#a_bit_of_lit@level_APO

Continuing this week’s topic, Lana Del Rey will become our guide into the world of Jazz Age parties.

💚 Lana's song "Young and Beautiful" was used in the soundtrack of “The Great Gatsby” and remains one of her most famous songs.

I've seen the world, done it all
Had my cake now
Diamonds, brilliant, and Bel Air now

“Had my cake now” is a reference to the well-known expression "you can't have your cake and eat it too," which means you can't have everything you want; you must choose. But Lana's lyrical heroine (namely, one of the novel's main characters, Daisy Buchanan) manages to do just that. She is young, beautiful, and has “done it all."

Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?
Will you still love me when I've got nothing but my aching soul?
I know you will, I know you will, I know that you will
Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful?

The aforementioned “aching soul” is Daisy's sick, yearning spirit, wondering if she will be loved at an old age. Daisy clearly has narcissistic traits and realizes that her worth is directly dependent on her beauty. This is why she is drawn to Gatsby, who reminds her of her youthfulness.

All that grace, all that body
All that face makes me want to party
He's my sun, he makes me shine like diamonds

The fact that Gatsby makes Daisy want to party is undeniable: it is for her that he throws all those grand parties. These lines highlight Lana’s genius as a songwriter: we see Daisy through Gatsby's perception of her. If not for him, she would simply be an aging, rich woman whose husband is cheating on her. But Gatsby sees her as the eternally young and beautiful love of his life, making her ✨ shine like diamonds ✨

Наш интенсивный онлайн-курс к муниципальному этапу ВсОШ начнется уже совсем скоро, поэтому самое время ознакомиться с его программой!

За 12 занятий вы освоите следующую программу:

✏️ Writing

— Изучение форматов письменных заданий (эссе, история), отработка структуры и критериев, практика написания и разбор ошибок.

🔖 Reading & Listening

— Стратегии выполнения заданий, тренировка восприятия текста, анализ лексики и типичных трудностей.

🇬🇧 Use of English

— базовые форматы (множественный выбор, трансформация, словообразование);
— страноведение и ресурсы по Country Studies;
— нестандартные типы заданий (игра слов, кроссворды, пословицы, фразовые глаголы);
— смешанная практика и разбор сложных случаев.

Итог: пробный муниципальный этап ВсОШ.

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#mistake_round_up@level_APO

These two abstracts from students' writing have the same mistake, often made at all levels.

1️⃣ There are two main reasons why this number left such an impression on me. Firstly, although I’ve seen countless conspicuous pet costumes before, this one caught my eye because of how distinctive and sublime it was.

2️⃣ Ryan told me that it was the original comic book that inspired him to make the costume.

What is this mistake? Suggest in the comments 👇

✅ Answer: The past perfect tense is missing.

Most students who write remember the rules perfectly well; however, they forget to use it because we don't have it in Russian.

❓ What to do?

— When you check your writing, make sure to have different cycles, including one specifically for tenses.
— There, make sure to check for any mistakes related to sequence of tenses (согласование времен) and reported speech (косвенная речь).
— If your story uses past tenses, everything should be written in the past.

🤓 Corrections:

1. There are two main reasons why this number left such an impression on me. Firstly, although I have ❌ --> had ✅ seen countless conspicuous pet costumes before, this one caught my eye because of how distinctive and sublime it was.

2. Ryan told me that it was the original comic book that inspired ❌ --> had inspired ✅ him to make the costume.

#mistake_round_up@level_APO

Obdurate
🇬🇧 /ˈɒb.dʒə.rət/
🇺🇸 /ˈɑːb.dʊr.ɪt/
adjective

: very determined not to change your beliefs, actions, or feelings, in a way that seems unreasonable

But the mice—with equal and obdurate consistency—had been born with tails perfectly intact, generation upon generation.

The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Synonyms: stubborn, adamant, obstinate, unyielding, inflexible
Antonyms: compliant, obedient, amenable

Adverb: obdurately
Noun: obduracy, obdurateness

#word_finds@level_APO