IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Influence of television. Q3-4.

3. Why do people like watching television?
4. Which one do you think is better - state or private television?

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IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Influence of television. Q3-4.

Business English Phrasal Verbs (Get + Preposition)

Kenneth Business English

In this fun and beginner-friendly episode of Grammar and Giggles, we explore how to give clear commands and polite instructions using imperatives! 💬✨
Learn how to say “Sit down!”, “Don’t go there!”, or “Please pass the salt” — all with confidence and kindness. 😊🙌

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Empieza mi viaje a la India. Recorrido, sensaciones, comida... ¿quieres saberlo todo? Pues escucha esta nueva serie sobre mi viaje a este sorprendente país.

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Can you guess which novel this film was adapted from? And how this novel is called in Vietnamese? Try to do my quiz later. Have fun!

Án mạng ở Venice có tựa gốc là A haunting in Venice. Đầu tiên, mình coi phim vì quá thích nhân vật thám tử Poirot trong truyện của nữ văn sĩ Agatha Christie. 

Thứ hai, phim trinh thám mà hồi hộp từ đầu tới cuối. Lâu lâu bị hù kiểu kinh dị hơn kinh dị.

Thứ ba, mình thấy có Dương Tử Quỳnh đóng nên đi coi thôi. 

Phim không theo mô típ phá án, suy luận thông thường mà là một chuỗi những hành động của những con người toan tính, kể cả một đứa bé.

Nhân vật nào cũng có nỗi niềm riêng. Người mình tưởng là bạn lại không thực sự thật lòng với mình. Kẻ mình tưởng xấu tính ai dè lại đàng hoàng đến lạ. 

Đứa trẻ trưởng thành trước tuổi mình lại tưởng ngây thơ. 

Ngay đến cả ngài Hercule Poirot, người được mệnh danh là cỗ máy suy luận, con người của lý trí mà cũng phải bắt đầu tin vào tâm linh.

Những cú twist, hay nói đúng hơn là thắt mở đúng chỗ từ từ vén màn bí mật cho người đọc. Phim không hoàn toàn giống truyện nhưng hay ở chọn lọc chi tiết đắt giá. 

Người mẹ tận tụy hóa ra lại không phải người hiền lành như vỏ bọc bên ngoài. Chú bé ngây thơ hóa ra lại là người thâm sâu tới khó dò. Người cha bất tài lại yêu con vô hạn. Bà đồng nhập hồn nhưng hóa ra chỉ là mánh khóe được che giấu tinh vi.

Mỗi sắc thái, mỗi nhân vật như gia vị trong hành trình đi tìm chân lý của thám tử Poirot. 

Tưởng là đã bắt được nhưng thì ra nhân quả tuần hoàn.


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Review phim Án mạng ở Venice

Chinese story
《同学的爱》  The Classmates’ love

在重庆市的一家医院里，有一位女孩儿躺在病床上。她叫小菲，今年十七岁。
There was a little girl lying in bed in a hospital in Chongqing City. She was called Xiao-Fei, aged 17.
二零一二年夏天她还可以在外面跟朋友、同学一起玩儿，但是她现在只能躺在床上，因为二零一二年八月，她发现自己生病了，而且是白血病。
She could still play with friends and classmates outside in the summer of 2012. Now she could only lie in bed, as she found herself sick in August, 2012 and was diagnosed with leukemia.

小菲的高中同学都很难过。为了鼓励她，小菲的高中同学也和她一起做出改变，这让她觉得很多人都在支持她。
Xiao-Fei’s high school classmates all grieved for her. To encourage her, her high school friends also made changes with her to make her feel that many were supporting her.

小菲生病以后，每天都必须早睡早起，锻炼身体。小菲的同学也开始每天早睡早起，锻炼身体。他们让小菲知道，他们正在和她做一样的事。小菲只能喝开水，不能再喝可乐了。小菲的同学也和她一样不再喝可乐。
After getting sick, Xiao-Fei needed to go to bed and get up early to exercise. Her classmates also started to go to bed and get up early. They let Xiao-Fei know that they were doing the same thing. Xiao-Fei could only drink water, but not coke anymore, and her classmates followed suit.

小菲的同学对小菲说：“你不放弃，我们也不会放弃！”
“If you don’t give up, we won’t either,” Xiao-Fei’s classmates told her.

同学们知道小菲需要很多钱治疗，所以大家拿着箱子向路人募捐，最后募到了兩万多元。
Her classmates knew that Xiao-Fei needed lots of money for treatment, so all of them carried boxes to raise money from pedestrians. Eventually, they gathered a total of 20,000.

小菲看到大家这么支持她，她说：“大家这么关心我，我一定会更努力让自己好起来。”
Knowing that all of them were supporting her, Xiao-Fei said: “All of you cared about me so much; I will certainly try my best to get well.”

Yasmine's Chinese Reading - intermediate

同学的爱  The Classmates’ love

In this episode, we’re going to explore the subtle but important difference between “性格 (xìnggé)” and “个性 (gèxìng)” in Chinese! Do they both mean “character”? I’ll walk you through their meanings, common usages, and how to choose the right word in different situations. Plus, learn some handy phrases along the way~

Learn Chinese and Have Fun!

Character or Style? 中文里的“性格”和“个性”

In an executive order signed on January 20, President Donald Trump instructed the US attorney general to pause enforcement of the US ban on TikTok for 75 days while his administration decides the platform's future.

US officials and lawmakers have long been concerned that TikTok's ownership by the Chinese company ByteDance poses a threat to national security. Under a federal law passed in Congress last year and upheld by the Supreme Court last week, ByteDance was required to sell the platform to an approved buyer by January 19 or face a nationwide ban.

On the evening of January 18, a few hours before the ban took effect, TikTok became unusable for US users. But it came back online the following day, after Trump said on social media he would order the ban to be paused.

However, Trump's order could face legal challenges because he does not have the power to overturn a law that Congress has passed and the Supreme Court has upheld.

Nevertheless, Trump's order will buy time for ByteDance and TikTok to figure out their next move.

Trump has proposed terms in which the US would have a 50% stake "in a joint venture" with ByteDance, but it was unclear how this would work.

Trump has also not addressed whether he will allow ByteDance to keep controlling the algorithm that controls what users see on TikTok. The algorithm is maintained by ByteDance engineers in China and is one of the main concerns among supporters of the law.

After the law was passed last year, ByteDance fought a legal battle against it for months. ByteDance and TikTok have not said whether they are willing to cut ties with each other within the new 75-day extension period.

On January 21, Trump was asked whether he's installed the app on his phone. The US government has banned it from federal devices due to concerns it could lead to spying by Chinese intelligence agencies.



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Trump Pauses US TikTok Ban for 75 Days

Women often associate their value based on the success of their relationships and marriage. However, we all know that feelings change like seasons. It is essential for a woman to also work on her success.