«Taming the Bicycle» — новый рассказ нашей ученицы Дарьи Барановой, которая занимается с преподавателем LINGVISTOV.RU и уже скоро точно станет профессиональным писателем коротких историй на английском! Начав с уровня Elementary, Даша доказывает, что, если у вас хорошие учителя и вы приложите максимум усилий, то обязательно добьетесь уверенного и граммотного владения языком, а также огромного словарного запаса! С увлекательными рассказами LINGVISTOV.RU вы сможете пополнить словарный запас полезными словами и совместить приятное с полезным. Изучение языка должно быть интересным!Taming the bicycle.I had been thinking long and hard and decided that I had enough patience and energy to fulfill my dream. I went and bought a lot of cotton wool, iodine, bandage and adhesive plaster and a bike. I had a company of a bike instructor who would teach me how to…
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Reading Club Intermediate: Taming the Bicycle by Dasha Baranova
«Taming the Bicycle» — новый рассказ нашей ученицы Дарьи Барановой, которая занимается с преподавателем LINGVISTOV.RU и уже скоро точно станет профессиональным писателем коротких историй на английском! Начав с уровня Elementary, Даша доказывает, что, если у вас хорошие учителя и вы приложите максимум усилий, то обязательно добьетесь уверенного и граммотного владения языком, а также огромного словарного запаса! С увлекательными рассказами LINGVISTOV.RU вы сможете пополнить словарный запас полезными словами и совместить приятное с полезным. Изучение языка должно быть интересным!Taming the bicycle.I had been thinking long and hard and decided that I had enough patience and energy to fulfill my dream. I went and bought a lot of cotton wool, iodine, bandage and adhesive plaster and a bike. I had a company of a bike instructor who would teach me how to…
Reading Club Intermediate: To Kill a Mockingbird — Chapter 11
Pre-Reading TasksFind out information about the following:Why did Civil War happen in the USA? Why was it divided into southern and northern states?When was slavery abolished in the USA?What was the attitude of the white people towards the black people? And vice versa? To Kill a Mockingbirdby Harper Lee Chapter 11Easy does it – Не спеши; расслабься! не принимай близко к сердцу!twirling baton – жезл для жонглирования“Ivanhoe” by Sir Walter Scott – “Айвенго” Сэр Вальтер Скоттfits — припадки Main characters of the book:Jem and Scott (the narrator) are brother and sister.Atticus is their father.Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose is their sick neighbour. When we were small, Jem and I frequently went past the property of Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose. Previous minor encounters with her left…
Reading Club Pre-Intermediate: English Anecdotes
Данный материал разработан командой Lingvistov.ru. Чтобы начать заниматься с нашими лучшими преподавателями, закажите бесплатный урок!Read the anecdotes. Before reading study the vocabulary for each of the stories. MagicianA magician was working on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. The audience would be different each week, so the magician allowed himself to do the same tricks over and over again. There was only one problem: The captain’s parrot saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every trick. Once he understood he started shouting in the middle of the show:«Look, it’s not the same hat.»«Look, he is hiding the flowers under the table.»«Hey, why are all the cards the Ace of Spades?»The magician was furious but couldn’t do…
Reading Club Pre-Intermediate: A Tidy Ghost
Vocabulary: tidy — аккуратный estate – земельная собственность, участок estate agent – агент по продаже недвижимости row [raʊ]- ссора to catch flu – заболеть гриппом embarrassed – смущенный, неловкий A Tidy Ghost CHAPTER ONE Looking for a house Marilyn and Rick bought a new house and moved in during September. They had been living in rented flats for years, and this was their first house. The weekends were wonderful. They painted, cleaned, decorated and worked in the garden. By Christmas the house really seemed like home.The first of the little surprises came early in January. Marilyn and Rick arrived home, as usual, just after six o’clock one Tuesday evening. Rick opened the door, and went into the kitchen to make some tea. Marilyn followed him in.‘Rick,’ she said, ‘did you…
Reading Club Pre-Intermediate: «The Bumblebee and the Rabbit» by Enid Blyton
