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Christmas is Coming
Midnight Mass, hang stockings, Father Christmas, Nativity, Crib, advent calendar, mince pies, turkey and all the trimmings, Boxing day
среда, 15 декабря 2010 г.
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Jonas Salk said
If all the insects were to disappear from the earth, within 50 years all life on Earth would end. If all human beings disappeared from the earth, within 50 years all forms of life would flourish
God
A little girl was in a drawing lesson. She was six and she was at the back, drawing, and the teacher said this little girl hardly ever paid attention, and in this drawing lesson she did. The teacher was fascinated and she went over to her and she said, "What are you drawing?" And the girl said, "I'm drawing a picture of God." And the teacher said, "But nobody knows what God looks like." And the girl said, "They will in a minute."
Adjectives Describing your Best Friend
Character adjectives describing nice people. Understanding, comprehending, sympathetic, clever, smart, shrewd, elegant, well dressed, funny, fun, witty, adventurous, energetic, positive, up beat,faithful, trustworthy dependable, generous, honest, brave valiant, daring, nice, kind helpful, amiable, personable, decisive, knowledgeable, constant, calm, even tempered, patient, passionate, loving, sharing, protective and welcoming.
пятница, 10 декабря 2010 г.
7 секретов изучения английского
Знаете ли вы, что изучение иностранного языка — это искусство?!
Искусство, потому что оно требует не только желания и действия, но и особых знаний. Можно потратить годы на изучение английского языка, но так и не получить желаемый результат. И дело совсем не в отсутствии способностей к изучению! Те, кому легко удаётся освоить иностранный язык, делают это не благодаря «врожденным способностям», а за счёт сознательного или бессознательного соблюдения похожих принципов.
Искусство, потому что оно требует не только желания и действия, но и особых знаний. Можно потратить годы на изучение английского языка, но так и не получить желаемый результат. И дело совсем не в отсутствии способностей к изучению! Те, кому легко удаётся освоить иностранный язык, делают это не благодаря «врожденным способностям», а за счёт сознательного или бессознательного соблюдения похожих принципов.
Five Ways to Speak More Naturally
You are learning English. Of course you want to speak naturally, as if you were American or British. But how can you do this? Here are five tips to help.
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Если вы еще не совсем забыли русский.
* Царь Николай позволили своей жене поставить себя в болезненное положение. Ко всему, его сын был поставлен диагноз гемофилателия, от которой он падал и сильно разбивался. Все это было предсказано Лениным в книге "Капитализм: высшая стадия социализма".
В 1937 году Ленин начал революцию в России, после того, как немцы выслали его домой в запечатанном поезде.
Леннон правил в России. Он был первым царем Советского Союза. После его смерти СССР правил триумвират из пяти человек - Сталина, Ленина, Троцкого, Меньшевика и Буканана.
* Герасим налил Муме щей.
В 1937 году Ленин начал революцию в России, после того, как немцы выслали его домой в запечатанном поезде.
Леннон правил в России. Он был первым царем Советского Союза. После его смерти СССР правил триумвират из пяти человек - Сталина, Ленина, Троцкого, Меньшевика и Буканана.
* Герасим налил Муме щей.
How To Use DVDs to Improve Your English
Watching DVDs provides a unique opportunity for English learners to improve comprehension and vocabulary skills. Most DVDs provide original English language sound tracks, as well as sound tracks in different foreign languages. Most of these DVDs also provide English subtitles. However, just watching a film or sitcom in English or with subtitles doesn't take full advantage of the learning opportunity. Here is advice on how to use DVDs to improve you or your students' English comprehension and vocabulary...
понедельник, 29 ноября 2010 г.
The Only Way to Become Amazingly Great at Something
There’s only one way to become good at something:
1. First, you must learn it by reading or listening to others who know how to do it, but most especially by doing.
2. Then do some more. At this point, you’ll start to understand it, but you’ll suck. This stage could take months.
3. Do some more. After a couple of years, you’ll get good at it.
4. Do some more. If you learn from mistakes, and aren’t afraid to make mistakes in the first place, you’ll go from good to great.
