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1. Cristiano Ronaldo donates $83,000 to pay for sick child’s operation Cristiano Ronaldo was asked to donate his cleats for a charity auction benefitting a 10-month-old child suffering from a brain disorder. The world’s top soccer player went a little further than that. Ronaldo, the Real Madrid star who was Fifa’s Ballon d’Or winner as the world’s top player, will pay the full $83,000 cost of […]...
2. Значение идиомы sporting blood [sporting blood] {n.} Willingness to take risks; spirit ofadventure. The cowboy’s sporting blood tempted him to try to ridethe wild horse. The boy’s sporting blood caused him to run awaywith a circus....
3. Цунами/ Tsunami На английском языке Перевод на русский язык Tsunami Цунами There are various natural disasters in the world and tsunami is one of them. Some people call it a tidal wave or a seismic sea wave. The main reason of tsunami is a submarine earthquake, when there is an underwater landslide. However, the volcanic eruptions can […]...
4. This Is Why We Call It’Soccer,’ Not’Football’ As the FIFA World Cup kicks off in Brazil this week, fans of the globe’s most popular sport have been tuning in to watch the greatest names in the game square off. But one question continues to crop up: Why is it that Americans insist on calling the sport “soccer,” while the rest of the […]...
5. Мой любимый спортсмен/ My Favourite Sportsman На английском языке Перевод на русский язык My Favourite Sportsman Мой любимый спортсмен I am really fond of sport. I especially like tennis, swimming, skiing, basketball, and figure-skating. However, my favourite type of sport is football. I like both playing and watching it. Football is played in many countries, so I support foreign teams as […]...
6. A Soccer Match Shandy: Oh, that player just hit my boyfriend! Did you see that? That was definitely a Penalty. Giuseppe: No, I didn’t. I was watching the Goalie. The Referee isn’t doing anything. Shandy: I can’t believe it. Why isn’t the Coach talking to that referee? I’m sure the other player Deliberately kicked Fabio with his Cleats. […]...
7. World’s oldest man, a Holocaust survivor in Israel, to celebrate bar mitzvah 100 years late JERUSALEM (JTA) – The world’s oldest man, 113-year-old Yisrael Kristal, a Holocaust survivor living in Israel, will celebrate his bar mitzvah. Kristal’s daughter, Shulimath Kristal Kuperstoch, told the DPA news agency that about 100 family members will gather in Kristal’s home city of Haifa in the coming weeks to mark the rite. “We will bless […]...
8. Penguin Swims 8,000KM Every Year To See The Man Who Saved His Life “Everyone said he wouldn’t return but he has been coming back to visit me for the past four years” It’s illegal for you to keep wild animals as pets in Brazil. But despite what the law may say, Dindim comes to live with his best friend, whom he met on the beaches of Brazil, every […]...
9. Paris shootings survivor sues French media A man who hid from the Charlie Hebdo gunmen is suing French media who revealed his whereabouts. Lilian Lepere stayed under a sink for eight hours after the gunmen began a siege at the printing shop in which he worked in a Paris suburb in January. The men – Said and Cherif Kouachi – had […]...
10. My future career When you leave school you understand that the time to choose your future profession, your future life has become. It’s not easy to make the right choice of a job. I have known for long time that leaving school is the beginning of my independent life, the beginning of a far more serious examination of […]...
11. The Man Who Saved Jimi Hendrix from the Mafia In ‘American Desperado,’ drug trafficker Jon Roberts recounts Jimi Hendrix’s mob kidnapping and water skiing mishap. Jon Roberts, the convicted cocaine trafficker who masterminded the Medellin Cartel’s rise in the 1980s and the importation of as much as 15 billion dollars worth of cocaine for them, told a few stories that strained credulity when we […]...
12. Question answer 02 Why should you be careful playing against a team of big cats? They might be cheetahs! Manager: Our new midfielder cost ten million. I call him our wonder player Fan: Why’s that? Manager: Everytime he plays I wonder why I bothered to buy him! Why do artists never when they play football? They keep drawing! […]...
13. Meeting the Future In-laws Atsushi: I don’t mind telling you that I’m really Nervous about meeting your parents. Scarlet: You look like you’re going To face the firing squad. It’s not going to be that bad. Atsushi: I wish I could believe that. I’m going to try to make a good First impression, but I don’t think they’re going […]...
