News in English 🗞
265-year-old love letters opened for first time (9th November 2023)
Level: Pre-intermediate
For 265 years, 104 letters written to French sailors sat on a shelf in the U.K. They were never opened. They have just been read for the first time. The letters were on a French warship captured by Britain in 1758. The French sailors did not have time to open and read their mail. The letters were put in storage in an archive and forgotten about. They gathered dust for two and a half centuries. A researcher said many of the letters were love letters.
A group of researchers studied the letters. They said the writing gave a rare look back into history. The writers were rich and poor. They were fiancés, parents, siblings and wives. They all had different levels of literacy. A researcher said the letters showed how we manage things like pandemics and wars. He said the letters were similar to what people write about today. They were about staying in touch, caring for people, and keeping passion alive.
sailor — моряк
warship — военный корабль
capture — захватывать
storage — хранилище
gather dust — пылиться, собирать пыль
fiancé — жених
levels of literacy — уровень грамотности
keep passion alive — сохранить страсть
#Milingo_Reading
265-year-old love letters opened for first time (9th November 2023)
Level: Pre-intermediate
For 265 years, 104 letters written to French sailors sat on a shelf in the U.K. They were never opened. They have just been read for the first time. The letters were on a French warship captured by Britain in 1758. The French sailors did not have time to open and read their mail. The letters were put in storage in an archive and forgotten about. They gathered dust for two and a half centuries. A researcher said many of the letters were love letters.
A group of researchers studied the letters. They said the writing gave a rare look back into history. The writers were rich and poor. They were fiancés, parents, siblings and wives. They all had different levels of literacy. A researcher said the letters showed how we manage things like pandemics and wars. He said the letters were similar to what people write about today. They were about staying in touch, caring for people, and keeping passion alive.
sailor — моряк
warship — военный корабль
capture — захватывать
storage — хранилище
gather dust — пылиться, собирать пыль
fiancé — жених
levels of literacy — уровень грамотности
keep passion alive — сохранить страсть
#Milingo_Reading
Фразовые глаголы с BREAK 😖
BREAK DOWN — сломаться — to stop functioning (for vehicles, machines, etc.)
Ex: My car broke down in the middle of the road.
BREAK DOWN — расплакаться, сорваться — to start crying (normally in public)
Ex: Emily broke down when she heard about the accident.
BREAK IN — вломиться, взломать (с целью кражи) — to enter a place to steal something
Ex: Someone broke in last night and stole €6000 from the safe.
BREAK INTO SOMETHING — вломиться (именно в какое-то здание; так же с целью кражи) — to enter a building by force, especially to steal things
Ex: Two houses in my street were broken into last night.
BREAK OUT — вспыхнуть, начаться, разразиться — something bad (such as a war, a fight, a fire, riots, a row, violence…..) starts
Ex: The fire must have broken out during the night / the war broke out after Christmas.
BREAK UP — расстаться, разорвать отношения — to end a relationship
Ex: Pam and Tom broke up last month.
#Milingo_Vocabulary
BREAK DOWN — сломаться — to stop functioning (for vehicles, machines, etc.)
Ex: My car broke down in the middle of the road.
BREAK DOWN — расплакаться, сорваться — to start crying (normally in public)
Ex: Emily broke down when she heard about the accident.
BREAK IN — вломиться, взломать (с целью кражи) — to enter a place to steal something
Ex: Someone broke in last night and stole €6000 from the safe.
BREAK INTO SOMETHING — вломиться (именно в какое-то здание; так же с целью кражи) — to enter a building by force, especially to steal things
Ex: Two houses in my street were broken into last night.
BREAK OUT — вспыхнуть, начаться, разразиться — something bad (such as a war, a fight, a fire, riots, a row, violence…..) starts
Ex: The fire must have broken out during the night / the war broke out after Christmas.
BREAK UP — расстаться, разорвать отношения — to end a relationship
Ex: Pam and Tom broke up last month.
#Milingo_Vocabulary
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👉🏻 It’s all for the best — все к лучшему
Ex: Then it's all for the best that he's been reassigned. — Тогда его перевод только к лучшему.
👉🏻 Win a few, lose a few — где-то выигрываешь, где-то проигрываешь
Ex: You win a few, you lose a few, but you keep on fighting. — Где-то выиграешь, где-то проиграешь, но будешь драться до конца.
