воскресенье, 13 июля 2014
So here goes my finale essay for Coursera about the advantages & disadvantages of living in my hometown 
The city where I live is called Novosibirsk, which is also known as a capital of Siberia. Novosibirsk goes third in a list of biggest cities in Russia, so it is easy to find both lots of advantages ans disadvantages of living in such a megalopolis. First let's look into the positive aspects. It is never boring in a big city, since you can always find something interesting to do. There are many beautiful green parks, where you can always meet a lovely couple enjoying their time, plenty of cinemas, showing the latest movies in their halls, several big shopping centres with brendy shops, a beach and a long quay with an amusement park and blooming trees. There are a lot of chic restaurants and cozy cafes, where you can spend a nice time drinking cappuccino with your friends as well. To sum it up, all you should do to entertain yourself is to get out of your place. However there are some critical moment too. In my opinion, the most significant lack of my city is its location. It seems to be found in the middle of the country's territory, a destination being evenly far away from Europe, America and Asia. To reach any country in one of these parts of the world, you have to fly a very long time, which is surely sad for me as I'm the hugest fan of travelling. Another one lack is weather, a crazy thing strikingly differing according to the season. Being a part of Siberia, which is well known for its severe climate, Novosibirsk's winter temperature may stay at -30°С for a pretty long time, whereas summer's temperature may reach the point of +30°C or more. In summary, living in a heart of Siberia, you should be ready for any vagaries of the weather and you have to deal with huge destinations. Well, taking in account all of these aspects, it is still clearly to see that Novosibirsk is a great city to live in.
суббота, 12 июля 2014
There are a lot of advantages of living in my city. First of all, my city, which is called Novosibirsk, goes third in a list of biggest Russian cities, so there're plenty of things to do every day. It has many famous clothes brands in its shopping centres and many interesting atmospheric cafes and restaurants. There are lots of cinemas and beautiful green parks in the city, where you can walk with your friends or simply on your own dreaming of something intimate. It also has a beautiful quay, where you may meet a lot of couples sitting on the benches under the crowns of trees. Several times a year my city hosts different interesting arrangements. The main square of Novosibirsk every year hosts the Victory day parade and several sport events. Other squares also becomes an action places on some special days and holidays, which are always attended by a lot of citizens.
To sum it up, it is never boring in my city and you can always find a place to spend your time with a pleasure.
Clearly seing all the advantages of my city, it is still possible to find some critical moments. In my opinion, the most significant lack is the city's location. It seems to be found in Siberia somewhere near the middle of the country's territory, a destination being evenly far away from Europe, America and Asia. To reach any country in one of these parts of the world, you have to fly a very long time.
Another one lack is weather. Being a part of Siberia, which is well known for its severe climate, Novosibirsk's winter temperature may stay at -30°С for a pretty long time, whereas summer's temperature may be +30°C or more. To sum it up, living in a heart of Siberia, you should be ready for any vagaries of the weather.
среда, 02 июля 2014
A bearded man and a young pretty woman are walking in a beautiful park. They are holding their hands and both seems to be happy in that lovely summer day. During their walk they can see children running, laughing and playing at the park's playground. There are boys playing football and little girls in colorful summer dresses playing with their lovely dolls. The children's moms and dads are sitting on a benches under the gorgeous blooming trees and discussing the last news.
SENTENCES WITH ACTION VERBS
Susie dances very good, just like she's a professional dancer.
My little sister cries because my mom refuses to buy her one more ice cream.
A funny puppy walks in our city park everyday.
суббота, 21 июня 2014
Nouns: Friendship, coffee, park, summer, cafe, party, music, city, airplane, trip
Adjectives: Beautiful, outstanding, huge, wonderful, cozy, blue, complicated, favourite, warm, amusing
Verbs: Dance, laugh, run, drink, travel, fly, hang out, feel, shake, vow
Adverbs: Sunny, partly, honestly, always, early, soon, comfortably, often, hardly, likely
• The coffee in our favourite cafe is so outstanding, that my friends and me always hang out there.
