Can I forget my native language in emigration

Even as an adult, you can actually lose the ability to fully communicate in your own language. But explaining how and why this happens is not easy. Sophie Hardak, British of German descent, spoke especially for the Air Force about how people lose language skills and why ...

Better than 'very good': how to expressively replace hackneyed English words

The author of the LinguaZen channel on Yandex.Zen suggests familiarizing yourself with the hit parade of English words that everyone uses too often. If you want to surprise native speakers with your vocabulary and make your speech more expressive, learn alternative vocabulary from this article. Amazing, awesome, great - amazing, cool,...

'Piece of Pie' and 'Dime a Dozen': What Popular American Idioms Mean

You can't hide an awl in a sack! Thirteen of the most common English idioms in the world invites you to study Reader's Digest. The English language is replete with bizarre borrowed phrases. Take idioms, for example. These common figurative or literary phrases don't seem to make much sense at first glance. But…

How foreigners learn Russian: the strangest dialogues from textbooks

Have you ever wondered how people from other countries learn Russian? What do their Russian language textbooks look like? The author of the “Take Care of Speech” channel on Yandex.Zen did not fight curiosity: she found such textbooks on the Internet and began reading them... Next -...

Where and How Americans Learn: Useful Terms in English

The author of the channel “Easy Speak - English School” on Yandex.Zen suggests talking about educational institutions. How to name a kindergarten, school, university in English? Education systems vary from country to country. Here are the educational institutions in the USA. So, let's start with the most...

It's time to remember: 13 pairs of English words that Russian speakers confuse

It seems that for successful communication in English, it is enough to master grammar, memorize a lot of words and learn to understand speech by ear. But very often all successes are spoiled by similar words. It's time to remember them once and for all, writes Adme.ru. 1.…

What is wrong with language schools and how to learn English without them: a teacher's opinion

Many of us dream of being fluent in English: some go to a tutor, others storm textbooks or watch films in original voice acting. However, only a few are achieving results. What is the reason? English teacher Denis Goncharuk spoke on Twitter about how ...

Marry an American: 6 Slang English Words to Remember

We hope you took the time in quarantine to improve your English. The publication PeopleTalk has collected several examples of slang that will help pass for your own in the United States. Yeet A universal word to show that you are nervous, excited or, for example, celebrating something. In general, you want to express ...

Language heirs: how immigrant children support Russian in the USA

Who are the language heirs? What is unusual about their speech? How to motivate them to support the Russian language? And what mistakes should you avoid? Irina Dubinina, associate professor of the Russian language department at Brandeis University in Boston, and Maria... spoke about this especially for the Voice of America.

Turquoise, terracotta, coral: complex colors and shades in English

With the help of the resource Be a polyglot, we will analyze words and expressions to denote different colors and their shades. The purpose of this lesson is to make out certain colors that you may not have encountered before when studying English, as well as learn interesting idioms, ...

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