Let's start lesson 15 of the course ENGLISH FOR BEGINNERS.
We continue to learn English sounds and gain primary vocabulary. In particular, in this lesson we will study two interdental sounds that are very common in the English language.
Sound [j]
The sound [j] is similar to Russian [th]. The consonant [j] occurs only before a vowel and sounds short.
Exercise. Listen and repeat:
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[æm - jæm]_
[əʊk - jəʊk]_
Reading rules
y = [j] before a vowel sound: yet, yard.
Exercise
Play exercise
yes- Yes
yard- yard
yellow[‘jeləʊ] - yellow
Interdental sound [θ]
There is no such sound in the Russian language. When pronouncing it, the teeth are exposed, the tip of the tongue is between the teeth and slightly protrudes beyond the line of the upper teeth, forming a narrow gap with them through which air passes. Consonant [θ] is a dull sound, i.e. pronounced without voice.
Exercise. Listen and repeat.
Play exercise
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[θın]_
[θi:m]_
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[θri:]_
[θred]_
[θraıv]_
[θrəʊ]_
Interdental sound [ð]
The sound [ð] is pronounced in the same way as [θ], only with the participation of the voice, i.e. is a voiced consonant.
Exercise. Listen and repeat.
Play exercise
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[ðeı]_
[ðæt]_
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[ðıs]_
[ði:z]_
[ðəʊz]_
Reading rules
1. th = [ð] between vowels, as well as in any other position in prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns: bathe, this [ðıs].
2. th = [θ] in other cases: thin.
Exercise. Listen and repeat. Remember the words:
Play exercise
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[ð]_
then- Then
this[ðıs] - this, this, this
these[ði:z] - these
that- that, that, that
those[ðəʊz] - those
they- They
together- together
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[θ]_
thin- thin
thick- thick (about objects)
three- three
Sound
The English sound is similar to the Russian [у], but it is pronounced more drawn out, the lips are not so rounded and almost do not protrude.
Exercise. Listen and repeat.
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[ʧu:z]_
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Letters: spelling and name
U u = _
Q q = _
Reading rules
1. u = in open position after the letters r, l: rule, blue.
2. u = in other cases in the open position: tune, music [`mju:zık], suit.
2. oo = (except for the position before k): food .
3. qu = before a vowel sound: quickly [`kwıklı].
Exercise. Listen and repeat.
Play exercise
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you- you you
music[`mju:zık] - music
to- a particle that is usually placed before the infinitive
Where to start meditation for beginners at home? Most people who begin to practice meditation make this process very difficult. In fact, meditation is a very simple practice, but incredibly effective. People who start meditating change and grow very quickly. A core appears inside, a support that gives a feeling of confidence and calm. Of course, this also has a positive effect on health and in all other areas of life.
At the end of this article you will find a bonus: audio meditation for independent practice!
This article is written based on frequently asked questions from newbies. Many people want to meditate every day to see how the mind works and how it interferes with our lives. But most people quit after a couple of attempts. But meditation really gives you calm confidence and strength to achieve what you want. It just takes more patience and persistence to form the habit of meditating every day. I analyzed what most often worries my readers and wrote these meditation lessons for beginners at home. So, let's go.
Proper meditation for beginners
If you're completely new to meditation and just want to learn how to practice meditation as a beginner at home, you don't need to follow the strict advice that was written for Buddhist monks. Just like you don't need to follow the training schedule of an Olympic ski champion if you just want to enjoy the occasional ski holiday on the weekends.
Moreover, these tips can only harm you. It is unlikely that you will have the patience to sit every day for 3 months getting used to the lotus position with a straight back and not getting any result except internal struggle and damaged nerves.
Meditation can be practiced in everything, in any daily activities. The only thing you need for this is to keep your attention on what is happening in the present moment, without going into thoughts about the past and future.
If it seems to you that nothing interesting is happening at the moment, then observe your breathing or the sensations in your body. Unlike thoughts, the breath and body are always in the present moment.
Meditation Poses for Beginners
When I first started getting into meditation, I read several beginner books and encountered meditation several times in yoga classes. All training materials began with advice on how to sit correctly and how to prepare a place for meditation.
