“A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE.”
“Xвилина час береже.”
“Один стібок, зроблений вчасно, вартий дев'яти (зроблених поспіхом).”

Meaning:
🔸it's better to deal with a problem at an early stage so as to prevent it from getting worse
🔹краще вирішити проблему на ранній стадії, щоб не допустити її погіршення

• It seems that something is wrong with her car, it's better to check it out now as a stitch in time saves nine.
• Let's patch the roof before that hole gets bigger. A stitch in time saves nine.

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Happy Saturday, English learners!
Thank you for playing THIS GAME with me! Well done, everyone, we had some wonderful suggestions, but unfortunately only one correct answer.

The idioms in the pictures are:
1. When pigs fly – коли рак на горі свисне
2. Play by ear – імпровізувати, виходячи з обставин
3. White-glove service – обслуговування в білих рукавичках

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ALONE  vs  LONELY
ALONE /əˈləʊn/

1. 🔸without people; unaccompanied
   🔸same meaning as on your own or by yourself
   🔹сам; без супроводу
   🔹має таке саме значення, як самостійно

• not safe to go there alone.
• Sometimes I like to be alone.

1. 🔸can also mean uniquely, solely, exclusively
   🔹також може означати виключно, тільки

• Water alone won’t remove the stain.
• You cannot live on bread alone.

LONELY /ˈləʊnliː/

1. 🔸unhappy without the company of other people
   🔹одинокий; нещасливий без інших людей

• At first I had no friends so I was lonely.
• Joe was lonely without his wife.

1. 🔸can also mean deserted, remote or unfrequented
   🔹відлюдний; віддалений

• He drove down a lonely country lane.
• He chose a lonely spot for his tent.

Alone / On your own / By yourself

usually interchangeable (взаємозамінні) when the meaning is unaccompanied or without any help:

• There are many things children can do alone/on their own/by themselves.
• She was sitting alone/on her own/ by herself in a corner.

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Stunning /ˈstʌn.ɪŋ/ (adj)

🔸extremely beautiful or attractive
🔹надзвичайно красивий або привабливий; приголомшливий

• a stunning dress
• a stunning view over the bay of Saint Tropez
• She looks absolutely stunning in that dress.

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Marshmallow - зефір; алтея лікарська (ботан.)

Initially /ɪˈnɪʃ.əl.i/
🔸at the beginning
🔹спочатку

Ancient /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
🔸of or from a long time ago
🔹(старо)давній

Treat /triːt/
🔸to use drugs to cure a person of a disease
🔹лікувати

Cough /kɒf/ - кашель

Sore throat /ˌsɔː ˈθrəʊt/
🔸red and painful throat, esp. when you swallow
🔹біль у горлі

Whip /wɪp/
🔸to beat food with a special piece of equipment in order to make it thick and firm
🔹збивати (яйця…)

Sap /sæp/
🔸the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant
🔹сік (з кореня, дерева…)

Egg white /ˈeɡ ˌwaɪt/
🔸the transparent part of an egg that turns white when it is cooked
🔹яєчний білок

Mouldable /ˈməʊl.də.bəl/
🔸able to be made into any shape
🔹піддається формуванню

Confectioner /kənˈfek.ʃən.ər/
🔸a company or person that makes or sells sweets
🔹кондитер

Luxurious /lʌɡˈʒʊə.ri.əs/
🔸very comfortable and expensive; giving great pleasure
🔹розкішний

Indulgent /ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt/
🔸enjoyed as a special treat
🔹який дає насолоджуватися чимось особливим