It is very important to use contractions in your speech. They are not informal, they are always required. I discuss this in today's podcast.

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Contractions

聊中西文化，也聊很多东西！ 第二十期，我们聊聊出国留学怎么样？你有没有想过出国学习呢？

聊聊东西 - Talk to Me in Chinese

020. Will you study abroad?要不要出国留学 - ttmiChinese

Dear Lithuanian students! Today I have a great joy introducing you to my colleague and friend, Lithuanian teacher Dovilė.

In today’s episode, Dovilė and I have discussed the 2024 Lithuanian presidential elections and shared our opinions about the upcoming parliamentary elections. Also, we talked about her life in Estonia, Eurovision, music, Lithuanian language exams, Lithuanian citizenship and much more.

If you are eager to learn more about Lithuania, I invite you to join us in our hour-long conversation here on YouTube and continue listening to the second part of the conversation on Contribee. Also, there you will find the podcast's transcript and other learning material.

🐝 Contribee: https://contribee.com/lithuanianwithpaulius

For better comprehension, don't forget to turn on the subtitles and install Language Reactor to get a second line of subtitles in your native language.

If you enjoyed the episode, don't forget to follow and subscribe for future content.

Timeline:
00:00 - Intro
02:22 - Gyvenimas Estijoje
11:23 - Eurovizija
18:37 - Prezidento rinkimai
28:15 - Europarlamento rinkimai
31:17 - Seimo rinkimai
35:08 - Dainų šventė ir Vokietija
40:17 - Ekonomika
42:39 - Muzika
55:30 - Dainų šventė (tęsinys)
57:17 - Kvietimas į Contribee
59:19 - Apibendrinimas

Gero klausymo! 🎓

Lithuanian with Paulius

#16 Presidential Elections, Eurovision & Proficiency Exams (Guest: Dovilė)

My 4 minute summary of the book The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Luiz.
Book a lesson with me: https://teach.italki.com/teacher/1947582

Streetwise English

SWE # 8 Excellent Book Recommendation - The 4 Agreements

Cerita Pendek Indonesia (A1-A2)

04 Cuaca

CHISTES MEXICANOS

UN HOMBRE CÍNICO.

How long do you want a movie to last? When do you start looking at your watch and wonder when you can leave the darkness of the cinema?

Or maybe it doesn't matter because you watch everything on streaming services, and you can pause anytime you like.

But according to a survey from the US, the perfect movie length is 92 minutes — about the same as a soccer match.

A polling company called Talker Research asked 2,000 people how long movies should be.

Only about 2% said they thought movies should be longer than two and a half hours, while just 15% want to watch a movie that's more than two hours long.

Movies like Dodgeball, Kung Fu Panda and Toy Story 2 are all about 92 minutes long.

But data suggests that the most popular movies are getting longer and longer.

A website called What to Watch found that the average length of the most successful movies has increased from 110 minutes in 1981 to 141 minutes in 2022.

The Guardian reports that nine out of the top 10 most successful films of all time are longer than two hours. Three of them are longer than three hours.

However, some say it's not the length of the film that's important, but how good it is.

There are really long films that feel much shorter because they're so interesting, and there are shorter movies that you wish would just end fast!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Survey Reveals the Perfect Movie Length

King Charles' Coronation Cost £72 Million