It takes anywhere from 6-10 years to get great at something, depending on how often and how much you do it. Some estimate that it takes 10,000 hours to master something, but I think it varies from person to person and depends on the skill and other factors.
from: http://zenhabits.net
1. First, you must learn it by reading or listening to others who know how to do it, but most especially by doing.
2. Then do some more. At this point, you’ll start to understand it, but you’ll suck. This stage could take months.
3. Do some more. After a couple of years, you’ll get good at it.
4. Do some more. If you learn from mistakes, and aren’t afraid to make mistakes in the first place, you’ll go from good to great.
It takes anywhere from 6-10 years to get great at something, depending on how often and how much you do it. Some estimate that it takes 10,000 hours to master something, but I think it varies from person to person and depends on the skill and other factors.
from: http://zenhabits.net
среда, 24 ноября 2010 г.
вторник, 23 ноября 2010 г.
Last night I went to a 24-hour grocery
Last night I went to a 24-hour grocery. When I got there, the guy was locking the front door.
I said, "Hey, the sign says you're open 24 hours."
He goes: "Not in a row!"
I said, "Hey, the sign says you're open 24 hours."
He goes: "Not in a row!"
понедельник, 22 ноября 2010 г.
Pronunciation – I & EE
The 'i' and 'ee' sounds are often mistaken by new English speakers. If you're not sure how to make these sounds, watch this pronunciation class to learn about tongue position and practice making the sounds in front of your computer screen. It's easy!
How to reply to Thank You
It's been a pleasure. No, thank you. It was nothing. Not at all. Don't mention it. Don't worry about it. Forget it. Cheers. You are welcome. You are very welcome.
вторник, 16 ноября 2010 г.
понедельник, 15 ноября 2010 г.
Words and Their Stories: Proverbs, Part 2
Еще поговорки от Голоса Америки.
http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/Words-and-Their-Stories-Proverbs-Part-2-107508493.html
http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/Words-and-Their-Stories-Proverbs-Part-2-107508493.html
суббота, 13 ноября 2010 г.
пятница, 12 ноября 2010 г.
четверг, 11 ноября 2010 г.
вторник, 9 ноября 2010 г.
воскресенье, 7 ноября 2010 г.
The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
They asked me how I knew
My true love was true
Oh, I of course replied
Something here inside cannot be denied
They said someday you'll find
All who love are blind
Oh, when your heart's on fire
You must realize
Smoke gets in your eyes
So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed
To think they could doubt my love
Yet today my love has flown away
I am without my love
Now laughing friends deride
Tears I can not hide
Oh, so I smile and say
When a lovely flame dies
Smoke gets in your eyes
Smoke gets in your eyes
суббота, 6 ноября 2010 г.
Hot Diggedy Dogs
Учим English, глотая слюнки.
Новая рубрика - food, шо, значит, означает - еда. Сегодня - изысканное блюдо сервероамериканской кухни - хот дог. Шо можно литературно перевести, как горячая собака. А высокая кулинария, к которой это блюдо несомненно принадлежит, называется cuisine.
Итак встречайте:
Sausages and onion roast together in the oven
Submitted by: James Merotra
Новая рубрика - food, шо, значит, означает - еда. Сегодня - изысканное блюдо сервероамериканской кухни - хот дог. Шо можно литературно перевести, как горячая собака. А высокая кулинария, к которой это блюдо несомненно принадлежит, называется cuisine.
Итак встречайте:
Sausages and onion roast together in the oven
Submitted by: James Merotra
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Sunflour Oil
- 6 large Pork Sausage
Step 1
Preheat the oven to fan 180C/ conventional 200C/gas 6. Pour the oil into the tin and put it in the oven for a couple of minutes to heat up. Add the sausages to the hot tin and roast for 10 minutes.пятница, 5 ноября 2010 г.
A Joke and an Idiom
- Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?
- Yes I am, I married the wrong woman.
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All things being equal, fat people use more soap.