#Milingo_Vocabulary
Ex: Then it's all for the best that he's been reassigned. — Тогда его перевод только к лучшему.
👉🏻 Win a few, lose a few — где-то выигрываешь, где-то проигрываешь
Ex: You win a few, you lose a few, but you keep on fighting. — Где-то выиграешь, где-то проиграешь, но будешь драться до конца.
#Milingo_Vocabulary
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🎬 The Devil Wears Prada, 2006
Rupture a disc — разорвать позвоночный диск
Gird your loins — "затянуть ремень на пояснице", подготовиться к чему-то трудному (старое выражение из Библии)
Confirm an appointment — подтвердить встречу/прием
Paunchy — пузатый
Drop off — подбросить, подвезти
Pick up — забрать
9:45 sharp — ровно в 9:45
#Milingo_Native
Rupture a disc — разорвать позвоночный диск
Gird your loins — "затянуть ремень на пояснице", подготовиться к чему-то трудному (старое выражение из Библии)
Confirm an appointment — подтвердить встречу/прием
Paunchy — пузатый
Drop off — подбросить, подвезти
Pick up — забрать
9:45 sharp — ровно в 9:45
#Milingo_Native
Фразовые глаголы с PUT👇🏼
PUT SOMETHING OFF — To postpone ; delay — отложить, перенести.
Ex: The open air concert had to be put off because of the rain
PUT ON — To cover the body with clothing or jewellery — надеть.
Ex: She put on her coat and went out / Don´t forget to put on your watch
PUT SOMETHING OUT — To extinguish — потушить.
Ex: The firemen put out the fire in an hour
PUT UP — To let someone stay in your house — разместить кого-то.
Ex: Could you put me up for the night when I come to town?
PUT UP WITH SOMETHING / SOMEONE — To accept someone or something unpleasant in a patient way — смириться, примириться, терпеть.
Ex: I will not put up with your bad behaviour any longer / I can´t put up with Peter
#Milingo_Vocabulary
PUT SOMETHING OFF — To postpone ; delay — отложить, перенести.
Ex: The open air concert had to be put off because of the rain
PUT ON — To cover the body with clothing or jewellery — надеть.
Ex: She put on her coat and went out / Don´t forget to put on your watch
PUT SOMETHING OUT — To extinguish — потушить.
Ex: The firemen put out the fire in an hour
PUT UP — To let someone stay in your house — разместить кого-то.
Ex: Could you put me up for the night when I come to town?
PUT UP WITH SOMETHING / SOMEONE — To accept someone or something unpleasant in a patient way — смириться, примириться, терпеть.
Ex: I will not put up with your bad behaviour any longer / I can´t put up with Peter
#Milingo_Vocabulary
News in English 📰
"New Year's resolutions difficult to keep."🎄
Level: Intermediate
The New Year is when we make plans to change our life for the better over the next twelve months. A psychiatry professor said: "January 1 is a 'magical' date and a vow made on this day is much more powerful than one made on August 26, for example." Unfortunately, most of our promises to quit, start or change things are, more often than not, broken by January 31st. They are usually identical to resolutions that were not fulfilled from the previous years. People tend to make the same resolutions year after year, even though they have a hard time keeping them.
Around 45 per cent of us make a New Year’s resolution. The most common ones are to lose weight, volunteer to help others, quit smoking, save money, and get fit. Others include eating healthier food, drinking less alcohol, and going on trips. Research shows that most of us do not stick to these. A study found that 71 per cent of us stick to our promises for the first two weeks, but six months later, less than 50 per cent are on track. Most people give up because they have a lack of willpower. They also use the 'escape clause' that they will 'try again next year'.
New Year's resolutions — Новогодние обещания (Обещание начать новую жизнь, порвать с вредными привычками, принимаемое 1 января),
change life for the better — изменить жизнь к лучшему,
vow — обещание, клятва,
more often than not — как правило,
fulfill — выполнять,
lose weight — сбросить вес,
get fit — прийти в форму,
stick to promises — придерживаться обещаний,
a lack of willpower — нехватка силы воли,
escape clause — освобождение от обязательств.
#Milingo_Reading
"New Year's resolutions difficult to keep."🎄
Level: Intermediate
The New Year is when we make plans to change our life for the better over the next twelve months. A psychiatry professor said: "January 1 is a 'magical' date and a vow made on this day is much more powerful than one made on August 26, for example." Unfortunately, most of our promises to quit, start or change things are, more often than not, broken by January 31st. They are usually identical to resolutions that were not fulfilled from the previous years. People tend to make the same resolutions year after year, even though they have a hard time keeping them.
