Showing posts with label interesting facts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label interesting facts. Show all posts

Wednesday, 4 February 2015

Discussing social networking

  Today during the  English lesson children discussed  pros and  cons of social networking.

     Pupils showed each other their  accounts in vkontakte, instagram, facebook and odnoklassniki and talked about good and bad sides of social networking.

Saturday, 25 October 2014

Ten Things Never to Say or Do in Russia

Sometimes, knowing what NOT to do is even more important if you want to fit in or at least produce a good impression. Read on to find out about ten Russian social taboos.


  • Don't come to visit empty-handed

If you're invited over for dinner, or just for a visit, don't come to a Russian house with nothing. What you bring doesn't really matter — a box of chocolates, flowers, or a small toy for a child. Russian hosts prepare for company by cooking their best dishes and buying delicacies that they normally wouldn't for themselves. If, after all this effort, a guest shows up without even a flower, Russians believe he doesn't care.

Tuesday, 9 September 2014

What does mean GONNA, GOTTA, WANNA, GIMME, GOTCHA?

Gonna, gotta, wanna, gimme, gotcha are often used in informal speech, especially in American English. Also  we can hear it  in different songs. What do they mean?