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IT IS HIGH TIME TO DEVELOP A FLOW!
๐Ÿฌyour guide on developing a native flow
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Celebrating first snow in Moscowโ„๏ธโ„๏ธโ„๏ธโค๏ธ
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๐Ÿ’ชBE BACK ON ONE'S FEET - when you have recovered from an illness and at the moment doing great๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿ’ชBACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD!
When your plan or work failed, and you realize you have to start it all over๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ˜žโœ

๐Ÿ’ชBAD-MOUTHING, TO BAD-MOUTH - talk negative things about people๐Ÿคฅ๐Ÿ˜ถโ€๐ŸŒซ

๐Ÿ’ชA BALLPARK FIGURE๐Ÿง๐Ÿคจ - when you come up with your guess or estimate, like:
-I would give a thousand for the dress.๐Ÿ‘—๐Ÿ’ต But that's a ballpark figure.

๐Ÿ’ชBEHIND THE BARS - literally in prison, in jail๐Ÿ™Š๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ™Š

In touchโค๏ธ
#languageinprocess
AWAY
Let's talk about this curious adverb!๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿพ

You may be AWAY, (A+WAY) meaning:โœ

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ปDEEP IN PROCESS:
I was away writing my course paper cause I felt like having a kick of inspiration.

๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€ PHYSICALLY NOT PRESENT:
He was away when I needed him the most.

๐Ÿ’ƒTO CHANGE DIRECTION DRASTICALLY:
That manager over there knows how to attract the customers away and sell them the product.

๐Ÿ‘ŒTO BE SUPER QUICK AND IMMEDIATE:
I'm going there straight away!

๐Ÿ‘WHEN SMTH IS SURE, NO DOUBT WHAT YOU SAY IT IS:
You are far and away the greatest storyteller!

In touchโค๏ธ
WORD OF THE DAY๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ
Evening everyone! Hope you're enjoying the fancy New Year and Christmas holiday, although it's freezing cold outside๐Ÿฅถ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„ 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 REMEMBER๐Ÿ™€๐Ÿค”

๐Ÿ’ฏUsually when people gather to drink some tea, they chat.๐Ÿ˜‹โ˜•๏ธ And they chat a lot๐Ÿ˜‰
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.๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ‘จ So tell me all about it, what's the tea?
It's such a nice day!๐Ÿ˜
Brilliant to hit it and improve your vocabulary!๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ˜Ž #wordessentialspack
JEOPARDIZE - to put smth or someone in a stressful situation, to risk a reputation for example๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
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.๐ŸŽ
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 life๐Ÿฆฅ๐Ÿ˜ฟ๐Ÿ’ฉ
URGENT ATTENTION - when you have to pay attention to smth straight away ๐Ÿ’ช
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.๐Ÿค“๐Ÿค“๐Ÿค“๐Ÿฅธ๐Ÿฅธ๐Ÿฅธ
EXERT ONESELF (to the limit) - to really exaust yourself with exercise, studying, other efforts๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿซฅ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
OUTLAW - when government makes smth illegal
For example: to outlaw extreme sports๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฆพ๐Ÿƒ
AVAIL - profit, be useful, to take a chance

Examples:
The outcome was to no avail for us๐Ÿ˜’
This did not avail our business at all๐Ÿ™Š๐Ÿ˜ญ
All the students have already availed the opportunity to go to Tรผrkiye๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท
IDIOMS SEEM SOOOO DIFFICULT TO REMEMBER......๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข
read the room...๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ™Š

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. ๐Ÿ˜•

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. ๐ŸงBut that is total bullshit!๐Ÿคฌ You better read the room!๐Ÿซข๐Ÿคฅ

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Natural english wordpack on the wayโœŒ๐Ÿ๐ŸŒ

๐Ÿ’†โ€โ™‚๐Ÿซก๐Ÿ’งBRAINWASHED SOCIETY - the concept which states that most people (what we call "society") think in the same ordinary manner, letting others trick and fool them.

