Celebrating first snow in Moscowโ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธโค๏ธ
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๐ชBE BACK ON ONE'S FEET - when you have recovered from an illness and at the moment doing great๐ฅ
๐ชBACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD!
When your plan or work failed, and you realize you have to start it all over๐๐โ
๐ชBAD-MOUTHING, TO BAD-MOUTH - talk negative things about people๐คฅ๐ถโ๐ซ
๐ชA BALLPARK FIGURE๐ง๐คจ - when you come up with your guess or estimate, like:
-I would give a thousand for the dress.๐๐ต But that's a ballpark figure.
๐ชBEHIND THE BARS - literally in prison, in jail๐๐๐
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#usslang
๐ชBE BACK ON ONE'S FEET - when you have recovered from an illness and at the moment doing great๐ฅ
๐ชBACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD!
When your plan or work failed, and you realize you have to start it all over๐๐โ
๐ชBAD-MOUTHING, TO BAD-MOUTH - talk negative things about people๐คฅ๐ถโ๐ซ
๐ชA BALLPARK FIGURE๐ง๐คจ - when you come up with your guess or estimate, like:
-I would give a thousand for the dress.๐๐ต But that's a ballpark figure.
๐ชBEHIND THE BARS - literally in prison, in jail๐๐๐
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#languageinprocess
AWAY
Let's talk about this curious adverb!๐๐พ
You may be AWAY, (A+WAY) meaning:โ
๐จโ๐ปDEEP IN PROCESS:
I was away writing my course paper cause I felt like having a kick of inspiration.
๐งโโ PHYSICALLY NOT PRESENT:
He was away when I needed him the most.
๐TO CHANGE DIRECTION DRASTICALLY:
That manager over there knows how to attract the customers away and sell them the product.
๐TO BE SUPER QUICK AND IMMEDIATE:
I'm going there straight away!
๐WHEN SMTH IS SURE, NO DOUBT WHAT YOU SAY IT IS:
You are far and away the greatest storyteller!
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AWAY
Let's talk about this curious adverb!๐๐พ
You may be AWAY, (A+WAY) meaning:โ
๐จโ๐ปDEEP IN PROCESS:
I was away writing my course paper cause I felt like having a kick of inspiration.
๐งโโ PHYSICALLY NOT PRESENT:
He was away when I needed him the most.
๐TO CHANGE DIRECTION DRASTICALLY:
That manager over there knows how to attract the customers away and sell them the product.
๐TO BE SUPER QUICK AND IMMEDIATE:
I'm going there straight away!
๐WHEN SMTH IS SURE, NO DOUBT WHAT YOU SAY IT IS:
You are far and away the greatest storyteller!
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Evening everyone! Hope you're enjoying the fancy New Year and Christmas holiday, although it's freezing cold outside๐ฅถ๐๐๐ Here's an idiom:
Spill the tea (what's the tea) = to tell the latest gossips or rumors, to keep someone up to date (what's the tea=what's new)
HOW TO REMEMBER๐๐ค
๐ฏUsually when people gather to drink some tea, they chat.๐โ๏ธ And they chat a lot๐
So during this cozy little concersation gossips are flying around.
Example:
-I've been away on vacation for a couple months. Heard Jim and Clary are back together again.๐ฉโโค๏ธโ๐จ So tell me all about it, what's the tea?
Spill the tea (what's the tea) = to tell the latest gossips or rumors, to keep someone up to date (what's the tea=what's new)
HOW TO REMEMBER๐๐ค
๐ฏUsually when people gather to drink some tea, they chat.๐โ๏ธ And they chat a lot๐
So during this cozy little concersation gossips are flying around.
Example:
-I've been away on vacation for a couple months. Heard Jim and Clary are back together again.๐ฉโโค๏ธโ๐จ So tell me all about it, what's the tea?
