Never Ending English Lessons

OMG! No school tomorrow. No school the day after tomorrow. Even no school after the day after tomorrow! We are having holidays. Yay!!!

Idiom of the Day: Best of both worlds = a ll the advantages

St. Nicholas Day (Ukraine) St. Nicholas Day is a very special holiday for Ukrainian children and adults. In Ukraine and other Eastern Christian countries it is celebrated on December 19 (unlike Western Christian countries, where it is celebrated on December, 6). Tradition to celebrate St. Nicholas Day came to Ukraine with the Christianity during the rule of the prince Vsevolod Yaroslavovich (years 1088-1089). Saint Nicholas always considered to be patron saint for children. Shortly before the holiday Ukrainian children (often with the help of their parents) write letters to Saint Nicholas in which all their dearest wishes are listed – material (new toys or other goods) and spiritual (health and happiness for parents, relatives and friends). The fulfillment of the material wish depends on the child’s behavior during the year. For those who behaved well St. Nicholas will definitely prepare the present, and even for those who did not there will be something pleasant (sweets, for e

Quote of the Day: “If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.”   William Arthur Ward, American writer  

I know there’s No One Same As Me I Am Unique – I’ve Got To Be This Is The Way – I Am For Real The Only Way For Me To Feel                                                         U.D.O. “I Give as Good as I Get”

Go for ZNO 2019: usage problems: a.m., p.m.: a.m. refers to the hours before noon,   p.m. to hours after noon. Numbers are not spelled out when you use these abbreviations nor should you use phrases such as “in the morning” or “in the evening” with them.

Information about the upcoming English Olympiad 2018-19   / Stage II / Solomyanskyi Time: December 16, 2018 at 10.00  a.m. Place: School  №  7 (Grades 8-9) + School  №  115 (Grades 10-11) Address:  3  Platonivs'kyi Ln. (School  №7 ),    10  Kavkazka St.  (School  № 115)    

Idiom of the Day: Beat around the bush =avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.

If everyone cared and nobody cried If everyone loved and nobody lied If everyone shared and swallowed their pride Then we'd see the day when nobody died… “If everyone cared” by Nickelback

Quote of the Day: “Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.” Bruce Lee

Go for ZNO 2019: usage problems: All together, altogether: All together means “all at once.”  Altogether means “completely.” E.g. All together, the members of the parliament moved that the motion be reconsidered. They did not agree altogether that the bill was worth passing.

The Most Useful Phrasal Verbs: Blow Out Defeat decisively. E.g. The Broncos blew out the Raiders 55-0.

Idiom of the Day: Be glad to see the back of smb. = b e happy when a person leaves.

…Where there is desire, there is gonna be a flame Where there is a flame, someone's bound to get burned But just because it burns, doesn't mean you're gonna die You gotta get up and try, and try, and try…                                                          “Try” by Pink

The first five days after the weekend are always the hardest.