the light blue colour of this T-shirt that perfectly resembles the springtime sky ☁️

…and the tee itself is waiting for its winner that will be known this Saturday at the SpeaQUIZ 🤍

If you haven’t already, join in! Here’s all the information ℹ️

🤝🤝🤝

Monday reminders on how to be in better terms with your life from Jay Shetty

The tips explored (in brief, with timelines):

04:03: Doing One Thing at a Time

10:10: Clean Your External Space

12:40: Create a To-Start-List

14:17: Give Yourself Positive Validation of Task Completion

18:51: No Email Until 10AM

19:47: Goal of the Day, Goal of the Week

22:03: Know When is Your Most Productive Time

23:41: Create a Space of Workplace Trust

26:21: Focus on What’s Causing Success or Failure

27:42: Lock Into Your Task

Listen to the full podcast here and unfold the descriptions of the tips above ⬆️

happy Easter🥚

fellows, urgent gathering!

I quite frequently share recommendations on what to watch or read but I’d be willing to know if there’s anything you’ve found worthy of watching or reading recently❤️

I’d appreciate it if you shared below ⬇️

there’re 8 days left…

…until April SpeaQUIZ!

If you know what it’s all about, sign up here ✍️

SpeaQUIZ is an offline club in the format of board games.

Who participates? Your soulmates learning English with whom you’ll have an opportunity to talk and probably walk later🙂

As well be playing a game, everyone may well receive a prize in case of victory🏆

If you invite a friend, you get 50% discount.

Your sign up link 🔗

will as it is

The word “will”, being both a noun and a verb, has a multitude of meanings, check out the sentence:

Only her will will determine what her pre-death will represents.

Here this word is used 3 times and all of them mean different things.

1️⃣ a will — an official document expressing desires of a person before they pass away

2️⃣ will — the auxiliary verb for Future Simple

3️⃣ a will — a desire

Today I’m willing to share a book that’s full of will: it’s the iconic autobiographical “Will” by Will Smith.

I hope you will enjoy reading it! The book’s in the comments section👇

#books

based on real events from today’s morning class🤍

teachers, do you relate?

your lunchtime portion of C2 level vocabulary is ready and served 🍽️

➖Ubiquitous — present, appearing, or found everywhere.
Example: The ubiquitous presence of technology in our daily lives has transformed the way we communicate and access information.

➖Perfunctory — carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection; superficial.
Example: His perfunctory response to the complex issue revealed his lack of genuine interest in finding a solution.

➖Ineffable — too great or extreme to be expressed in words; indescribable.
Example: The beauty of the sunset was ineffable, leaving everyone in quiet awe as the sky transformed into a canvas of colors.

Share your examples with the words⬇️

here comes the sun ☀️

let it last!

@sueonaia congratulations on the victory🧡

please text me to get the certificate

whiplash

…is one of the most thought-provoking movies I’ve ever watched.

The piece shares a story of a drummer on his way to greatness and has been marked by three Oscars🥇

Highly recommend! Watch here in original

Share your impressions below if you’ve watched the movie🍿⤵️

the other day

I came across an Instagram reel from Jimmy Fallon on the confirmation of rumours about the upcoming release of a new Maroon 5 album.

Vocabulary from the extract:

🤩to confirm sth — подтвердить что-то
Example: I’m gonna confirm the rumours are true.

🤩rumours — сплетни
Example: There’ve been multiple rumours on the celebrity’s personal life.

🤩to divulge — разглашать
Example: I cannot divulge all the details.

🤩roughly — грубо/ориентировочно
Example: Let’s meet roughly at 5.

🤩-ish — примерно
Example: The single is coming at the end of the month-ISH.

Who has found a grammar mistake in this video? The most attentive, share below ⬇️

the way good mornings are

Хватит откладывать! ⏱

Начните учить английский прямо сейчас с лучшими Telegram-каналами!

Рекомендую заглянуть!↩️

🗂 "English"

✍️ Добавь свой канал!

