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Brushing up your English everyday https://vk.com/english_page Расскажите друзьям о нас!

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New life, new friends, new bangs. [челка]

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Do you remember how to translate "INTEGRITY"?

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When a criminal or dictator does horrible things, people assume they have no sense of decency. When a tasteless or violent TV show becomes popular, some people wonder if society has lost its sense of decency. [порядочность, благопристояность, приличие; порядочный, приличный]

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“I felt a kinship with him. I really truly felt a kinship with him” he said.
[родство, близость]

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The last but not the least word connected to holidays
Travel - путешествие (также гл. - путешествовать)

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Let's resume talking about holidays
journey - путешествие, поездка
vehicle - транспортное средство

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It's high time to talk about holidays!
[организованная туристическая поездка, все включено]

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RUMOR = gossip passed around by word of mouth.
✔️Are you spreading rumors about me?
✔️Rumor has it that you are pregnant.
[слух, молва]

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- Waiter, I am outraged. There is one hair in my soup.
- And what do you expect for this price? A whole wig?

Silly #joke before going to sleep

a WIG is a covering of false hair that you wear on your head

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Unless you learn conditionals, they are evil!
#grammar

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If I were you, I would use second conditional.
✔️If there were no hungry people in this world, it would be a much better place.

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If you want to talk about real-life situations, use zero conditional.
✔️ If I get up in the middle of the night, I always look for something tasty in the fridge.

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Stop kicking yourself. A mistake is just a mistake. Take responsibility, and move on!

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A person who has done something badly will always try to lay the blame on his equipment rather than admit his own lack of skill

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[заносить, уйти в занос]

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For fancy hotels, you need a reservation[бронирование]. But sometimes a reservation is a doubt. If you have reservations about taking a trip to Australia, then you're not sure about it. [оговорка]

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Asking "Have you no decency?" is a serious question, unless you're being silly and complaining about something like work.

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Hound is also a noun - a type of dog used for hunting. When Elvis sings, “You ain’t nothing but a hound dog” he’s referring to both. [преследовать; охотничья собака]

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Having integrity means doing the right thing in a reliable way. It's a personality trait that we admire, since it means a person has a moral compass that doesn't waver.[добросовестность,порядочность]

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One more word before going to sleep ;)
trip - путешествие, поездка
luggage - багаж

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Is it raining again?

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[явный, видный, заметный, выдающийся]

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Have a good weekend complaining about how short the weekend is
#joke

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We totally understand it's ridiculous to talk about politics but can we just say it's a must-see (btw, all of the videos are with subtitels).
http://nltimes.nl/2017/02/03/europe-responds-netherlands-second-pitch-dutch-vid-hits-66-million-views

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To describe a situation that didn't happen.
✔️If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt sick (but I did eat a lot, and did feel sick).
❗️ Only about the past!

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First conditional.
✔️If it rains tomorrow, I will take my umbrella.
✔️If I eat hamburgers everyday, I will be fat.

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Midnight train,
just find a place for me to stay

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Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right!

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If you’re struggling to feel the Christmas spirit (=festive atmosphere) this December, we suggest you try to get rid of negative thoughts and get into a festive (=holiday) mood. One of the best ways to do that is to watch some fun and festive movies.

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✔️ That's my third helping of ice cream.
[порция]

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