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#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/
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
Animal idioms

🐦🐧kill two birds with one stone - get two things done at once

If you pick the groceries up when you drop George off for his shift, you will kill two birds with one stone.

🐈let the cat out of the bag 💼- reveal a secret

Who let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party?😾

🦁 get the lion's share - get the greatest percentage

My aunt got the lion's share of the inheritance.

🐟like a fish out of water - very uncomfortable in a particular situation or environment.

These people are so rude, I feel here like a fish out of the water

More #idioms
https://www.espressoenglish.net/20-animal-idioms-in-english/
Sea animals⬆️
#elementaryandabove

🐬Dolphins are mammals known for their friendliness.

🐬Dolphins are found all across the world and are close relatives of whales🐳.

🐬They stick with their mothers for a long time (up to 3-8 years)

🐬Dolphins have two stomachs

🐬They can live up to 50 years!

🐬Dolphins help sick 😷 or injured 🤕 members

More facts here⬇️
https://aquaworld.com.mx/en/15-fun-facts-about-dolphins/
#forrussianlearners
🤓Иностранных языков много не выбывает!
🇩🇪 Для изучающих немецкий⬇️
Автор канала @deutschcool порционно выдаёт актуальные слова в виде красочных и стильных картинок. Советую подписаться.