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Morning, dear students!
The weather isn't great again 😭 so let's try to get the most out of this gloomy day coming to know some new lexical items as it's said knowledge is power.
A considerable number of people studying English have heard of such a notion as "a gap year", a year that a YOUNG person spends working and/or travelling, often between leaving school and starting university.
But what if the person isn't young at all. Or what if we are talking about, for example, a teacher at a university who due to some reasons needs to take some time from work.
What will such a break be called in this case? Have you ever wondered?
It immediately reminds me of Ross Geller dealing with his numerous problems (the second divorce, eviction*, the stolen sandwich) being on his SABBATICAL (he wasn't unemployed, he was "on sabbatical").
Knowledge without practice makes half but an artist. So, don't forget to make up a couple of sentences of your own to use the word. Think of an acquaintance of yours who once took a year’s sabbatical or dreams of it.
*Another wonderful to know word is EVICTION and poor Ross can be of help here as well. Remember his unlucky London marriage with Emily when he pronounced his iconic "I take thee Rachel" at the altar. So, back in New York in order to make things work his subletting from a relative of hers led to his homelessness when they separated in the end. He faced EVICTION because of not having signed the LEASE (a legal rent agreement).
Hugs, guys!
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24 июня 2023