• My best friend invited me to the party to relax, dance and to listen to insie music.
• A huge city looks wonderful when you see it through the illuminator of the airplane.
• Soon the summer starts, so I'm looking forward to meeting up with my friend every day, walking dusk til dawn, drinking tasty milkshakes and simply having fun all day long.
вторник, 29 апреля 2014
#1.
The weather is expected to be good tomorrow.
The thieves are believed to get in through the kitchen window.
Many people are reported to be homeless after the floods.
The prisoner is thought to escape by climbing over a wall.
The man is alleged to drive through the town at 90 miles an hour.
The building is reported to be badly damaged by fire.
The company is said to be losing a lot of money.
The company is believed to lose a lot of money.
The company is expected to lode money this year.
#2.
Arthur is supposed to be very rich.
He's supposed to write poetry.
He's supposed to have 12 children.
He's supposed to rob a bank a long time ago.
#3.
What are the childre doing at home? They are supposed to be at school at this time.
We are supposed to start work at 8.15, but we rarely do anything until 8.30.
This door is a fire excit. You weren't supposed to block it.
Oh dear! I was supposed to phone Ann, but I completely forgot.
They arrived very early — at 2 o'clock. They weren't supposed to come until 3.30.
понедельник, 07 апреля 2014
1. I work out in the gym four times a week.
2. We have been talking for several hours and finally have worked the problem out.
3. This exam is a piece of cake, I'll sail through it without any problems.
4. Every morning I warm up in order to get the right mood for the day.
5. I have built up my internet website in a very short time.
6. I've been singing for many years now. I have took it up when I was a child.
7. Yesterday I've been to my nutritionist and we have drew up a new diet plan for me.
8. I wasn't sure if this new restaurant's really that good that everyone said, but when I tried their dishes out all my doubts disappeared.
9. Well, recently I had a lot of problems at my university, but yesterday I passed the last exam, so now I can wind down.
2. We have been talking for several hours and finally have worked the problem out.
3. This exam is a piece of cake, I'll sail through it without any problems.
4. Every morning I warm up in order to get the right mood for the day.
5. I have built up my internet website in a very short time.
6. I've been singing for many years now. I have took it up when I was a child.
7. Yesterday I've been to my nutritionist and we have drew up a new diet plan for me.
8. I wasn't sure if this new restaurant's really that good that everyone said, but when I tried their dishes out all my doubts disappeared.
9. Well, recently I had a lot of problems at my university, but yesterday I passed the last exam, so now I can wind down.
четверг, 03 апреля 2014
Dear Sir / Madam,
Recently I have been to the Cranville Water Park with my family and we made some notes while being there.
Firstly, we noticed that there was no special swimming pool for babies, which is not convenient for families with little children. Then, there were several slides, which didn’t work, so people couldn't try them, but nevertheless the water in available pools was very clean, which is an advantage. Also we we impressed by huge variety of places to have a snack, but the music playing there seemed too loud.
The point we did not like was the appearance of the lifeguards, who looked like teenagers. It made us feel unsafe. Besides this, we were confused by the fact we had to pay not only an entrance fee, but for parking too.
I hope you would take our notices in account.
Your faithfully,
Polina Ukolova
Recently I have been to the Cranville Water Park with my family and we made some notes while being there.
Firstly, we noticed that there was no special swimming pool for babies, which is not convenient for families with little children. Then, there were several slides, which didn’t work, so people couldn't try them, but nevertheless the water in available pools was very clean, which is an advantage. Also we we impressed by huge variety of places to have a snack, but the music playing there seemed too loud.
The point we did not like was the appearance of the lifeguards, who looked like teenagers. It made us feel unsafe. Besides this, we were confused by the fact we had to pay not only an entrance fee, but for parking too.
I hope you would take our notices in account.
Your faithfully,
Polina Ukolova