Расширяем словарный запас: подборки
На этой странице мы собрали подборки лексики, опубликованные в нашем блоге в разное время.
Пока они никак не упорядочены; принадлежат разным авторам. Мы просто подумали, что удобнее пробежаться по интересным современным английским словам и выражениям в одном месте.
Подборка будет пополняться - ставьте закладку и заходите еще!
TEXT MESSAGE ABBREVIATIONS
GUDPM, dear friends)
HRU 2DAY? Enjoyin' UR WKND? Just KISS - that's usu more fun :)
I'm GFC now, and U CN enjoy the decoding list to this MSG below
BBL)
LOOKS & ACCESSORIES
CHARACTER TRAITS
EMOTIONS
SYNONYMS
Relationships
Люди часто не только встречаются, влюбляются и женятся :), но и расстаются.
Вы умеете поговорить на эту несколько личную тему - отношения - на английском?
Если не уверены, давайте начнем с текста о расставаниях знаменитостей, все равно многие подробности их личной жизни известны широкой публике. Итак, читаем:
Celebrity breakups
This text is about celebrity breakups – a recurring global news item! Relationships vocabulary is highlighted in bold and explained below.
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This year a number of famous celebrity couples have broken up. For some of them it’s the first time but for others it isn’t.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were one of the most famous couples in the world. He was a super rich film star and she was a young actress when they met. They seemed to be very happy together and had a large family but things changed. Now they have split up. Tom was married several times before so it’s not the first time he has to get a divorce. For Katie, however, it’s her first marriage.
Another famous couple is Johnny Depp and French actress Vanessa Paradis. They have announced they will end their relationship and go their separate ways. But why? Is having a relationship too hard for celebrities? Do they spend too long apart? Do they receive too much attention from the media?
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore also called it quits in 2012. He is a young actor and she is a very famous actress who was previously married to Bruce Willis but they separated many years ago. Some believe it was their different ages that made their relationship difficult because he was a lot younger than her. Like many other celebrity relationships, she also had children from her past marriages.
Nobody really knows why celebrity couples decide to break up or file for a divorce. Some say they had differences or that they just drifted apart and no longer feel the same way about each other. Whatever the reasons are, it’s always surprising when it happens. Some couples though manage to patch things up or get back togetherlater on. Whether Tom and Katie, Johnny and Vanessa or Ashton and Demi will rekindle their relationship is unsure but many fans hope they do.
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Все это, конечно, печально, но мы можем извлечь пользу для себя - пополнить свой словарный запас) Составим список английских выражений, связанных с разрывом отношений:
Relationship phrases
These phrases can be used to explain that 2 people have finished their relationship and are no longer together:
To break up
To split up
To end a relationship
To go their separate ways
To call it quits
To separate
These are for when a marriage ends and they want a divorce
To get a divorce
To file for a divorce
These are other phrases for talking about relationships
To drift apart - When the 2 people don’t spend much time together and don’t feel close anymore
and more positive ones:
To patch things up - When 2 people fix their relationship problems and become a couple again
To get back together - When 2 people who were together then split up now become a couple again
To rekindle their relationship - When 2 people who were together start seeing each other again (usually after a long split)
Чтобы потренировать эту английскую лексику, составьте предложения с темы сочетаниями, которые были для вас новыми. А можно написать целый рассказ :) Это сложнее, но эффективнее, т.к. мы лучше запоминаем то, над чем долго думаем)
Следующий этап - использование этих слов и фраз в своей речи.
Обсудите предлагаемые ниже вопросы с друзьями:
Discussion Questions
- Do you think that celebrity couples break up more easily than ‘normal people’?
- Are you surprised when they do?
- Do they just do it for publicity?
Brand bullying
Have you ever suffered from brand bullying when others bullied you just because you do not have a particular brand of clothing/mobile, etc.? Not such a recent phenomenon, is it? And not only typical of kids, if u see what I mean.
Here's an extract from an article detailing the phenomenon:
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Children who cannot afford the latest brands and fashions face bullying or exclusion by their peers, teachers warned.
A desire to “fit in” plays a huge role in the products children want to own, a poll by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers found.
/.../ Bullying of this kind can be quite insidious, it can just be a look that a child is given.
/.../ Children feel under immense pressure to look right and having the key brands is part of that.
/.../ Young people are image-conscious, and a lot of bullying is based on appearance. Targeting others for not having the “right” look, accessory or brand is unfortunately all too common...
/.../ Advertising and marketing have made our society increasingly image-conscious and our children are suffering the consequences. Schools and colleges should be places where all children feel equal, but it is virtually impossible for schools to protect their pupils from the harsher aspects ofthese commercial influences.
(http://www.theguardian.com/education)
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TASK. Use the key words in bold to answer the questions (leave your answers in the comments box at the bottom of the page):
- What are some of the causes of brand bullying?
- Why are modern children and teenagers under pressure?
ПОНРАВИЛАСЬ ПУБЛИКАЦИЯ? ПОДЕЛИТЕСЬ В СОЦСЕТЯХ с друзьями!
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