The Bumblebee and the Rabbitby Enid Blyton There was once a large round bumblebee who flew from flower to flower on the sunny hillside. His coat was velvety and his hum was loud. He was a beautiful bee, and very happy.One day he flew into a spider’s web. The spider crouched under a leaf, fearful of going near the bee and hoping that he would free himself. The spider did not like either bees or wasps in her web. Sometimes, if the wasp or bee was small, she cut the web around them so that they dropped to the ground and crawled away to clean their wings. But she did not like to go near this great bumblebee.The bee was afraid.…
Reading Club: «Winnie-the-Pooh» by Alan Alexander Milne
“Winnie-the-Pooh”Alan Alexander Milne ex. 1 Before reading the text please study the vocabularyto hum — напевать про себя, вполголосаto bend down — наклонитьсяa mouthful of something — кусочек, небольшое количество, немногоmug — кружкаgreedy — жадныйto bother — беспокоить, беспокоитьсяto fetch — сходить за кем-либоtowel-horse — вешалка для полотенцаslender — стройный, худой ex. 2 Read the text Chapter 2IN WHICH POOH GOES VISITING AND GETS INTO A TIGHT PLACE EDWARD BEAR, known to his friends as Winnie-the-Pooh, or Pooh for short, was walking through the forest one day, humming to himself gaily and wondering what everybody else was doing, and what it felt like, being somebody else, when suddenly he came to a sandy bank, and in the bank was a large hole.“Aha!” said Pooh.…
Аудиокнига: «The Tale of the Three Brothers» by J.K.Rowling (Pre-Intermediate)
The Tale of the Three Brothers — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter Twenty-One Download “There were once three brothers who were traveling along a lonely, winding road at twilight. In time, the brothers reached a river too deep to wade through and too dangerous to swim across. However, these brothers were learned in the magical arts, and so they simply waved their wands and made a bridge appear across the treacherous water. They were halfway across it when they found their path blocked by a hooded figure. And Death spoke to them. He was angry that he had been cheated out of three new victims, for travelers usually drowned in the river. But Death was cunning.…
Аудио рассказ: «Dust» by Landysh (Pre-Intermediate)
DUST by Akhmetzyanova Landysh Download It was cold. The snow was falling. And the wind was howling outside the tent. The night was white but full of danger. Everything there seemed to be expecting his death. The mountains seemed the worst but at the same time the best place to be in. Nothing can compare to the beauty of it, the feeling of freedom and physical challenge that makes you feel alive. But now he was lost. His horse was outside tired and trying to have some rest. And although he was tired himself and would prefer to sleep, he couldn’t. They had enough food for four or five days. Thank God, water wasn’t a problem in this place.…
Short Story: «Eddie Izzard and Snakes on a Plane» by Landysh
Данный материал разработан командой Lingvistov.ru. Чтобы оценить нашу уникальную проверенную методику закажите бесплатный урок!Study the vocabulary before reading and listening: miserable – несчастный, печальный He felt miserable, because his vacations were a disaster. bored – скучающий I am bored. Let’s watch TV or play a video game. boring — скучный The concert was so boring that I fell asleep. to decide – решать, принимать решение He decided to go to Scotland in autumn. decision – решение (в значении “выбор”), решимость That was a bad decision. Screw it! – Наплевать! Пофиг! Screw it! Let’s do it! to book a room/ a table – забронировать номер или столик I booked a table in this restaurant for 8pm tomorrow. hand-luggage – ручная кладь…
Reading Club Pre-Intermediate: «The Child’s Story» by Charles Dickens
Данный материал разработан командой Lingvistov.ru. Чтобы оценить нашу уникальную проверенную методику закажите бесплатный урок!The Child’s Storyby Charles DickensOnce upon a time, a good many years ago, there was a traveller, and he set out upon a journey. It was a magic journey, and was to seem very long when he began it, and very short when he got half way through.He travelled along a rather dark path for some little time, without meeting anything, until at last he came to a beautiful child. So he said to the child, «What do you do here?» And the child said, «I am always at play. Come and play with me!»So, he played with that child, the whole day long, and they were very…