14. Пословица / поговорка boys will be boys – перевод и значение, пример использования Пословица / поговорка: boys will be boys Перевод: мальчишки есть мальчишки (т. е. не стоит осуждать мальчиков, юношей или мужчин за авантюризм, озорство или шум, гам, потому что такова их природа) Пример: Boys will be boys and the two brothers always come home very dirty. Мальчишки есть мальчишки, и двое братьев всегда приходят домой очень […]...
15. Lilly – The Hero Pit Bull That Saved Her Owner From An Oncoming Freight Train A dog’s loyalty to humans is truly unique and quite often awe inspiring. Take this story of an incident that took place back in 2012. A Pit Bull named Lilly risked her life to pull her unconscious owner from the path of an oncoming freight train. Lilly saved her owner, Christine Spain from certain death. […]...
16. ‘Missing’ woman unknowingly joins search for herself A woman who was reported missing from an Icelandic tour unwittingly joined a search for herself. According to the Reykjavik Grapevine, a woman described as “Asian, about 160cm, in dark clothing and speaks English well” was listed as missing Saturday near the Eldgjá volcanic canyon in southern Iceland. A search continued through the weekend with […]...
17. Пословица / поговорка a penny saved is a penny earned / a penny saved is a penny gained – перевод и значение, пример использования Пословица / поговорка: a penny saved is a penny earned / a penny saved is a penny gained Перевод: не истратил пенни – значит, заработал Пример: A penny saved is a penny earned and it is just as important to be careful spending money as it is to earn money. Не истратить пенни почти то […]...
18. A Family Party I visit my Hometown about once a year. This year, I was In town for about five days and there was a family Get-together. It wasn’t a Family reunion since it was just my Immediate family, but still, there were a total of about 45 people who Showed up. Our family parties are always held […]...
19. Speaking About the Future Robert: These designs are really Futuristic-looking. Mara: I’m trying to be Forward-thinking and imagine what the world will be like in 50 to 100 years. Robert: You think that the world will be filled with Space-age gadgets like these? Mara: That’s the natural Evolution of Technology for the next 100 years, I think. We will […]...
20. Значение идиомы boys will be boys [boys will be boys] Boys are only children and must sometimes get into mischief or trouble or behave too roughly. Boys will be boys and make a lot of noise, so John’s mother told him and his friends to play in the park instead of the back yard....
21. Soccer – Футбол The modern game of soccer has a simple goal: kick or head the ball into the goal of your opponent’s team. Basically, there is also one simple rule: no one except the goalkeeper may use their hands to play the ball. In a soccer game there are two teams of 11 players, who try to […]...
22. Question answer 06 What lights up a football stadium? A football match! If you have a referee in football, what do you have in bowls? Cornflakes! Why aren’t football stadiums built in outer space? Because there is no atmosphere! Where do spiders play their FA Cup final? Webley stadium! When fish play football, who is the captain? The […]...
23. Letting Go of the Past Emma: I think It’s time. Uday: I Beg to differ. Emma: You can’t Live in the past. I know that you like Reliving your Glory days, but the only way To move on is To let go of the past. Uday: I don’t want to move on. If you’ve had the life I’ve had, you’d […]...
24. Question answer 03 What’s the chilliest ground in the premiership? Cold Trafford! How did the footbal pitch end up as triangle? Somebody took a corner! Why didn’t the dog want to play football? It was a boxer! What did they call Dracula when he won the league? The champire! Which England player keeps up the fuel supply? Paul […]...
25. Значение идиомы strike out [strike out] {v.} 1. To destroy something that has been written ordrawn by drawing a line or cross through it or by erasing it. Johnmisspelled “corollary. ” He struck it out and wrote it correctly. 2.To begin to follow a new path or a course of action that you havenever tried. The boy scouts struck […]...
26. Getting an Advantage in Sports Tammy: What are you doing this year to give your team an Advantage? Phillip: I Have a few tricks up my sleeve. We’re going to have a Winning season. Tammy: Are you going To start Wang? Phillip: No, I’m Redshirting Wang. I want him to sit out his first year so he can Sharpen his […]...
27. The Comedy Club On Friday night, I went with a group of friends from work to a comedy club. I don’t really like Sketch comedy, but I do like Stand-up, and the comedian who was going to perform there was one of my favorites. There were six of us and we were a pretty Rowdy group. We stood […]...
