31/120 mistakes to avoid during 2025

 31. Bring and take

 • Incorrect: I don't know what to bring when I leave for the conference. 

 • Correct: I don't know what to take when I leave for the conference.

 • Incorrect: I shall bring my wife with me when I go.

 • Correct: I shall take my wife with me when I go. 

• Incorrect: Take that book to me at my desk. 

• Correct: Bring that book to me at my desk. Use bring when something is being moved towards the speaker.

 • Bring me that book. Use take when something is being moved away from the area of the speaker. 

• Take that file with you. (Here the file is being moved away from the area of the speaker.) 

Idiom of the day.

 "Have a blast" means to have a really fun and enjoyable time. It's a casual and upbeat way of saying, “Enjoy yourself a lot!”

For example:

• “We had a blast at the concert last night.”

• “Hope you have a blast on your trip!”

Idiom of the day

 

Idiom: "Don't put all your eggs in one basket"

🔍 Meaning:

Don’t risk everything on one single plan, person, investment, or opportunity. If it fails, you lose everything.

🥚💼 Example in simple terms:

Imagine you carry all your eggs in one basket. If you drop the basket — all the eggs break.

So, in life:
If you depend on only one job, one investment, or one plan, and it fails… you’re in big trouble.

✅ Better approach:

Spread your risks. Have more than one option or backup plan.

🔹 Examples in real life:

• Investing: Don’t put all your money in one company’s stock. If it crashes, you lose everything.

• Career: Don’t rely on just one job opportunity. Apply to several.

• Travel plans: Don’t book only one bus without checking other options in case it gets canceled.

Parts of Speech

 

1.8 Interjections

Interjections are words that express strong emotion or sudden bursts of feeling. They are often followed by an exclamation mark.

• Examples: oh, wow, ouch, hey, alas, bravo.

30/100 Words every B1 level students should know

 

Word	Meaning	IPA (English)	Albanian Pronunciation

26

Diverse :

Showing a great deal of variety.

/daɪˈvɜːrs/ (UK), /ˈdaɪvɜːrs/

27

Effective

:Successful in producing the desired result.

/ɪˈfɛktɪv/

28

Empathy:

Understanding and sharing someone else’s feelings.

/ˈɛmpəθi/

29

Evaluate:

To judge the importance of something.

/ɪˈvæljueɪt/

30

Evidence

: Facts that support a belief or idea.

/ˈɛvɪdəns/

30/120 mistakes to avoid during 2025

 30. Born and borne 

The passive form of the verb born (be + born) is used to talk about coming into the world at birth. 

• He was born to poor parents. 

• I was born on a Friday.

 • She was born in Italy. Borne is the past participle form of the verb bear.  It is sometimes used to mean 'give birth to' or 'carry'.

 • She has borne eight children. (= She has given birth to eight children.) 

10/10 Work & Productivity Hack

 

11. When introducing two people, mention something they have in common – It makes conversations flow smoothly.

Exactly right — that's a solid tip for making introductions less awkward and more engaging. When you highlight something they have in common, it gives them a natural starting point to talk about. For example:

“John, this is Anna — you both love hiking and have explored parts of the Alps.”

It shifts the conversation from stiff small talk to shared interests, which builds rapport faster.