среда, 30 декабря 2015 г.

Christmas & New Year

countdown - /ˈkaʊntdaʊn/ - обратный отсчет
party - /ˈpɑːti/ - вечеринка
midnight - /ˈmɪdnaɪt/ - полночь
stocking - /ˈstɒkɪŋ/ - носок для подарков
gifts - /ɡɪfts/ - подарки
holy - /ˈhəʊli/ - святой
tradition - /trəˈdɪʃn̩/ - традиция
cards - /kɑːdz/ - открытки
ornament - /n'ɔ:nəmənt / - елочная игрушка
christmas tree /'krisməs tri:/ - елка
mistletoe - /'mısltəu/ - омела
Jesus - /'ʤi:zəs/ - Иисус
firework - /ˈfaɪəwəːk/ - салют

понедельник, 28 декабря 2015 г.

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воскресенье, 13 декабря 2015 г.

Don’t Set Goals: Use Systems – Read, listen and learn a little English!


Read by Annette (Scottish accent). Have you already set your goals for the New Year?           
Do you want to lose 10 kilos, run a marathon or speak fluent English?

четверг, 10 декабря 2015 г.

воскресенье, 6 декабря 2015 г.

суббота, 5 декабря 2015 г.

No Problem

No problem’ is quite an informal way of saying ‘you’re welcome’.
It could also mean ‘yes, I can do it’, and is seen as a way of saying ‘This is easy, I can do it, and it doesn’t pose any problems’. Another way this could be said is,

вторник, 1 декабря 2015 г.

воскресенье, 29 ноября 2015 г.

четверг, 26 ноября 2015 г.

вторник, 24 ноября 2015 г.

пятница, 20 ноября 2015 г.

вторник, 17 ноября 2015 г.

Listen & Write the Script; Act.

Listen to this conversation with an American who grew up on a ranch:
I grew up on a Ranch and we had animals but we never had a pig.

Questions:
What is the difference between a farm and a ranch?

четверг, 12 ноября 2015 г.

Joke

A taxi passenger tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him a question. The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went up on the footpath, and stopped centimeters from a shop window. For a second everything went quiet in the cab,

‘He Said’ or ‘Said He’?

Let’s say you’re writing a brilliant piece of dialogue for your novel: “The zombie was wearing a pink carnation.” Is it said Squiggly? or Squiggly said?

вторник, 10 ноября 2015 г.

Learn English with films

If you're feeling under the weather...

One of your employees looks sick. You ask her why she came to work, and she says that she has a lot of work to do. You'd rather she go home so that she doesn't make other people sick. You say this.
If you're feeling under the weather, by all means go home and get some rest.

Idioms & Quiz

















English Idioms: Quiz
There are 15 questions to complete.
Question 1
My best friend dated my brother for five years. They just split up two weeks ago - it was a bad breakup, and now I'm walking on eggshell saround both of them.
"Walking on eggshells" means:
A
being very cautious so as not to upset or offend someone
B
helping two people resolve a conflict
C
trying to make depressed people feel better

Listen & Act

Do you have a good relationship with your parents? Do you get on better with your father or your mother? Tell me about your relationship with your parents. Do not use real names. Protect their privacy. Listen to this woman talk about her parents:

пятница, 6 ноября 2015 г.

Ooh, pretty!

You and your sister bought a gift for your mom's birthday, but you wrapped it at your house yesterday. You show her the ornately wrapped present on the way to the birthday party.   Ooh, pretty!

четверг, 5 ноября 2015 г.

"W" phoneme

 For today’s English lesson, we’ll first look at how to pronounce W, and we’ll look at both V and W together.
Here are the example sentences. To get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast  http://www.myhappyenglish.com/?powerpress_pinw=13146-podcast

I and Me

среда, 4 ноября 2015 г.

Books you can drink

In the news: books you can drink!
What are the nine missing words from the text?
They say that reading is good for you, but did you know that it can also _1_ your life?
The Drinkable Book is a new _2_ that is both a water filter and an instruction manual for how and why to clean drinking water.

10 sentences, 10 mistakes!


But can you find them all?Below are ten sentences. Each sentence has one mistake. Only choose one option per sentence.
·         1) I always make my homework as soon as I get home.
get
make
as soon as

Time idioms


Time is precious. Most of us don't have enough of it and wish we had more. There are lots of English expressions using time. Here are 20 of them and what they mean. Check them out, there's no time to lose:
on time
to be on time means not to be late. You arrive at the right time. 'The trains always run on time in my country. They are never late.'

вторник, 3 ноября 2015 г.

Verbs + On

Cambridge English: Advanced

Time...



Time as a countable and uncountable noun
The word time has both countable and uncountable uses.
When we talk about the amount of time (number of hours/days etc.) required to complete something, time is usually uncountable.

понедельник, 2 ноября 2015 г.

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вторник, 20 октября 2015 г.

Don't Let Me Down

This video had over 3 million views on Youtube in 8 days.  Learn the imperative tense and other English vocabulary from the video and then watch how a very young boy can sing it.

Phrasal Verbs - Make

Let's look at the verb 'to make' combined with particles. Here are some more of the most common expressions:
'to make for' means to go on the direction of.
§  He got up and made for the exit.
§  When he came into the room, he made straight for me.

четверг, 1 октября 2015 г.

How to Describe a Tree in Autumn

Just look at the autumn leaves on this beautiful tree! The colours are amazing aren’t they? I took this photo in a town called Athlone, in central Ireland. If you ever do an English examination, you will need to learn how to describe a picture for your speaking exam, so here is an example of how to do it. Below that, there is a study of some useful phrases for describing pictures.

четверг, 24 сентября 2015 г.

воскресенье, 20 сентября 2015 г.

Apple Idioms


It was a little cool here this morning. Even though it’s not felt like fall. And fall means apple season in New York. There’s nothing like the taste of a fresh, crisp Apple. That’s how I got the inspiration for today’s English lesson. Today, let’s take a look at some apple idioms.

четверг, 17 сентября 2015 г.

English Pronunciation in British accent/ received pronounciation

It is useful for those who wants to improve their English pronunciation.

Linking R sound in English pronunciation

How to use the Linking R sound in English pronunciation 
The Linking R sound in English is an extra sound that we use between two words when we are connecting these two words together. If we pronounce the two words separately, we do not use an R sound between them but if we pronounce them together, we say an R sound between the words because it makes the words easier to pronounce quickly.

Let's...

The phrase "Let's ___" is well-known to English learners. However, learners often over-use "Let's ___" and use it in situations where it isn't appropriate.
When can you say "Let's ___"? You usually use it when you're suggesting something that you're sure the listener will accept.

вторник, 15 сентября 2015 г.

суббота, 12 сентября 2015 г.

It’s just a matter of...

it’s just a matter of (something)
Use this phrase to talk about the one important element of a situation or skill.
For example, imagine that you hid your daughter’s birthday present in the closet. Your wife says that she will certainly find it:
She’s definitely gonna find it. It’s just a matter of time.