Around 45 per cent of us make a New Year’s resolution. The most common ones are to lose weight, volunteer to help others, quit smoking, save money, and get fit. Others include eating healthier food, drinking less alcohol, and going on trips. Research shows that most of us do not stick to these. A study found that 71 per cent of us stick to our promises for the first two weeks, but six months later, less than 50 per cent are on track. Most people give up because they have a lack of willpower. They also use the 'escape clause' that they will 'try again next year'.
New Year's resolutions — Новогодние обещания (Обещание начать новую жизнь, порвать с вредными привычками, принимаемое 1 января),
change life for the better — изменить жизнь к лучшему,
vow — обещание, клятва,
more often than not — как правило,
fulfill — выполнять,
lose weight — сбросить вес,
get fit — прийти в форму,
stick to promises — придерживаться обещаний,
a lack of willpower — нехватка силы воли,
escape clause — освобождение от обязательств.
#Milingo_Reading
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💨 Blow off steam —
Выпустить пар (идиома)
Ex: “I took up cooking and a couple of other hobbies to blow off steam.” — Я занялся готовкой и парой других увлечений, чтобы выпустить пар.
#Milingo_Native
Выпустить пар (идиома)
Ex: “I took up cooking and a couple of other hobbies to blow off steam.” — Я занялся готовкой и парой других увлечений, чтобы выпустить пар.
#Milingo_Native
Congratulations on the upcoming New Year!
Всех с наступающим Новым годом, друзья. ✨🎄
Wishing you a year of health, wealth and the kind of happiness that truly matters. May peace, love, and prosperity follow you always.
Спасибо всем, кто выбрал меня своим преподавателем в 2023, желаю много терпения и успехов в освоении языка!
🎁🎅🏼
А всем, кто нацелен начать / продолжить говорить на английском:
в честь праздника, до 10 января, возьму на обучение до 3-х учеников по новогоднему предложению -15%.
Мой телеграм: @irina_milingo
Всех с наступающим Новым годом, друзья. ✨🎄
Wishing you a year of health, wealth and the kind of happiness that truly matters. May peace, love, and prosperity follow you always.
Спасибо всем, кто выбрал меня своим преподавателем в 2023, желаю много терпения и успехов в освоении языка!
🎁🎅🏼
А всем, кто нацелен начать / продолжить говорить на английском:
в честь праздника, до 10 января, возьму на обучение до 3-х учеников по новогоднему предложению -15%.
Мой телеграм: @irina_milingo
🎧 Слушаем: Stevie Wonder — The Christmas Song
“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all a-glow
Will find it hard sleeping tonight.”
Chestnuts - каштаны
Jack Frost - то же, что Дед Мороз
Nip at a nose - ущипнуть за нос
Yuletide carols - рождественские песни
Choir - хор
Mistletoe - омела (растение, символ Рождества в англоговорящих странах)
Tiny tots - крошечные малыши
#Milingo_Listening
“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all a-glow
Will find it hard sleeping tonight.”
Chestnuts - каштаны
Jack Frost - то же, что Дед Мороз
Nip at a nose - ущипнуть за нос
Yuletide carols - рождественские песни
Choir - хор
Mistletoe - омела (растение, символ Рождества в англоговорящих странах)
Tiny tots - крошечные малыши
#Milingo_Listening
Forwarded from 🇬🇧ИНТЕНСИВ ОТ MILINGO (Irina Milingo)
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🎥🍿«Home Alone» movie clip
Smooch — целовать
Gimpy leg — хромая нога
To be off hinges — спятить (hinge - петля, шарнир)
Let go — отпустить
Lousy — паршивый
Four-flush — блефовать
Carcass — туша, тело
Filthy — грязный
P.s. Разгоняю ваше и свое новогоднее настроение! Всех с наступающим!✨
#Milingo_Listening
Smooch — целовать
Gimpy leg — хромая нога
To be off hinges — спятить (hinge - петля, шарнир)
Let go — отпустить
Lousy — паршивый
Four-flush — блефовать
Carcass — туша, тело
Filthy — грязный
P.s. Разгоняю ваше и свое новогоднее настроение! Всех с наступающим!✨
#Milingo_Listening
30 дней английского — челлендж от Milingo 🌎
Чтобы начать год правильно, я определилась с основными задачами на 2024 ещё в декабре. А для вас подготовила трекер привычек, куда вы можете вписать свои пункты, чеклист 10 шагов по целям и челлендж для регулярных занятий по английскому! 🔥💪🏻
В течение месяца каждый день уделяйте минимум 30 минут на английский:
— Смотрите фильмы, сериалы и видео на YouTube на английском языке
— Читайте книги и статьи на английском
— Выписывайте незнакомые слова и составляй с ними предложения
Важно! Изучайте тот контент, который вам интересен. И не переживайте насчет пропущенных дней, главное продолжить.
