Justin Hammond is a Canadian YouTube blogger with over 2 mln subscribers who came to Russia, fell in love with the country, and now teaches English through Russian on his popular channel This is a special interview – the first half of the interview was in English, the second half was in Russian with similar questions // Это необычное интервью – первая половина интервью была на английском языке, вторая половина – ...
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In this workbook, you will find IELTS practice tasks on Writing, Reading, Speaking and Listening. Thanks to Milena Kazemir, who passed IELTS with the highest score in Reading 9.0! В этой рабочей тетради вы найдете практические задания IELTS по письму, чтению, говорению и аудированию. Спасибо Милене Каземир, которая сдала IELTS с самым высоким баллом по чтению 9.0! Also, Elina Kiprova is comparing TOEFL vs. IELTS and providing real examples of what you may have in the ...
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The Internet is undoubtedly an invaluable gift we could ever get thanks to the human beings revolution. It made our life much easier and yet made us puzzled: the enormous array of information we have to deal with leads us to a complete misunderstanding of our needs. That is the reason why we should separate the wheat from the chaff and use only reliable digital sources. Without further ado, let’s ...
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Treat getting enough sleep as if it is as important as taking medicine. With all the demands on our time every day, you might put a good night’s rest at the bottom of your priority list. But Dr. Drerup says we need to schedule adequate time for sleep: “It’s very easy to stay up late and burn the candle at both ends,” she says. However, when you do that, you quickly ...
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The archive of EnglishMag (English Magazine) issues is now available in one place! Demo versions are presented. EnglishMag (English Magazine) is the first interactive educational magazine for English learners. Improve your English by reading interesting articles. Reading and listening to articles, songs, and interviews in English has become easy and convenient. P.S. From now on, English Mag provides articles with parallel translation (EN–RU) in the text, so that learning English will be as ...
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If anyone asks me what I am most proud of in my life, I will tell that I have done the exchange program in Tartu, Estonia. Without a doubt, five months in a foreign country was the most life-transforming experience in all my 21 years. Not only was it* a chance to study in an international community, but I was also able to get immersed into Estonian culture, travel around Europe and meet ...
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As all of you probably know Russian State exam is a rigorous and thorough test which covers all four language skills – reading, writing, listening and speaking. It tests learners abilities to use these skills. One strategy might be to identify the type of skills you face the most problems with and try to devote the best of your time to master them. Macmillan education https://macmillan.ru/tests/ provides you with free access to online ...
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The latest from the world of words... This week take a philological trip into the world of pies, discover the new words added to the OED, and test your knowledge of commonly confusable words. What's in a name? Everything you need to know about pie We take our food very seriously, enjoy this slice of our blog! From emperors to gods: how the months got their names Pogonophobia to 420: new words added to the OED Can you tell these ...
Read MoreIf you have been to England, I’m sure you have experienced English politeness. In England, people apologise a lot. Have you ever stepped on someone’s foot and the other person says sorry before you?! I suppose they feel sorry that their foot was in your way! There are many different ways to say sorry in English depending on the situation, who you are apologising to and how you are feeling. 1. "Sorry" This ...
Read MoreJana: Excuse me. Do you know how to get to the Campus Center? Lucía: Yes, I do. Go straight on this path. At the big brick building, take a left. Walk on that path for about a minute. The Campus Center is on the right. It’s a big white building. Jana: Great! Thank you so much. Do you also know where the Burton Conference Hall is? It’s located somewhere inside the Campus Center. Lucía: I’m not exactly sure. But my roommate and I are heading ...
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