โฐ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€9 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.

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŒธIN 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?๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜œ
Hope you're having great time enjoying your life!โค๏ธโœจ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Today we've got something special for you.๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ™Š๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ˜

We had an interview with our amazing friend Anastasia, who'd lived in the US for several years!๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

And she was veeery kind to tell us about her experience of living there -
AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP, STEREOTYPES, STUDIES - ALL COVERED!๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Click the link and read the full article here, MSU IAAS INTERNATIONAL CENTER https://vk.com/wall-206541493_129
Hi! What's up? ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅณ Look at these random sentences and just... I mean look how smooth, amazing and natural they sound! (read carefully!๐Ÿ˜‰)๐Ÿ‘‡

1. It can be difficult to teach a mixed ability class.๐Ÿ”๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿซก๐Ÿค“

2. He has an uncanny (=interesting, unexplicable) ability for spotting investment opportunities.๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ

3. I could detect the hint of a German accent in her voice.๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€

4. She put her foot on the accelerator and the car picked up speed (HOWEVEEER in America they say "the gas" instead of "accelerator")๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿš–๐Ÿš˜๐Ÿš–
โœ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ผOn-the-job training (when you learn the material by experience, in practice, instead of theory)was seen as more important than formal education.

๐Ÿฆนโ€โ™€๐Ÿฆพ๐Ÿ’€In each event she soundly beat (won over confidently)her opponents.

๐Ÿคฒ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘‡He should be able to beat them all hands down (win them over with no doubt).

๐Ÿ˜ฟ๐Ÿ˜ฏ๐Ÿ‘ตTo be brutally honest, sheโ€™s too old for the job.

๐Ÿ’ฆโ„๏ธ๐Ÿง”โ€โ™‚He is refreshingly honest (thought it over and probably has smth different to say) about the mistakes he has made.

๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ™ˆ๐ŸŒ”I canโ€™t wait around any longer (verb followed by a preposition - that sounds waaaay more native than the simple "wait").

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅโ˜„She waited with bated breath (means she waited feeling excited or anxious) to see what he would say.
#wordessentialspack
Hi there!๐Ÿ˜ How is it going? Here are some super native words that will definitely help you sound more natural in English!๐Ÿ˜‰

INVOLVED question - means a tricky, difficult question๐Ÿง

MIDDLING amount - smth in between, no extremes๐Ÿ‘Œ

BONANZA - please dooo use this word more, instead of "development", cause development is a bit too formal๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒธ

FIGHT SHY OF SMTH - when you try not to deal with a problem or pretend it does not exist๐ŸŒš๐Ÿ’๐Ÿซ 

TAKE FRENCH LEAVE - when you leave an event without notifying the person that has invited you๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๐Ÿ’ƒ

TO GATECRASH - when you appear at the event without being invited ๐Ÿงžโ€โ™‚๐Ÿ‘€
IDIOM OF THE DAY!๐Ÿ˜ฝ

HEAR THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿท
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 HAND
โœ‹๐ŸคŸ
when you do smth first hand, you are having experience of dealing with this directly and yourself
AFFIRMATION FOR THE DAYโœจโœจโœจ
Hi! Is it sunny today in your city?โ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธSome idioms will help with making the day even brighterโ˜€๏ธ #wordessentialspack

๐ŸญGIVE 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.

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทEXCUSE MY FRENCH - when you get to use rude, offensive language:
I swore bad at the party yesterday. Pardon my french.

๐Ÿ’FALL OVER BACKWARDS - when you do everything you can to please or impress someone:
He is falling over backwards to get their attention.

๐ŸŽฌMAKE 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 ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿฆ‹โœจ

HAVE (MY) HEART SET ON - I have my heart set on going to France (means detrrmination and desire)โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’ช

TO BE GOING PLACES - She is going places- means a person shows talents and skills to different people and thus will live a successful life๐ŸŒŽ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒ

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 want๐ŸŒš๐Ÿ”ซ๐Ÿ’ต
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