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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/20/large-earthquake-reported-turkish-coast-greek-island-kos/

Earthquake
/ˈəːθkweɪk/ noun
🇬🇧 a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
🇹🇷deprem
🇷🇺 землетрясение

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🏊29th Samsung Cross-Continental Swimming Race 🏊‍♀️

Competition has a motto "Two continents - one race". The event is unique because Istanbul is situated on two continents separated by the Bosphorus, and the participants are given an opportunity to swim from Asia to Europe.

The first crosscontinental swim cross Bosporus took place in 1989.

Swimming Race 2017

✅ Over 2200 participants
✅ From 47 countries
✅ Distance is 6.5km downstream

🏅Russian swimmers Evgeny Eliseev and Kristina Kochetkova won the race in the general classification of men and women

http://www.trtworld.com/sport/over-2000-swimmers-cross-istanbuls-bosphorus-from-asia-to-europe-407138

💌How is your summer?
I am finally back from Moscow, one of the most fascinating cities in the world 🌏

Do you know that...

✅ Moscow is so huge that it has the right to be the country. It’s official population is 12 million (2015), and it’s in 🔝10 most populous cities in the world. This is the population of Norway and Switzerland combined. Or Portugal and Estonia. Or Finland and Denmark. Whatever you prefer :)

✅ During its long history Moscow burned 🔥countless times. Since the houses were mostly wooden, the fire spread very quickly, and covered the entire city in minutes.

✅ The Moscow Kremlin is the the world’s largest medieval fortress

Source: https://friendlylocalguides.com/blog/fun-facts-50-facts-about-moscow

Pros ✅ and cons ❌
of city breaks

✅A city break is ideal for those who want to explore the area and take in the buzzing atmosphere.
There are plenty of
🗽🕌famous places of interests
🏛🏰museums and art galleries
🎭🤹‍♀️theatres
🍹🍸bars
🍽 🍷restaurants
💃🕺discos

Cities are usually tourist-friendly and as a result are easy to get around. They offer a number of options for both public 🚌🚃🚕and private 🚗🛴🚲transport.


❌There are downsides to a city break however.

If you’re feeling overtired 😓and ready for a long rest, it’s best to avoid the action-packed city break.

Most cities are extremely busy, with tourists and locals alike going about their daily business.

If you’re staying in a hotel in the centre you might also find your sleep is hindered by traffic noise🎺 – which isn’t idea for the already sleep-deprived traveller.

City holidays can also be a lot more expensive💸 than a beach hideout.

Ultimately it is up to you and what you feel you need at the time.

Are you heading off on a beach of city holiday?

#preintermediateandabove

Town vs. City: What's the Difference?

🏘Town is the urban area larger than village but smaller than city, whereas city is the largest urban area than town and village, which has best facilities.

🏘Cities also have larger population and economical stability than the towns.

🏘Better roads, schools, job opportunities, sanitation system, transport are few of the salient features of the cities.

🏘Cities have more facilities than the towns.

🏘Generally, city is larger than town area wise.

More info ⬇️
https://www.difference.wiki/town-vs-city/

#ielts
http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-town-and-city-vocabulary/

A city 🌃 can be

big, large, major
small
great
Rome is one of the great cities of the world
ancient, historic, old
beautiful
industrial
cosmopolitan
coastal
home, native
Her native city is Tokyo.
capital
provincial
cathedral, university
walled
the old walled city of York
twin
Bonn is Oxford's twin city

VERB + CITY build, found
Yaroslavl was founded by Yaroslavl the Wise in 1010

CITY + VERB grow
The city grew rapidly in the nineteenth century. | flourish

CITY + NOUN dweller | centre, street
Parking is difficult in the city centre. | council | life

PREP. in a/the ~
We live in a big city. |
outside a/the ~ There's a park just outside the city.

PHRASES the centre/middle/heart of a city, the edge/outskirts of a city

10 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Health And Well-Being

Our health has a lot to do with managing our level of stress. In particular, we tend to spend a lot of time and energy stressing over money and material possessions.

We need money in order to survive, and some stress is normal (even healthy), but where we get into trouble is when we spend too much time and energy trying to obtain things that we don’t actually need.

We end up sacrificing some of the more important things we have (health, relationships, etc.) to obtain things we think will make us happier, but usually don’t.

Our health (physical, mental, and spiritual) is our greatest source of wealth. If we have our health, and the bills are paid, we’re rich.

Here are 10 things you can do every day to improve your health and well-being:

🙏Spend time alone in silence ie; meditation/prayer. Be thankful for what you have.

📝Keep a journal of your thoughts. Write down whatever comes to mind.

🥗Eat healthy food and drink clean water.

🤸🏻‍♀️Get 30 to 60 minutes of exercise. Mix it up throughout the week, lots of walking, some strength training, joint mobility exercises, and other activities that you enjoy, such as running, swimming, yoga, etc.

😴Go to bed early and try to wake up naturally, without an alarm. Most people need around 8 hours. Some high-performance people sleep as much as 10 hours a day (Einstein supposedly slept 10 hours). Some people only need about 5 or 6 hours, but they are by far the minority, only about 4% of the population is in this category.

🤔Try to live in the moment. Don’t dwell on the past or the future too much. Focus on your breathing, this will help to bring you back to the present. Avoid holding conversations in your mind.
Turn off distractions, especially when talking to people, working, meditating, etc. Keep background noise and entertainment to a minimum.

😁Read, listen, or watch something funny. Or be around people who make you laugh.

💞Spend time with someone important to you, your spouse, children, parents, etc.

📚Read something interesting/educational, preferably a book that makes you see things from a new perspective or causes you to contemplate your purpose in life.

Source: https://medium.com/personal-growth/10-things-you-can-do-to-improve-your-health-and-well-being-70cbb838652e

Do you like animals? -Yes!
Do you know how to name them in English? -Yes (since now at least))

🦊fox (red, fluffy, sly)
sly as a fox (cunning as a fox)

My nephew is as sly as a fox.

Sly /slai/ adjective
🇬🇧 smart and clever
🇷🇺 хитрый
🇹🇷 sinsi

🐰hare (fearful, fast)

fast as a hare

He can run 🏃 as fast as a hare.

🐻bear (clumsy, brave)

brave as a bear

My father is as brave as a bear.

clumsy /ˈklʌmzi/ adjective
🇬🇧awkward in movement or in handling things
🇷🇺неуклюжий
🇹🇷sakar

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