How to Get a High Score on TOEFL without Going Crazy Hello, my dear reader. You’ve opened this post, so something tells me you’re shaking in your boots right now because of upcoming TOEFL. I know what you feel, my friend. I took TOEFL this December, and in this post…

Hello, everyone! I want to share something from my 4-language-written-in book. (English prevails, of course, but it’s also infused with words in French, Italian, and German.) 1. To flaunt about — to display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance. (Щеголять, выставлять напоказ) •«For…

Master’s Degree in Europe Hello, my dear readers! My name is Sasha, I’m 22, I’m young, full of energy, and infinitely happy. I’m getting a Master’s Degree in my dream University in Europe! That is what I hope to write in 6 months. Right now I’m a senior at the…

Practice Month Part 3 Hello, my friends! I promised to tell you about my teaching experience more. Do you remember my first practice day? It was a nightmare! The next day I was supposed to have 5 (!) classes as a teacher. Their duration is not 40 min like at…

Practice Month Part 2 On my first day of practice I had only one group of students. ‘Oh, that’s easy!’ Yeahhhhh I’ve never been more naïve in my life. It was a group of 7 pre-school children (5–6 y.o). I was in a wonderful mood, had my lesson plan ready…

Practice Month Part 1 Hellooo, my dear friends! Long time no se (duh, almost a month!) I have so much to tell you. So, get some cocoa with marshmallows and prepare for an interesting story:) Let’s get started with my teaching practice. Before its beginning I didn’t have any particular…

О Капитан… Today I was deleting files that I didn’t need anymore and came across the work I spent the whole Saturday night on. I’d like to share it here, so that it won’t sink into oblivion:) it is a translation of «O Captain! My Captain!» by Walt Whitman. The…