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32. Nasreddin and the Smell of Soup One day, a poor man, who had only one piece of bread to eat, was walking past a restaurant. There was a large pot of soup on the table. The poor man held his bread over the soup, so the steam from the soup went into the bread, and gave it a good smell. Then […]...
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34. Nasreddin and the Beggar One day, Nasreddin was up on the roof of his house, mending a hole in the tiles. He had nearly finished, and he was pleased with his work. Suddenly, he heard a voice below call «Hello!» When he looked down, Nasreddin saw an old man in dirty clothes standing below. «What do you want?» asked […]...
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37. Скороговорки на звуки [h, k, b, dg, l, r, t, z, p, t, d, l, k, f] Если вы хотите улучшить свое произношение английских слов и предложений, то самый эффективный для этого метод — это, конечно же, скороговорки на английском языке. Уже давно логопеды используют этот способ усовершенствования речи, начиная с маленьких детей и заканчивая взрослыми. Это не только полезно, но и поднимает настроение. Благодаря скороговоркам, обучение становится веселее и приобретает развлекательный […]...
38. Описание еды по английски Слова и выражения, называющие предметы еды и блюда, а также связанные с приготовлением пищи и сервировкой стола. Food — Пища Food Пища, съестные припасы Bread Хлеб Cereals Зерновые хлеба Meat Мясо Sausages Колбасы Poultry Птица Game Дичь Dairy products Молочные продукты Fish Рыба Sea-food «дары» моря Vegetables Овощи Fruits Фрукты Berries Ягоды Nuts Орехи Spices […]...
39. Nasreddin and the Pot One day Nasreddin borrowed a pot from his neighbour Ali. The next day he brought it back with another little pot inside. «That’s not mine,» said Ali. «Yes, it is,» said Nasreddin. «While your pot was staying with me, it had a baby.» Some time later Nasreddin asked Ali to lend him a pot again. […]...
40. Биография Luther Vandross Luther Vandross was an African-American R&B singer. During his career, Vandross sold 25 million albums and won eight Grammy awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times. He won four Grammy awards in 2004 including the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for the track «Dance With My Father», co-written with Richard Marx. […]...