VOCABULARY BUILD UP
Oh, My God!
– Oh, my God! – Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Scenes from Black Sheep, 1996 (Паршивая овца, 1996) god [gɔd] бог, божество; God Бог Oh, God! О! Господи! sheep [ʃiːp] овца Обратите внимание на то, что слово sheep […]
EFFECTIVE LISTENING
POLITICS & POLITICIANS
RUSSIA MAY CUT TIES WITH EU
Обратите внимание на то, что в заголовке RUSSIA MAY CUT TIES WITH EU (Россия может разорвать связи с ЕС) перед EU нет артикля, а мы знаем, что правильно сказать the EU. Но в заголовках артикли […]
NEWS & EVENTS
ONE IMPEACHMENT IS NOT ENOUGH
VOCABULARY accept [ək’sept] принимать, соглашаться defeat [dɪ’fiːt] поражение: to accept defeat – признать поражение refuse [rɪ’fjuːz] v. отказываться: to refuse to accept defeat отказываться признать поражение Donald Trump refuses to accept defeat. Donald Trump was the […]
NEWS & EVENTS
SOUTH AFRICA SUSPENDS ASTRAZENECA’S VACCINE
VOCABULARY less [les] менее, сравнит. степ. прилагательного little (less – the least) suspend [sə’spend] v. временно прекращать, приостанавливать version [‘vɜːʃ(ə)n] версия; вариант; штамм Source FILL IN THE BLANKS South Africa AstraZeneca’s coronavirus , saying it […]
POP
LETTER TO HEAVEN: DOLLY PARTON (lyrics, перевод)
Dolly Parton Born in 1946, Dolly Parton is 75 years old now. She is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, actress, businesswoman, and country artist. A country artist is a singer of country and western music. […]
NEWS & EVENTS
RUSSIA’S SPUTNIK V VACCINE IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE
The Russian vaccine, Sputnik V, “has an impressive 91.6 percent efficacy rate against the virus.” It “is completely protective against severe cases of Covid-19.” NYT efficacy [‘efɪkəsɪ] эффективность rate [reɪt] уровень, величина: efficacy rate эффективность, уровень […]
POP
КАК ПРЕКРАСЕН ЭТОТ МИР: WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD! LOUIS ARMSTRONG
Let us first make sure that we pronounce the name right. The surname Armstrong is easy. But how does one say the given name Louis? So, it is pronounced two ways – with and without […]
NEWS & EVENTS
A SECOND IMPEACHMENT?!
President Trump could become the first president in history to be impeached twice! After the Congress was stormed and occupied by protesters on January 6th, the Democratic Party is calling on President Trump to resign […]
NEWS & EVENTS
THE US CONGRESS HAS HAD A GREAT FALL
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall… Members of Congress were counting electoral votes on Wednesday, January 6th, when Donald Trump loyalists stormed and occupied […]
BEGINNER
MARADONA: BORN WITH A FOOTBALL
СЛУШАЕМ И ЧИТАЕМ* Читаем текст, стараясь подражать диктору: Born on October 30th, 1960, in Buenos Aires, Maradona was the fifth of eight children of a factory worker. As a child, he slept with a […]