COMMON MISTAKES IN ENGLISH ‼️
❌ My favourite TV series are 'Supernatural'.
✅ My favourite TV series is 'Supernatural'.
❌ He goes to work by the train.
✅ He goes to work by train.
❌ The most of my friends live nearby.
✅ Most of my friends live nearby.
❌ The police is after the prisoner.
✅ The police are after the prisoner.
❌ The robbers were taken to the court.
✅ The robbers were taken to court.
❌ Twenty kilometres are too far to travel to school.
✅ Twenty kilometres is too far to travel to school.
Говори и пиши грамотно 🤓
❌ My favourite TV series are 'Supernatural'.
✅ My favourite TV series is 'Supernatural'.
❌ He goes to work by the train.
✅ He goes to work by train.
❌ The most of my friends live nearby.
✅ Most of my friends live nearby.
❌ The police is after the prisoner.
✅ The police are after the prisoner.
❌ The robbers were taken to the court.
✅ The robbers were taken to court.
❌ Twenty kilometres are too far to travel to school.
✅ Twenty kilometres is too far to travel to school.
Говори и пиши грамотно 🤓
What's the Difference?
❕EACH
📌as a pronoun with OF + noun/pronoun
Each of the students is writing an essay.
📌as a pronoun on its own
Five athletes took part in this competition, each was determined to win.
(each one or each of them is more common though)
📌after nouns or pronouns for emphasis
They each had to finish their assignments by Friday.
❕EVERY
📌when we're thinking of people/things together in a group to mean 'ALL'
This program covers the information every employee needs to know.
📌after a possessive
She listened to his every word.
📌with some abstract nouns to draw attention that something is necessary or correct
I had every reason to be mad at him.
📌with plural nouns in phrases of frequency
I go to the gym every two days.
📌with adverbs ALMOST, NEARLY, JUST ABOUT, PRACTICALLY
You are late almost every morning!
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❕EACH
📌as a pronoun with OF + noun/pronoun
Each of the students is writing an essay.
📌as a pronoun on its own
Five athletes took part in this competition, each was determined to win.
(each one or each of them is more common though)
📌after nouns or pronouns for emphasis
They each had to finish their assignments by Friday.
❕EVERY
📌when we're thinking of people/things together in a group to mean 'ALL'
This program covers the information every employee needs to know.
📌after a possessive
She listened to his every word.
📌with some abstract nouns to draw attention that something is necessary or correct
I had every reason to be mad at him.
📌with plural nouns in phrases of frequency
I go to the gym every two days.
📌with adverbs ALMOST, NEARLY, JUST ABOUT, PRACTICALLY
You are late almost every morning!
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Idioms 🐈
🐱 to grin like a Cheshire cat — улыбаться во весь рот, ухмыляться
🐱 to let the cat out of the bag — проговориться, нечаянно выболтать секрет
🐱 to put / set the cat among the pigeons — нарушать спокойствие, вносить раздор
🐱 Curiosity killed the cat. —
Любопытной Варваре на базаре нос оторвали. / Много будешь знать, скоро состаришься.
🐱 to grin like a Cheshire cat — улыбаться во весь рот, ухмыляться
🐱 to let the cat out of the bag — проговориться, нечаянно выболтать секрет
🐱 to put / set the cat among the pigeons — нарушать спокойствие, вносить раздор
🐱 Curiosity killed the cat. —
Любопытной Варваре на базаре нос оторвали. / Много будешь знать, скоро состаришься.
❕PHRASAL VERBS
🎄to sing along
to sing a song with someone who is already singing
We have the radio on and we are singing along to the Christmas songs.
🎄to meet up
to meet with somebody in order to do something
People might be too busy to meet up before Christmas.
🎄to give out
to distribute something among a group of people
Santa was about to head off on his sleigh to give out presents on Christmas eve.
🎄to hang up
to fix or secure something somewhere from the top of the object
Last year we had a large tree, the whole family was helping my father to dress the tree and hang up decorations.