Usually everyone is taught to sit in a cross-legged position with their back straight. This is, of course, very good if you have been doing yoga every day for 5 years before. But if you, like me at that time, do not have the flexibility of a gymnast, then there is no point in even trying to achieve peaceful states in such a position. Your back and joints will ache very soon, if, of course, you can sit in the lotus position at all.
This posture will only harm your meditation. For an untrained person, holding the body motionless in the lotus position requires physical activity. And an increase in physical activity leads to an increase in mental activity, while in meditation we, on the contrary, strive to reduce the activity of the mind.
Therefore, I strongly advise you to put aside all questions related to body position while learning the state of meditation.
Meditation is a state of inner silence and peace. The body should be in a relaxed, calm and motionless state. In whatever position you can remain in a motionless, relaxed state for a long time, meditate in that position.
This advice is often met with resistance, and even resentment, especially among yoga instructors. They give dozens of reasons why it is important to sit in the lotus position with a straight back. But don't worry too much about it. If you are serious about learning the art of meditation, you will still have plenty of time to practice the correct posture. But I am still sure that at least the first month you need to deal exclusively with comprehending internal states, discarding everything unnecessary. And then you can think about improving your practice.
When the body is comfortable, the desired mental experience is easily achieved, especially if you know how to use the nature of the mind to your advantage.
Meditation practice for beginners
Summarizing all of the above, you can create small instructions that will help beginners meditate at home.
- Sit in a way that suits you and where you feel comfortable. As if you were going to watch TV for half an hour or sit on the phone.
- Decide in advance how long you will meditate. You can set a timer with a soft and quiet signal.
- Place a watch or phone nearby so that during meditation you can see how much time is left until the end of the meditation. Feel free to glance at your watch as often as you like. Every time you think, “I wonder how long I've been meditating,” satisfy your curiosity instead of fighting your desire.
- Close your eyes and observe everything that happens inside you, resisting nothing and accepting everything as it is. Everything that happens during meditation is what should happen. Just be aware that this is happening.
- Then start observing your breathing. To make it easier, first concentrate your consciousness only on the inhalation, and release control as you exhale. Repeat to yourself: “inhale - concentration, exhale - relaxation. Inhale – concentration, exhale – relaxation.”
- Even if you concentrate your mind on one object, for example, on your breathing, thoughts will still continue to swirl in the periphery of your consciousness. This is fine. Mental relaxation and a state of meditation will still be achieved, thoughts will not interfere with this.
- When attention is distracted and you forget, this is also a normal part of the meditation process and is not a mistake. Calmly return your attention to your breathing and continue.
- After finishing the meditation, sit quietly for a couple more minutes. Just tell yourself: “meditation is over” and continue sitting, gradually returning to your normal state of consciousness.
That's probably all. This easy approach to meditation is the best way to learn to meditate at home. Once you have learned to concentrate on breathing for at least 20 minutes, and achieve deep mental relaxation as a result of such mental concentration, move on to more traditional methods of meditation.
Meditation lessons for beginners
Lesson 1 - Sit in meditation for 2 minutes every day
It seems ridiculously easy to sit for just 2 minutes. It seems to us that the harder the action, the greater the benefit from it. Meditation can be compared to physical training. Often, in a fit of enthusiasm, we want to do as much as possible, do squats a hundred times a day, and as a result we only have enough for two workouts. What if you take your time and do 2 squats a day for the first week? Just to form a habit and then gradually increase the difficulty?
With meditation too. Start with 2 minutes a day for the first week. If everything goes well, add another 2 minutes and meditate for the second week for 4 minutes.
At this pace, by the second month of practice, the duration of daily meditation will already be 10 minutes. And that's great! But start small.
Lesson 2: Make Meditation First Thing Every Morning
It is easy to say, “I will meditate every day.” And then forget about it.
Set a reminder on your phone for the time you get up. And place a note “meditation!” in a visible place. Tie meditation to an existing habit. For example, always practice after brushing your teeth. Soon you will feel uncomfortable if you don’t immediately sit down to meditate after brushing your teeth. This means that a habit has formed.
