10 tricky words that sound the same in RU and ENG but have different meaning

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Eight Ways It Pays To Learn A Second Language

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Vocabulary:

aspire to

acquire enriching skills 

become multilingual

benefit one's life

What is Danish HYGGE?

Vocabulary:

Hygge - good social atmosphere, coziness

Denmark

Copenhagen /ˌkəʊpənˈheɪɡ(ə)n/

Danish

to find sth out

as much as I can

bike rental

to rate sth from 1 to 10/ on the scale from 1 to 10

to serve porridge in a cafe

laundromat /ˈlɔːndrəmat/

Questions:

1. What gives you a feeling of hygge?

The Story Behind Heath Ledger’s Joker Transformation

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Vocabulary:
a villain
resonate with audiences
film release
be cast as The Joker
take its toll on him
Questions:
1. In your view, what makes a good performance on screen?
2. Along with the limelight and popularity being an actor has certainly some disadvantages. Can you name those?

Portmanteau Slang

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Questions:

1) Which portmanteau did you like best?
2) Can you think of any other examples of portmanteau?

Born Into Fame

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Key words and expressions:

put kids in the limelight/spotlight

donate the money to charity

the pressures of fame 

become a household name/expression

avoid stardom

stay away from the paps/paparazzi

Carbon Footprints of Global Tourism

You are given a text about carbon footprint* and supposed to do matching, gap-filling, listening and writing tasks.

* a measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by the activities of a person, company, organisation, etc. this usually includes things like fuel use, calorie consumption, expenditure, distance and spending behaviour.

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'Latte levy' - a tax on coffee cups?

Billions of coffee cups are thrown away every year in the UK alone. Now a group of British politicians want to raise money for recycling by adding an extra charge to disposable coffee cups.
Key words and phrases
in a bid to in an attempt to (achieve something) combat try to stop something bad happening whizz-kids young people who are very clever and successful

Work and Leisure Vocabulary Extention

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Family Relationships And Phrases About Family in English

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