Hi there ,This is the monthly edition, where instead of a story, I share some resources, links, and other stuff that might be useful to you. First off, I'm planning a party (again!)This time it's about love (and pigeons 🕊 - or other things we lo...
We were translating some sentences during our Practical Grammar lesson. I liked this subject, and hardly ever struggled with the language. When it was my turn to answer, I easily translated the sentence without a second thought. And everyone burst in...
Yeah ... when I was finishing school, I wanted to travel abroad as a journalist. But my mom said she couldn't afford to send me to the institution in Kyiv I wanted. So I enrolled in a local pedagogical university instead (to be a teacher 🙄)I actuall...
My client and I recently practiced "should V" and "should have V3".In our English notebook, I added a photo of a newspaper clipping that had made me laugh the previous day when I had come across it. I told my client it wasn't homework, but that it's...
Hey - If you are wondering what TGIF is ...It's short for Thank God it's Friday (a common expression)As if Fridays couldn’t get any better around the office, today is also Fun at Work Day.Even if you don't think of your office when you hear the...
I was a very awkward teen.I was smart.I was pretty.But I was extremely shy and insecure. I read a lot of self-help books to become more confident, but they didn’t help me much.What helped is aging 😉Women in their 30ies+ have a certain confidenc...
Last week, I sent you 3 short emails. I know, I know: when you subscribed, I told you I'd email you 1-2 times a month. Nothing about daily emails.So why the hell did I start sending you more?Here's the reason:You want to know English well. Right?So g...
What do you do in the 2 minutes after you put your kettle on? You may take an empty cup out and spoon the sugar and coffee ...I open my laptop and do THAT THING."That thing" can be anything.But usually, it's something that you know you'd better do it...
I was pretty sure I knew what "peanuts" and "crickets" meant.You know:peanuts - арахис - a nut that grows underground in a thin shell crickets - сверчки - a small brown jumping insect that makes a loud high sound by rubbing its wings together Bu...
Hi there!When my sister Lena and her family came over and stayed for the night, they asked for a movie night:"What movie do you want?" - I asked."Anything. We are not picky." - They said. It was Christmas eve (Orthodox), so I decided that a good old...