Lesson 3 - Don't get caught up in perfectionism
Don't get caught up in perfectionism. Most people who start meditating worry about where to sit, how to sit, what pillow to use... This is all good, but it's more important to just start. Start by sitting on a chair or on a sofa or in bed. If you feel more comfortable on the floor, just sit cross-legged. In any case, at the beginning it is only for 2 minutes, so just sit, without really thinking about whether you are meditating correctly. Later you will gradually improve your practice, but for now just sit comfortably in a quiet place.
Lesson 4 - Monitor how you feel
As you gradually get into the practice of meditation, simply scan how you feel. How does your body feel? Is your mind busy, tired or preoccupied with problems?
Lesson 5 - Count your exhalations
Now that you are settled, begin to observe your breathing. Focus on your inhalation as the air enters through your nose and into your lungs. Then watch the exhalation. At the end of the exhalation, count: one. And so on until 10, then start again from one.
Lesson 6 - Come back when you're distracted
Your mind will wander. The probability of this happening at the beginning is 100%. And that's completely normal. No problem at all. When you notice that you are distracted, calmly, with a soft smile, return your attention to your breathing. And start counting from one again. You may feel some disappointment, but know that this is normal. This is practice and you will be distracted often for a while.
Lesson 7. Develop self-love
When distracted from meditation, out of habit, we can become angry at our thoughts and criticize ourselves. It is better to gradually move away from this. When you notice thoughts and feelings arising during meditation, treat them kindly. See them as friends, not enemies. It's part of you, be kind to yourself.
Lesson 8 - Don't Worry That You're Meditating Wrong
You will feel like you are doing something wrong. Don't worry, there is no perfect way to meditate. Meditation is always different for each person. Just be happy that you're doing it.
Lesson 9 - Don't worry about stopping your self-talk
Many people think that meditation is about stopping the internal dialogue and clearing the mind of all thoughts. This is wrong. Sometimes this may happen, but that is not the purpose of meditation. If you have thoughts, that's okay. Everyone has them. Our mind is a factory of thoughts, and we cannot just shut it down. Instead, simply try to focus your attention, bringing it back to the object of meditation whenever it begins to wander.
Lesson 10 - It's okay to be distracted
When you have distracted thoughts and feelings, try to stay with them for a while. Yes, I know that above I said that you need to return your attention to your breathing. But after you've already practiced this for about a week, you can also try just staying with the thoughts and feelings that arise. As a rule, we always try to avoid unpleasant feelings and thoughts, such as anxiety, irritation, disappointment. But it is surprisingly useful sometimes not to avoid them, but to stay and be with them for a while. Just be with these feelings and look at them with curiosity.
Lesson 11 - Know yourself
The practice of meditation is not just about focusing your attention, it is about learning how your mind works. What's going on inside? By watching your mind wander, become frustrated, and avoid difficult feelings, you can begin to understand yourself.
Lesson 12 - Make friends with yourself
When you begin to know yourself, do so without criticism. You meet your best friend. Smile and give yourself love.
Lesson 13 - Practice Body Scanning
When you have some success in concentrating on your breathing, try another exercise. Take a thorough scan of your entire body. Focus your attention on one part of the body, feel the sensations in that part of the body, tension or relaxation. Move your attention throughout your body, starting with your toes and slowly moving up to the top of your head.
Lesson 14 - Focus on Lights and Sounds
Again, after you have practiced observing your breath for at least a week, you can move on to other objects to observe. For example, the light around you. Just sit with your eyes open, look at one point and pay attention to the light in the room you are in. On another day, simply focus your attention on the sounds around you.
Lesson 15 - You can meditate anywhere
If you travel or work a lot, you can meditate anywhere, even in the office. In the park, on a trip, or while you're walking somewhere. Sitting meditation is a good practice to start with. But gradually awareness moves into everyday activities, and then simple walking can become meditation.
Lesson 16 - Use audio meditations
You can try meditating with audio instructions if that helps you. Many people find them very useful.
Lesson 17 - Meditate with Friends
I like to meditate alone, but you can try it with friends, your wife, or your husband. Or simply make a commitment with a friend to meditate every morning, check in with each other, and support each other.
Lesson 18 - Find a Community
Even better is to find a community of people who meditate and join them. Or find an online group and communicate with them, ask questions, get support, support others.