All things being equal = при прочих равных условиях
- Yes I am, I married the wrong woman.
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All things being equal, fat people use more soap.
All things being equal = при прочих равных условиях
четверг, 4 ноября 2010 г.
Сайнфелд и очки
"People can be so vain.
I have a friend, wears eyeglasses, no prescription because he thinks he looks more intelligent.
Now, why? Why do we think that glasses makes us look more intelligent? Is it from the endless hours of reading
and studying and researching that this person supposedly blew out their eyeballs? And that's why they need the glasses?
It's a corrective device. If you see someone with a hearing aid you don't think, "Oh, they must have been listening real good... Yeah, to a lot of important stuff.": not found!
No, they're deaf. They can't hear."
I have a friend, wears eyeglasses, no prescription because he thinks he looks more intelligent.
Now, why? Why do we think that glasses makes us look more intelligent? Is it from the endless hours of reading
and studying and researching that this person supposedly blew out their eyeballs? And that's why they need the glasses?
It's a corrective device. If you see someone with a hearing aid you don't think, "Oh, they must have been listening real good... Yeah, to a lot of important stuff.": not found!
No, they're deaf. They can't hear."
Song with lirycs: Gary Moore 'Midnight Blues'
It's the darkest hour
Of the darkest night
It's a million miles
From the morning light
Can't get no sleep
Don't know what to do
I've got those midnight blues
When the shadows fall
I feel the night closing in
There must be some reason
For this mood I'm getting in
Can't get no sleep
Don't know what to do
I've got those midnight blues
Every evening after sundown
As the light begins to fade
I feel so low, but I just don't know
Why these blues won't go away
Every evening after sundown
As the light begins to fade
I feel so low, but I just don't know
Why these blues won't go away
It's the darkest hour
Of the darkest night
It's a million miles
To the morning light
Can't get no sleep
Don't know what to do
I've got those midnight blues
I've got those midnight blues
I've got those midnight blues
I've got those midnight blues
среда, 3 ноября 2010 г.
вторник, 2 ноября 2010 г.
Популярная американская песня My Way.
Исполняет Народный Артист США Frank Sinatra, по-моему Junior.
Стихи написал поэт Paul Anka. Музыка автора, понятное дело.
Наслаждайтесь - "конец близок".
My Way lyrics from www.elyrics.net
Songwriters: Revaux, Jacques; Anka, Paul (Eng Lyr); Thibaut, Gilles; Francois, Claude;
And now the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets I've had a few
But then again too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Yes there were times I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out, I faced it all
And I stood tall and did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say not in a shy way
Oh no, oh no, not me
I did it my way
For what is a man what has he got
If not himself then he has not
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
Yes it was my way
Стихи написал поэт Paul Anka. Музыка автора, понятное дело.
Наслаждайтесь - "конец близок".
My Way lyrics from www.elyrics.net
Songwriters: Revaux, Jacques; Anka, Paul (Eng Lyr); Thibaut, Gilles; Francois, Claude;
And now the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets I've had a few
But then again too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Yes there were times I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out, I faced it all
And I stood tall and did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say not in a shy way
Oh no, oh no, not me
I did it my way
For what is a man what has he got
If not himself then he has not
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
Yes it was my way
The Statues
In a city park stood two statues, one female and the other male. These two statues faced each other for many years.
Early one morning, an angel appeared before the statues and said, "Since the two of you have been exemplary statues and have brought enjoyment to many people, I am giving you your greatest wish. I herby give you the gift of life. You have 30 minutes to do whatever you desire."
And with that command, the statues came to life, smiled at each other, ran toward some nearby woods and dove behind a couple of bushes.
The angel smiled to himself as he listened to the two statues giggling, bushes rustling and twigs snapping. After 15 minutes, the two statues emerged from the bushes, satisfied and smiling. Puzzled, the angel looked at his watch and asked the statues, "You still have 15 minutes. Would you like to continue?"
The male statue looked at the female and asked, "Do you want to do it again?"
