I read English text better than write. I read English text better than write. And I almost dont understand conversation on English. Sometimes I watch English video. Another language, another mimic, it's very interesting. And suddenly I see I little bit understand english speech! But I'm afraid to talk with people, because it is necessary fast recollect foreign words and scheme of a sentence.

How I study English-1 Recently I often watch movie Twilight (in English with english subtitles) - again and again. I have read subtitles because I almost don't understand english verbal speech, also heroes of film are using a spoken language, not a pedantic style, so I nothing understand that they say. I saw this movie in Russian language, so I don't follow a plot of film, but I scrutinize of english structure. Sometimes english construction is very fun, sometimes it drives me to despair. But I hope one day I will be to understand modern (spoken?) verbal English.

"ancestors" and "descendants" in russian language Children feel Russian language better than adults. Today I explained to my daughter the meaning of words "предки" ([pretki] "ancestors") and "потомки" ([patomki] "descendants"). Then I asked, "So who are the descendants"? She replied, "those who will be next."(In russian language "Потом-ки"(descendants) like word "потом"(later, next)) So "ancestors" - who were before (you) "Пред-ки" like word "пред (перед)" = before you. Well, you see, russian language is a best understood

about word "breakfast" in Russian language My 5 year old daughter still confuses words breakfast, lunch and dinner. She says - "завтрак" (breakfast) like the word "завтра"(tomorrow), then "eat tomorrow"? but I want to eat today ("сегодня" segodnja), so - "sevodnik"? And she is right. In ancient Russia breakfasts (usually it was a kasha or something similar) prepared in advance, from the evening of the last day. Funnily, it turns out that in English word "breakfast" means a "stop fasting, starvation"

Catch phrases from Anton Chekhov-2 Человек должен трудиться, работать в поте лица, кто бы он ни был, и в этом одном заключается смысл и цель его жизни, его счастье, его восторги. Man must work, work hard, whoever he may be, and this is the meaning and purpose of his life, his happiness, his enthusiasm. Честь нельзя отнять, ее можно потерять. Honor can not be taken away, it can be lost. [Чтобы стать свободным человеком,] ... Нужно по капле выдавливать из себя раба. [To be a free man] ... Need to squeeze a drop by drop of self a slave.

Catch phrases from Anton Chekhov Берегись изысканного языка. Язык должен быть прост и изящен. Beware of the refined language. The language should be simple and elegant. В человеке должно быть все прекрасно: и лицо, и одежда, и душа, и мысли. In man should be beautiful: the face, the clothes, and soul, and mind. Все знают и все понимают только дураки и шарлатаны. only fools and charlatans knows all Какое огромное счастье любить и быть любимым. What a great happiness to love and be loved. Краткость - сестра таланта. Brevity - the soul of wit. Настоящий мужчина состоит из мужа и чина. A real man consists of husband and rank. Никогда не рано спросить себя: делом я занимаюсь или пустяками? Never too early to ask: do I a deed or trifles? Никогда так не любишь близких, как в то время, когда рискуешь потерять их.= I could not translate. Одна боль всегда уменьшает другую. Наступите вы на хвост кошке, у которой болят зубы, и ей станет легче. One pain is always reduces another. If you step on the tail of a cat that has a toothache, and it will feel better. Равнодушие - это паралич души, преждевременная смерть. Indifference - a paralysis of the soul, premature death. Умный любит учиться, а дурак - учить. Clever man loves to learn, and a fool - to teach. Хорошее воспитание не в том, что ты не прольешь соуса на скатерть, а в том, что ты не заметишь, если это сделает кто-нибудь другой. Good education is not that you do not spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you will not notice if it makes someone else.

Очень сложная скороговорка Сшит колпак, да не по-колпаковски; Вылит колокол, да не по-колоколовски. Надо колпак переколпаковать, перевыколпаковать; Надо колокол переколоколовать, перевыколоколовать, Надо все скороговорки переговорить, перевыскороговорить И тогда так заговоришь, Словно реченька зажурчит

First notebook entry: Introducing myself I want to know a lot of foreign languages because its very interesting process and it will communicate with different people. Now I study English, than I want to learn German, Polish and Lithuanian.