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🐹 Hamster-related Words and Expressions 🐹
Today, we're diving into the adorable world of hamsters and exploring some fun and quirky words and expressions related to these cute little critters. Get ready to expand your vocabulary and impress your friends with your hamster-themed linguistic prowess! 🙌
1. 🌰 "Hoard" — just like hamsters love to store food in their cheeks, you can "hoard" things by collecting and storing them in large quantities.
2. 🏃♂️ "Hamster wheel" — this expression describes a situation where you feel like you're putting in a lot of effort but not making any progress, much like a hamster running on its wheel.
3. 🥜 "Squirrel away" — although this phrase refers to squirrels, it's similar to how hamsters hide their food. It means to save or store something, usually money or resources, for future use.
4. 🍽 "Hamster cheeks" — when someone has chubby or puffy cheeks, they might be described as having "hamster cheeks".
5. 🌙 "Nocturnal" — hamsters are active during the night, making them nocturnal animals. This word can describe any creature or person more active at night.
By the way, if you've missed the opportunity to join the most famous game about hamsters — Hamster Kombat — it's high time you did. Here is the link to join the game.
📊 Check your level!
What's your current level of English? There are plenty of ways to check it online. Here are our favorite ones:
1. CambridgeEnglish
A classic, strongly recommended. Focuses on grammar and vocabulary.
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2. EnglishRadar
60 minutes, all-round.
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3. Canadian College
60 minutes, 60 questions, grammar, listening and reading.
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4. EnglishTag
50 question.
Unlimited time, grammar and vocabulary.
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5. British Council
Requires registration first.
Unlimited time, grammar and vocabulary.
→ Link
Take one or several of these tests, and then vote:
COLLINS WORD OF THE YEAR
‘Single-use’, a term that describes items whose unchecked proliferation are blamed for damaging the environment and affecting the food chain, has been named Collins’ Word of the Year 2018.
Single-use refers to products – often plastic – that are ‘made to be used once only’ before disposal. Images of plastic adrift in the most distant oceans, such as straws, bottles, and bags have led to a global campaign to reduce their use.
The word has seen a four-fold increase since 2013, with news stories and images such as those seen in the BBC’s Blue Planet II steeply raising public awareness of the issue.
Read all other words that got in the short list here: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/word-lovers-blog/new/floss-var-vegan-collinswoty-2018-is-here,452,HCB.html
Hey, guys!
We are back in the game, the chat problems will be solved today or even right now. Let's take a look at a peculiar site that we stumbled today: http://archive.gameswithwords.org/WhichEnglish/
Yielding a floor to the site creators:
By taking this quiz, you will be helping train a machine algorithm that is mapping out the differences in English grammar around the world, both in traditionally English-speaking countries and also in countries like Mexico, China, and India.
In the end, you can see our algorithm's best guess as to which English you speak as well as whether your first (native) language is English or something else.
Don't hesitate, try it right now and share your results in the @violachat!
Hey, guys!
It's time to revive our channels.
Welcome to September :)
Today we want to share a pretty captivating educational video with you.
Here is a description:
In this lesson, you will learn how to comprehend English text and articles easier. You will also learn several useful English patterns, and then learn how to summarize the article. This lesson will improve your English fluency and comprehension ability. https://youtu.be/Ar6T7e0gTOY
It's a new video time!
In fact, not so many American idiomatic expressions are used in formal English — but these 15 idioms are a real treasure! https://youtu.be/-YYJCk76nTM
Even though it's more popular in Australia than in other countries, the idiom is still pretty interesting:
— adjective (sometimes hyphenated): very busy; preoccupied with many different things at once.
«Sorry I couldn't make it to lunch today, I've been flat chat with the kids all day.»
— adverb (sometimes hyphenated): at the greatest possible speed, efficiency, or power.
«The whole team is working flat-chat to get this project finished and perfect.»
«I love chatting up tourists visiting our city, it gives you such diverse and interesting perspectives!»
However, you should be careful as there is also another meaning:
To engage in flirtatious conversation with someone, usually in pursuit of romantic or sexual purposes.
«I was chatting up this cute guy at the bar last night and managed to get his phone number! I hate when people chat me up in bars. I just want to have a nice time out with my friends!»
Hey, guys!
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Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself -- at the university's 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005. https://youtu.be/K688lOpHaXU
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We've noticed that more and more people are talking about cryptocurrencies in our group chat. That's why we've decided to organize a giveaway with Telegram Premium as the prize. We will give three subscriptions to some of those who join both channels: @violaclub and @simple_ton.
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🥸 How to spend your weekend
Here is a shortlist of three videos that made our day:
— Vegetables do not exist
Watch on YouTube
This is the best presentation you could possibly watch today.
— Messages from your favorite CEOs
Watch on YouTube
It's simply hilarious, even if you are not in context.
— Steve Jobs' speech a BBC classical comedy episode on English language fluency
Watch on YouTube
It says it all.
Share your favorite videos in the comments!
👀 Hello, ladies and gentlemen.
The channel has been abandoned since 2018... Strange times, huh?
We believe it's high time for a fresh start!
However, we are uncertain which topic to choose. Perhaps we should take the channel to the next level?
➡️Vote for the topic that interests you most — or suggest a new one in our chat.
General prepositions examples for beginners are here.
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For instance, «reporters came storming out of the blocks with their questions as the disgraced senator exited the courtroom after the verdict».
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dispense with:
1. To manage without; forgo: Let's dispense with the formalities.
2. To get rid of; do away with: a country that has dispensed with tariff barriers.
A: "Ugh, will it ever stop raining?"
B: "April showers bring May flowers, at least."
«I hear that the only reason Johnny got into college was because his dad pulled some strings with the president of the university.»
«I actually know a few people who work at the restaurant, so I'll see if I can pull a few strings and get you a table».
«You wait and see, he's going to start pulling strings to get this police investigation quashed».
to bury = to put something into a hole in the ground and cover it:
The dog ran in excitement to bury its bone.
We really like idioms and fun videos, руку is a combination of both.
A blogger explains English idioms he's never heard before. How many of them are familiar to you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4kkMG4Zh4I
Hey, guys!
Our channel remained silent for a while. The reason for this nonsense is that we were preparing some major changes here. The announcement is coming, yet here is the beginning.
Let's begin with our chat — @violachat. Yep, we do have a chat with somewhat 600 thousand messages sent that is featured by Combot as one of the most active Telegram chats in English.
We are proud of the chat but we need to advance. We need topics for conversations, we need moderators and mentors. If you ever wanted to become an admin in our chat — don't hesitate to write @tonyprots with a #ViolaAdmin tag.
We expect a brief story from each of the candidates: who are you, what is your experience of studying English, why on Earth you started learning it and still carry on, what exams have you passed and finally, why on Earth you wish to become an admin.
We expect you to be a patient, outgoing and responsible person. We expect it to be a lot of fun.
Join @violachat and stay hungry, updates are coming.
"Is the glass half empty or half full?" is a common expression, a proverbial phrase, generally used rhetorically to indicate that a particular situation could be a cause for optimism (half full) or pessimism (half empty).
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Our "motivating" topic is continued by this idiom.
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