Hey, learners!

📌Today we are back with a small compilation of movies and TV shows for the advanced level. Enjoy!

🟣 Banking on Bitcoin (2016)
Bitcoin is the most disruptive invention since the Internet. An ideological battle is underway between fringe utopists and mainstream capitalism. The film shows the players who define how this technology will shape our lives.

🟣 Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
Forty-something and single again, Bridget decides to focus on her job and surround herself with friends. Then she discovers that she is pregnant--but she is only 50% sure of the baby's father's identity.

🟣 Downton Abbey, season 1 (2010)
A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.

🟣 Klaus (2019)
A simple act of kindness always sparks another, even in a frozen, faraway place. When Smeerensburg's new postman, Jesper, befriends toymaker Klaus, their gifts melt an age-old feud and deliver a sleigh full of holiday traditions.

🟣 Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
A free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 1950s Wellesley girls to question their traditional social roles.

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🟣 These words have similar meanings but are used differently. "Despite" is usually followed by a gerund or a noun. "Although" is usually followed by a whole clause.

📌Despite the rain, we still had a great time.
📌Although it was raining, we still had a great time.

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📌 15-30% of the general population report having a fear of public speaking.

🟣 Danish Dhamani, ESL Learner who was always haunted by the fear of public speaking, shares how he learned the skill:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80UVjkcxGmA

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🎬This December, we are happy to announce an ENGin Program & MEGOGO collaboration! Together, we prepared an exciting movie challenge for you! Three ENGin students will have the opportunity to win a "MAXIMUM" month subscription to enjoy watching films with English subtitles during these cold winter days.
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🤩What's the task we ask of you? Please share the information about how one particular movie changed your life or mindset! Be brave and creative! You can write an essay (up to 350 words), record audio (up to 4 minutes) or video message (up to 4 min), or prepare a presentation (up to 15 slides) for us! Don't forget to add information about the plot, characters, and creators.
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❗️DEADLINE: 21.12.2022 10 AM, Kyiv Time
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Don’t forget to use our hashtags #ENGin_challenges and #engin_december22challenge!
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💜 Winners will be announced on our Instagram page on the 27th of December, 2022!
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To participate in the contest, follow this link https://cutt.ly/j1SBBJB

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⚽️ Many around the world have been following the men's football World Cup, and the excitement has reached the fever pitch!

What’s a “fever pitch”? 💥 Learn this phrase with the 2-minute podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0dgbqmw

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Intrepid = fearless
🌪 The intrepid news reporter led a broadcast with the hurricane behind him.

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📍Make an effort
Make an effort = attempt to do something
📚I really made an effort to pass my math exam. I’ve been studying for 5 hours last night.

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👂 Have about 7 minutes to practice your listening skills? Jo, the main podcast character, is sharing her unusual restaurant experience having to book a table a year before the actual date!

🧫 Check out “a special restaurant” episode from British Council here: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/audio-zone/a-special-restaurant

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🤯 Boil the ocean = taking up an ambitious project that’s very hard or impossible to complete
📝 We need to focus on writing a concise outline of our research paper first. Writing up the entire paper without a plan is like boiling the ocean.

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Happy New Year🎄
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Today we offer you to read our biweekly digest.

🧐Are you an advanced English learner? If you’re looking for a challenge, there are a lot of page-turners that may enrich your vocabulary range. Check out some of our suggestions below:

🟣 The Last of Mohicans by James Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans is a historical novel taking place in 1757 during the French and Indian War as France and Great Britain battle for control of the North American colonies.

🟣 Martin Eden by Jack London
Martin Eden is a novel about a young proletarian struggling to become a self-taught writer. It is a novel about the high price that the young hero, blinded by love and the temptation of money he never had, has to pay for his attempts to make a career and fulfill his ambitions.

🟣 The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People, a play of three acts by Oscar Wilde, is a satire of Victorian social hypocrisy. The witty play is considered Wilde’s greatest dramatic achievement.

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📍Whether you’re in high school, college, or job, there will always be an expectation that you have a plan to fall back on.

What if not having a plan can be as effective as having one? 🤔 An Indian actress Mithila Palkar shares her personal experience:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmeGVhhbGrM

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👩‍🔬 Break fresh = do something that has never been done before

Quentin Tarantino’s films always break fresh: his unique storylines and explosive scenes appeal to the audience undoubtedly.

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🤔 In “Never Let Me Go”, human cloning is real. Friends Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth grow up together at a boarding school in the English countryside. They get to know the terrifying truth of their purpose when they leave the place. Jealousy, love and betrayal question their friendship. Check it out online for free!

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