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The 4th of July, which means it is American Independence Day, it one of the most important holiday in the whole country. Almost all Americans celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, parades, barbeques and so on. I prepared 9 interesting facts for you about this celebration. I hope this article will be useful for you! 1. On July 4, 1776, the American colonies were declared free and independent States from Great Britain and its king. 2. BUT actually the Declaration of Independence began on July 2, 1776...

American people often use acronyms in their writing, so you can also learn them and be more like a native. Acronym is a word or name formed as an abbreviation from the initial components in a phrase or a word. Acronyms will definitely help you to understand Americans better and talk with them on equal terms. You can notice acronyms in informal and even formal speech. So let’s get started! IDK – I don’t know. BRB – Be right back. LMK – Let me know. BIW – By the way. AMA – Ask me anything. Q’N’A/Q&A - Question and answer...

The most common way of starting your conversation with the person is “Hi, how are you?” BUT this phrase is too boring nowadays. So I wanna tell you about some extra phrases in order to replace “how are you?” to the most used between foreigners. Let’s get started! First of all, I must warn you that if you want to be polite, you always have to ask the phrase like “How are you?” after Hi or Hey. So it’s a normal start for conversation. Secondly, you do not need to describe all your day and tell why...

Do yo want to be successful? I hope you do because it's a great motivation for you not to spend your time and life for things that don't develop you. Learn from the greats and give your dreams the respect they deserve. 1. "We should make the most of life, enjoy it because that’s the way it is" Life is short. So don’t spend it focusing on negativity. Make the most of it by focusing on pleasure. 2. "If we can’t help our family, who are going to help?"...

Every person is afraid of something: height, bugs, dogs, not to win, be alone, fall in love and so on. Making mistakes is definitely in this list of great human fears. We are afraid of being strange, stupid and not so perfect as we want to be. We are always concerned with what other people think about us. That’s crazy! We lose so many opportunities which our life gives us, because we think about the other people’s opinion. Unbelievable! Here’s the thing: if we do not make mistakes, we do not try something new, so we don’t develop...

Several days ago I talked to American about their mentality and language and he said that if you answered the question “how are you?” with the words “I’m fine” you offended the person. My friend said that it was better to use “good”, “great” or “perfect”. But “I’m fine” is a great option for British. Just imagine how I’ve felt in that very moment. I was absolutely surprised by this thing. I understood that I I frustrated people with this phrase for so long...

Hi, everyone! You already know that the ‘World Cup 2018’ is held in Russia. It’s a great opportunity to practice your English with foreigners. So I decided to share with you a list of useful words on the football theme. I hope they will help you to start the conversation with our foreign guests easily! 1. Player-игрок 2. To take a penalty - Бить пенальти 3. To kick the ball / Shoot the ball - Бить по мячу 4. Supporter - болельщик 5. To be sent off Быть - удаленным с поля 6...

Hey! How are you today? I hope everything is amazing and you have a great mood! The “World Cup” takes place in a lot of cities in Russia. BUT today I’m going to tell you about great places in Moscow which are worth visiting in case you choose to go to Moscow during the “World Cup”. 1. First of all, I’d recommend visiting Nikolskaya street. It’s not an official fan-zone, BUT this place is always full of foreigners. 2. Then you need to see the heat and soul of Moscow and Russia as wall. Go the Red Square! See this place with your own eyes! 3...

Making your pronunciation is a really long and hardworking process. It takes for at least half a year of practicing every day to change your pronunciation! BUT I want to share with you my tips of making your pronunciation much better! I used so many methods, but not all of them worked for me. So today I post my own experience of achieving American pronunciation! 1. Watch a lot of videos! Choose the speaker with the pronunciation you’d like to have. 2. Try to repeat after the speaker with the manner of speaking...

Hi! English is everywhere now so you have to have at least some basic knowledge of this language. BUT I reckon that it's not enough! I hope that you think so as well! Today, I'm going to tell you how I learn English every single day and improve my knowledge! 1. First of all, you have to find a motivation for studying. Answer the question: "What's the purpose of what I'm learning? Is it necessary for me?" Do not answer only " for great job, for meeting new people or traveling". It's too obvious! Think about personal motivation...