What do you do in your free time?

The time, when you are not working or you don't go to school and you can choose what to do is your free time. The free time is also called leisure time.

Go to cultural events and locations

You can go to the museum, art gallery, opera performances, theater or concert. There are many cultural events.

Exercise and play a sport

Stay fit, stay active. You can do exercises alone or with somebody. Swimming, gym, running or playing team games.

Cook

Cooking can give much fun. Cook with friends! Trying new ...

Are you a couch potato? Or maybe a big cheese? Learn some food idioms with Edustation. And remember: none of them are actually describing food!

Egghead

a person, especially a man, who is very clever and interested only in studying and other mental activities

e.g. John is the best at maths. He is an egghead.

Big cheese

an important person in a company or an organization with a lot of influence

e.g. He left business school and became a big cheese in the London City.

Couch potato

a person who watches a lot of television and does not ...

WITH

Meaning: together
Why don't you come shopping with me?
He has been working with his sister at the shop.

Meaning: have
I met a man with brown hairs.
He speaks with German accent.

Meaning: feeling
He came for the meeting with confidence.
She watched that film with strong emotions.

Meaning: using
I wrote a letter with a pen.
He made the soup with meat.

Meaning: understanding/agreement
Are you with me?
John agrees with me.

BY

Meaning: to show how/the method
I came here by bus.
I received the new book by courier.

Meaning: close
I leave ...

Below you'll find the most common questions when you have a job interview. They will probably ask you and it's good to be prepared. Also we wrote some answers that you can use. Many interviews are designed not only to check if you're the best fit for the job, but also examine your spoken English. I hope these interview questions will help you prepare to get the job you've dreamed about.

Please, tell me something more about yourself?

You should talk about 2-3 minutes and then ask if they would like to hear something more. Say ...

On the 14th February in many countries people celebrate Valentine's Day. Some people write love letters, some buy presents, men especially buy flowers.

The tradition of exchanging Valentine gifts is said to have started in the later Middle Ages. It was believed that the 14th of February marks the beginning of the mating season for birds, so the day became associated with love and romance

Today we wrote few sayings, idioms and phrasal verbs related with Valentine's Day. Let's see if there are some you didn't know yet;)

Sayings

lovelorn [usychać z miłości]

sad because the ...

Chcesz uczyć się angielskiego szybciej? Otaczaj się nim, zanurz się w język i pochłaniaj go. Twórz jak najwięcej sytuacji, aby mieć kontakt z językiem angielskim.

Dziś zaprezentuję ci kilka prostych i zabawnych pomysłów na walkę z problemem (lub chęcią, która cię owładnęła) - jak szybko nauczyć się angielskiego.

Oglądaj  wideo, telewizję, filmy i seriale

Jest to świetny sposób, aby poprawić swój język - w ten sposób  uzupełniasz  swoje słownictwo i jednocześnie zaczynasz rozumieć więcej. A jeśli czegoś nie rozumiesz - nie przejmuj się! Spróbuj wychwycić kontekst i w ten sposób dojść do znaczenia. Nie skupiaj się na gramatyce lub pojedynczych słowach. Ważne są ...

Już jutro rozpoczynają się Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie w Soczi 2014. Te międzynarodowe zawody sportowe organizowane są co 4 lata. Pierwsze Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie odbyły się w Chamonix (Francja) w 1924 roku.

Przez 90 lat zimowych igrzysk przewinęło się wiele dyscyplin olimpijskich. Jedne usuwano z listy rozgrywanych konkurencji, inne zaś dodawano. Co ciekawe, łyżwiarstwo figurowe czy hokej na lodzie przeniesiono z igrzysk letnich.

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijski Soczi 2014 są XXII igrzyskami i trwać będą w dniach od 7 do 23 lutego. Odbędzie się 98 konkurencji w 15 dyscyplinach. A czy znasz angielskie nazewnictwo tych dyscyplin?

Alpine skiing - narciarstwo alpejskie

Biathlon - biatlon ...

The success of language learning can be measured by various skills that you should develop. One of them is reading comprehension. Without reading skills development it's impossible to improve your language knowledge. It is by reading that you learn much of what you need to know. Reading is an excellent way to improve your general foreign language.

What makes texts difficult to understand?

There're many factors which affect reading comprehension. Let's see the most important problems you probably have, when you read a text in foregn language:

- many unknown words

- too long and complicated sentences

- the topic ...

We've started a new month, February, and it's good time to see what were the most popular English words in Edustation.
Let's see Top 10 English Words of the Month - January:

Rinse (obmyć, spłukiwać)

to use water to clean the soap or dirt from something

e.g. There was no soap, so I just rinsed my hands only with water.

Man [verb] (obsługiwać)

take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place

e.g. The phones are manned 24 hours a day.

Breakfast (śniadanie)

a meal eaten in the morning as the first meal of ...