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A GAME 🎯 EVERYBODY LOSES It's called "The Fifty States Game". This game is as old as the hills, but it's surprising how difficult it is to name all the fifty states of America. How many of them can you recall before the time runs out? You have 360 seconds to try to name all the states. Ready? Go!

Despite today's blizzard 🥶 (or maybe, on the contrary, because of it) I have been dreaming of hot weather all day long. Summer 🏝️ 🌞 is the right time to hit the seaside and catch some rays in other words to go to the beach and get some tan! The image of the sea is so powerful I can almost feel the salty water on the lips. So, it made me think of a sweet that has its taste - SALT WATER TAFFY! Surprisingly, it isn’t comprised of ocean water, nevertheless it’s made with salt and water. This sticky sweet was first created on the seaside in Atlantic Metropolis, New Jersey. SWT is sold widely on the boardwalks in Atlantic City (including shops in existence since the 19th century). It is discovered at seashores throughout the US. In the United Kingdom, taffy pieces are known as "chewy sweets", "chews" or "fruit chews". The term "taffy" is not used. Some examples of flavoring include vanilla, lemon, maple, banana, red licorice, watermelon, raspberry or mint extracts. Which flavour would you dare to try?

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!

Good morning! How have you been? My today's post refers to the column "What is it in English?". Suppose you have just moved into a new home and now you are inviting guests to celebrate it.  🎉🍰🎁🏡 Few know this party is called "HOUSE-WARMING". The English term is descended literally from the act of warming a new house, in the days before central heating. Each guest would bring firewood and build fires in all the available fireplaces, offering firewood as a gift. Aside from warming the house, this was also believed to repel evil spirits by creating a protective atmosphere of warmth. So, nowadays it is also an occasion for friends to give gifts to furnish the new home. The exchange of bread and salt as a sign of hospitality is common in many cultures. Giving bread and salt as a house-warming gift was popular in Russia, Germany, and a feature of Jewish housewarming traditions. Surely, it's up to the guests to decide what present they'd like to bring with them.

Have you ever wondered what it is in English? Even though everybody knows the famous "Head and Shoulders" shampoo, a rare person recalls at once what those flakes it is said to protect from are called. So, here comes another word of the day for you: DANDRUFF. It is a skin condition that mainly affects the scalp. Symptoms include flaking and sometimes mild itchiness. The worst is that it can result in social or self-esteem problems. Suffering from it is commonly thought to be humiliating and shameful. However, some manage to turn it to their advantage (take a look at the creative teenage girl from the Breakfast Club). The definition of the new vocabulary item taken from my favourite dictionary is as always provided in the picture attached. Happy holiday to you! Wishing you a great day 🇷🇺

Have you ever wondered what that is in English? Here, my friends, is the word of the day for you: NAMESAKEs - Mary Teachins and Mary Poppins, for instance. The definition taken from Oxford's dictionary is attached. In Russian I somehow associate the word with the "mother-in-law", probably, it's so because they begin the same way - "тё..." 😁