Monday giggles 🤭

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‘about last days’

what’s your lead-pipe cinch?

During my evening readings yesterday I came across the phrase “lead-pipe cinch”. The latter, with the meaning of “complete certainty”, made me wonder where such semantics derived from.

The ‘cinch’ is the Spanish/Mexican word for a horse’s saddle-girth – cincha. These were typically made from twisted strands of horsehair and provided a secure fixing for the saddle.

📚The metaphorical use of “cinch” began as the rich and powerful used their status to involve in monopolistic activities and fraud in order to cheat the general public.

The common usage of ‘cinch’ now, that is, to mean ‘easy’ rather than ‘secure’, comes from this ‘easy money’ association.

🤩Regarding the “lead-pipe” part, opinions differ. One has suggested that lead pipes were used to twist and tighten cinch straps. Others have suggested the derivation lies with some property of lead pipe, for example, it is easy to bend, or it constituted an effective weapon with the certainty of knocking someone out. There’s no evidence to support any of the suggestions provided above.

This bit of immersion into the origins of the phrase made me wish to try horse-riding 🐎

Have you ever done horse-riding? If yes, how would you describe your experience?

what can be better than a bunch of new experiences?

Here’s to sharing the unique opportunity to get some positive emotions from ToDoBox

ToDoBox 🚀 is a set of two, four or six events for two people in an electronic version or in a paper box - the package for your box can be chosen from many options!
💌 Every month ToDoBox picks up exciting and useful activities for you!
The project is over 8 years old!

What do you do in order to receive the certificate in the electronic form?

🔴Send reactions to the last 5 posts
🔴Be subscribed to my channel and the channel of ToDoBox
🔴Put the your number in order under this post (e.g. if your comment is the first, write 1, if it’s the second, write 2 etc.) and tag a friend with whom you’d like to visit the events

Results will be announced next Friday, April 11📌

An electronic certificate from ToDoBox entitles its holder to choose 2 events within a year, as well as a month to attend those🧡

What activities can there be?🎯

- Quests and intellectual games
- Sports training and dance classes
- creative workshops and trainings
- invitations to theatres, galleries and stand-up shows, and many other interesting
events!

Do not miss the opportunity to create your own perfect set of activities with www.todobox.ru

everything’s so beautiful when you stop looking for flaws

and go learn some English…


…it was a well-timed April fool’s hoax🙂

how to learn English in 24 hours

Our lives will no longer be the same!
In an astonishing breakthrough, linguistic experts have developed a brand-new language learning method that allows individuals to learn English fluently in just 24 hours. The method, known as HyperLingo, has taken the language learning world by storm.

The method involves three phases:

1. Listening Phase: For the first 12 hours, users simply listen to English audio at a specific frequency while they go about their normal day-to-day activities.

2. Immersion Phase: The next 8 hours require watching English TV shows with subtitles, interacting with AI-powered language tools, and reading short, context-heavy sentences.

3. Sleep Phase: During the final 4 hours, the brain is exposed to a frequency-enhanced sleep soundtrack to accelerate memory retention.

Early testers have reported an unprecedented boost in their ability to understand and speak English after completing the program, with some even dreaming in English.

where do you belong this Monday?🙂

it is not down on any map; true places never are

My uni-time favourite fiction piece “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville is here for your Sunday readings 📚

The full book’s in the comments ⬇️

afternoon Americano and Feb’s multiple new acquaintances🧡

📍Rebellion The Palace of Youth

i got sunshine in a bag

… and am in the mood to share some vocabulary from the legendary track ‘Clind Eastwood’ by Gorillaz 🎧

Gorillaz is a British virtual band formed in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. The project includes a vast fictional universe surrounding the «virtual group» consisting of four animated participants.