It's such a nice day!๐
Brilliant to hit it and improve your vocabulary!๐ฏ๐ #wordessentialspack
JEOPARDIZE - to put smth or someone in a stressful situation, to risk a reputation for example๐๐๐
THE HARD WAY - usually goes along with "learn". "I had to learn it the hard way" means that a person had taken oneself through hell and back to learn smth.๐
HAVE A FAIR SHARE OF - when we want to agree upon a statement adding up: "Oh, it resonates. Oh, I can relate to this as well", example:
We all have a fair share of shitty situations in life๐ฆฅ๐ฟ๐ฉ
URGENT ATTENTION - when you have to pay attention to smth straight away ๐ช
SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE - a lifestyle that does not include enough movement. You sit at the desk 24/7 whether being a student or an office worker.๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ฅธ๐ฅธ๐ฅธ
EXERT ONESELF (to the limit) - to really exaust yourself with exercise, studying, other efforts๐ฅต๐คฏ๐ฅต๐ซฅ๐ฑ
OUTLAW - when government makes smth illegal
For example: to outlaw extreme sports๐๐ฆพ๐
Brilliant to hit it and improve your vocabulary!๐ฏ๐ #wordessentialspack
JEOPARDIZE - to put smth or someone in a stressful situation, to risk a reputation for example๐๐๐
THE HARD WAY - usually goes along with "learn". "I had to learn it the hard way" means that a person had taken oneself through hell and back to learn smth.๐
HAVE A FAIR SHARE OF - when we want to agree upon a statement adding up: "Oh, it resonates. Oh, I can relate to this as well", example:
We all have a fair share of shitty situations in life๐ฆฅ๐ฟ๐ฉ
URGENT ATTENTION - when you have to pay attention to smth straight away ๐ช
SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE - a lifestyle that does not include enough movement. You sit at the desk 24/7 whether being a student or an office worker.๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ฅธ๐ฅธ๐ฅธ
EXERT ONESELF (to the limit) - to really exaust yourself with exercise, studying, other efforts๐ฅต๐คฏ๐ฅต๐ซฅ๐ฑ
OUTLAW - when government makes smth illegal
For example: to outlaw extreme sports๐๐ฆพ๐
AVAIL - profit, be useful, to take a chance
Examples:
The outcome was to no avail for us๐
This did not avail our business at all๐๐ญ
All the students have already availed the opportunity to go to Tรผrkiye๐๐พ๐น๐ท
Examples:
The outcome was to no avail for us๐
This did not avail our business at all๐๐ญ
All the students have already availed the opportunity to go to Tรผrkiye๐๐พ๐น๐ท
IDIOMS SEEM SOOOO DIFFICULT TO REMEMBER......๐ข๐ข๐ข
read the room...๐๐
So imagine you are at the hotel looking for the room โ 87. But for some reason you lost your focus on numbers and ended up entering the wrong room. So now you are at the wrong place, lost and confused. ๐
we say READ THE ROOM to the person who is careless with smth he is saying. Example:
Hey, you are spreading that rumor about Pete and Lisy being together. ๐งBut that is total bullshit!๐คฌ You better read the room!๐ซข๐คฅ
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read the room...๐๐
So imagine you are at the hotel looking for the room โ 87. But for some reason you lost your focus on numbers and ended up entering the wrong room. So now you are at the wrong place, lost and confused. ๐
we say READ THE ROOM to the person who is careless with smth he is saying. Example:
Hey, you are spreading that rumor about Pete and Lisy being together. ๐งBut that is total bullshit!๐คฌ You better read the room!๐ซข๐คฅ
In touchโค๏ธ
Natural english wordpack on the wayโ๐๐
๐โโ๐ซก๐งBRAINWASHED SOCIETY - the concept which states that most people (what we call "society") think in the same ordinary manner, letting others trick and fool them.
โฐ๐ธ๐คทโโ9 TO 5 - that's about your working schedule. People in reality get this type of a schedule, otherwise you've got a different exciting job, like an artist, actor, blogger or a freelancer.
๐ฅ๐๐ธIN MY PRIME - you can say this about your most amazing (physically, spiritually, financially) years of living, if these are you 20's, 30's or whatever age you feel your best.
๐โโ๐ซก๐งBRAINWASHED SOCIETY - the concept which states that most people (what we call "society") think in the same ordinary manner, letting others trick and fool them.
โฐ๐ธ๐คทโโ9 TO 5 - that's about your working schedule. People in reality get this type of a schedule, otherwise you've got a different exciting job, like an artist, actor, blogger or a freelancer.
๐ฅ๐๐ธIN MY PRIME - you can say this about your most amazing (physically, spiritually, financially) years of living, if these are you 20's, 30's or whatever age you feel your best.
