Verbalists language network students enjoying the Feast of St George

St. George Day

Earlier in the week, Queen Elizabeth II marked her 90th birthday — an event celebrated across England and the rest of the UK. Today, on April 23, Verbalists are at Trafalgar Square, enjoying the Feast of St George 2016 and celebrating St. George’s Day – which is the closest thing England has to a national day. The day commemorates the death of England’s patron saint, a legendary dragon slayer who wasn’t actually from England. Настави са читањем “Verbalists language network students enjoying the Feast of St George”

Internet sleng i nove engleske reči i skraćenice koje je dobro da znate

Love them or hate them, these are the newly created words and abbreviations on everyone’s lips, that is keyboards 🙂

Engleski jezik na internetu, internet sleng koji treba da znate
Perhaps the biggest slang term of 2014 was "bae". “Bae” came from the English words baby and babe, which are both used to express affection (love) for your boyfriend or girlfriend. "Bae" is also used as an acronym for "before anyone else". Pharrell made use of the popular word in his song "Come Get It Bae."
Perhaps the biggest slang term of 2014 was “bae”. “Bae” came from the English words baby and babe, which are both used to express affection (love) for your boyfriend or girlfriend. “Bae” is also used as an acronym for “before anyone else”. Pharrell made use of the popular word in his song “Come Get It Bae.”

Nowadays, our communication often happens online, so the Internet has developed almost its own language. This language is even more casual and has many abbreviations (shortenings of words and phrases). The English language on the Internet changes almost every day, as sayings, images and videos “go viral”.

Much of Internet slang is made up of abbreviations and shortenings, and some of the most commonly used Internet abbreviations are:

  • lol — laughing out loud
  • brb — be right back
  • btw — by the way
  • lmk — let me know
  • g2g — got to go
  • cya — see you 

If you can’t figure out what a certain abbreviation stands for, try checking Google. Just search for “what does [abbreviation] stand for?” and replace the [abbreviation] with the term you’re confused about. We have prepared the fifteen terms that are good to know to communicate better online:

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Discover unique London language travel tours and fun workshops during the springtime with Verbalists

Spring run through Regent's Park
Spring run through Regent’s Park

Every summer, Verbalists language travel students explore the depths of secret London and wander around the top London museums and attractions while attending the popular My LONDON program. Well, we thought it would also be nice to prepare the list of the things to do in London for our students who will be taking English courses in London during the springtime.

April in London means that the city finally comes alive with warm weather, outdoor pursuits and a whole heap of energetic things to do, so we propose the following activities:

Discover Central London by bikeDISCOVER CENTRAL LONDON BY BIKE: Spring has sprung so there’s no reason why you shouldn’t hop on a bike. Even better, do it while admiring London’s most famous landmarks — join this guided cycle tour around the city for an afternoon of fun and fitness. You’ll see Big Ben, The London Eye, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace as well as the working City of London and playful West End. The bicycles are comfortable, tours are safe, and suitable for all abilities. £24/£22, 4 April & more dates, 10am, see more here
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Do boljeg engleskog preko najlepših citata i odlomaka iz literature

Ucenje engleskog jezika kroz literaturu

U saradnji sa našim profesorima engleskog jezika, školama jezika, blogerima i saradnicima napravili smo listu najupečatljivijih i najlepših izjava i delova u literaturi. Koji vam se najviše sviđa?

Da li i vi imate neki omiljeni citat na engleskom jeziku ili odlomak iz knjige koji želite da objavimo – dodajte ga ispod teksta u nastavku u polju za komentar ili nam pišite na urednik@verbalisti.com

Najlepši citati i odlomci iz knjiga na engleskom jeziku

“How wild it was, to let it be.” — Cheryl Strayed, Wild

“I would always rather be happy than dignified.” — Charlotte Brontë , Jane Eyre

“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.” — L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

“She was lost in her longing to understand.” — Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Love in the Time of Cholera

“Sometimes I can feel my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living.” — Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
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Sinonimi najčešće korišćenih reči u engleskom jeziku

Sinonimi najcesce koriscenih reci u engleskom jeziku, Verbalisti

Danas donosimo listu sinonima za reči u engleskom jeziku koje se najčešće koriste i koja može da bude korisna i onima koji odlično govore engleski.

  1. Amazing — incredible, unbelievable, improbable, fabulous, wonderful, fantastic, astonishing, astounding, extraordinary
  2. Anger — enrage, infuriate, arouse, nettle, exasperate, inflame, madden
  3. Angry — mad, furious, enraged, excited, wrathful, indignant, exasperated, aroused, inflamed
  4. Answer — reply, respond, retort, acknowledge
  5. Ask — question, inquire of, seek information from, put a question to, demand, request, expect, inquire, query, interrogate, examine, quiz
  6. Awful — dreadful, terrible, abominable, bad, poor, unpleasant
  7. Bad — evil, immoral, wicked, corrupt, sinful, depraved, rotten, contaminated, PROČITAJTE VIŠE OVDE

Krug osećanja za bolje i brže učenje engleskog jezika

Mnogi od nas nailazimo na poteškoće kada je potrebno da (na engleskom, ali i uopšte) verbalizujemo svoja osećanja i identifikujemo emocije. Danas donosimo jedan sjajan kružni dijagram koji ne samo da će vam pomoći da brže i bolje naučite nove reči u engleskom jeziku vezane za različita emotivna stanja, već ćete uz pomoć njega lakše otkriti i identifikovati osnovnu emociju u trenutku kada vas prožima pregršt osećaja. Predstavljamo „krug osećanja“.

Ovaj kružni dijagram, koji je osmislila profesorka Kejtlin Robs, bazira se na teoriji da se sva osećanja kod ljudi mogu svesti na samo šest osnovnih emocija (prikazane u samom centru kruga). Kada osećamo, na primer, frustraciju, suštinska emocija je zapravo bes.

Krug osecanja za ucenje novih reci u engleskom jeziku