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#forrussianlearners
🤓Иностранных языков много не выбывает!
🇩🇪 Для изучающих немецкий⬇️
Автор канала @deutschcool порционно выдаёт актуальные слова в виде красочных и стильных картинок. Советую подписаться.
#elementaryandabove
🐬Dolphins are mammals known for their friendliness.
🐬Dolphins are found all across the world and are close relatives of whales🐳.
🐬They stick with their mothers for a long time (up to 3-8 years)
🐬Dolphins have two stomachs
🐬They can live up to 50 years!
🐬Dolphins help sick 😷 or injured 🤕 members
More facts here⬇️
https://aquaworld.com.mx/en/15-fun-facts-about-dolphins/
Do you like animals? -Yes!
Do you know how to name them in English? -Yes (since now at least))
🦊fox (red, fluffy, sly)
sly as a fox (cunning as a fox)
My nephew is as sly as a fox.
Sly /slai/ adjective
🇬🇧 smart and clever
🇷🇺 хитрый
🇹🇷 sinsi
🐰hare (fearful, fast)
fast as a hare
He can run 🏃 as fast as a hare.
🐻bear (clumsy, brave)
brave as a bear
My father is as brave as a bear.
clumsy /ˈklʌmzi/ adjective
🇬🇧awkward in movement or in handling things
🇷🇺неуклюжий
🇹🇷sakar
#forrussianlearners
http://webinar.skyeng.ru/mob-pronunciation/?ch=NL
A city 🌃 can be
big, large, major
small
great
Rome is one of the great cities of the world
ancient, historic, old
beautiful
industrial
cosmopolitan
coastal
home, native
Her native city is Tokyo.
capital
provincial
cathedral, university
walled
the old walled city of York
twin
Bonn is Oxford's twin city
#preintermediateandabove
Town vs. City: What's the Difference?
🏘Town is the urban area larger than village but smaller than city, whereas city is the largest urban area than town and village, which has best facilities.
🏘Cities also have larger population and economical stability than the towns.
🏘Better roads, schools, job opportunities, sanitation system, transport are few of the salient features of the cities.
🏘Cities have more facilities than the towns.
🏘Generally, city is larger than town area wise.
More info ⬇️
https://www.difference.wiki/town-vs-city/
#latestnews
🏊29th Samsung Cross-Continental Swimming Race 🏊♀️
Competition has a motto "Two continents - one race". The event is unique because Istanbul is situated on two continents separated by the Bosphorus, and the participants are given an opportunity to swim from Asia to Europe.
The first crosscontinental swim cross Bosporus took place in 1989.
Swimming Race 2017
✅ Over 2200 participants
✅ From 47 countries
✅ Distance is 6.5km downstream
🏅Russian swimmers Evgeny Eliseev and Kristina Kochetkova won the race in the general classification of men and women
http://www.trtworld.com/sport/over-2000-swimmers-cross-istanbuls-bosphorus-from-asia-to-europe-407138
#latestnews
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/20/large-earthquake-reported-turkish-coast-greek-island-kos/
#preintermediateandabove
#foodforthoughts
The Group of Frogs 🐸 🐸 🐸
As a group of frogs were traveling through the woods, two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs crowded around the pit and saw how deep it was, they told the two frogs that they’re was no hope left for them.
However, the two frogs decided to ignore what the others were saying and they proceeded to try and jump out of the pit. Despite their efforts, the group of frogs at the top of he pit were still saying that they should just give up. That they would never make it out.
Eventually, one of the frogs took heed to what the others were saying and he gave up, falling down to his death. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die.
He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Did you not hear us?”
The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.
Moral of the story: People’s words can have a big effect on other’s lives. Think about what you say before it comes out of your mouth. It might just be the difference between life and death.
#preintermediateandabove
Human body is really amazing!
Did you know that
💅 Fingernails grow nearly four times faster than toenails?
