There is a separate group of tenses in the English language that is used to describe complete actions. В англійській мові існує окрема група часів, котра використовується для опису завершений дій. Today we are speaking about the Present Tense of this group, which by the way has no analogue in Ukrainian. Сьогодні ми говоримо про теперішній час цієї групи, котра, до речі, немає аналогу в українській мові. 1. How to form it? verb “to have” in Present Simple i.e. have (I, you, we, they) and has (he, she, it) + Past Participle. Past Participle is дієприкметник минулого часу. For regular verbs – just add ending “-ed” e.g. to clean – cleaned; with irregular verbs – situation is more complicated as you have to memorize the forms (it’s the third column) e.g. “to do” – done, “to be” – been.
... I can’t wait to get … You may recognize, it’s a song from “Shrek” and whenever I go on a journey, this melody is my ear-worm i.e. it is constantly playing inside my head.
The most pleasant season for traveling is in summer, at least for me. While deciding on the holiday destination, people usually differentiate between a touristy place (crowded and noisy) and one off the beaten track (secluded and not well known). Some people prefer visiting museums, theatres, cathedrals (churches, temples, mosques, synagogues etc) to spending all the vocation lying on a beach. I sort of belong to the first group.
As soon as you know the place you’d like to visit and have calculated possible expenditures required for this, you start thinking how to get there. There are three basic ways people can travel i.e. by air, by land and by sea. Let’s dwell upon each of them separately.
At the end of June somebody mentioned that Pidkamin’ was going to be on July 24-26, and immediately pleasant nostalgic reminiscences blocked our minds. We remembered going to that place two years ago. So, Pidkamin’ is a village in L’viv region and since 2007 also an ethnic festival. We were lucky to go there in 2007. At that time it was not very popular, however a budding fest. The associations I have with this place can be boiled down to: a folk music, a huge stone with all kinds of inscriptions, an ancient cathedral accompanied by an interesting monk-conducted guide tour, extraordinary people with rare hair-styles wearing different embroidery clothes, and, in general, the atmosphere of joy, freedom and youth. I shall not mention minor drawbacks connected with organization of the festival. They were forgotten as soon as a band “Komu vnyz” came on stage.
So, being tempted by the fact that this band would be participating in the festival this year, we had a great mind to go to Pidkamin’. As you know, a human being is apt to hesitate and have the second thoughts after making a decision. We were not an exception. I believe that our way to Pidkamin’ could be shown in the following chronological order: July 22, Wednesday – 09:11 pm – after having a “glass of orange juice” on the Rynok square, we decide to go to Pidkmin’ on Saturday! Hurrah! Alea jacta est!
A friend of mine told me about this great video on YouTube - a choir singing "Africa" + imitating ... well, go and see yourself:)
AFRICA I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation She's coming in the 12:30 flight The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
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Гадаю, що люди, котрі будуть читати цю статтю в той чи інший спосіб цікавляться англійською мовою. Хочу вас запитати: Як ви поглиблюєте свої знання з англійської поза заняттями у Грін Форесті? Що ви робите для того, щоб розвивати свої навики? Я розумію, як інколи складно мобілізувати себе та взятися за роботу. Для того, щоб оволодіти мовою, ви вивчаєте граматику, нові слова, читаєте, пишете, говорите та слухаєте. Що це таке?
Вивчення будь якої іноземної мови складається в основному із розвитку чотирьох основних навиків: читання, письма, говоріння та слухання. Коли я була студентом, то завжди вважала слухання нудним, оскільки воно не захоплювало і не мотивувало. На сьогоднішній день дуже популярним є вивчення англійської мови з допомогою інтернет-ресурсів. Подкастинг (podcasting) – яскравий приклад того, як можна весело, корисно та актуально розвивати навики слухання у студентів.
1. bona fide /’bəʊnə ‘faɪdi/ real, true, and not intended to deceive anyone: Only bona fide members are allowed to use the club pool. 2. get away from it all to have a relaxing holiday: You need to get away from it all for a couple of weeks. 3. hold-up [countable] 1 a situation that stops something from happening or making progress ￚsynonym delay // traffic hold-ups on the highway // Despite the odd hold-up, we finished on time. 2 informal an attempt to rob a place or person by threatening them with a weapon: a bank hold-up 4. mundane / mʌn’deɪn / 1 ordinary and not interesting or exciting: Initially, the work was pretty mundane. 2 literary concerned with ordinary daily life rather than religious matters // ￚsynonym worldly 5. obesity / əʊ’biːsiti $ oʊ- / [uncountable] when someone is very fat in a way that is unhealthy 6. sedentary /’sedenteri/ 1 formal spending a lot of time sitting down, and not moving or exercising very much sedentary life/job/lifestyle etc: health problems caused by our sedentary lifestyles 2 technical a sedentary group of people tend always to live in the same place: a sedentary people living north of the Danube 7. strain / streɪn / 1 ▶WORRY◀ [uncountable and countable]worry that is caused by having to deal with a problem or work too hard over a long period of time: Did you find the job a strain? strain for: The trial has been a terrible strain for both of us. strain on: It's quite a strain on me when he's drinking heavily. // put/place a strain on somebody: The long working hours put a severe strain on employees. // under (a) strain: I know you've been under a lot of strain lately. 2 ▶DIFFICULTY◀ [uncountable and countable]a difficulty or problem that is caused when a person, relationship, organization, or system has too much to do or too many problems to deal with: strain on: The dry summer has further increased the strain on water resources. 8. wasteland /’weɪstlænd, -lənd / [uncountable and countable] 1 an unattractive area, often with old ruined buildings, factories etc on it // urban/industrial wasteland: the restoration of industrial wasteland 2 a place, situation, or time that has no excitement or interest: The 70s were a cultural wasteland.
Present Perfect / Теперішній доконаний час
