Hello everyone! Happy Monday to you. I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

This week's theme is Cambridge Reading and Use of English, Part 4. You don't have to be studying for a Cambridge exam to learn something or to participate! Part 4 of Reading and Use of English is a fun grammar and vocabulary challenge. Here's how it works:

1) You have two sentences. One sentence is complete. The other is missing words. 
2) You must complete the second sentence so that its meaning is the same as the first sentence.

For the First Certificate Exam, you can use 2-5 words. For the Certificate of Advanced English they allow 3-6 words. For this week's Daily Vitamin lessons, we will ask for 2-5 words.

3) One of the 2-5 words must be the word you are given.

Let's see if you can complete this sentence. 

Sentence 1: You must follow my instructions exactly. 

Word: CARRY 

Sentence 2: You must _____ my instructions exactly. 

This one is a little difficult, so we will give you a hint: the missing two words create a phrasal verb. with the verb Carry.

Give us your answers on one of our social media sites (Facebook or Twitter) and we will post the correct answer later; we will also include the correct answer in tomorrow's Daily Vitamin email.

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Good luck!

Welcome to our last lesson of the week!

It's our final lesson for this theme about Idioms for Being Thankful. Today we are looking at the expression TGIF. 

Definition: An acronym for Thank Goodness It’s Friday (or Thank God It's Friday)

Example 1: I am so tired. TGIF!

Example 2: I just finished my last report. TGIF. 

Example 3: Good morning and TGIF! 

Are you happy it's Friday? I hope that you have a great weekend!

Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Today is the fourth day of our Idioms for Being Thankful theme! Today we are looking at one that is a little silly: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'm sure you've heard this expression before, but we are looking at a different use today. Normally, THANK YOU VERY MUCH means exactly what it seems: that you express gratitude to someone. However, there is also a sarcastic use for this expression. 

Definition: A statement at the end of a sentence that is used for emphasis, usually when there is no reason for the speaker to say thank you. 

Example 1: I'll just clean the house myself then, thank you very much. 

Example 2: A lot of my friends had fun in college, but not me. I worked two jobs and paid for my own tuition, thank you very much. 

That's all for today. Thank you for reading!

Happy Wednesday, everyone!

Today we continue our theme of Idioms for Being Thankful with another expression: TO THANK ONE'S LUCKY STARS. 

Definition: To be thankful for one's good luck. 

Example 1: There was a terrible accident on the freeway. I thank my lucky stars that no one was seriously injured. 

Example 2: I almost didn't go to Sarah's party. That night, I met my husband. I thank my lucky stars that I went to that party!

That's all for today. Thank you for reading!

Welcome back, everyone! We are continuing our week of Idioms for Being Thankful with another expression that we say to others when we are grateful: I CAN’T THANK YOU ENOUGH.

Definition: An expression meaning "Thank you very much."

Example 1: I can't thank you enough for helping me write my paper.

Example 2: I can't thank you enough for being such a wonderful friend.

Example 3: I really can't thank you enough for all that you do.

Do you know someone who deserves to hear these kind words? Why are you so thankful to this person? Tell us on one of our social media sites (Facebook or Twitter).

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That's all for today. I can't thank you enough for reading!