The Queen is due to be driven down the course in an open-top car, there will be a Red Arrows display and Katherine Jenkins will
sing the National Anthem.
суббота, 2 июня 2012 г.
Diamond Jubilee
пятница, 1 июня 2012 г.
Listen, enjoy, translate
Ok, Ready? Cool.
I didn’t actually notice that many mistakes this week, like I do think the level is quite high this week. Hats off to you, very well done!
Emphasis collocations
you can use to do that.
a total disaster - The whole
project was a total disaster from beginning to end.
extremely good - We have an extremely good chance of getting
the contract.
a terrible mistake - It wasn’t a minor error. It was a terrible
mistake and cost us millions to put right.
much cheaper- Even if we had taken five per cent off our
prices, we wouldn’t have got the contract. They were much cheaper than us.
one hundred per cent certain - There is not
the slightest doubt. I am one hundred per cent certain that that is
what happened.
highly competitive - This is a highly competitive market. I am
not sure we should enter it.
far too expensive - The Chinese and Koreans can offer much lower
prices. We are far too expensive.
even better -Their previous smart phone was good but
this is even better.
fully aware - I am fully aware of all the risks but I still think we should do it.
absolutely no chance - There is absolutely no chance that we will lose the
contract.
They love our work.
четверг, 31 мая 2012 г.
What on earth is the matter
What on earth is the matter? – Что, черт возьми, происходит?
How on earth am I gonna (going to) solve this problem? – Как, спрашивается, я буду решать эту проблему?
Conditionals
If I had a million dollars, I’d give the most to you.
If I met an alien, I’d invite him to my place.
If my dog could speak, it would tell me a lot of pleasant words.
среда, 30 мая 2012 г.
Top 10 Latin Words to Live By
#1: Amor Vincit Omnia
Over the centuries, certain
Latin phrases have been used widely enough in English to get included in the dictionary.
This list contains some of our favorites.
What It Means: "love
conquers all things"
Where It Comes From:
Shortly before the start of the first millennium, the
Roman poet Virgil wrote "love conquers all things; let us too surrender
to Love."
The phrase and the concept (in Latin and in English)
caught on: a character in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, written in the
late 1300s, wore a brooch engraved "Amor Vincit Omnia";
Words That Come from "Mother"
#1: Metropolis
Nowadays, it refers to a large city —
particularly an important one.
In ancient Greece,metropolis referred to the mother city of a
colony.
(Corinth, for example, was the metropolis
of Syracuse.)
Metropolis comes from the Greek mētēr ("mother") +polis ("city").
#2: Matrix
Is matrix the mother of all terms?
Maybe not, but the term originates in the Latinmater, meaning
"mother."
The original (now-archaic) meaning of matrix was "uterus." Today the word
usually refers to a situation or set of conditions
in which something develops or forms.
Asking permission
Would you mind…-
понедельник, 28 мая 2012 г.
Favourite Words From Foreign Languages
Many English words come from other languages, but this list highlights some of our favorites from non-Romance languages – i.e. they don't trace back to Latin – that sound almost the same in the original.
#1: Karaoke
Language of Origin: Japanese
About the Word:
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