Lesson 19 - Don't look at the clock while meditating
When the meditation time increases to at least 10 minutes, it will be tempting to open your eyes and look at the clock during practice. How much more is left? I decided for myself that it was better not to do this for two reasons. If there is still a lot of time left, you will feel frustrated and ruin your practice. And if there is little time left, you will scold yourself for not holding back and interrupting the meditation just before the end.
Lesson 20 – Smile after practice
When you finish 2 minutes of meditation, smile. Thank yourself for taking the time to get to know yourself and make friends with yourself. These are amazing 2 minutes of your life.
Meditation is not always easy or pleasant. But this activity brings truly enormous benefits. I am sure that these meditation lessons for beginners will be useful to you, and the practice of meditation will become firmly established in your life.
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Day 4: The Perfect Experience
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Day 4 - You are here!
Good afternoon. Today is our 15th lesson. It's time to remember some basics, the foundation on which we are building our magnificent palace of the English language.
English castle.
English castle, yes. The main thing is that it is not on the sand.
It is very important to understand the priority on which all this is strung. This is such a foundation. All other structures, the rest - they are already being built here. Therefore, we can endlessly expand some lexical and grammatical possibilities, but still we inevitably and invariably return to the basic structures - how the verb works.
And you are convinced that when we try to speak, try to interact, enter into dialogue, then basically the problem, the inhibition turns on at the moment when we have to use something from very simple, very basic structures. Therefore, I once again urge you not to neglect the basic structures that should work on an automatic level.
Today we will try to remember something, add something, summarize - everything that we can say about ourselves. That is, who I am, where I live, what I like, what I don’t like, where I work, what my plans are. Now let's try to remember this.
If necessary, we will add all the words that we will not have enough. So, in any order, in principle, you can start this. So, tell me about yourselves. Tell me - tell me about yourself, right? If we are addressing one person - tell me about yourself. And in the plural - about you - about yourselves. Ok. Who will start? Who will start? Ok. Anya, would you like to start? Do you want to start?
Yes, my name is Anna. I'm 27 years old. I'm an actress. I live in Moscow. I work in the theatre. I love my job. Job, not work? I love my job very much. I work in the theater and sometimes I work in cinema, but now the main direction of my work is concentrated on theaters work. I have a family. I have a very good home and very good people around me. The most important people in my life is my family.
My name is Anna. I am 27 years old. I'm an actress. I live in Moscow. I work in the theater. I love my job. I love you very much. I work in the theater and sometimes in cinema. But now I'm more focused on acting in the theater.
No, they are. My family is…
My family is the most... So... Everyone understood.
You know what I mean.
You know what I mean, yes. I have a very nice daughter. She is very kind and light and she has very special clever heart and she is very open. I believe when she will…
Well, you know what I mean. I have a wonderful daughter. She is a very kind, easy-going and open person. She has a sensitive heart. And I believe that when she...
When she grows up.
- ...when she grows up, she will be a very kind light person. So, I have a mother, she helps me in my life every time in some practical… I don’t know how to say it in Russian. In some more philosophy…
...when she grows up, she will remain the same kind and easy-going person. I also have a mother. She helps me both when I need physical help and when I need moral support.
grow up - grow up
What pleasure can I have in seeing a girl grow up to eclipse me, and enjoy those pleasures that I am for ever debarred from?
Agnes Gray by Bronte, Anne
What a joy it is to watch a girl grows up to eclipse me and enjoy the pleasures that have been deprived of me forever?
Agnes Gray, Anne Bronte
Philosophical sense.
Philosophical sense. Sense is quality, right?
Sense is the meaning.
Meaning. So. And she supports me on my life. So. And I have a husband. I love him and he loves me.
She has supported me all my life. So, I have a husband. I love him and he loves me. And that's great.
It is so sweet!
It is very simple!
Sense- this is the meaning. When we say: “In what sense?” - “In what sense?” And, conversely, when there is no meaning, nonsense is nonsense.
sense - meaning
nonsense - nonsense
Yeah. You can ask questions, right?
Please. If you have questions, you can ask.
What kind of profession does your husband have?
What is your husband's profession?
He is a musician. He is the main direction of musical job. He is a piano player academicals direction. He works like director or conductor. Not like conductor in the literal sense.
He is a musician. He studies academic music. He is not only a performer.
In the direct sense.
