понедельник, 11 марта 2019 г.

English Mania

Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English. He shares photos and spine-tingling audio of Chinese students rehearsing English -- "the world's second language" -- by the thousands.

Brand names that are used as ordinary words


a Breathalyzer n
a machine that can tell you how much alcohol you've drunk
inline skates n
a type of shoe with a line of four or five wheels. Also called Rollerblades
roller-skates n
shoes with four small wheels on the bottom

Effective Business Communicator

Idiom "barrel of laughs"

воскресенье, 10 марта 2019 г.

Gerunds and Infinitives

Fill in the blanks:


1. I hope you don’t mind …………….. leaving early.

It's a shame you missed it!

Last week you went to a great party that was thrown by one of the companies that you do business with. You had a great time.
 Today you see your coworker, who didn't go to the party. You want to tell him how fun the party was. You say this to show that you wish he had been there.
It's a shame you missed it!

Learn phrasal verbs for talking about pets