Hello again! It's been a while...
Прошло не так уж мало времени...

1️⃣ When?

I lasted posted here a while ago / a while back
С моего предыдущего поста прошло не так уж мало времени

I gave up the guitar after a while
Прошло не так уж много времени, и я перестал заниматься гитарой.

I'll come back in a while
Вернусь не сразу, но пройдет не так уж много времени.

2️⃣ How long?

I'll wait a little while
I'll wait a short while
Подожду немножко

It took a long while to find the hotel
Ушло совсем немало времени на поиск отеля

It took quite a while to get there
Ушло совсем немало времени на дорогу туда

3️⃣ How often?

We meet up once in a while
Встречаемся не редко, но не так уж часто.

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Без артикля

1️⃣ Два действия одновременно

I tidied up, hung up the washing and made dinner while you were watching TV!
Я убрался, повесил белье и приготовил ужин пока ты смотрела телик!

2️⃣ Подчеркнуть контраст

I like football, while my brother likes rugby
Я люблю футбол, а мой брат любит регби

While most people like summer, I've always preferred winter.
Хотя большинство людей любят лето, я всегда предпочитал зиму.

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🗣 Произношение

While English speakers say [w] with an open mouth...
Хотя англоговорящие происносят [w] с открытым ртом...

...Russian speakers usually say [w] with with their mouth closed.
Русскоговорящие обычно произносят [w] с закрытым ртом.

Верхная губа должна уходить от носа! Только тогда получается идеалный [w].

It will be hard at first, but after a while you'll get used to it.
Первое время будет сложно, но пройдет не так уж много времени и вы привыкните.

We are celebrating Christmas today!

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We’ve made a little quiz for you. Enjoy!

Topic 1: Santa Claus

Santa Claus is often called ___ (1) in England. His сани (2) is pulled by олени (3), which have рога (4) on their heads. The most famous is __ (5) because he has a ___ (6).

Santa carries presents in a big мешок (7). He gets into people’s homes through the труба (8) and leaves presents in чулки (9), which we hang above the камин (10). If kids are naughty, they get a _ (11) instead of a present.

Topic 2: Decorations

The most important decoration is the елкa (1), which we decorate with шарики (2), мишура (3) and гирлянды (4). We hang a венок (5) on the door. According to tradition, lovers kiss under the омело (6).

Topic 3: Food

The main dish for Christmas lunch is traditionally запеченная индейка (1). We also eat sausages wrapped in bacon, which are called __ in __ (2). As well as potatoes and carrots, we often eat Brussels __ (3) and пастернак (4). After dinner we eat Christmas ___ (5). Before eating it, we pour __ (6) over it and then set it on fire. We also eat traditional __ pies (7) - пирожки с джемом из сухофруктов.

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26.12 называется Boxing Day из-за бокса 🥊 или коробок🎁 ???