👅Everyone has a unique smell, unique fingerprint and unique tongue print?
👀Your eyes remain the same size after birth?
😂Humans are the only species that produce emotional tears?
👶All babies are color blind at birth, they see only black and white?
More interesting facts here⬇️
http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=14536
Do you remember the names of body parts 👅👂👃👄☝️?
Let's revise them ⬇️!
#forrussianlearners
Английского много не бывает 😉
Канал про Великобританию. Подборки интерестностей про Англию. Юмор, картинки и новости.
@british_tea_time
More about Music Legends⬇️
https://www.thetoptens.com/best-music-legends/
📌Free webinar about #slang
http://webinar.skyeng.ru/websleng-mob/?ch=friends
Animal idioms
🐦🐧kill two birds with one stone - get two things done at once
If you pick the groceries up when you drop George off for his shift, you will kill two birds with one stone.
🐈let the cat out of the bag 💼- reveal a secret
Who let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party?😾
🦁 get the lion's share - get the greatest percentage
My aunt got the lion's share of the inheritance.
🐟like a fish out of water - very uncomfortable in a particular situation or environment.
These people are so rude, I feel here like a fish out of the water
More #idioms
https://www.espressoenglish.net/20-animal-idioms-in-english/
More as...as phrases here 🎼
https://youtu.be/eE9tV1WGTgE
10 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Health And Well-Being
Our health has a lot to do with managing our level of stress. In particular, we tend to spend a lot of time and energy stressing over money and material possessions.
We need money in order to survive, and some stress is normal (even healthy), but where we get into trouble is when we spend too much time and energy trying to obtain things that we don’t actually need.
We end up sacrificing some of the more important things we have (health, relationships, etc.) to obtain things we think will make us happier, but usually don’t.
Our health (physical, mental, and spiritual) is our greatest source of wealth. If we have our health, and the bills are paid, we’re rich.
Here are 10 things you can do every day to improve your health and well-being:
🙏Spend time alone in silence ie; meditation/prayer. Be thankful for what you have.
📝Keep a journal of your thoughts. Write down whatever comes to mind.
🥗Eat healthy food and drink clean water.
🤸🏻♀️Get 30 to 60 minutes of exercise. Mix it up throughout the week, lots of walking, some strength training, joint mobility exercises, and other activities that you enjoy, such as running, swimming, yoga, etc.
😴Go to bed early and try to wake up naturally, without an alarm. Most people need around 8 hours. Some high-performance people sleep as much as 10 hours a day (Einstein supposedly slept 10 hours). Some people only need about 5 or 6 hours, but they are by far the minority, only about 4% of the population is in this category.
🤔Try to live in the moment. Don’t dwell on the past or the future too much. Focus on your breathing, this will help to bring you back to the present. Avoid holding conversations in your mind.
Turn off distractions, especially when talking to people, working, meditating, etc. Keep background noise and entertainment to a minimum.
😁Read, listen, or watch something funny. Or be around people who make you laugh.
💞Spend time with someone important to you, your spouse, children, parents, etc.
📚Read something interesting/educational, preferably a book that makes you see things from a new perspective or causes you to contemplate your purpose in life.
Source: https://medium.com/personal-growth/10-things-you-can-do-to-improve-your-health-and-well-being-70cbb838652e
VERB + CITY build, found
Yaroslavl was founded by Yaroslavl the Wise in 1010
CITY + VERB grow
The city grew rapidly in the nineteenth century. | flourish
CITY + NOUN dweller | centre, street
Parking is difficult in the city centre. | council | life
PREP. in a/the ~
We live in a big city. |
outside a/the ~ There's a park just outside the city.
PHRASES the centre/middle/heart of a city, the edge/outskirts of a city
#ielts
http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-town-and-city-vocabulary/
Pros ✅ and cons ❌
of city breaks
✅A city break is ideal for those who want to explore the area and take in the buzzing atmosphere.