🎅🏻 🦌 🛷 🎁
🎄to sing along
to sing a song with someone who is already singing
We have the radio on and we are singing along to the Christmas songs.
🎄to meet up
to meet with somebody in order to do something
People might be too busy to meet up before Christmas.
🎄to give out
to distribute something among a group of people
Santa was about to head off on his sleigh to give out presents on Christmas eve.
🎄to hang up
to fix or secure something somewhere from the top of the object
Last year we had a large tree, the whole family was helping my father to dress the tree and hang up decorations.
🎅🏻 🦌 🛷 🎁
⚡️Other ways to say PLEASE
🔸AFTER YOU - inviting or allowing someone to go ahead in a particular situation
You go ahead and start eating, after you.
🔷 ALLOW ME - please let me Allow me to introduce myself. I am John Smith.
🔸 IF THAT’S ALRIGHT WITH YOU - a polite way of making a request or suggesting something without imposing on the other person Given the situation, I would like to request additional time off next week, if that’s alright with you.
🔷 BE MY GUEST - please go ahead, please feel free to If you need to make a call, my mobile phone is right here. Be my guest.
🔸 IF YOU DON’T MIND… - a polite way of making a request If you don't mind, we'll meet in the morning at 10 o'clock.
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🔸AFTER YOU - inviting or allowing someone to go ahead in a particular situation
You go ahead and start eating, after you.
🔷 ALLOW ME - please let me Allow me to introduce myself. I am John Smith.
🔸 IF THAT’S ALRIGHT WITH YOU - a polite way of making a request or suggesting something without imposing on the other person Given the situation, I would like to request additional time off next week, if that’s alright with you.
🔷 BE MY GUEST - please go ahead, please feel free to If you need to make a call, my mobile phone is right here. Be my guest.
🔸 IF YOU DON’T MIND… - a polite way of making a request If you don't mind, we'll meet in the morning at 10 o'clock.
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What’s your level of English?
Name these things 👇🏼
A1 🧣
A2 🍯
B1 🪡
B2 🦚
C1 ⚙️
C2 🥽
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Name these things 👇🏼
A1 🧣
A2 🍯
B1 🪡
B2 🦚
C1 ⚙️
C2 🥽
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Учим новые слова 👇🏼
🧯- fire extinguisher
🔥- fire-fighting system
🚨‼️🪧- emergency exit sign
❕ If you observe a small fire, you can use a fairly standard fire extinguisher. - Если вы видите небольшой пожар, вы можете использовать стандартный огнетушитель.
❕ Without a fire-fighting system, occupants of the building are at risk during emergencies. - Без системы пожаротушения жизнь тех, кто находится внутри здания, подвергается высокому риску в случае чрезвычайной ситуации.
❕It was lit only by the dim, green glow of the emergency exit sign. - Тусклый зеленоватый свет шёл лишь от знаков аварийного выхода.
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🧯- fire extinguisher
🔥- fire-fighting system
🚨‼️🪧- emergency exit sign
❕ If you observe a small fire, you can use a fairly standard fire extinguisher. - Если вы видите небольшой пожар, вы можете использовать стандартный огнетушитель.
❕ Without a fire-fighting system, occupants of the building are at risk during emergencies. - Без системы пожаротушения жизнь тех, кто находится внутри здания, подвергается высокому риску в случае чрезвычайной ситуации.
❕It was lit only by the dim, green glow of the emergency exit sign. - Тусклый зеленоватый свет шёл лишь от знаков аварийного выхода.
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❌Confused Words in English
🔸FAIRLY = TO SOME DEGREE
This is a fairly expensive t-shirt but the quality isn't great.
🔹QUITE = ENOUGH
This quite an expensive t-shirt but for the quality it's worth the money.
🔸RATHER/PRETTY = MORE
THAN USUAL
This is a rather (pretty) expensive t-shirt, but the best deal around.
