The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest Narrated by: Simon Vance “Can you bring me up to speed so that I can get the hang of what’s going on?” get the hang of something – (informal) to learn how to
Words – 5
pretentious – if someone or something is pretentious, they try to seem more important, intelligent, or high class than they really are in order to be impressive // I found Susie unbearably pretentious. // …and I know this sounds pretentious,
Words-4 (Vanessa)
Day 3 outrageous – very shocking and extremely unfair or offensive // People can say outrageous things // So, I’m going to say something outrageous, if you don’t mind. // outrageous prices // an outrageous hairstyle // they were outrageous
My phrases (Google translate etc)
Do you think I could do it even if I wanted to? – Как вы думаете я смог бы это сделать даже если бы хотел? I couldn’t do it even if I wanted to. – Я не смог бы это
Just words and phrases
backfire – to have the opposite effect to the one intended, with bad or dangerous results // Unfortunately the plan backfired. // A risk without a clear purpose can backfire. // His plan to get attention backfired, and instead of
Words-3 (The Last Woman in the Forest)
solitary – одинокий, отдельный, единичный // the solitary goal of the match // The benches were empty except for a single solitary figure. // a long, solitary walk // a solitary man shovel – лопата tow truck – a truck
Idioms, phrasal verbs etc – 3 (Vanessa)
go down that path/ We traveled down that path before. (Obama) But to go down that path would be wrong. (Obama) it’s just very easy to go down that path I think it’s a mistake to go down that path.
Videos to learn vocabulary, phrases
English Vocabulary Lessons (Speak English With Vanessa) ———————————————————————- 50 Important Verbs in English for Daily Conversation (Vanessa) 30 Phrasal Verbs for your Morning Routine (Vanessa) 88 Bathroom Vocabulary Words (Vanessa) 120 Kitchen Vocabulary Expressions (Vanessa) 20 Difficult English Phrases
Epic – Books for Kids – 1
Epic – Books for Kids Fox+Chick: The Party and Other Stories mole – крот, родинка; someone who works for an organization while secretly giving information to its enemies grasshopper – кузнечик (locust – саранча ) parsley – петрушка chipmunk –
Idioms, phrasal verbs etc – 2
flag down – to make the driver of a vehicle stop by waving at them // I flagged down a taxi. // Two young women flag me down. // He flagged a waiter down and grabbed two drinks from the