Профиль участника: zh.viktoria

Zip — молния;
Instance— пример, случай;
Government — правительство;
Zest — пикантность, особенность;
Ashtray-пепельница;
Ginger — имбирь;

The next word is failure — verb

Things to do on an Elevator

1) CRACK open your briefcase or handbag, peer Inside and ask “Got enough air in there?”
2) STAND silent and motionless in the corner facing the wall without getting off.
3) WHEN arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to yank the doors open, then act as if you’re embarrassed when they open themselves.
4) GREET everyone with a warm handshake and ask him or her to call you Admiral.
5) MEOW occasionally.
6) STARE At another passenger for a while. Then announce in horror: “You’re one of THEM” — and back away slowly
7) SAY -DING at each floor.
8) SAY “I wonder what all these do?” And push all the red buttons.
9) MAKE explosion noises when anyone presses a button.
10) STARE, grinning at another passenger for a while, then announce: “I have new socks on.”
11) WHEN the elevator is silent, look around and ask: “Is that your beeper?”
12) TRY to make personal calls on the emergency phone.
13) DRAW a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers: “This is my personal space.”
14) WHEN there’s only one other person in the elevator, tap them on the shoulder, then pretend it wasn’t you.
15) PUSH the buttons and pretend they give you a shock. Smile, and go back for more.
16) ASK if you can push the button for other people but push the wrong ones.
17) HOLD the doors open and say you’re waiting for your friend. After a while, let the doors close and say “Hi Greg, How’s your day been?”
18) DROP a pen and wail until someone reaches to help pick it up, then scream: “That’s mine!”
19) BRING a camera and take pictures of everyone in the lift.
20) PRETEND you’re a flight attendant and review emergency procedures and exits with the Passengers.
21) SWAT at flies that don’t exist.
22) CALL out “Group hug” then enforce it.

The English Language

Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?

Let's face it
English is a stupid language.
There is no egg in the eggplant
No ham in the hamburger
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
English muffins were not invented in England
French fries were not invented in France.

We sometimes take English for granted
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
Quicksand takes you down slowly
Boxing rings are square
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
If the plural of tooth is teeth
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
If the teacher taught,
Why didn't the preacher praught.

If a vegetarian eats vegetables
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
Why do people recite at a play
Yet play at a recital?
Park on driveways and
Drive on parkways

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
Of a language where a house can burn up as
It burns down
And in which you fill in a form
By filling it out
And a bell is only heard once it goes!

English was invented by people, not computers
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
(Which of course isn't a race at all)

That is why
When the stars are out they are visible
But when the lights are out they are invisible
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
It starts
But when I wind up this observation,
It ends.

Конечно, методики нынче не те, я согласна.
По-моему, главный вопрос в теме курсов — зачем Вы это делаете, зачем Вам вообще знание языка? Вы хотите просто понимать смысл песен, хотите при возможности блеснуть интеллектом, научить своих детей азам грамматики и лексики или учиться в англоязычной стране.
И для каждого ответа есть разные системы обучения.
По моему скромному мнению, "нэйтивспикерство" только помогает, но никак не учит. Да, безусловно, это очень интересно, отвлекает от каких-то серьезных аспектов языка. Но, тем не менее, согласна с нашим обожаемым Доцентом, принципов языка это не объяснит.
С уважением, аматор и любитель английского языка

Существует куча разных онлайн-тестов для определения уровня знания языка, их можно пройти бесплатно, желательно разных и несколько и тогда вы точно будете знать какой у Вас уровень

А я тоже за квест!!! Действительно, почему бы не поугадывать песни, хотя от анализа выражений и перевода какого-то отдельно взятого экземпляра тоже бы не отказалась!