Smiling, the female statue said, "Sure. But this time you hold the pigeon down and I'll crap on its head."
from: http://www.jokes.com
Early one morning, an angel appeared before the statues and said, "Since the two of you have been exemplary statues and have brought enjoyment to many people, I am giving you your greatest wish. I herby give you the gift of life. You have 30 minutes to do whatever you desire."
And with that command, the statues came to life, smiled at each other, ran toward some nearby woods and dove behind a couple of bushes.
The angel smiled to himself as he listened to the two statues giggling, bushes rustling and twigs snapping. After 15 minutes, the two statues emerged from the bushes, satisfied and smiling. Puzzled, the angel looked at his watch and asked the statues, "You still have 15 minutes. Would you like to continue?"
The male statue looked at the female and asked, "Do you want to do it again?"
Smiling, the female statue said, "Sure. But this time you hold the pigeon down and I'll crap on its head."
from: http://www.jokes.com
понедельник, 1 ноября 2010 г.
Концерт по заявкам трудящихся...
... с текстом песен и описанием плясок.
Andy Williams Sings Moon River
Lyrics:
Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style some day
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're going, I'm going your way
Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end, waiting ,round the bend
My Huckleberry Friend, Moon River, and me
Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style some day
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're going, I'm going your way
Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after that same rainbow's end, waiting ,round the bend
My Huckleberry Friend, Moon River, and me
Andy Williams Sings Moon River
Lyrics:
Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style some day
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're going, I'm going your way
Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end, waiting ,round the bend
My Huckleberry Friend, Moon River, and me
Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style some day
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're going, I'm going your way
Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after that same rainbow's end, waiting ,round the bend
My Huckleberry Friend, Moon River, and me
Hi everybody!
Сегодня опять немного изменил дизайн, как оно вам?
One seventh of your life is spent on Monday. - задумайтесь над этим.
Три слова
Meet [mi:t] - встречаться
***
воскресенье, 31 октября 2010 г.
Joke: Toilet Brush
A man was grocery shopping one day when he passed the toilet brushes. ''Wow! What a great idea,'' he thought to himself. So he bought one and took it home and started using it right away.
Two weeks later he went back to using toilet paper.
***
Запустите словарь lingoes, выделите тект, нажмите Ctrl+F12 и будет вам счастье.
Two weeks later he went back to using toilet paper.
***
Запустите словарь lingoes, выделите тект, нажмите Ctrl+F12 и будет вам счастье.
суббота, 30 октября 2010 г.
Following the sign
Teacher: Why are you late?
Little Johnny: Because of the sign.
Teacher: What sign?
Little Johnny: The one that says, "School Ahead, Go Slow." That's what I did.
Little Johnny: Because of the sign.
Teacher: What sign?
Little Johnny: The one that says, "School Ahead, Go Slow." That's what I did.
пятница, 29 октября 2010 г.
Seinfeld - The Revenge
Коротенький эпизод из Seinfeld. Смотрим, пытаемся понять о чем речь. Позже выложу script.
По поводу количества слов в английском языке.
Таки я не соврал, когда говорил про 850 000
Или соврал не во всем и не совсем
Похоже, если нечем тебе заняться, начни учить английский и будешь занять до конца жизни.
Или соврал не во всем и не совсем
Похоже, если нечем тебе заняться, начни учить английский и будешь занять до конца жизни.
a bed of roses
"a bed of roses" = A situation which is easy and comfortable is like a bed of roses. Example: "Working here is no bed of roses."
To remind us that situations are not always easy and comfortable, people might remind us that it is "not a bed of roses." Example: "Do you think that living with you is a bed of roses?"
To remind us that situations are not always easy and comfortable, people might remind us that it is "not a bed of roses." Example: "Do you think that living with you is a bed of roses?"
четверг, 28 октября 2010 г.
Put Your Foot In Your Mouth
"put your foot in your mouth" = say something that causes pain or embarrassment. If you speak the truth, you will often put your foot in your mouth.
среда, 27 октября 2010 г.
пятница, 26 марта 2010 г.
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