Join our Cinema and Book clubs to practice English informally and interactively. We discuss movies and books, get to know each other, and have fun while practicing speaking in English. The clubs meet every Sunday on Discord, and the details on how to join are in the Telegram chat. The clubs are free for students and have a small fee for non-students. Contact us to join and invite your friends and colleagues. The next book discussion is on August 1st, and the next movie session is on August 8th.

Masha, an experienced teacher-linguist, is conducting a survey on English language learning for non-native English teachers, experienced English learners, and native English teachers who are also L2 users/learners. The survey is easy and insightful, and the results will be shared in a special webinar. The link to the survey is provided, and Masha encourages everyone to participate and share it with their colleagues and friends/students in their communities.

The article emphasizes the importance of teachers maintaining their English language skills and knowledge by regularly reading grammar reference books, using authentic sources, and maintaining a vocabulary list. The author highlights the need for teachers to continuously develop their skills to stay ahead of the competition in the teaching market.

This article provides useful links for FCE/CAE/CPE exam preparation and emphasizes the importance of extensive and intensive autonomous reading on varied topics to improve language and critical thinking skills. The author suggests that relying solely on text and reference books is not enough and recommends using genuine sources of English to build up topical vocabulary. The article provides links to National Geographic, Time magazine, Evening Standard, The Guardian/Culture, and Private Eye as great sources of language and reading themes for exam preparation.

Осуждение других людей не является зрелой реакцией, а скорее проявлением незрелости и неспособности переработать свои эмоции. Вместо этого стоит задуматься, что именно вызывает наши чувства и почему, а затем решить, стоит ли озвучивать их и каким образом это может помочь другому человеку.