Hey! Today is Saturday, time for #s2s_frequent_errors focus. Let's take a look at one of them on the screenshot and practice together!

The verb ‘avoid’ means to stay away from or prevent something unpleasant or undesirable from happening.

How to use ‘avoid’ in a sentence

1) Avoid + (Verb + 🔠ng)

This is the most common way to use ‘avoid.’

— This channel’s admins avoid eat🔠ng fast food.
— S2S founder avoids talk🔠ng about politics.

2) Avoid +🔠oun

— Our super cautious neighbor avoids contact with anyone who has the flu.
— To maintain his health, Homer Simpson actively avoids stress.

🔠 ‘Avoid + Verb + Ing’ is much more common and natural than ‘avoid to do something.’

Practice Exercise:

Click to copy-paste and fill in the gaps in comments

— We should avoid … (make) the same mistakes again.
— He always tries to avoid …. (risk)
— They avoided … (go) outside during the storm.

Do the exercise, earn points and get prizes.

#s2s_frequent_errors

👋 Sunday is when we wrap up our #s2s_weekly_topic. This week, S2S users’ve been speaking about keeping BFFs around.

Here’re 2 of the questions S2S users’ve discussed with each other this week

1️⃣ Have you ever received a special note or gift from a friend? What was it, and how did you feel?

2️⃣ Have you ever lost touch with a good friend? What happened?

We’ve asked our homie chat GPT to play Donald Duck Trump 🦆 and give his answers. Here’s what we’ve got:

Have you ever received a special note or gift from a friend? What was it, and how did you feel?

Absolutely. I once got a very special, very classy gift from a friend — a package that included a beautiful bottle of the finest scotch and a heartfelt card. It said, "You're one of a kind," and I felt fantastic — truly appreciated, like winning bigly in life 🏖️

Have you ever lost touch with a good friend? What happened?

Yes, I have. Sometimes people simply drift
apart from you when they're not keeping up with the pace of success. It's unfortunate, but not everyone can handle the tremendous energy and vision that comes with being around me. Believe me, it’s all part of the business.

Who will you ask chat to generate the answers for? Will you drop the answers you get in comments ⤵️

🔠Click below to copy the prompt for chat GPT:

Answer these questions as (person’s name) 

Have you ever received a special note or gift from a friend? What was it, and how did you feel? Have you ever lost touch with a good friend? What happened?

#s2s_weekly_topic BFF

☀️ We round up most active S2S speaking buddies and subscribers in the #s2s_hall_of_fame every week

🏅Today we feature previous week’s top speakers

@Azizamukhametova
@dr_tumurov
@anasteisha1k
@artvak
@yana_norina

who consistently open up schedule for speaking practice, attended sessions punctually, and completed tasks in our channel, demonstrating their commitment to mastering English speaking skills

👏@Azizamukhametova gets +1 point for flexibility and collaboration in scheduling speaking sessions

✨By the end of March, we will add up your scores and give away prizes such as speaking coaching from our founder (Cambridge Delta, ex Yandex), gift certificates, and more. Check our reward system here.

🚀 Stay committed to your English goals with S2S

©️ollaborative tools

Professionals in IT and beyond, especially those engaged in team work, know what a huge difference it makes to have convenient tools to share the best practices, edit and review each other's work.

On the contrary, it can become a 😱 nightmare to get bogged down in inefficient routines without appropriate tools at hand. This week, we learn to speak about products (such as GitHub) and lifehacks that make our work life better. You’ll pick up key vocabulary and sharpen your pronunciation

🎧 Start from the audio below and listen closely! Some of this week’s key phrases are hidden there — can you spot them?

🌠 Now, let’s get started! Drop an emoji to show you're in for the week of exchange, practice, and growth

#s2s_weekly_topic Collaborative tools

🔠roduct Hunt community reviewing GitHub, a collaborative tool for software developers

This week you will learn vocab and pronunciation to review tools like GitHub. Meanwhile, can you already pick any cool phrases you want to learn and type in comments?

The audio transcript’s on the image in the 1st comment

#s2s_weekly_topic Collaborative tools

😃 Hey! It’s Tuesday #s2s_vocabulary time! Speed up your learning of this week’s Collaborative tools phrases and earn rewards!

2 words of the day

👌 EFFORTLESSLY — in a way that does not require much effort.

Example:

She solved the puzzle effortlessly because she had practiced a lot.

🚆TO STREAMLINE A PROCESS — to make a process simpler and faster.

Example:

Filling out an online form can streamline the application process.

Want extra points, great karma, and, most importantly, stellar English? What the hell, it’s so simple:

1 Do quizzes
1 Tell us about yourself using the vocab from the quizzes in comments

#s2s_vocabulary Collaborative tools

EFFORTLESSLY

Do the quiz above to stick the word to memory

Discussing ©️ollaborative tools

3 products built WITH SIMPLICITY IN MIND

Discussing ©️ollaborative tools

DO the task above to memorise the phrase