m so pleased for Igor, after so many years working in the lab he’s finally found his place in the sun.”
This expression means to be in a strong or advantageous position.
“As soon as I lost my job Roberto stopped calling me. He’s such a fair-weather friend!”
A fair-weather friend is a person who is only there for you in the good times.
“This is a serious problem Brenda and we have to deal with it now. Don’t bury your head in the sand!”
If you bury your head in the sand, you ignore a problem and hope it will go away.
“You’ve brought your own ice cream to the ice cream festival? Come on Danny, don’t bring sand to the beach!”
Bringing sand to the beach means to do something unnecessary or redundant.
“I’ve been to 50 countries all over the world and met thousands of people – all on a shoestring!”
To travel on a shoestring means to travel very cheaply – or with hardly any money.
Our super-intensive English course offers you 100 hours of study over 4 weeks. Our aim is to help you progress much more quickly than you would normally.
In fact, such an intense course will really increase your chances of moving up one whole level in a month. Imagine that!
Our summer intensives are completely immersive. That means you only speak in English, think in English, and – who knows – you might even start dreaming in English!
We do know that you’ll have fun, meet new people, and – most importantly – you’ll enjoy our practical and dynamic content.
Our experienced and fully qualified teachers are real experts in helping you improve in all areas of English. They are especially focused on helping you develop practical communication skills and developing your confidence.
We guarantee our classes have a maximum of 8 students. This means you’ll get the individual attention you need to make real progress.
It’s time to take your ‘classroom English’ out into the real world this summer! Find out more on our Summer Super-intensive page.
Find the following words in the article and then write down any new ones you didn’t know.
To cool off (pv): to do something to feel less hot.
To brave the crowds (exp): to go into an area with a lot of people.
To shake something off (pv): to try to stop feeling.
To make the most of something (exp): to use something to its full advantage.
Key
exp = expression
pv = phrasal verb
17/10/2024
02/09/2024
14/08/2024
24/07/2024
16/07/2024
12/06/2024
07/05/2024
24/04/2024
10/04/2024
28/02/2024
16/02/2024
24/01/2024
10/01/2024
19/12/2023
13/12/2023
21/11/2023
13/11/2023
30/10/2023
18/10/2023
04/10/2023
23/08/2023
09/08/2023
02/08/2023
21/06/2023
31/05/2023
17/05/2023
03/05/2023
19/04/2023
05/04/2023
22/03/2023
08/03/2023
22/02/2023
08/02/2023
17/01/2023
04/01/2023
21/12/2022
07/12/2022
16/11/2022
02/11/2022
19/10/2022
12/10/2022
28/09/2022
14/09/2022
24/08/2022
10/08/2022
27/07/2022
15/06/2022
01/06/2022
18/05/2022
04/05/2022
20/04/2022
06/04/2022
16/03/2022
02/03/2022
15/02/2022
02/02/2022
19/01/2022
05/01/2022
15/12/2021
01/12/2021
24/11/2021
10/11/2021
20/10/2021
06/10/2021
22/09/2021
15/09/2021
25/08/2021
11/08/2021
21/07/2021
07/07/2021
23/06/2021
16/06/2021
01/06/2021
19/05/2021
05/05/2021
21/04/2021
07/04/2021
29/03/2021
24/03/2021
10/03/2021
17/02/2021
03/02/2021
20/01/2021
07/01/2021
16/12/2020
02/12/2020
24/11/2020
11/11/2020
03/11/2020
19/10/2020
05/10/2020
24/09/2020
09/09/2020
20/08/2020
06/08/2020
20/07/2020
02/07/2020
25/06/2020
09/06/2020
27/05/2020
13/05/2020
29/04/2020
22/04/2020
21/04/2020
15/04/2020
03/04/2020
25/03/2020
18/03/2020
13/03/2020
11/03/2020
04/03/2020
26/02/2020
19/02/2020
12/02/2020
05/02/2020
29/01/2020
21/01/2020
15/01/2020
09/01/2020
07/01/2020
23/12/2019
19/12/2019
11/12/2019
26/11/2019
25/11/2019
13/11/2019
07/11/2019
31/10/2019
23/10/2019
17/10/2019
18/09/2019
04/09/2019
28/08/2019
22/08/2019
15/08/2019
07/08/2019
31/07/2019
24/07/2019
17/07/2019
03/07/2019
26/06/2019
19/06/2019
05/06/2019
29/05/2019
23/05/2019
15/05/2019
23/04/2019
10/04/2019
03/04/2019
27/03/2019
20/03/2019
13/03/2019
06/03/2019
20/02/2019
13/02/2019
07/02/2019
30/01/2019
23/01/2019
04/01/2019
12/12/2018
21/11/2018
14/11/2018
07/11/2018
31/10/2018
24/10/2018
04/10/2018
25/09/2018
19/09/2018
13/09/2018
06/09/2018
29/08/2018
22/08/2018
16/08/2018
02/08/2018
18/07/2018
03/07/2018
27/06/2018
20/06/2018
14/06/2018
06/06/2018
31/05/2018
22/05/2018
09/05/2018
02/05/2018
26/04/2018
18/04/2018
13/04/2018
04/04/2018
29/03/2018
21/03/2018
14/03/2018
07/03/2018
28/02/2018
22/02/2018
15/02/2018
07/02/2018
31/01/2018
24/01/2018
17/01/2018
10/01/2018
27/12/2017
20/12/2017
13/12/2017
07/12/2017
29/11/2017
22/11/2017
08/11/2017
01/11/2017
25/10/2017
18/09/2017
11/11/2015
22/09/2015
Oxford House Language School
C/Diputación 279, Bajos
(entre Pau Claris y Paseo de Gracia).
08007 - Barcelona (Eixample)
Tel: 93 174 00 62 | Fax: 93 488 14 05
info@oxfordhousebcn.com
Oxford TEFL Barcelona
Oxford House Prague
Oxford TEFL Jobs
Legal Notice – Cookie Policy
Ethical channel
Leave a Reply