What do you think makes a good leader? Is it their personality, their ability to make difficult decisions, or something else?

In this episode, Nick gives you some ideas to help you with Part 3 of the speaking test. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

What traits does a good leader have?

En este episodio aprenderás a usar la "a" personal en oraciones como "escucho a mi hermano" y más

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EP 44. LA “A” PERSONAL

In todays episode I would like to discuss the importance of reading, and the reasons you should follow to start your English learning ability.

Let's have a chat (Discussions In English) 

Episode 2 : Why is reading important for students? 

I'm doing great, thanks! - У меня все отлично, спасибо!
I'm good, how about you? - Я в порядке, а как ты?
Just hanging in there - Просто зависаю здесь
Could be better, could be worse -  Могло быть лучше, а могло быть хуже
Not too bad - Не так уж и плохо
I'm doing alright - Я в порядке
Pretty good - Довольно хорошо
Just surviving - Выживаю
Doing well, thanks - У меня все хорошо, спасибо
Not too shabby - Не так уж и плохо
I'm fantastic! - Все превосходно!
Holding up - Держись!
Doing my best - Делаю все возможное
Just taking it one day at a time - Просто живу сегодняшним днем
Doing pretty well, considering - Учитывая обстоятельства, дела идут довольно неплохо
It's a good day - Это хороший день
I'm blessed - Мне повезло
Just trying to keep my head above water - Просто пытаюсь держаться на плаву
Just keeping busy - Просто я постоянно занят
Living the dream! - Живу своей мечтой!

Molodets! Подкаст по изучению английского языка и американской культуре для носителей русского языка

1.4 Как американцы отвечают: "Как дела?"

They say you can't have too much of a good thing — but according to a new study, maybe you can!

Researchers from the University of Toronto in Canada found that people are feeling more bored than in the past, even though there are endless types of entertainment available.

Could this endless entertainment actually be causing increased feelings of boredom?

Possibly, the researchers say.

In their study, published in Communications Psychology, Katy Tam and Michael Inzlicht looked at data from 2009 to 2020. They also looked at the relationship between digital media and reported feelings of boredom.

They found that people are reporting higher levels of boredom than ever before, with young people and college students feeling bored more often.

Many people reported feelings of boredom after engaging with digital media, leading Tam and Inzlicht to believe this type of entertainment is increasing feelings of boredom.

Digital media, they explain, is highly stimulating, which could cause people to be less interested in activities with lower stimulation, like reading a book.

And with technology offering so many distractions, people find it more difficult to focus on a single activity and take enjoyment from it, the researchers added.

For example, looking at your phone while watching television makes it difficult to focus on what you're watching on TV, which makes it more difficult to enjoy the show.

There's also so much information available online that people often engage with quick, unrelated pieces of media, instead of longer, more meaningful information, which can leave people feeling unsatisfied and bored.

Earlier research by Tam and Inzlicht supports this idea, after it showed that switching between short videos resulted in increased feelings of boredom.

The researchers said we may need to become more comfortable with feeling bored — since not everything in life is meant to be constantly interesting!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

'Endless Entertainment' May Actually Increase Boredom

"En la punta de la lengua" 

Entérate qué es y cómo usar esta frase en español



Expresiones idiomáticas en español 

"En la punta de la lengua"

Here is my latest blog post.  You can find a text and an audio version on my site.  I talk about ways in which automatic translators can go wrong.  Enjoy!

https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/translations-gone-wrong-how-automatic-translators-can-fail-you/

Difficult English Explained

Translations Gone Wrong: How Automatic Translators Can Fail You

Spanish México

LA HISTORIA DE UN SNAK MEXICANO.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wK0G8WyYbQlRx4_p5hzmb8B9Sx92lsXo/view?usp=drivesdk