Viola English

22 September 2017 22:40

ballpark figure
An approximate number; an estimate.
That's just a ballpark figure — they don't know exactly how many people will be attending the event.

Viola English

16 September 2017 14:44

You'll never find that in Viola :)

Viola English

12 September 2017 15:27

Well, you might have the same situation with school or university either.

Viola English

08 September 2017 21:45

"All graduates need to be here in cap and gown at 9 AM tomorrow."

Viola English

04 September 2017 21:04

protractor = a semi-circular instrument for measuring and constructing angles.

Viola English

01 September 2017 22:56

Ladies and gentlemen!

Today is the First Day of School in many countries. We wish you good luck and hope that this year will be marvellous for you.

It doesn't matter if you are a student or not - we guess that studying is a life-long process. We are here to make this process a bit more entertaining.

...by the way, what's the funniest thing that's happened to you at school? Don't hesitate to share in @violachat.

Viola English

29 July 2017 21:30

Here, sit down and relax so that you can regain your composure and share our new posts with friends.

Viola English

26 July 2017 22:05

Probably the most impressing video of the day is here for you:
https://youtu.be/MBRqu0YOH14?utm_content=kuku.io&utm_medium=social&utm_source=telegram&utm_campaign=kuku.io
It's a bit sad till the middle but has quite a motivating ending.

Viola English

21 July 2017 22:57

"to have green fingers" is from British & Australian language, while "to have a green thumb" is for the Americans.

Viola English

17 July 2017 21:06

bed of roses = a comfortable or luxurious position, as in "Taking care of these older patients is no bed of roses. This metaphor, first recorded in 1635, is often used in a negative context, as in the example.

Viola English

12 July 2017 11:43

That's just into the topic.
to stab - to wound with a pointed weapon

Viola English

08 July 2017 16:15

"I know it's September, but don't get out your winter clothes just yet — this area often has an Indian summer. I hate the cold weather, so I'm hoping for an Indian summer."

Viola English

06 July 2017 16:29

...Oh yes, I will summer and winter him during this probationary period, to determine if we should hire him full-time.

*probation = a process or period in which a person's fitness, as for work or membership in a social group, is tested

Viola English

04 July 2017 21:36

...sharing the most useful idioms with you!
You never know what you will have to do in the future. Maybe it will be corn growing.

Viola English

21 June 2017 21:51

OK, now it's a right time to share the new Game of Thrones trailer with you.

The trailer itself is here: https://goo.gl/a8VZGe

Here are the official subtitles:
0:01 ♪ (PIANO PLAYING) ♪
0:04 PETYR BAELISH: Don't fight in the north,
0:06 or the south.
0:09 Fight every battle everywhere.
0:13 Always...
0:16 in your mind.
0:17♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
0:26♪ (WOMAN VOCALIZING) ♪
0:43 JON SNOW: For centuries, our families fought together
0:47 against their common enemy.
0:50 Despite their differences. Together.
0:54 We need to do the same if we're gonna survive.
0:58 'Cause the enemy is real.
1:00♪ (MUSIC INTENSIFIES) ♪
1:05JON SNOW: It's always been real.
1:10(MEN SHOUTING)
1:15(DRAGON GROWLING)
1:24♪ (MUSIC INTENSIFIES, STOPS) ♪
1:28(WIND WHISTLING)
1:30 SANSA STARK: When the snows fall
1:33 and the white winds blow,
1:37 the lone wolf dies,
1:39 but the pack survives.
1:42♪ (PIANO PLAYS) ♪

Viola English

18 September 2017 22:59

It's Monday, so it's a new video time!

English is fast becoming the world's universal language, and instant translation technology is improving every year. So why bother learning a foreign language? Linguist and Columbia professor John McWhorter shares four alluring benefits of learning an unfamiliar tongue.

https://youtu.be/VQRjouwKDlU

Viola English

14 September 2017 22:53

It's probably the right time to repeat the "repeat" list.

Viola English

10 September 2017 22:58

crank out a paper = to write a paper or essay in a mechanical way

Viola English

05 September 2017 22:20

Commas are crucial, that's true.

Viola English

02 September 2017 22:04

hit the books and pound the books = to study hard. I spent the weekend pounding the books. I gotta go home and hit the books. I have finals next week.

Viola English

31 July 2017 22:32

Are you in the mood to study English?

Viola English

27 July 2017 22:46

* to resign = to give up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leaving

Viola English

22 July 2017 22:52

By the way:

Spot Burn
1. When someone ruins your secret fishing spot.
2. When someone is doing something that is annoying you (spot burning you)


"I can't believe they found out where my fishing spot was from my Instagram pic and those nasty guys spot burned me".

Viola English

18 July 2017 22:04

This joke is hilarious, isn't it?

Viola English

14 July 2017 22:18

"We're through the worst of the recession - we're out of the woods now."
"That pneumonia was serious, but Charles is finally out of the woods."

Viola English

10 July 2017 22:56

That's the new topic for the week.

"You should see Bob's living room. It's as big as all outdoors! The new movie theater is as big as all outdoors.

Viola English

07 July 2017 19:51

vicious circle = a negative situation that is constantly maintained or worsened, rather than resolved.
The fatter I get, the unhappier I am, so I eat to cheer myself up, which makes me fatter yet - it's a vicious circle .

Viola English

05 July 2017 21:23

Well, Britain is not alone.

Viola English

03 July 2017 21:25

One post a day keeps laziness away!
Everything will fall right into place starting this Monday. Good luck :)

(yep, the idiom refers to the fact that the weather is usually very hot in July)

Viola English

18 June 2017 11:25

Finally, we are back in the saddle with exuberant vocabulary.