Grammar
Question:
Two colleagues are talking about their boss:
A: "Our boss is always changing the deadlines!"
B: "Our boss always changes the deadlines."
Who is more annoyed? Why?
A is more annoyed.
Present Continuous + "always" ("is always changing") expresses irritation, complaint, something happens too often.
Present Simple ("always changes") is just a neutral fact, a routine.
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переведите
"Ты понимаешь о чем они говорят?"
Do you understand what are they talking about?
Dilemma:
Your friend wants to borrow money. You know they never pay back.
Question:
What do you do? Say yes or no? Why?
your opinion
You're at a dinner party. The food is terrible. Your friend whispers to you:
"I don't eat meat."
"I'm not eating meat."
Which one do you say and why?
(Think about the message you send to the host)
You say: "I'm not eating meat."
"I don't eat meat" = I am a vegetarian (a fact about my life). The host might feel offended — why didn't you tell me before?
"I'm not eating meat" = I'm just not eating it right now (maybe I'm full, maybe I don't like this dish). It's softer and situational.
Describe our classroom( Furniture+ prepositions)
your variants
"Я встречу тебя в аэропорту в 8 вечера в пятницу."
"I'll meet you at the airport at 8 pm on Friday."
Statement:
"It's better to have a job you love with a small salary than a job you hate with a big salary."
Task:
What's your opinion?
Useful phrases:
I completely agree because...
I see it differently...
For me, the most important thing is...
You're telling a story about a car accident you saw yesterday. Which sentence creates more drama and makes the listener feel like they are there?
a) A man was talking on his phone, he didn't see the red light, and he hit a bicycle.
b) A man talked on his phone, didn't see the red light, and hit a bicycle.
A is correct
Past Continuous (was talking) sets the scene, the background. Past Simple (hit) gives the main action. This feels like a live story.
b) Just Past Simple sounds like a police report — just facts, no atmosphere.
You're looking for your keys. You think you left them on the large piece of furniture in the bedroom where you hang your clothes. Where are they?
a) on the chest of drawers
b) on the wardrobe
c) on the dressing table
on the wardrobe. (Wardrobe = шкаф для одежды. Chest of drawers = комод. Dressing table = трюмо с зеркалом. Если ключи на шкафу — значит, на верхней поверхности.)
Переведите устойчивую фразу:
"Мне всё равно."( пофигу)
"I don't mind." (в ответ на предложение) / "I don't care." (но осторожно — I don't care может звучать грубо)
Statement:
"Social media does more harm than good."
Task:
Do you agree or disagree? Give examples.
Useful phrases:
I'm not sure I agree because...
From my experience...
I think it depends on...
Yesterday your colleague said: "I never make mistakes."
Today he sent a report full of errors. You tell another colleague:
A)"He told me he never makes mistakes. Look at this report!"
B)"He told me he never made mistakes. Look at this report!"
He told me he never made mistakes
Sequence of tenses
A British person says: "I'm going to the loo."
An American person says: "I'm going to the bathroom."
They mean the same thing. But if you're in a British house and ask "Where's the bathroom?", what might happen?
In a British house, "bathroom" might mean literally a room with a bath (ванная), which may not have a toilet. If you need a toilet, ask for the "loo", "toilet", or "WC". In America, "bathroom" almost always includes a toilet. Культурный нюанс: неправильное слово может привести к неловкости.
"That's a good one!"
"Хорошо сказано!" / "Неплохо!" / "Отличная шутка!" (в зависимости от контекста)
Statement:
"Money can't buy happiness."
Task:
Is this true? Give3 easons.
Useful phrases:
In my view...
I partly agree because...
At the same time...
your answer
A detective is questioning two witnesses about a robbery that happened at 8 PM last night.
Witness 1: "I looked out the window at 8 PM. A man ran down the street."
Witness 2: "I was looking out the window at 8 PM. A man was running down the street."
One of them is lying about looking out the window. Who? How does the grammar give them away?
Witness 1 is likely lying.
"I looked out the window" (Past Simple) means the action of looking started and finished. It's possible, but it doesn't place you at the window continuously.
"I was looking" (Past Continuous) means you were already at the window, looking, when 8 PM arrived. It's a stronger alibi — you were in position.
Complete naturally:
"I usually go to the gym ______ the morning, but ______ Sundays I go ______ the afternoon."
"I usually go to the gym in the morning, but on Sundays I go in the afternoon."
IN the morning/afternoon (general).
ON Sundays (specific days).
IN the afternoon (даже после on Sundays, мы всё равно говорим in the afternoon).
"It's up to you."
"Тебе решать." / "Как хочешь."
Statement:
"It's better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable."
Task:
Do you agree? Why or why not?
Useful phrases:
I strongly agree / disagree because...
From my experience...
Happiness means different things to different people...
Ideally, I'd want both, but if I had to choose...
your answer