28. Listening to Club Music Anastasia: This is the best Club in the city. Grace brought me here last month. You’re going to love it. Joshua: What?! Anastasia: You’re going to love this club. It has the best DJ in town. She Spins the best Mixes. Joshua: Did you say you’re going to get us some Mixed drinks? Anastasia: No, […]...
29. Перевод слова player Player – игрок, плеер Перевод слова Circumspect player – осторожный игрок composite player – коллективный игрок chess player – игрок в шахматы He’s a very fine Player. Он очень хороший игрок. He’s a keen chess Player. Он фанатичный шахматист. Each Player throws one die. Каждый игрок бросает одну кость. Происхождение слова player Образовано от глагола...
30. Упражнения “Сравнение времен Future Perfect – Future Perfect Continuous” (с ответами) 1. Поставьте глагол из скобок в форму Future Perfect или Future Perfect Continuous. They… (build) the airport by April. (Они построят аэропорт к апрелю.) The speaker… (present) his project for 4 hours by 6 o’clock. (К 6 часам спикер будет представлять свой проект уже в течение 4 часов.) When I retire I… (work) here for […]...
31. Упражнения “Будущее совершенное время Future Perfect” (с ответами) 1. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глагол в форму Future Perfect Tense. Обратите внимание на отрицательные и вопросительные предложения. By the end of the spring we… (do) five exams. (К концу весны мы сдадим пять экзаменов.) You… (eat) something by the time the bus arrives? (Ты съешь что-нибудь к тому времени, когда приедет автобус?) By the […]...
32. Упражнения “Сравнение времен Future Simple – Future Continuous” (с ответами) 1. Поставьте в диалоге глаголы из скобок в форме Future Simple или Future Continuous. – Well, Alex. When I… (come round) tomorrow? Is 6 p. m. OK? – Yes, I… (wait) for you tomorrow evening but please, don’t come at 6. I think I… (work) then. – OK. What time you… (be) free? – I… […]...
33. Sports in the USA In the USA many sports and sports activities attract millions of active participants. One reason of the popularity of sport in America may be the variety and size of America, providing Americans with a large choice of summer and winter sports. In addition, public sports facilities have always been available in great number for participants. […]...
34. My Future Profession (Journalist) В топике Моя будущая профессия (журналист) – я хочу рассказать, почему я решил стать журналистом. Мне нравится все, что связано с СМИ, кроме того, мы с друзьями выпускаем в нашей школе небольшую газету, в которой стараемся интересно написать о школьных событиях и жизни молодежи, публикуем шутки, рисуем карикатуры. Мои любимые школьные предметы – история и […]...
35. My Plans for the Future – Мои планы на будущее (1) This year I’m leaving school. I have already decided what career to choose. I would like to be a psychologist. I want to help people to solve their problems. I want to help them to understand their inside world, to help them to be confident. I love working with people and children. I think it’s […]...
36. Patrick Stewart on ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ The actor talks about returning to the ‘X-Men’ franchise, his Professor X origin story and the films’ metaphorical resonance “I was not a comic book reader,” Patrick Stewart says, with a distinct note of apology. “Not those kind, anyway. I read storybook comics, and when I was much younger I read children’s cartoons. But I […]...
37. Keeping Fit The fitness boom of the past decades led to a big rise in the numbers of people participating in sports and activities. Those who pursue the latest fitness fashion are convinced that staying in good physical form requires much more than regular exercise and balanced meals. For anyone who really wants to be healthy, fitness […]...
38. One night, at the lodge of a hunting club One night, at the lodge of a hunting club, two new members were being introduced to other members and shown around. The man leading them around said, “See that old man asleep in the chair by the fire – place? He is our oldest member and can tell you some hunting stories you’ll never forget.” […]...
39. Visiting Historic Sites Mary: I think we should Call it a day. Will: I think we still have time to visit one more Historic site and this one is amazing. They’ve done a great job with Preservation and Restoration. Mary: It’s not another old Castle, is it? Will: It’s not any old castle. This one Dates back to […]...
40. Day care workers charged with running toddler’Fight Club’ Two employees of a New Jersey day care center instigated “Fight Club”-style brawls between the toddlers and shared footage of the pint-sized pugilists on Snapchat, prosecutors said Tuesday. Erica Kenny, 22, and Chanese White, 28, were criminally charged for allegedly staging tussles between kids ages 4 to 6 at Lightbridge Academy, in Cranford. “Approximately a […]...