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Series 1 Episode 12 - Good News & Bad News

 
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In the final episode of this season, find out about Magda's new job and how Sarah deals with her intrusive landlord. Harry has some surprising news and Johnny has a big decision.

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Adjective + noun collocations

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Colloquial expressions

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Adjective endings: -ed and -ing

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Submitted by totatota16 on 29 May, 2011 - 21:55. Germany

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Submitted by Jasmine khine on 1 April, 2011 - 15:00. Burma

hello
         What does it means " fingers acrossed".

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Submitted by AdamJK on 1 April, 2011 - 18:39. Poland

Hello Jasmine,
There is a dictionary search box at the right of the page. If you enter 'fingers crossed' there, you will see what it means.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team

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Submitted by Gustavo Artur on 19 March, 2011 - 21:11. Brazil

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Submitted by Taghreed Sameer on 14 March, 2011 - 23:39. Egypt

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Submitted by Spartakus on 7 February, 2011 - 13:53. Morocco

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Submitted by SharmilaGopal on 22 January, 2011 - 08:54. Sri Lanka

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Submitted by PATATINI on 21 January, 2011 - 17:19. Italy

It seems a true story wich teaches that life is amazing because she get a lot of news for us... but it's better if these news always will be good, of course!!!