Listen to me reading a news article from 2019 about tourism from my Conversational English course.

A Thai beach made famous in a movie called 'The Beach' is to remain closed following a sharp rise in visitor numbers which severely damaged the environment.

Listen to English with Pip

News article: Thai beach closed temporarily due to tourism

If you're doing online dating in the English-speaking world, you might see people talking about their "icks."

This is a slang word — icks are things that give you "a sudden feeling that you dislike someone" or are no longer attracted to them, according to the Cambridge Dictionary.

Icks are not always really big things. Being rude to an employee at a store, for example, might be an ick for someone, or eating with your mouth open.

People will often say they "got the ick" when they noticed something about a person that made them feel they were no longer attracted to them.

If they get to that point, it may be hard for them to feel attracted again!

If you're looking through dating profiles on an app, the most common ick is people who are negative or bitter.

That's according to a survey for Forbes Health. One thousand Americans who had used a dating app in the last year were asked about their dating habits.

And about 70% said people who are negative or bitter in their bios, perhaps about a previous relationship, give them the ick.

Other common icks include people with edited photos, people who are too interested in their possessions, and people with bad spelling or grammar.

And when using the apps, daters often make their decisions quite quickly.

According to the survey, the average person takes about two-and-a-half minutes to make a decision about whether they like a person or not.

So what makes daters attractive to others? Having a profile that shows a good sense of humor is a good thing, according to 80% of people.

The same number said they like people who have hobbies and interests, while many others like people who are interested in travel — or who show a pet in their photo!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

A Sudden Dislike: The Most Common Dating 'Icks'

Two corvesations: 

1- Leyendo un libro

2- La canción

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Learn Spanish Conversation

Learn Spanish Conversation parte 29

⭐ Contents: 1/ Les gens sont différents 2/ Différents types de vacances 3/ Les fêtards 4/ Les rêveurs 5/ Les aventuriers 6/ Les sportifs 7/ Les gourmands 8/ Les casaniers

⭐ To go further, visit www.explorefrench.com. On my website, you can become a Premium Member and gain full access to all transcripts, games and language activities for both of my podcast channels "Learn French with Anthony" and "Explore France with Anthony". On my website, you'll also gain full access to the EF Complete French Course, which includes my "Skills Trainer" modules to enhance your proficiency in French, "Word Builder" modules to expand your French vocabulary, graded readers and audiobooks specially designed for learners of French. 

⭐ In this A1-level episode, we’ll talk about holidays, different personality types, and how our character can influence the way we enjoy our holidays. We’ll practise adjectives of personality in French and learn how to make them feminine. We’ll also talk about the pronoun "on", which means "people" or "we" in everyday French, and discover how to make suggestions, and how to accept or refuse an invitation in natural spoken language. And of course, you’ll also learn useful vocabulary and phrases to talk about holidays, friends, and personality—among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.

Learn French with Anthony

A1#11 Vacances, amitié et caractères

Four corvesations:

1- En una oficina 
2- En un centro de turismo
3- En el telefono haciendo planes para la noche.
4- En el trabajo.

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Learn Spanish Conversation parte 1

A Must Skill To Have As An IELTS Speaking Performer! And For Corporate Employees. (read on, the gift is down the page)! 

This is my recording of preparing a student to succeed as an IELTS speaking taker.

Here are some transcribed ideas from the podcast:

1. Mindset is the key.

What you think about your success will dictate what you say, how you say it, it will influence your fluency, your grammar, your vocabulary!

It all starts off WITH YOU THINKING : "I AM A BRIGHT INDIVIDUAL'!

I am a bright individual,

I feel that I am a bright individual,

I possess the qualities of a bright individual.

I am the owner of being the bright individual.

2. How I prepared for the IELTS test and what I did to achieve 8.5 and then 9.0 in the speaking section?

3. You have the technical skill and the mindset skill.

4. Who are you competing with?

5. What were my other successes with this strategy in 2018 and in 2022?

6. The acceptance of ideas talked about and moving on to further preparation.

My student, I decided to share it with you because you cannot miss to go into IELTS or ANY ENDEVOIR  (job interview preparation, business English) without this CRUCIAL ELEMENT called the mindset!

Listen to it few times, let it germinate in you and if you want to take it further - grab the book called: The Magic Of Thinking Big By David Schwartz - you'll get business advices on how to succeed in the corporate world.

My students are presidents of companies, VPs of departments, business owners and they ALL share the same thing - what I talk about in the podcast.

Join some of my coaching classes to elevate your game as communicator!

Job Interview Preparation | Build Strong Communication Under Pressure

A Must Skill To Have As An IELTS Speaking Performer!

If you want to know how to improve your spoken English fluency, your confidence and your way of speaking - the podcast is for you to achieve those goals.. and more.

I am here to help you succeed as I did for many people like you with families like yours.

To Your Success!

The Habits of Professionals Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

What I have realized after teaching close to 15 thousand classes..

What is important for you in your idea of a dream job?

The Social Evolutionary

What would be your perfect job?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D1VwQhl-eFqi9qv3IFtFDOKlUty8bSEs/view?usp=drivesdk