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Telling a good story and making it really interesting can be hard! If you just list all the things that happened, people will soon get bored and stop listening. But if you add in background details and description, and create some suspense or surprise, then you can keep everyone hooked right to the end! And that's where narrative tenses - the past simple, past continuous, past perfect and past ...

In this English for Life lesson, Gabriel looks at how setting clear learning goals and focusing on how you can achieve them can really help when you are learning English. Learn English online with the world's English experts here: bit.ly/BritishCouncilEnglishOnline

Do you get confused when you hear Beyoncé sing 'If I WERE a boy', and then you hear Taylor Swift sing 'If I WAS a man'? Which one is right? Or are they both possible? Join George for another great Mini English Lesson to learn about three grammar rules you can (sometimes) ignore! Learn English online with the world's English experts here: bit.ly/BritishCouncilEnglishOnline

Did you know that you know a lot more words than you think you do? In this Mini English Lesson, Cara looks at how learning the secret of suffixes is a great way to grow your vocabulary using what you already know! Learn English online with the world's English experts here: bit.ly/BritishCouncilEnglishOnline

We've all had a bad day at the hairdresser, haven't we? It's not always easy to explain exactly what you want, even in your first language! And when you're trying to explain in English? Even harder! But don't worry - Zina is here with some tips on how to explain what you want in English and avoid any hair catastrophes! Learn English online with the world's English experts here: bit.ly/BritishCo...

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