I think I’ve accomplished a lot in my second semester. Despite all the difficulties I went through ( family, friends, health, etc.) I did not give up, though many times I was on the verge of giving up everything. So, what’s the score? I’ve gone through the denial of English in everyday life. Right now, I’m watching TV shows and cartoons and movies in English, and I don’t feel like I have to turn off what I’m watching and switch to a Russian channel. Every post about my goals is always vague, since I have one single goal — to learn English — I do not divide that goal with sub-goals.

I’ve never been to a hotel, so I’ll tell you about the three hotels I’d stay in if I went to Beijing. Holiday Inn Express Beijing Dongzhimen, an IHG Hotel It is ideally located in the ambassadorial district, about 15 minutes walk from the bar street of Sanlitun. …

It’s been a rough year for me, and I wanted to give up many times, but I managed to get through it. I had trouble with studying and realizing if I wanted to continue studying. I have no desire to work in this profession, but there are benefits to the educational process, so I continue to study. As far as I’m concerned, I’m not better at studying, but I’m gonna try my best. I don’t have much to write about, so I guess that’s all I wanted to say, thank you for your attention.

If I were asked to direct a movie based on a book, I would choose the following soundtracks for some of the main characters. Dr. Van Helsing — is the first one who understood what happened with Lucy, he’s an educated doctor with good intuition, and he’s also very risky…

As I remember it was the end of the summer and it was cold spell. The weather like that was strange, because we didn’t have such a bad weather for a long time and it was an Indian summer in the beginning . It’s been beaten down for most of…

A He’s a fair-weather friend. — g) someone who you can trust only when things are going well She has her head in the clouds. — f) when you are not thinking clearly He was sick yesterday, but today he is right as rain. — h) to feel fine He left…

In general, the climate of Russia can be described as warm to hot dry summers and (very) cold winters with temperatures of -30°C and lower and sometimes heavy snowfall. In summer the weather is generally sunny and hot, but there are also heavy showers, the weather is changeable. Spring in Russia…

New words Delightful — приятный Jubilant — ликующий Odour — неприятно пахнущий Sob — рыдать As I said before, I chose this book because Sofia presented it very well. I like to read this book, despite the fact that I have seen the film and generally know the whole story, read very interesting because in the book all events are described very colorfully. Since I know the whole story, it meets my expectations, but I want to point out that reading is much more pleasant and interesting than watching a movie.

Entrance Most Russians live in apartment buildings. The stairwell is considered a public space and is cleaned by communal services. Also in the intervals between apartments are often kept bicycles, strollers, shoes, etc. Hall