In the direct sense, yes. But is an ideologist of orchestra, not like a conductor. So, he has a lot of very bright ideas in contemporary art and these ideas connect (And also, he is an ideologist of the orchestra. He has a lot of bright ideas about combining classics and modern music.)
Combines - Combine. His ideas combine.His ideas combine contemporary art and spirit of the time with academically direction of the music. So.
Very interesting. So, you are very creative family. (Very interesting. You have a creative family.)
I think it’s enough (I think it’s enough).
Fine.
Ok. Thank you. Very nice story. Who was to continue? (Thank you, very good story. Who wants to continue?)
Please go ahead, Oleg.
My name is Oleg Shishkin. I am a writer and playwright, and screenwriter. I was born in 1963 in Moscow. In 1980 I learn in theater school Boris Shukin. After the school I worked in the theater young spectator in Tbilisi city. After I worked is a writer, I make novel and articles, and play, and script. I have one son. He likes photography’s and cinema. I and my son very good friend. How to say we? I forgot. (My name is Oleg Shishkin. I am a writer. I am also a playwright and screenwriter. I was born in 1963 in Moscow. In 1980 I began my studies at the Boris Shchukin Theater School... Then I worked at the theater for young spectators in the city of Tbilisi. Then I started writing novels and articles and plays and scripts. I have a son.)
We go to the cinema and spend time together.
Ok. Very nice. Thank you. Any questions for Oleg.
What kind of profession does your son want in the future? (What profession does your son want to choose?)
Where does he want to work? What profession does he want to have? (Where does he want to work? What profession does he want to get?)
May be yesterday, I said to you - my son have very nice idea. He likes director film and operator. He likes to be a camera man. But today he is not sure. May be little business. (Yesterday I would have told you that he has a great plan. He likes the work of a film director or cameraman. But today he is no longer sure. Maybe he will go into business. A small business.)
Are you friend with him or father and son? (Are you friends with him, or just “father and son”?
We are friends with my son? I and my son where are a very big friends. Not a problem. May be problem. How do you say “flavors”? (We're great friends.)
Taste in the cinema. My son likes shooter and action films. But I like film philosophy. Can you say that? (Perhaps the only problem is a matter of taste. My son likes action films, but I like philosophical films.)
Philosophical and psychical relax.
Psychological - psychological.
Action film - action movie.
This word “taste” means taste. And together this means: “there is no arguing about tastes.”
Tastes differ. - Tastes could not be discussed.
Literally: tastes differ. This is a proverb. Tastes differ. Literally, “tastes differ” corresponds to the Russian proverb: “There is no arguing about tastes.”
Is this “S” readable? Tastes?
Oleg, does your son like then you tell him teenager? When you call him teenager? (Oleg, does your son like it when you call him a teenager?)
Not. I am not speaking with my son. Name teenager I don’t use. (No, I don't tell him that.)
But he will see this problem? (But he will see this program?)
So what? (So what?)
So what - this means “So what.” This is how it is written.
I have a problem with the question: - Will there be? - Will he want to?
Will he want? - everything is clear. Will he want to? Will he want to go? Will he want to be? And so on.
Do you like it?
Does he like? You can say: I don’t know if his son will want to do something. Ok. Volodya, what do you like to speak about yourself, your plans, your family. Everyone you want to speak about. (Volodya, would you like to talk about yourself, your plans, your family?) Everything you want to talk about.
My name is Volodya. Vladimir and Voldemar.
My favorite name (I especially like this option).
And my friends call me that. So, I like music.
(And that's what my friends call me. Well, I love music.)
Classical music?
Oleg asked a tricky question.
When I was young - I liked classical music (As a child, I liked classical music).
Do you like music today? (Do you like this music today?)
Today I like different styles. Industrial noise, Minimalism.
May be only one. It's Bon Style. Through singing.
You are singing. Are you...
I don’t ready now (I’m not quite ready for this kind of singing right now).
Do you make your own music? (Do you write music yourself?) Make your own - do you make your own music?
Yes, I make my own music sometimes. But my wife not every time like then I do it is mean noise. (Yes, sometimes I compose, but my wife... She's not happy about it. It's a lot of noise.)
It’s very noisy - very noisy. Then you do it at home - she doesn’t like it. (She doesn't like it when you do this at home?)
