?News in English: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is 200 years old

level: intermediate
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony has been played in Vienna to mark the 200th anniversary of its first performance. The premiere of Beethoven's masterpiece took place at a theatre in Austria's capital city on the 7th of May, 1824. Vienna is the city where the German composer lived and worked for much of his life. He composed many of his most famous works there. The anniversary performance earlier this week was conducted by the world-famous Italian conductor Riccardo Muti. A member of the choir told the BBC how happy she was to sing in the 200-year celebration. She said: "It's the whole world to us to be able to sing this wonderful message of love. You're lifted up…when you're singing."

The Ninth Symphony is believed to be one of the greatest pieces of music ever written. It is also one of the most played and most widely-recognized classical works. The symphony's final part – the fourth movement – is called Ode to Joy. This was revolutionary 200 years ago because it used solo voices and a choir. An adapted version of Ode to Joy is the anthem of the European Union. It is loved and played by orchestras worldwide. In Japan, it is sung each December by a choir of 10,000 singers. The Ode represents peace and international understanding. Heidrun Irene Mittermair, a singer in a Viennese choir, called Beethoven's Ninth, "a wonderful message of love". She added that it "moves from the darkness to the light".

Mark the 200th anniversary — отметить 200-летнюю годовщину
Masterpiece — шедевр, произведение искусства
Composer — композитор
Conductor — дирижер
Member of the choir — член хора
To be lifted up — быть возвышенным
Anthem — гимн
Represent peace — символизировать мир

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?Fleetwood Mac — Dreams (1977)

Oh, thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say, women... they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know

Thunder — гром,
Come and go — приходить и уходить,
Wash clean — мыть дочиста, отмывать

(What a message! Каков посыл..)

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❌ I’ll talk to you when I will be free — Я поговорю с тобой, когда буду свободен

Не самое логичное правило, но в английском языке в подобных предложениях (а это сложные предложения с придаточным времени ?) после союзов WHEN, AFTER, BEFORE, WHILE не ставится WILL, хотя мы и подразумеваем будущее время, вот как это выглядит:

I will be in New York, when you are in Paris. — Я буду в Нью-Йорке, когда ты будешь в Париже. ("will" не ставим в части предложения с "when", просто правило)
Call me before you go. — Позвони мне, прежде, чем уедешь. (хоть и будущее, но после before "will" не ставим)
When we come back, you will be surprised. — Когда мы вернемся, ты будешь удивлен.
After you arrive, call her. — Как прибудешь, позвони ей.

Резюмируем, правильно:
✅ I’ll talk to you when I AM free — вместо will берем настоящее время (am - форма глагола "to be" в настоящем)

Ставьте реакции и пишите, что бы еще разобрать из частых ошибок!)

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❓Как заметно обогатить речь? За счет использования оттенков слов! Например, сколько оттенков слова expensive вы знаете?

? Что-то дорогостоящее мы называем также costly. (cost a lot - стоит много)
Иногда слово может обозначать что-то ценное, не затрагивая прямого значения стоимости:
— We've learned some costly lessons over the last 13 years.

*? Pricey* — неформальный синоним expensive:
— I know a great restaurant in the area. It's not too pricey and the food is delicious.

? Модное словечко, звучит тоже неформально — fancy. Обычно в значении "шикарный, дорогой" его используют говоря об отелях, ресторанах и тд. В значении "модный" вы можете использовать его говоря о вечеринке, платье и других вещах.
— Those who couldn't afford fancy residences lived in rental houses.

? Космическая цена — astronomical, stratospheric, the rocketing price:
— Resellers are selling the device for astronomical prices in the grey market.

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?News in English: AI an 'extinction-level threat' says study by experts (1st April 2024)
ИИ - угроза на уровне вымирания, утверждают исследования экспертов.

Level: Intermediate

Artificial intelligence is an existential threat. So says a U.S. report, which painted a worst-case-scenario "extinction-level threat" to humanity. It identified a "growing risk to national security". The report said there was a "clear and urgent need" for the government to intervene "quickly and decisively". It said AI could destabilize global security, "in ways reminiscent of the introduction of nuclear weapons". It called for the regulation of AI companies.

The report was commissioned by the U.S. State Department. Experts spoke at length to AI companies like OpenAI and Google. The experts recommended upper limits on the amount of computing power for an AI model. They also recommended making it illegal to reveal the coding behind AI. The Futurism.com website spoke to researchers who said: "There's a five per cent chance that humans will be driven to extinction."

Artificial intelligence — искусственный интеллект
Existential threat — угроза существованию
Intervene — вмешиваться
Reminiscent of — напоминать (что-то)
Introduction of nuclear weapons — появление ядерного оружия
Call for smth — призывать к чему-то
Amount of computing power — количество вычислительной мощности
*❓What do you think about AI? Do you consider AI to be the global threat?*

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