Try to guess what to play possum means from context... ?

? I don't think he's really asleep. He's just playing possum.
? If we encounter a bear in the woods, is it better to play possum or try to run?

❓ Did you manage to guess it? Was it easy?

Версия на русском в первом комментарии ?

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It's been a long time coming.. ? Here goes nothing!

Ladies and gentlemen, I've finally gotten out of a slump*

Here's a little life update from me:

⭐️ My brilliant student has passed her exam with — dare I say it — flying colors (96/100) ?
⭐️ I've decided to post more content in English from now on cause it brings me genuine joy ?
⭐️ I've read a lot of books that are trending on TikTok whihc did in fact help me to get out of a reading slump****

~ *to get out of a slump - to overcome a period of inefficiency or decline in your life
~ *to get out of a reading slump* - to start reading books after a long period of not reading any

‼️ I advise you all to read this book if you haven't yet — Л. Виссон. Русские проблемы в английской речи.
Слова и фразы в контексте двух культур (М., 2005). It's really helpful. I wish it was trending on TikTok so that more people knew about it

? Смотрите, какое предложение встретилось сегодня мне в пробнике IELTS, по которому я готовила урок: ??????? ????? ????, ????? ?????? ???? ???? ??? ?????????, ?????????? ?????? ??????? ?? ??????? ????. ❔ что здесь означает ????? ? • несмотря на то, что…