Yes, then I do it at home - she doesn’t like it. (Exactly)
What do you style your music? (What kind of music do you play?)
It’s look like “art of noise” (Something like “Art of Noise”)
Sounds like. When we say that something looks like - It looks like, and when something sounds like - It sounds like.It sounds like art of noise, but “Art of Noise” - is name of real group, but my style
It can be called the art of noise.
You can call it - You can call it the art of noise.
My music you can call art of noise, but it is stronger. (This is more powerful music). I married to Nastya and very happy.
Anastasia. Because she to black like me (Because she is as black as me).
Because she to wears, she is in black (Because she also wears black). Being in black literally translates.
I like this color (I like this color). She does it for me.
You are mistaken. I do always for me. How can I say: “Everything I do, I do only for myself?”
What I do - I do for myself.
How to say: “We’ll talk at home”?
Will talk about it at home.How many children?
Two. Two my sons (I have two sons).
Do you want daughter? (Do you want a daughter?)
Yes, of course. (Yes, sure)
When? (When?)
Right now (Right now)
You can choose with whom do you want a daughter, because now, right now I don’t (Then choose with whom you will have a daughter, because right now I don’t...)
Ok, after, may be (Well, okay, after...)
to be right- to be right
to be wrong- to be wrongInteresting. How to say: “How will it go”?
will see- we'll see, we'll see
We don't hurry.- We're in no hurry.No, we don't plan to.
We make no plans - we don't make plans. Ok. Thank you. Nastya, will you continue? Will you continue? Tell us something about yourself.
We have two children (we have two children). Their names are Gordey and Orthey.
How old are they? (How old are they?)
The elder is six and six years (the elder is six and six). That's right - six and six months?
six and the half - six and a half
Six and the half.
And the younger.
And the younger is three and the half (And the youngest is three and a half). And we live in Moscow. My children like to travel. (We live in Moscow. My children love to travel.) And I want them to know English (And I really want them to know English).
To know English and that why I study English (That's why I study English).
When from brothers, from sons - this is:
The elder - elder
The younger - younger
And my elder son likes painting and he... How does he sew?
How can I say modeling?
Design. He design clothes.
He design clothes for himself, for me, for dolls.
For his brother?
He doesn't need a sister.
May be. I'm thinking about it. I will think about it. And... with all this - how to say?
with all that - with all this
But with all that he is the best pupil in karate school (But with all that, he is the best student in the karate school). You can say that.
And we have a very good coach, who always... how to say - praises him?
to praise - to praise (to evaluate, literally)
Price - is it related to this?
Initially, yes. Common root. Are your two sons are the friends, do they fight?
Are your sons friends or fighting?
Yes, they have no choice. They are friends.
They are friends. They have no other choice.
They are friends. And I think children in some families are not friends because they have this chance.
In some families, children are not friends because they are allowed to.
Sometimes they are fighting.
This is nature, two boys.
Yes, but if I scold the one of them, the other comes to me and defense his brother and scold me.
to scold - scold
to defend - to defend
And I think, my elder son will be director because he always play with some dolls. (And I think that my eldest son will be a director, because he plays with dolls all the time) He plays different stories. He is favorite story is Romeo and Juliet. (He plays out different stories with them... His favorite story, for example, “Romeo and Juliet”) And he plays in it. Dino and mermaid.
He loves this story.
And Mermaid has nothing to do with merver?
No, it is connected with Mer - in French the sea, and maid - maiden. Sea maiden. Ok. Thank you. Sasha, do you want to tell us about yourself? (Sasha, do you want to tell us your story?)
Yes, I want. My name is Sasha. (My name is Sasha).
Nice to meet you.
And I. So I'm an alcoholic.
It's no problem.
That are you like to drink? (What do you like to drink?)
It's my problem. (It is my problem).
Yes. My fantasy finish about the place then I can drink.
Sasha, excuse me, say this is peoples about you, your story life, understand me? (Sasha, I’m sorry, but tell these people about yourself, your life story).
Your life story.
How did you get to this point in life, tell me.
Yes, I... A lot, Lord.
