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[Devi]

ultracrepidarian (n.) - someone who gives opinions on subjects they know nothing about

cellfish (adj.) - people who just focus on their phones when they are hanging out with you

groke (v., old English) - to stare at somebody while they are eating in the hope that they will share

coddiwomple (v.) - to travel purposefully toward an as-yet-unknown destination

[Devi]

Blond = male
Blonde = female
Brunet = male or female
Brunette = female
Fiancé= male
Fiancée= female

[Ann]

Как обращаться к незнакомому "адресату"

Товарищ! - Comrade!
Гражданин! - Citizen! Sir!
Гражданка! -Madam! Miss!

     Comrade — форма обращения, принятая среди членов социалистических и коммунистических партий. Именно так, например, обращаются друг к другу члены лейбористской партии Великобритании.
     Citizen в сочетании с фамилией можно встретить лишь в литературе или в переводах произведений с русского языка на английский. Таким образом, это своего рода литературный прием, цель которого создать или передать «местный колорит».
     Sir употребляется при обращении к мужчине, старшему по возрасту, званию, должности или социальному положению. Так обращаются школьники к учителю, солдаты к офицерам, продавцы к покупателям, горничные, официантки. Но, как правило, женщины эту форму обращения не употребляют.
     Madam, которая является подчеркнуто уважительной формой обращения к женщине старшего возраста, более высокого служебного или социального положения.
     Miss — возможная форма обращения к девушке, молодой женщине. Со словом Miss обращаются покупатели к продавщицам, посетители кафе и ресторанов к официанткам. За последнее время эта форма обращения в применении к работникам сервиса приобрела уничижительный оттенок.
Нельзя не отметить того факта, что все перечисленные в данном комментарии формы обращения находятся в процессе переосмысления, границы их применения в некоторых случаях расширяются, в других же — сокращаются.

По отношению к молодым людям употребляются обращения:
Молодой человек!
Юноша!
Young man!
Youth!

[DAS]

      The words and word combinations which are used when speaking about the Coronavirus:
fever, sneezing, temperature, to feel fatigue, it's hard to breathe, epidemic, pandemic, to take different measures to deal with the situation.

 I hope we are not going to use these collocations in the near future when talking about our health. Useful expressions nonetheless.

[Ann]

      The words and word combinations which are used when speaking about the Coronavirus:
fever, sneezing, temperature, to feel fatigue, it's hard to breathe, epidemic, pandemic, to take different measures to deal with the situation.

[DAS]

     Do you follow the advice?

I certainly do!

[Ann]

    It is always useful to have a variety of approaches in one's arsenal. However in the current situation, taking simple and effective measures like washing hands (with soap!) and wearing masks in overcrowded places will surely do the trick and help to 'keep the doctor away'!

     Do you follow the advice?

[DAS]

     The most promising candidates take a variety of approaches to protecting the body against COVID-19. To understand what exactly that means, it’s helpful to remember how the human immune system works.
     When a disease pathogen gets into your system, your immune system responds by producing antibodies. These antibodies attach themselves to substances called antigens on the surface of the microbe, which sends a signal to your body to attack. Your immune system keeps a record of every microbe it has ever defeated, so that it can quickly recognize and destroy invaders before they make you ill.

    It is always useful to have a variety of approaches in one's arsenal. However in the current situation, taking simple and effective measures like washing hands (with soap!) and wearing masks in overcrowded places will surely do the trick and help to 'keep the doctor away'!

[Ann]

     The most promising candidates take a variety of approaches to protecting the body against COVID-19. To understand what exactly that means, it’s helpful to remember how the human immune system works.
     When a disease pathogen gets into your system, your immune system responds by producing antibodies. These antibodies attach themselves to substances called antigens on the surface of the microbe, which sends a signal to your body to attack. Your immune system keeps a record of every microbe it has ever defeated, so that it can quickly recognize and destroy invaders before they make you ill.

[asdfg]

Cambridge dictionary about cyberschool:cyberschool

A school that uses online methods of teaching

[Ann]

     Future training programs will feature a balance of traditional face to face classroom and distance learning.

     Cambridge dictionary about distance learning:
     A way of studying in which you do not attend a school, college, or university, but study from where you live, usually being taught and given work to do over the internet.

[asdfg]

     Now that life has changed so radically we need laughter more than ever. ASDFG, you could use it next Saturday.

Yep, sounds good!  Laughing makes us live longer).

[Ann]

" Professor of psychology  John Atkins suggests  "Laughter Centres" shoulld be organised in every town."

     Do you like this idea, DAS and ASDFG?

     Now that life has changed so radically we need laughter more than ever. ASDFG, you could use it next Saturday.

[Ann]

    To DAS, ASDFG and other English teachers.
     I am getting back to The Art of Communication text book, which contains a number of nice jokes. I hope we'll find time in our tense educational process for learning them by heart and probably using them in our festivity life.

     To Das, ASDFG and other English teachers. I am happy, guys, you accept it and hope you'll start it from the very beginning.

[asdfg]

Ann, let's do it!

…together!