👉🏻 А если хотите начать челлендж со мной на индивидуальных занятиях - пишите @irina_milingo. До 10 января действует новогоднее предложение до -15% на обучение.
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Чтобы начать год правильно, я определилась с основными задачами на 2024 ещё в декабре. А для вас подготовила трекер привычек, куда вы можете вписать свои пункты, чеклист 10 шагов по целям и челлендж для регулярных занятий по английскому! 🔥💪🏻
В течение месяца каждый день уделяйте минимум 30 минут на английский:
— Смотрите фильмы, сериалы и видео на YouTube на английском языке
— Читайте книги и статьи на английском
— Выписывайте незнакомые слова и составляй с ними предложения
Важно! Изучайте тот контент, который вам интересен. И не переживайте насчет пропущенных дней, главное продолжить.
👉🏻 А если хотите начать челлендж со мной на индивидуальных занятиях - пишите @irina_milingo. До 10 января действует новогоднее предложение до -15% на обучение.
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News in English 📰
Scientists 'talk' with a whale for 20 minutes (28th December 2023)
Level: Intermediate
Scientists say they have had a "conversation" with a whale. They also say the chat could help them to one day talk to aliens. The scientists are from the University of California, the Alaska Whale Foundation, and SETI (Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence). The three organizations teamed up and spoke to a humpback whale named Twain. They spoke to her in "humpback language" for 20 minutes. Their conversation took place after the scientists sent a "contact call" into the ocean off the coast of Alaska. Twain heard the call and responded. She swam to the research boat and chatted. SETI said it was the first ever communication between humans and humpback whales.
The scientists say their conversation with Twain was not a deep one. Professor Brenda McCowan said it was more like a series of greetings. Whales use contact calls to let other whales know where they are. The scientists made the same call 36 times over a 20-minute period. Each time, Twain responded by calling back. She even matched the intervals between each call the researchers made. Professor McCowan told the Business Insider website that her research could make it easier to talk to aliens. She said: "There are diverse intelligences on this planet. By studying them, we can better understand what an alien intelligence might be like because they are not going to be exactly like ours."
organizations teamed up — организации объединились
humpback whale — горбатый кит
respond — ответить
to chat — разговаривать
match the intervals — сопоставить интервалы
diverse intelligences — множество разумных созданий
#Milingo_Reading
Scientists 'talk' with a whale for 20 minutes (28th December 2023)
Level: Intermediate
Scientists say they have had a "conversation" with a whale. They also say the chat could help them to one day talk to aliens. The scientists are from the University of California, the Alaska Whale Foundation, and SETI (Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence). The three organizations teamed up and spoke to a humpback whale named Twain. They spoke to her in "humpback language" for 20 minutes. Their conversation took place after the scientists sent a "contact call" into the ocean off the coast of Alaska. Twain heard the call and responded. She swam to the research boat and chatted. SETI said it was the first ever communication between humans and humpback whales.
The scientists say their conversation with Twain was not a deep one. Professor Brenda McCowan said it was more like a series of greetings. Whales use contact calls to let other whales know where they are. The scientists made the same call 36 times over a 20-minute period. Each time, Twain responded by calling back. She even matched the intervals between each call the researchers made. Professor McCowan told the Business Insider website that her research could make it easier to talk to aliens. She said: "There are diverse intelligences on this planet. By studying them, we can better understand what an alien intelligence might be like because they are not going to be exactly like ours."
organizations teamed up — организации объединились
humpback whale — горбатый кит
respond — ответить
to chat — разговаривать
match the intervals — сопоставить интервалы
diverse intelligences — множество разумных созданий
#Milingo_Reading
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🎵Red Hot Chili Peppers — Under the Bridge
“At least I have her love, the city she loves me
Lonely as I am, together we cry
I don't ever wanna feel like I did that day
Take me to the place I love, take me all the way
I don't ever wanna feel like I did that day
Take me to the place I love, take me all the way”
At least — как минимум, хотя бы
Ex: At least 75 publications were banned. — Были запрещены, как минимум, 75 публикаций.