I work very much. (I work too much) I work in the theatre, sometimes in cinema and I have program on TV (I work in the theater, sometimes I act in films, on television I have my own program...) And some independent project about contemporary art, performance, international project with different artists. I haven't time. And yesterday I think: how I can relax fast. I like travel, but it is possible if you have time. (I don't have time, and yesterday I thought, “How can I relax?” I love traveling, but that's only possible when you have time.)
If you can time, you can travel.And yesterday in the morning for some TV show I was try Zorb. (And yesterday morning for one program I tried zorbong) You know? Zorbing - it’s some extreme, it’s not extreme (zorbing is so extreme, no, not extreme...)
Some kind of practice?
It's an extreme sport.
And after that I was happy and...
So, did you feel fresh? Fresh - fresh. You can say refresh - this is refresh.
And I think, maybe it's a good idea - spend your time with something extreme (And maybe it's not such a bad idea to spend time doing something extreme?) In this summer I was learned wakeboard (I also do wakeboarding ).
It's on the waves, isn't it?
When you are riding behind a boat on a board.
So, tell us about this sport (Tell us about this sport). What kind of sport is it?
It's extreme sport. This is sport the better for man, not for woman. (This is an extreme sport. It is more suitable for men than women). Because it’s very dangerous (because it is very dangerous). You can fall in the water and you can break something (You can fall into the water, you can break something).
You can have trauma.
You right on the water and this is moment very dangerous then you go left and right (You are rushing through the water, and this moment is very dangerous when you go left or right). In the middle. Two waves form behind the boat.
There are two waves.
And when you want to go left, making left, you should jump over.
This means that jumping is jumping, and jumping over is jumping over. Through the wave - Jump over a wave.
It is very dangerous, in this moment very often fall down. And in general the point is that you can drive for a maximum of 15 minutes.
The maximum time is 15 minutes.
How to say: this is the ideal sport when you are short on time?
An ideal sport if you have a little time.
Ideal sport, when you have a little time.
Sasha, did you do it in Moscow? (Sasha, did you do this in Moscow?)
Yes, in Moscow. You can do it. (Yes, this is possible in Moscow). In Moscow we have some stations where you can do it. And I think now, It’s a good idea, when you haven’t time to relax, you can try something different extreme sports. (I guess when you're short on time, you can do something extreme to relax.)
Some new experience.
Something new experience without alcohol, drugs and different shit. (New experiences without alcohol, drugs and other nonsense.)
Say, what you said before - it’s joke about alcohol. People don't understand. (Well, admit to all of us that everything you said here about alcohol was a joke. Not everyone understands such humor.)
It’s a joke, yes, I love extreme sports. (About alcohol... it was a joke, I love extreme sports)
Healthy lifestyle - healthy lifestyle
Ok. Thank you and now we will ask. Dasha, what about you? Tell us something about yourself. Today you wearing polka dot dress, jacket. (And now we’ll ask Dasha to tell you about herself, are you wearing a polka dot dress today or is it a jacket?)
Polka dot, yes. (polka dots, yeah)
So, tell us about yourself. May be about your plans or about present life situation. (Tell us about yourself, maybe about your plans, maybe about what’s happening to you now).
I thought about what I can tell, I can’t understand what about me because. (I was thinking about what to say, but I don’t understand anything about myself).
What plans do you have for the future?Well, what plans do you have for the future?
I thought about children when the guys are told about. And maybe it is my plans.
When the guys talked about their children, I thought that I wanted children too. Children. Maybe these are my plans for the future.
Maybe this is your plan. These are a very nice, very creative plan.
Great creative plan.
The best project in life.
I think this is the best project in life.
We support you.
We support you.
And you have, everyone is support.
Because, I think about it too.
The main role in my life and in the life of all women and we will try their children.
I think this is my main role and... All women.
The role of a mother.
Yes, and we need to try to do the best future for our child and they will have nothing bad. Now I have dog, it’s my son.
And we must take care of a better future for our children and... So that they are not put under pressure, so that they are not tortured. But for now I have a dog, my son.
That is his name?
Gavryusha.
My brother called me this name. Gavrik, Gavryusha.
It's my lovely name.
I really love this name.
Ok. Well, may be Mikhail will tell us about his life, his plans.
Fine. Now, perhaps, Mikhail will tell us about his life and his plans.
