ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: get the bug LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH was inspired by some pottery my wife made during a recent five-day master class out in the Oxfordshire countryside. This is a short video explaining to English language students how to use the common collocation / chunk / phrase GET THE BUG / BE BITTEN BY THE BUG. We aim to show students how to learn English fast – and provide an easy way to learn English. This video is designed for Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate and Advanced students learning English as a foreign language and is part of a series that looks at everyday English and common words, chunks, idioms, phrasal verbs, phrases and expressions used in spoken English - and British English in particular. It includes a story, an explanation of the common idiom and some examples which will help EFL and ESOL students understand and use the lexical item. It’s suitable for students studying for the IELTS, Cambridge First Certificate (FCE), Cambridge Advanced (CAE) and Cambridge Proficiency (CPE) exams. It will also he