🔹VERY
This is a very expensive t-shirt.
⚡️Разбираемся в тонкостях использования лексики
🔸FAIRLY = TO SOME DEGREE
This is a fairly expensive t-shirt but the quality isn't great.
🔹QUITE = ENOUGH
This quite an expensive t-shirt but for the quality it's worth the money.
🔸RATHER/PRETTY = MORE
THAN USUAL
This is a rather (pretty) expensive t-shirt, but the best deal around.
🔹VERY
This is a very expensive t-shirt.
⚡️Разбираемся в тонкостях использования лексики
MUST-HAVE ENGLISH PHRASES FOR ONLINE MEETINGS
STARTING A MEETING
🔹Welcome, everyone. Today's meeting is about...
🔸Welcome to today's meeting. These are the issues that we want to talk about.
🔹Welcome, everyone. The purpose of today's meeting is... TECHNICAL ISSUES
🔸I think I may have a problem with the connection.
🔹The screen is blank.
🔸The screen is frozen / You're frozen.
🔹The image and sound are out of sync.
🔸You're breaking up a little bit.
🔹I am having trouble hearing you.
ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION
🔸Could you repeat/explain that again?
🔹Could you repeat that last bit, please?
🔸Could you speak up please (a little louder)?
🔹I didn't get that,
I am sorry. Could you say it again?
🔸Could you speak more slowly, please?
SUMMARISING AND CLOSING
🔹In summary, we're going to...
🔸This is what we've agreed on...
🔹I think we can leave this here for today.
🔸I think this is a good place to leave things today.
🔹We can pick this up again tomorrow/next week/on Thursday.
STARTING A MEETING
🔹Welcome, everyone. Today's meeting is about...
🔸Welcome to today's meeting. These are the issues that we want to talk about.
🔹Welcome, everyone. The purpose of today's meeting is... TECHNICAL ISSUES
🔸I think I may have a problem with the connection.
🔹The screen is blank.
🔸The screen is frozen / You're frozen.
🔹The image and sound are out of sync.
🔸You're breaking up a little bit.
🔹I am having trouble hearing you.
ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION
🔸Could you repeat/explain that again?
🔹Could you repeat that last bit, please?
🔸Could you speak up please (a little louder)?
🔹I didn't get that,
I am sorry. Could you say it again?
🔸Could you speak more slowly, please?
SUMMARISING AND CLOSING
🔹In summary, we're going to...
🔸This is what we've agreed on...
🔹I think we can leave this here for today.
🔸I think this is a good place to leave things today.
🔹We can pick this up again tomorrow/next week/on Thursday.
Other ways to say You're WRONG 😑
🔹Actually, it's more like...
I know you think the dress is blue, but actually, it's more like a dark shade of purple.
🔸It's my understanding that...
It's my understanding that the report is due on Friday, not Thursday.
🔹I understand what you're saying, but.. I understand what you're saying, but we must also consider the impact this development will have on nature.
🔸I was under the impression that...
I may have missed something, but I was under the impression that the party was at 7 pm, not 8 pm.
🔹I'm not sure that's accurate I'm not sure that's accurate. From what I've heard, the game kicks off at 7.45, not 8 pm.
🔸What you said is completely false
What you said is completely false. The company never agreed to that price.
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🔹Actually, it's more like...
I know you think the dress is blue, but actually, it's more like a dark shade of purple.
🔸It's my understanding that...
It's my understanding that the report is due on Friday, not Thursday.
🔹I understand what you're saying, but.. I understand what you're saying, but we must also consider the impact this development will have on nature.
🔸I was under the impression that...
I may have missed something, but I was under the impression that the party was at 7 pm, not 8 pm.
🔹I'm not sure that's accurate I'm not sure that's accurate. From what I've heard, the game kicks off at 7.45, not 8 pm.
🔸What you said is completely false
What you said is completely false. The company never agreed to that price.
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