As I am — как и я (аналогично: as she is, as they are)
Ex: If only she could be as happy as they are. — Если бы только она могла быть такой же счастливой, как они.
All the way — полностью, до конца, всю дорогу (дословно)
Ex: You might notice that they don't fill the tea cup all the way. — Вы можете заметить, что они не наполняют чайную чашку полностью.
#Milingo_Listening
🎵Red Hot Chili Peppers — Under the Bridge
“At least I have her love, the city she loves me
Lonely as I am, together we cry
I don't ever wanna feel like I did that day
Take me to the place I love, take me all the way
I don't ever wanna feel like I did that day
Take me to the place I love, take me all the way”
At least — как минимум, хотя бы
Ex: At least 75 publications were banned. — Были запрещены, как минимум, 75 публикаций.
As I am — как и я (аналогично: as she is, as they are)
Ex: If only she could be as happy as they are. — Если бы только она могла быть такой же счастливой, как они.
All the way — полностью, до конца, всю дорогу (дословно)
Ex: You might notice that they don't fill the tea cup all the way. — Вы можете заметить, что они не наполняют чайную чашку полностью.
#Milingo_Listening
«Штраф — это налог за проступки. Налог — это штраф за успехи.»
Fine — штраф
Ex: If you lose the token, you will have to pay a fine. — Если вы потеряете номерок, вам придется платить штраф.
Tax — налог
Ex: We pay our due taxes as provided for by the law. — Мы платим налоги, предусмотренные законом.
#Milingo_Vocabulary
Fine — штраф
Ex: If you lose the token, you will have to pay a fine. — Если вы потеряете номерок, вам придется платить штраф.
Tax — налог
Ex: We pay our due taxes as provided for by the law. — Мы платим налоги, предусмотренные законом.
#Milingo_Vocabulary
🗞️News in English:
Love is a drug called dopamine, say scientists (15th January 2024)
Level: Intermediate
Writers have long-claimed that love is a drug. Scientists have gone a step further to prove this. They did tests on the relationships of prairie voles. Different pairs of voles were tested for levels of dopamine, which plays a role in our seeking pleasure. The researchers said the voles released a lot of dopamine when they were with their "established partner". Parts of the voles' brains lit up "like a glow stick" when they saw their mates.
The study shows how complex human relationships are. It says dopamine is released when we fall in love. A researcher said: "Our entire social world is…defined by different degrees of selective desire to interact with different people, whether it's your romantic partner or your close friends." She added: "Certain people leave a unique chemical imprint on our brain." Research also suggests that women get over breakups faster than men.
Long-claim — долго утверждать
Prairie voles — мыши-полевки
Seek pleasure — искать удовольствие
Established partner — давний партнер
Like a glow stick — как светящаяся палочка
Fall in love — влюбиться
Different degrees of selective desire to interact — различные степени выборочного желания взаимодействовать
Unique chemical imprint — уникальный химический отпечаток
Get over breakups — пережить расставание
#milingo_reading
Love is a drug called dopamine, say scientists (15th January 2024)
Level: Intermediate
Writers have long-claimed that love is a drug. Scientists have gone a step further to prove this. They did tests on the relationships of prairie voles. Different pairs of voles were tested for levels of dopamine, which plays a role in our seeking pleasure. The researchers said the voles released a lot of dopamine when they were with their "established partner". Parts of the voles' brains lit up "like a glow stick" when they saw their mates.
The study shows how complex human relationships are. It says dopamine is released when we fall in love. A researcher said: "Our entire social world is…defined by different degrees of selective desire to interact with different people, whether it's your romantic partner or your close friends." She added: "Certain people leave a unique chemical imprint on our brain." Research also suggests that women get over breakups faster than men.
Long-claim — долго утверждать
Prairie voles — мыши-полевки
Seek pleasure — искать удовольствие
Established partner — давний партнер
Like a glow stick — как светящаяся палочка
Fall in love — влюбиться
Different degrees of selective desire to interact — различные степени выборочного желания взаимодействовать
Unique chemical imprint — уникальный химический отпечаток
Get over breakups — пережить расставание
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