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| Lionne | Дата: Четверг, 21.11.2013, 11:16 | Сообщение # 61 |
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| Flamingo, have a good day! 
I hope at weekends we will have more time to speak here 
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| ФЛАМИНГО | Дата: Воскресенье, 24.11.2013, 01:36 | Сообщение # 62 |
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| Our forum is empty this weekend. I've learnt one interesting thing and I want to share it with you. My daughter told me that the most popular question on Friday in New Zealand is about plans for the weekend, and they ask about it like this "What are you up to for a weekend?" Funny. Phrasal verbs are really important.
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| Lionne | Дата: Воскресенье, 24.11.2013, 16:31 | Сообщение # 63 |
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| Цитата ФЛАМИНГО (  ) "What are you up to for a weekend?"
Thank you for interesting information, Flamingo! But for me this construction is very difficult to remember. It`s easier to say "What are doing this weekend?" Agree?
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| ФЛАМИНГО | Дата: Воскресенье, 24.11.2013, 18:08 | Сообщение # 64 |
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| I agree, but they say if you don't know phrasal verbs you don't know English...As for me, I prefer to use simple verbs, too.
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| Zlata | Дата: Воскресенье, 24.11.2013, 22:34 | Сообщение # 65 |
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| I am used with 'What are you up to?' it's not just in New Zealand. British people usually use it in meaning "What are you doing?'
 
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| Lionne | Дата: Вторник, 26.11.2013, 11:58 | Сообщение # 66 |
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| Hello everybody! I miss our chatting so much 
Let`s speak about something interesting
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| ФЛАМИНГО | Дата: Среда, 27.11.2013, 16:46 | Сообщение # 67 |
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| You know, girls, it's a very good revision for everyone, I really feel better, when I take part in our discussions. Tell me, do you read books in English? Just for pleasure, not for work or studies? What are your favourite and easy-to-read writers? My three top writers are Mohem, J.K.Jerom and Kingsella, she's a modern writer and her books are very funny, with a famous English sense of humor.
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| Cappuccino | Дата: Среда, 27.11.2013, 17:26 | Сообщение # 68 |
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| I have read a couple of Cecelia Ahern´s books. I can´t say I really like the fairy tale novels but her books are easy to read.
Рука, качающая колыбель, правит миром.
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| ФЛАМИНГО | Дата: Среда, 27.11.2013, 19:52 | Сообщение # 69 |
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| Cappuccino, hi, darling, I've been waiting for you for all this time! Join us!
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| Lionne | Дата: Четверг, 28.11.2013, 06:55 | Сообщение # 70 |
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| Cappuccino, welcome to our club! 
The latest books I have read are "Cakes and ale" by W.Somerset Maugham and "The sea house" by Esther Freud.
As I see Maugham is very popular between those who like reading English literature in the original. One of my university mates is a true Maugham`s fan! As for me I also like his style. His books are easy to read.
Have you ever read Esther Freud`s books? You should try. An enigmatic plot, parallels between the time strands - everything you need for good reading!
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| GAMAR | Дата: Четверг, 28.11.2013, 08:19 | Сообщение # 71 |
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| Цитата ФЛАМИНГО ( ) Tell me, do you read books in English?
I read now #Tales from the Arabian Nights#, actually i wanted to buy english classic, but cant find here anything interesting for me.
But i found here Tolstoy ang Dostoevsky, its really cool for Saudi Arabia!
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| Lionne | Дата: Четверг, 28.11.2013, 16:42 | Сообщение # 72 |
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| Girls, I need your help! Who knows books of English or American writers in a fantasy genre, which are not translated into Russian? Something new...
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| ФЛАМИНГО | Дата: Четверг, 28.11.2013, 20:27 | Сообщение # 73 |
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| GAMAR, I sometimes see their books here in Morocco , but, of course, they're translated into French. Lionne, you have to look for these kind of books in Google in English, unfortunatly it's not my field...
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| Lionne | Дата: Четверг, 28.11.2013, 21:51 | Сообщение # 74 |
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| OK, I will ask Google to help 
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| ФЛАМИНГО | Дата: Четверг, 28.11.2013, 23:37 | Сообщение # 75 |
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| Lionne, good luck! He's always ready to help!
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