Plans, big plans. Not big, but grandiose.
Grandiose. Ok, what is your big plan for the future?
What about the immediate plan?
The nearest future - the near future.
The nearest future - new jewelry collection.
So, in the distant future - in the distant future?
short-term - short-term
long-term - long-term
the world fame - fame throughout the worldFor long time - The world fame
So, your plan - to have the world fame. To be famous, famous, hence the word famous.
Will you forget us then you will be great famous? (When you become famous, will you forget us?)
So, when you are great and famous, don’t forget your friends. (When you become great and famous, don't forget us.)
Why so big plans? Why you don’t want to be the best men in the Moscow, in Russia? Why is famous in the world? (Why such big plans? Why don’t you want to become the best person in Moscow?)
Why to the whole world?
Interesting. Because this is interesting.
It takes a lot of time. All your time you will work. And what about your sons? (What about your sons?)
Do you have a son? (Do you have sons?)
I have two sons.
But no one wife?
No, how to say: “They have different mothers”?
Different mothers
Your sons lives with you? (Do your sons live with you?)
His sons live with his mothers
One son live in Petersburg, one son live in Moscow. (One son lives in St. Petersburg, and the other in Moscow.)
How often do you see... (How often do you see them?)
Differently
Mikhail, do you want to get married someone again? (Mikhail, don’t you want to get married again?)
How to say: “this is part of the plans”?
Anya, do you want it to ask?
I want to ask you, Mikhail. So, I think that the jeweler designer is a very rare profession. (I think jewelry designer is a very rare profession.)
Rare.
Yes, hence the rarity. Is that the rare profession?
So, how did you decide to be a jeweler designer, when did you decide? How? (How did you decide to become a jeweler? Where did you study?)
After the crash.
After car accident a stopped the sport.
What sport did you practice? What sports did you play?
Ski jump. I was a ski jumper.
Was it your professional?
Yes. How will the team be?
Team. National team.
Nation team of USSR.
Some fatal situation is change your life. You get new capabilities. (The tragedy changed your life, but you have new opportunities.)
ski jumping - Ski jumping
New start in life. Ok. Thank you. Now, Alice, what about you? What is your present situation, what is your plan for the future?
(Okay, thanks, now Alice, how about you? What interesting things are going on in your life? What are your plans?)
My name is Alice. I am 25 years old. I work in State Tretyakov Gallery. It’s museum of Russian art, I work in PR.
(My name is Alisa, I’m 25 years old, I work at the State Tretyakov Gallery. This is the Museum of Russian Art. I work in the PR department.)
So, you work in Public Relations Department of Tretyakov Gallery.
Yes, I work in Public Relations Department of Tretyakov Gallery.
So, what is your plan for the future? Do you want to continue this work?
I think in this moment, I want to continue this work and later... (I think I want to continue doing what I am doing now).
Later you can change something (Will you change something later?)
Yes, I think. I don't know. (Don't know)
You have some questions to Alice.
What do you like artist style today?
What direction in art do you like?
In contemporary art?
In contemporary art?
Contemporary, modern, may be old style, classic, traditional, antique style. (Not necessary).
to continue - continue
What art do you like?
Different art schools, I like renaissance and the impressionism, and modern art, Russian Avangard. May be I would like to history of architecture.
I love different directions. And the Renaissance, and impressionism and modern art.
Ok. More questions.
Alice, do you want the make yourself something arts?
Do you want to create works of art yourself?
Do you want to practical art?
In our university said: what people - who are not artists themselves, they have to study art. I don’t want to be an artist.
I don't want to be an artist.
I know so much about it.
I have a different destiny.
We can already say quite a lot about ourselves.
There is a feeling that there is not enough vocabulary.
I don’t have that feeling, because it’s neither possible nor realistic to prepare for everything. Therefore, we just need to understand at what moment what missing words we may need and master them in order to include them in a specific context. Because simply learning thousands of words hardly makes any sense, especially since it is rarely retained in memory for a long time. Therefore, we should rather focus on some basic set of words that represents that fireproof reserve.
Often teachers, on the contrary, say that you need to teach, cram, turn into something like this, into a storehouse of various foreign words, which of course you probably won’t need. Aren't you afraid that you will be accused of heresy?