Below comes the vocabulary ⬇️ Listen and notice where these items are used:

🤩 intangible — an adjective to describe something that cannot be touched or felt in reality
🤩 pick and choose — an idiom that means to carefully select or choose the best, most desirable, or appropriate option from among a number of options
🤩 kicking tunes — energising melodies
🤩 righteous — morally correct

what’s yours?😂

days of prosperity

Days of prosperity make us forget adversity. Good times seems out of reach during the bad ones. Both can seem like final destinations, the summation of our days. Then the cosmic joker plays with our ways. Yesterday’s condition no longer remains. All commas, no periods, all stops, no stays, the pleasure’s for rent, but so is the pain.

explanations of yesterday’s grammar

🔜The sentence "I suggest to go swimming" is not grammatically correct in standard English.

The problem lies in the use of the infinitive form "to go" after the verb "suggest." In English, the verb "suggest" is typically followed by a gerund (the -ing form of a verb) rather than an infinitive. Therefore, the correct form of the sentence would be "I suggest going swimming."

🔜The sentence "I suggest that she go running" is correct due to the use of the subjunctive mood in English. In this context, the subjunctive conveys a recommendation or suggestion rather than a statement of fact. In the subjunctive, the verb "to go" is used in its base form (i.e., "go"), regardless of the subject. This differs from the indicative mood, which would require "she goes" to indicate a statement of fact. The construction "that she go" indicates a suggestion about what she should do.

🔜The use of the gerund form "going" (rather than the infinitive "to go") after the verb "suggest" is grammatically correct in English.

This structure is common with certain verbs, including "suggest," "recommend," and "consider." It emphasizes the action as a general idea rather than a specific instance.

SpeaQUIZ spring edition🌸🤍

i’m in love is the least I could say

superheroes in politics?

The new US President, Taddus Ross, decides to appoint Captain America to an official position.

Watch the 2025 Captain America movie and see what that decision turns into 🦸

spring?

🚀what on Earth can make me progress?

Английский по фильмам —познавательный канал для нескучного изучения английского языка.

🪐Здесь мы рассматриваем употребление языка в фильмах, сериалах и песнях. Учим актуальные и интересные выражения каждый день и закрепляем тестами.

✨Никакой рутины и скуки – только мотивация и отличное настроение

Присоединяйся!🔥

in order for this not to happen

…attend my SpeaQUIZ this Saturday 🍉

milk & honey🥛🍯

#SpeaQUIZ is about

🧋like-minded people
🤔trespassing the language barrier
🤩 prize winning
🤩warmth

grab your place for this Saturday’s meeting ⬇️🤨

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all things Irish☘️

Today thousands of people are donning green, searching for four-leaf clovers or raising pints of Guinness, all in honor of St. Patrick.

This holiday is about more than just parades and shamrocks; it’s a time to embrace the spirit of Ireland, its rich history, and the joy of togetherness. Above are some photos from my trip to Ireland, I’m in full reminisce today🇮🇪

May your troubles be less, your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door!

Watch the video about the historical aspects of this celebration and share your findings below⬇️

В Masha and the Deutsch разбираем языки через то, что реально используют: мемы, вирусные тиктоки, сторис и заголовки из современной прессы.

🧠 Хочешь понимать о чем говорят в подкастах и соцсетях, а не учебниках из 90-х? Здесь только:

✔ Сленг, который ты услышишь в подкастах и сторис.
✔ Ироничный разбор трендов и вирусных тем.
✔ Обучение через смех и лайфхаки.
✔ Никакой скучной теории — только то, что работает в 2025.

Как мопсы связаны с кражей

Мурмур — это только котики?

Что британцы называют дьявольским поносом

Про mugshot и причём тут кружка

Что будет, если имя Росс Геллер перевести на немецкий (спойлер: будете ржать)

✨Подписывайся, если хочешь говорить на языке, который используют в реальном мире: https://t.me/mashaandthedeutsch

we’ve all been there, haven’t we?😑

felicity

/fəˈlɪs.ə.ti/ (noun) — the state of happiness and content 🤍