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A few years ago there were lots of lightbulb jokes in English. You probably had them in your language too. Here is an example. How many policemen/civil servants/school teachers does it take to change a lightbulb? Five – one to stand on a table holding the lightbulb, and four to pick the table up and turn it round. Some people find these jokes very funny. Other people don't think they are funny at all.

Хотите расширить свой словарный запас интересными ИДИОМАМИ английского языка? Тогда вам сюда! В этом уроке вы выучите очень полезные выражения идиоматического характера на тему «Настроение». Как вы понимаете, речь будет идти как о плохом, так и о хорошем настроении. И начнем мы, наверное, с «хороших» идиом.

Who is the Easter Bunny?

В английском языке есть такое понятие, как ПАРНЫЕ СОЮЗЫ. Это обыкновенные союзы, состоящие из двух слов. В итоге мы получаем пару. Вот две пары - EITHER …OR и NEITHER … NOR. Первая пара переводится, как «ЛИБО, ЛИБО», а вторая «НИ, НИ». Как вы понимаете, выражения служат противопоставлением в предложении и, как следствие, разделяют английское предложение на две части.

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Today we go horse racing, and we meet people with lots of money and no dress-sense! Ascot is a small town, south-west of London, and close to the royal castle at Windsor. In 1711, Queen Anne went horse-riding from Windsor, and "discovered" Ascot. She decided that it was exactly the right place for horse races.

Погода является нейтральной темой для разговора. Поскольку, она очень изменчива, общение на эту тему делает ее актуальной для всех. Знание самых простых фраз о погоде на английском языке поможет вам намного легче обсуждать данную тему с вашим иностранным другом.

A couch is a sofa, such as people have in their sitting-rooms, often in front of the television. Some people spend a lot of time sitting on the couch watching television, and probably getting fat for want of exercise. We have a name for such people in English – couch potatoes. And, as British people are well known for watching TV a lot, perhaps we are a nation of couch potatoes. Google, the company that runs the internet search engine, has just published a survey which claims that British people now spend more time on the internet than they do watching television – 164 minutes a day on average on the internet, 148 minutes watching television.

Every 10 years the government has to count the population. But some people would rather not be counted.

If you heard that there was a piece of technology that could do away with traffic jams, make cities more equitable, and help us solve climate change, you might think about driverless cars, or hyperloops or any of the other new transportation technologies that get lots of hype these days. But there is a much older, much less sexy piece of machinery that could be the key to making our cities more sustainable, more liveable, and more fair: the humble bus. Steven Higashide is a transit expert, bus champion, and author of a new book called Better Buses Better Cities. And the central thesis of the book is that buses have the power to remake our cities for the better. But he says that if we want the bus to reach its potential, we’re going to have to make the experience riding one, a lot more pleasant.

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Many English learners find that they get confused between words like "ago", "since" and "for". Today's podcast gives you lots of examples of how to use these words; I hope it will help you to use them correctly.

BOB DOUGHTY: I'm Bob Doughty. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I'm Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we travel around the world exploring the history of chocolate. Its story begins with a plant whose scientific name, Theobroma cacao, means "food of the gods." For centuries, people have been enjoying the rich flavor of chocolate, a product made from this plant. Join us as we tell about the history of chocolate and how it is produced. We will also meet Jane Morris, a chocolate maker in Washington, DC. (MUSIC) BOB DOUGHTY: Most people today think of chocolate as something sweet to eat or drink than can be easily found in stores around the world. It might surprise you that chocolate was once highly treasured. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Historians believe the Maya people of Central America first learned to farm cacao plants around two thousand years ago. The Maya took the cacao trees from the rainforests and grew them in their gardens. They cooked the cacao seeds, then crushed them into a soft paste. They mixed the paste with water and flavorful spices to make an unsweetened chocolate drink. The Maya poured the chocolate drink back and forth between two containers so that the liquid had a layer of bubbles, or foam. Cacao and chocolate were an important part of Maya culture. There are often images of cacao plants on Maya buildings and art objects. Ruling families drank chocolate at special ceremonies. And, even poorer members of society could enjoy the drink once in a while.

О пассивном залоге в английском языке учащиеся узнают далеко не сразу. Обычно эту тему преподносят уже после того, как был освоен активный и все времена в нем. Однако причина не в том, что разобраться с ней очень сложно, просто так выстраивать обучение логичнее.

How a music and dance form created in New York in the early 1970s is giving artists worldwide a new stage for political expression.

Today we visit the Channel Islands. The Channel Islands are a group of islands in the English Channel, close to the north coast of France. But they are not part of France. And they are not really part of Britain either. The British Queen is also ruler of the Channel Islands, and the British government looks after their defence and foreign affairs. But in other respects, the islands are tiny independent states – they have their own Parliaments and governments and their own laws. Until about 100 years ago, most people on the islands spoke a dialect of French, but today the main language is English.

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Web browsers first appeared on computers in the early nineteen nineties. Since then, the Internet has greatly changed the way people communicate. But some teachers think the changes are not all for the better.

Тест на знание английских слов – Рождество и Новый год. Christmas

Think about the following questions. 1. What is a hurricane? 2. Where do hurricanes usually occur? 3. How often do hurricanes occur in your country?