What's up, guys?๐๐
Hope you're having great time enjoying your life!โค๏ธโจ๐ฅ
Today we've got something special for you.๐ฑ๐๐๐ค๐
We had an interview with our amazing friend Anastasia, who'd lived in the US for several years!๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ
And she was veeery kind to tell us about her experience of living there -
AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP, STEREOTYPES, STUDIES - ALL COVERED!๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Click the link and read the full article here, MSU IAAS INTERNATIONAL CENTER https://vk.com/wall-206541493_129
Hope you're having great time enjoying your life!โค๏ธโจ๐ฅ
Today we've got something special for you.๐ฑ๐๐๐ค๐
We had an interview with our amazing friend Anastasia, who'd lived in the US for several years!๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ
And she was veeery kind to tell us about her experience of living there -
AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP, STEREOTYPES, STUDIES - ALL COVERED!๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Click the link and read the full article here, MSU IAAS INTERNATIONAL CENTER https://vk.com/wall-206541493_129
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ะะพัะพะณะธะต ะดััะทัั! ะั ัะพัะบััะธะปะธัั ะฟะพ ะฝะฐัะตะน ะทะฐะผะตัะฐัะตะปัะฝะพะน ััะฑัะธะบะต "ะะตะถะดัะฝะฐัะพะดะฝะพะต ัะพัััะดะฝะธัะตััะฒะพ"?๐โ๐
ะกะตะณะพะดะฝั ั ะฝะฐั ะฝะตะพะฑััะฝัะน ัะพัะผะฐั - ะผั ะฒะทัะปะธ ะธะฝัะตัะฒัั ั ะะฝะฐััะฐัะธะธ ะะพะฝะพะผะฐัะตะฒะพะน, ะฒัะพัะพะบัััะฝะธัั ะะกะะ, ะฒ ะบะพัะพัะพะผ ะพะฝะฐ ัะฐััะบะฐะทะฐะปะฐ ะพ ัะฒะพัะผ ะฝะตะฒะตัะพััะฝะพะผ ะพะฟััะต ะถะธะทะฝะธ ะธ ัััะฑัโฆ
ะกะตะณะพะดะฝั ั ะฝะฐั ะฝะตะพะฑััะฝัะน ัะพัะผะฐั - ะผั ะฒะทัะปะธ ะธะฝัะตัะฒัั ั ะะฝะฐััะฐัะธะธ ะะพะฝะพะผะฐัะตะฒะพะน, ะฒัะพัะพะบัััะฝะธัั ะะกะะ, ะฒ ะบะพัะพัะพะผ ะพะฝะฐ ัะฐััะบะฐะทะฐะปะฐ ะพ ัะฒะพัะผ ะฝะตะฒะตัะพััะฝะพะผ ะพะฟััะต ะถะธะทะฝะธ ะธ ัััะฑัโฆ
Hi! What's up? ๐๐ฅฐ๐ฅณ Look at these random sentences and just... I mean look how smooth, amazing and natural they sound! (read carefully!๐)๐
1. It can be difficult to teach a mixed ability class.๐๐ซ ๐ซก๐ค
2. He has an uncanny (=interesting, unexplicable) ability for spotting investment opportunities.๐คฏ๐คฉ๐๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
3. I could detect the hint of a German accent in her voice.๐โโ๐คฆโโ๐คทโโ
4. She put her foot on the accelerator and the car picked up speed (HOWEVEEER in America they say "the gas" instead of "accelerator")๐ฅ๐๐๐
1. It can be difficult to teach a mixed ability class.๐๐ซ ๐ซก๐ค
2. He has an uncanny (=interesting, unexplicable) ability for spotting investment opportunities.๐คฏ๐คฉ๐๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
3. I could detect the hint of a German accent in her voice.๐โโ๐คฆโโ๐คทโโ
4. She put her foot on the accelerator and the car picked up speed (HOWEVEEER in America they say "the gas" instead of "accelerator")๐ฅ๐๐๐
โ๐ช๐จโ๐ผOn-the-job training (when you learn the material by experience, in practice, instead of theory)was seen as more important than formal education.
๐ฆนโโ๐ฆพ๐In each event she soundly beat (won over confidently)her opponents.
๐คฒ๐๐He should be able to beat them all hands down (win them over with no doubt).
๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ตTo be brutally honest, sheโs too old for the job.
๐ฆโ๏ธ๐งโโHe is refreshingly honest (thought it over and probably has smth different to say) about the mistakes he has made.
๐๐๐I canโt wait around any longer (verb followed by a preposition - that sounds waaaay more native than the simple "wait").
๐ฅ๐ฅโShe waited with bated breath (means she waited feeling excited or anxious) to see what he would say.
๐ฆนโโ๐ฆพ๐In each event she soundly beat (won over confidently)her opponents.
๐คฒ๐๐He should be able to beat them all hands down (win them over with no doubt).
๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ตTo be brutally honest, sheโs too old for the job.