There are plenty of
🗽🕌famous places of interests
🏛🏰museums and art galleries
🎭🤹♀️theatres
🍹🍸bars
🍽 🍷restaurants
💃🕺discos
Cities are usually tourist-friendly and as a result are easy to get around. They offer a number of options for both public 🚌🚃🚕and private 🚗🛴🚲transport.
❌There are downsides to a city break however.
If you’re feeling overtired 😓and ready for a long rest, it’s best to avoid the action-packed city break.
Most cities are extremely busy, with tourists and locals alike going about their daily business.
If you’re staying in a hotel in the centre you might also find your sleep is hindered by traffic noise🎺 – which isn’t idea for the already sleep-deprived traveller.
City holidays can also be a lot more expensive💸 than a beach hideout.
Ultimately it is up to you and what you feel you need at the time.
Are you heading off on a beach of city holiday?
💌How is your summer?
I am finally back from Moscow, one of the most fascinating cities in the world 🌏
Do you know that...
✅ Moscow is so huge that it has the right to be the country. It’s official population is 12 million (2015), and it’s in 🔝10 most populous cities in the world. This is the population of Norway and Switzerland combined. Or Portugal and Estonia. Or Finland and Denmark. Whatever you prefer :)
✅ During its long history Moscow burned 🔥countless times. Since the houses were mostly wooden, the fire spread very quickly, and covered the entire city in minutes.
✅ The Moscow Kremlin is the the world’s largest medieval fortress
Source: https://friendlylocalguides.com/blog/fun-facts-50-facts-about-moscow
Earthquake
/ˈəːθkweɪk/ noun
🇬🇧 a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
🇹🇷deprem
🇷🇺 землетрясение
Deaf /dɛf/
adjective
🇬🇧 lacking the power of hearing
🇷🇺 глухой
🇹🇷 sağır
Encourage /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ,ɛnˈkʌrɪdʒ/
verb
🇬🇧give support, confidence, or hope to (someone)
🇷🇺поддерживать, вдохновлять
🇹🇷cezaret vermek
Body Language is a significant aspect of modern communications and relationships.
Body language goes both ways:
➡️Your own body language reveals your feelings and meanings to others.
⬅️Other people's body language reveals their feelings and meanings to you.
Some tricks to be instantly likable ⬇️
http://www.vixendaily.com/inspiration/body-language-tricks-to-be-instantly-likeable/
#preintermediateandabove
Everyone Has a Story in Life
A 24 year old boy seeing out from the train’s window shouted…
“Dad, look the trees are going behind!”
Dad smiled and a young couple sitting nearby, looked at the 24 year old’s childish behavior with pity, suddenly he again exclaimed…
“Dad, look the clouds are running with us!”
The couple couldn’t resist and said to the old man…
“Why don’t you take your son to a good doctor?” The old man smiled and said…“I did and we are just coming from the hospital, my son was blind from birth, he just got his eyes today.”
Every single person on the planet has a story. Don’t judge people before you truly know them. The truth might surprise you.
Do you like singing 🎤? Then you must be karaoke fun 😊
What do you know about it?
🇯🇵Karaoke was born in a Japanese town called Kobe when a band failed to show up for a gig in a bar. The innovative owner played some music and asked his customers to come up and sing.
🎤Karaoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.
🇨🇳There are over 100,000 karaoke bars in China alone!
🎼 The most requested song at Karaoke Bars across the world is “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson.
🕺Japanese businessmen sometimes perform karaoke to impress clients, and even hire professional singers to help them hone their performance — and close that deal.
📟Some karaoke machines in Japan not only rates the performance of the singer, but also tell the singer how many calories were burnt during their performance!
Source: https://singingmachine.com/amazing-karaoke-facts/
3️⃣ Madonna is known as the Queen of Pop. She has done a lot of different jobs including a writer
❗️Madonna's first children's book, The English Roses, was published in 2003 and she has since published a total of 10 books.⬇️