Self-Study Tasks.REMEMBER THAT WHAT YOU SAY IS USUALLY LESS IMPORTANT THAN HOW YOU SAY IT.
пятница, 24 февраля 2017 г.
5 Fun Ways to Say "Boring"
Ennui [ahn-wee, ahn-wee]
Not all boredom is created equal: some of it is
fleeting and circumstantial, and some of it teeters on existential crisis. Ennui tends
toward the latter--or at least it used to. Derived from the French verb enuier meaning "to
annoy," its peak usage was in Victorian and Romantic literature to express
a profound sense of weariness, even a spiritual emptiness or alienation from
one's surroundings and time. Nowadays it's used at both ends of the boredom
spectrum, but its deep literary history lends even the most shallow disinterest
a grandiose air.
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lexis
воскресенье, 19 февраля 2017 г.
пятница, 10 февраля 2017 г.
вторник, 7 февраля 2017 г.
Describe Your Worst Office Enemy
A bully is a blustering, quarrelsome and overbearing sort. They never grew
out of it; they acted that way in elementary school, and it carried through to
present day. They are often physically dominant, which makes up for their
insecurities and deficiencies in other areas. (Like, say, brain power.) Every
office has one. The trick is to know their buttons so you can discreetly and
strategically push them to the delight of your co-workers.
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conversation,
lexis,
reading
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