Данный материал разработан командой Lingvistov.ru. Чтобы оценить нашу уникальную проверенную методику закажите бесплатный урок!I. Give your own definition of ‘friendship’. Then compare it with the one stated in the dictionary. II. Dwell on the following quotations about friendship: Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend’s success. ― Oscar Wilde It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. ― Marlene Dietrich Friendship is delicate as a glass, once broken it can be fixed but there will always be cracks. ― Waqar Ahmed Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. ― Albert…
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English Club: Friends & Friendship
Данный материал разработан командой Lingvistov.ru. Чтобы оценить нашу уникальную проверенную методику закажите бесплатный урок!I. Give your own definition of ‘friendship’. Then compare it with the one stated in the dictionary. II. Dwell on the following quotations about friendship: Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend’s success. ― Oscar Wilde It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. ― Marlene Dietrich Friendship is delicate as a glass, once broken it can be fixed but there will always be cracks. ― Waqar Ahmed Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. ― Albert…
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English club: Robots
Dear participants of LINGVISTOV weekly English club, we remind you that our next session is scheduled for July, 20, 2pm MSK. Don’t forget to look through the questions given below. You can also find some interesting facts, information, useful links as well as vocabulary that you will be able to put into practice during our discussion. See you! Questions: Do you like the idea of a robotic personal assistant? What would you like your robot to do? How can robots be used for the good of humanity? Will robots ever like identical to humans? Is it good that robots will look like humans or should they look different? The West sees robots as menacing, Japan sees them as helpful…
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Конкурс: Надпись к дудлам! С 15 мая по 25 июня!
Дорогие друзья! Мы рады сообщить вам, что проект Lingvistov.ru запускает очередной конкурс! На этот раз мы решили проверить ваше чувство юмора :) Ваша задача – придумать оригинальные и остроумные надписи на английском языке к нашим эксклюзивным дудлам. Авторы трех самых смешных надписей станут победителями нашего конкурса и получат ценные призы! Кстати, победителей будем выбирать народным голосованием. Ознакомиться с правилами конкурса, ожидающими ваших ручек призами, предложить свой вариант надписи, а также проголосовать за полюбившуюся вы можете на странице: lingvistov.ru/doodle-contest.
English Club: The Media
Dear participants of LINGVISTOV weekly English club, we remind you that our next session is scheduled for April, 13, 2pm MSK. Don’t forget to look through the questions given below. You can also find some interesting facts, information, useful links as well as vocabulary that you will be able to put into practice during our discussion. See you on Saturday! Questions: How often do you read the paper or watch the news on TV? How important is it for you to keep up with current events? In your opinion, what has been the single biggest news item from this past year? How did the media cover this event? Do you think that news reporting has gotten better, gotten worse, or…
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English Club: Movies
Dear participants of LINGVISTOV weekly English club. Don’t forget that our next session will take place on March, 23rd at 2pm MSK. Please look through the offered vocabulary and read the questions in order to be prepared for the English club. Our topic is “Movies”. You will also find some useful links and information on the subject. Questions: Who is your favorite actor? Who is your favorite actress? What movie star would you most like to meet? Who’s your favorite director? What is the best movie of all time? Why is it so good? What genres of films do you like? Do you like documentaries? Are there any kinds of movies you dislike? What is the worst movie you have…
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English club: Art
Dear participants of LINGVISTOV weekly English club. Our next session that is scheduled for March, 16th will be dedicated to the topic of art. Here you can find all the necessary information you will need to get ready for the English club, including questions we are going to cover, vocabulary, interesting facts and some useful links. Get ready! I will hear you all this Saturday! Questions: What’s your most creative pastime? For example, do you like to paint, draw, or take photographs? What art form do you like best? Who is your favorite artist? Describe their work. What famous painters do you know? What are they famous for? Do you like modern art? Do you find Picasso’s work astonishing or…
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English club: Addictions
Dear participants of LINGVISTOV weekly English club, our next discussion is scheduled for March, 2nd at 2 pm MSK. The topic of our conversation will be “Addictions”. Please scan the necessary questions, vocabulary and links. You can watch some TED talks on this subject. And don’t forget about the interesting facts that we have prepared for you! Get ready. Questions: What is addiction? What types of addictions do you know? Do some people have addictive personalities? Why do some people get addicted when others do not? Do you consider yourself addicted to anything? Do you have any addictions (bad or not)? Do you want to get rid of them? Is alcohol addictive? What about tea, coffee, and chocolate? Do you…
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English club: Drugs and Medicine
Dear participants of our weekly English club. During our next session on February, 23, we are going to discuss the topic of “Drugs and Medicine”. Please, be ready to answer the following questions. And don’t forget to study the vocabulary and do the exercises! And there’s also more interesting information for you on the subject. Questions: Do most people in your country prefer traditional medicine, modern medicine, or a combination of the two? Do you take medicine when you are sick? When you have stress, do you take medicine? What are some ways to deal with stress? Do you think that teas and natural herbs can be just as effective as modern medicine or even more effective for treating certain…
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English club: Animals & Pets
Dear participants of our weekly English club. During our next session we are going to talk about “Animals & Pets”. So prepare your answers to the following questions as well as check out the vocabulary, useful links and read all the information on the subject. Questions: Are cats better pets than dogs or are dogs better pets than cats? Why? Do you have any pets? If so, tell about them. Who takes care of it? What do you feed it? Does it know any tricks or understand any words? If you don’t have a pet, why not? How much does it cost to keep your pet? What are the pros and cons of keeping a pet? What can children learn…
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Конкурс историй завершен!
Дорогие друзья! Утро сегодня выдалось литературным, ведь перед нами стояла о-о-очень нелегкая задача: выбрать победителей нашего первого конкурса историй. Вообще, как и любое другое подобное мероприятие, целью нашего конкурса было, естественно, продвижение нашего проекта lingvistov.ru, но меньше всего при выборе формата конкурса нам хотелось проводить популярные сейчас «конкурсы лайков», когда победителем становится обладатель наибольшего количества сердечек к посту. Мы хотели вдохновить вас на творчество и активное использование английского языка для выражения ваших мыслей. И, должны признаться, результаты превзошли все наши ожидания. Нам хотелось бы выразить искреннюю благодарность всем участникам конкурса, ведь мы знаем, насколько трудно порою выразить мысль даже на родном языке, не говоря уже об иностранном. Рассказы оказались самыми разнообразными, а сюжеты — непредсказуемыми и захватывающими. Мы и представить…
