Now an exercise for this list: 💬 15 Common Prepositional Phrases (B1–B2) take for granted – считать само собой разумеющимся → Don’t take your parents’ help for granted. in charge of – отвечать за, быть ответственным за → She’s in charge of the new project. in spite of – несмотря на → He went jogging in spite of the rain. according to – согласно, по мнению → According to the news, the prices will rise again. on purpose – нарочно, специально → Did you do that on purpose? by chance – случайно → I met my old teacher by chance in the supermarket...

Уроки уровня pre-intermediate построены на основе рассказа O. Генри The Last Leaf Задание 1: Listen to the story`s excerpt in the video up to 3 times/Внимательно послушайте короткий отрывок рассказа в видео до трех раз Words for part 1: shared a studio apartment — делили однокомнатную квартиру This disease, pneumonia — Эта болезнь, пневмония Задание 2: Fill in the gaps, then check the correct answers/Заполните пропуски, затем проверьте правильные ответы Many _____(1) lived in the Greenwich Village area of New York. Two young women named Sue and Johnsy _____(2) a studio apartment at the top of a _____(3) building...

Large language models can write with charm and confidence, then slip on a simple fact. That gap between eloquence and accuracy is where confusion starts—and where the most interesting lessons live. In Russian tech circles this tension is sometimes discussed under the phrase Как ChatGPT галлюцинирует и почему (галлюцинации ChatGPT), which captures both the behavior and the mystery behind it. If you work with these tools, you’ve seen the symptoms: swift, polished prose that occasionally fabricates names, dates, or sources as if reality were optional...

Task1/Задание 1: Listen to the story`s excerpt in the video up to 3 times/Внимательно послушайте короткий отрывок рассказа в видео до трех раз Задание 2: Fill in the gaps, then check the correct answers/Заполните пропуски, затем проверьте правильные ответы The cold _____(1) of autumn had _____(2) leaves from the plant until its _____(3), almost _____(4), _____(5) on the _____(6). «What is it, dear?» asked Sue. «Six,» said Johnsy, quietly. «They’re falling faster now. Three days ago there were almost a hundred. It made my head _____(7) to count them. But now it’s easy. There goes another one. There are only five left now...