๐ฆโ๏ธ๐งโโHe is refreshingly honest (thought it over and probably has smth different to say) about the mistakes he has made.
๐๐๐I canโt wait around any longer (verb followed by a preposition - that sounds waaaay more native than the simple "wait").
๐ฅ๐ฅโShe waited with bated breath (means she waited feeling excited or anxious) to see what he would say.
#wordessentialspack
Hi there!๐ How is it going? Here are some super native words that will definitely help you sound more natural in English!๐
INVOLVED question - means a tricky, difficult question๐ง
MIDDLING amount - smth in between, no extremes๐
BONANZA - please dooo use this word more, instead of "development", cause development is a bit too formal๐ฆ๐ธ
FIGHT SHY OF SMTH - when you try not to deal with a problem or pretend it does not exist๐๐๐ซ
TAKE FRENCH LEAVE - when you leave an event without notifying the person that has invited you๐งโโ๐
TO GATECRASH - when you appear at the event without being invited ๐งโโ๐
Hi there!๐ How is it going? Here are some super native words that will definitely help you sound more natural in English!๐
INVOLVED question - means a tricky, difficult question๐ง
MIDDLING amount - smth in between, no extremes๐
BONANZA - please dooo use this word more, instead of "development", cause development is a bit too formal๐ฆ๐ธ
FIGHT SHY OF SMTH - when you try not to deal with a problem or pretend it does not exist๐๐๐ซ
TAKE FRENCH LEAVE - when you leave an event without notifying the person that has invited you๐งโโ๐
TO GATECRASH - when you appear at the event without being invited ๐งโโ๐
IDIOM OF THE DAY!๐ฝ
HEAR THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ๐๐ท
when you hear smth through the grapevine, means it is not direct information, you know this informally - like your friends, family members, colleagues told you that.
ANTONYM - FIRST HANDโ๐ค
when you do smth first hand, you are having experience of dealing with this directly and yourself
HEAR THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ๐๐ท
when you hear smth through the grapevine, means it is not direct information, you know this informally - like your friends, family members, colleagues told you that.
ANTONYM - FIRST HANDโ๐ค
when you do smth first hand, you are having experience of dealing with this directly and yourself
Hi! Is it sunny today in your city?โ๏ธโ๏ธSome idioms will help with making the day even brighterโ๏ธ #wordessentialspack
๐ญGIVE SOMEONE TASTE OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE - when you treat someone the exact same way they have treated you:
She doesn't even talk to you. So stop putting your effort and finally start giving her taste of her own medicine.
๐ซ๐ทEXCUSE MY FRENCH - when you get to use rude, offensive language:
I swore bad at the party yesterday. Pardon my french.
๐FALL OVER BACKWARDS - when you do everything you can to please or impress someone:
He is falling over backwards to get their attention.
๐ฌMAKE SHORT WORK OF - when you do smth quickly:
I'm gonna make some short work of literature and then go shopping.
๐ญGIVE SOMEONE TASTE OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE - when you treat someone the exact same way they have treated you:
She doesn't even talk to you. So stop putting your effort and finally start giving her taste of her own medicine.
๐ซ๐ทEXCUSE MY FRENCH - when you get to use rude, offensive language:
I swore bad at the party yesterday. Pardon my french.
๐FALL OVER BACKWARDS - when you do everything you can to please or impress someone:
He is falling over backwards to get their attention.
๐ฌMAKE SHORT WORK OF - when you do smth quickly:
I'm gonna make some short work of literature and then go shopping.
#wordessentialspack
SOCIAL BUTTERFLY - someone who has lots of friends and is out on every event ๐๐ฆ๐ฆโจ
HAVE (MY) HEART SET ON - I have my heart set on going to France (means detrrmination and desire)โค๏ธ๐ช
TO BE GOING PLACES - She is going places- means a person shows talents and skills to different people and thus will live a successful life๐๐๐
STOP AT NOTHING - when someone would stop at nothing, means there is no moral or legal condition that stops a person from getting what they want๐๐ซ๐ต
SOCIAL BUTTERFLY - someone who has lots of friends and is out on every event ๐๐ฆ๐ฆโจ
HAVE (MY) HEART SET ON - I have my heart set on going to France (means detrrmination and desire)โค๏ธ๐ช
TO BE GOING PLACES - She is going places- means a person shows talents and skills to different people and thus will live a successful life๐๐๐
STOP AT NOTHING - when someone would stop at nothing, means there is no moral or legal condition that stops a person from getting what they want๐๐ซ๐ต
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