All the fun I had in my second year in Russia

Living in Russia

My Second Year in Russia

“Well, as I’m still a uni  student, doing things on the cheap is something I've had to learn over the last few years, and just the weekend before last, myself and my 2 best mates had a really wonderful day out that cost next to nothing.




It was a bank holiday weekend, and we really wanted to have a special day out, as the weather forecast was perfect, and we really needed to get away from our studies. 




To do anything in the city, especially during a holiday weekend, always costs a lot of money, and as we were flat broke,  we decided to look for somewhere to go outside of the city. One of the guys came up with the idea of riding our bikes to a very beautiful park and lake, about 15 km outside of the city. 




We all agreed it would be a great idea, and each chipped in some cash, so we could buy some nice food in the local supermarket, as there is a barbeque area in the park which is free to use.
It turned out to be a really wonderful and special day, and was as cheap as chips, as riding our bikes meant there was no transport cost, and entry to the park was actually free. I think in total we spent about 24 dollars on the food between the three of us, and it really goes to show that it’s still possible to have a really special day out that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a special day out that cost very little

Weather Adjectives:

Сонячний — sunny
Example: Погода сонячна — The weather is sunny.

Холодний — cold
Example: Погода холодна — The weather is cold.

Теплий — warm
Example: Погода тепла — The weather is warm.

Дощовий — rainy
Example: Погода дощова — The weather is rainy.

Вітряний — windy
Example: Погода вітряна — The weather is windy.

Ясний — clear
Example: Погода ясна — The weather is clear.

Туманний — misty/foggy
Example: Погода туманна — The weather is misty.

Спекотний — hot
Example: Погода спекотна — The weather is hot.

Прохолодний — cool
Example: Погода прохолодна — The weather is cool.

Сніжний — snowy
Example: Погода сніжна — The weather is snowy.

Seasonal Adverbs:
Влітку — in summer
Example: Влітку сонячно — It’s sunny in summer.

Взимку — in winter
Example: Взимку холодно і сніжно — In winter, it’s cold and snowy.

Весною — in spring
Example: Весною тепло — It’s warm in spring.

Восени — in autumn
Example: Восени часто вітряно — In autumn, it’s often windy.

Weather Verbs:

Дощить — it rains
Example: Влітку часто дощить — It often rains in summer.

Сніжить — it snows
Example: Взимку сніжить — It snows in winter.

Світить сонце — the sun is shining
Example: Весною часто світить сонце — In spring, the sun often shines.

General Weather Phrases:

Надворі холодно — It’s cold outside.
Надворі сонячно — It’s sunny outside.

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Ukrainian: Weather Vocabulary☀️☁️🌧️

Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?
A：现在 几 点？
   Xiànzài shí diǎn shí fēn.
B：现在  十   点  十 分。
   Zhōnɡwǔ jǐ diǎn chīfàn?
A：中午     几 点  吃饭？
     Shí'èr diǎn chīfàn.
B：十二 点   吃饭。


日常对话 daily conversation

现在几点

Beginner Chinese Listening：常见国家  Commonly seen countries

Beginner Chinese Listening

Sobre la película de Jason Reitman que conmemora los cincuenta años de la transmisión del primer programa de "Saturday Night Live".

El kinetoscopio

Episodio 15: Saturday Night: la noche que cambió la comedia

Lien du script: 

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Episode originally published on October 9, 2020.
Transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/find-a-job-linkedin/

Express to Impress

How to Find a Job Using LinkedIn

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