What is the reason why you can't succeed ?

What are your limitations? 

Where did we pick those 'assumptions' about our performance?

How programs us to think a certain way?

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The Habits of Professionals Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

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In the late 1970s, a naive young secretary abandons her hometown in Cleveland for San Francisco, and heads into a brave new world of strange and wonderful characters, in this cult classic novel by the Charles Dickens of San Francisco Armistead Maupin. Maupin writes in a simple, but creative way to blend together the lives of some of the city's most-eccentric inhabitants; which makes the story highly accessible for language learners*.

*Suitable for adults over the age of 18.

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Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin: Chapter 1

Olá, tudo bem? Já assistiu aos episódios anteriores? Este é o penúltimo episódio da série sobre a literatura brasileira.
Segue o link para você poder baixar o documento com a transcrição deste episódio, se desejar, para conferir a escrita correta das palavras, além de treinar a pronúncia:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aWEBGO08nknFohJbrniU54nIkSmmn0XI/view?usp=sharing
Aproveite e vamos aprender português!


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Episódio 6 - A literatura brasileira - 3ª parte

Hablemos de Terror – El Conjuro

Host 1 (Carlos): ¡Bienvenidos a Hablemos de Terror! El podcast donde analizamos las películas más aterradoras. Hoy hablaremos de El Conjuro. Yo soy Carlos.

Host 2 (Ana): Y yo soy Ana. El Conjuro es una de las películas de terror más escalofriantes que he visto. La primera vez que la vi, no pude dormir en días.

Carlos: Sí, la historia está basada en hechos reales. Se supone que todo lo que les pasó a los Warren realmente ocurrió. ¿Tú crees en fantasmas?

Ana: La verdad… después de ver esta película, empecé a dudar. La manera en que construye el suspenso es increíble.

Carlos: ¡Totalmente! La atmósfera, la música, la casa oscura… todo da miedo. ¿Qué escena te pareció la más aterradora?

Ana: Sin duda, cuando la madre es arrastrada por una fuerza invisible. Yo estaba gritando frente a la pantalla. ¿Y a ti cuál te asustó más?

Carlos: La del juego de las palmas. Cuando la niña está en el sótano y de repente se escuchan dos palmadas detrás de ella… ¡Me congelé del miedo!

Ana: ¡Sí, esa escena es brutal! Y los actores hicieron un trabajo increíble. Vera Farmiga y Patrick Wilson realmente parecían los Warren.

Carlos: Eso es lo que hace que la película sea tan aterradora. No es solo efectos baratos, sino que te mete en la historia.

Ana: Exacto. Y lo más loco es que la familia Perron, en la vida real, realmente vivió en esa casa embrujada. ¿Te atreverías a pasar una noche ahí?

Carlos: ¡Ni loco! Me encanta ver películas de terror, pero vivir una… ¡jamás!

Ana: Yo tampoco. Solo pensarlo me pone los pelos de punta. Bueno, del 1 al 10, ¿qué tan aterradora te pareció El Conjuro?

Carlos: Le doy un 9. Es de las más terroríficas que he visto. ¿Y tú?

Ana: Para mí, un 10. Aún tengo pesadillas con ella.

Carlos: Bueno, hasta aquí el episodio de hoy en Hablemos de Terror. Dígannos en los comentarios qué película de miedo quieren que analicemos la próxima vez.

Ana: No olviden suscribirse… ¡y recuerden, nunca jueguen con espíritus!

Learn Spanish Conversation

Learn Spanish Conversation parte 35

46% of US Teens Use the Internet 'Almost Constantly'
We know that teenagers spend a lot of time online, but the Pew Research Center has been finding out a little more about what some of them are doing.

A survey of more than 1,300 young people in the US, aged between 13 and 17, found that 97% use the internet every day. And 46% said they use it "almost constantly" — an increase from 24% in 2014 and 2015.

The new survey, done in April and May 2022, also found that YouTube is now the most popular app among teens, with 95% using the video site, and 19% saying they are on it "almost constantly."

TikTok is the next most popular app, with 67% saying they use it.

Things have changed over the years, however: in Pew's 2014 and 2015 survey, Facebook was the most popular site among teens, with 71% saying they used it. But that fell to just 32% in the 2022 survey.

Twitter has also become less popular — 23% of teenagers say they now use it, down from 33% seven years ago.

There are some differences between the way boys and girls spend their time online.

Pew said that boys are more likely to be on YouTube, Twitch and Reddit, while girls are more likely to use TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat.

It has never been easier for young people to use these sites and apps — 95% of teens said they have a smartphone, while 90% have access to a computer.

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46% of US Teens Use the Internet 'Almost Constantly'

Today we talk about young.
What is young?  related to age?  or depend on appearance? maybe something inside?
今天是3月18日，我的城市，天气晴，17到26度，越来越热了。
早上出门的时候，我遇到我的邻居，她是一位80多岁的老奶奶。“奶奶，早上好！”我大声的打招呼。这位奶奶之前生了一场大病，所以她现在走路很难，每一步都只能往前走10厘米，她希望自己走的快一些，但是她的腿和脚都不行。她对我笑了笑，然后说“年轻真好！”
年轻，我已经很长时间不认为自己年轻了，可是，老奶奶说的很对，她80多岁，在她看来，我当然很年轻。
你觉得年轻是什么？18岁，28岁，还是30岁以前？看起来很帅很漂亮，而不是别人觉得你是个又老又丑的人？有些人认为年轻是一种状态，和几岁没有关系。
我呢，我觉得，年轻不是你几岁，而是你有没有下面这些能力。
第一个能力是吃，你能吃所有的东西，你知道有些人甚至不能吃糖
第二个能力是睡，现在的人很多已经不能好好睡觉了，他们已经离不开电脑和手机，上床以后想各种各样的事情，就是没法睡觉。
第三，最重要的是，对每件事情，每一天，你是不是都充满着希望和激情。只有这样，一个人才是真的年轻，每一天都是新的生活。
你怎么看的呢？欢迎来和我讨论。

中文小天地 Little Chinese world

Episode 2  About young, about you and me

Привет!

В этом выпуске подкаста мы изучим 6 популярных скороговорок, которые знает каждый носитель русского языка.

1. Шла Саша по шоссе и сосала сушку.

2. На дворе трава, на траве дрова.
Не руби дрова на траве двора!

3. Ехал Грека через реку, 
Видит Грека - в реке рак. 
Сунул Грека руку в реку, 
Рак за руку Грека - цап!

4. От топота копыт пыль пó полю летит.

5. Мама мыла Милу мылом,
Мила мыло не любила.

6. Цыган подошёл на цыпочках к цыплёнку и цыкнул: «Цыц!"

Приятного прослушивания!

Speak fluent Russian B1-B2

Выпуск 8. 6 скороговорок для практики произношения Часть 1

Another part 2 topic for the Summer. I also have part 3 example answers on my website.


“Well, as I live in a very busy city, I sometimes really need to escape the noise, and crowds, as well as finding a place where I can just chill out and relax in peace.  My favourite place to go is a small cafe which is about 3 kilometres from my home, and only takes me about 10 minutes to get to on my motorbike. The cafe is located in the suburbs on an extremely beautiful lake, surrounded by many different kinds of trees, and is a world apart from the busy city centre.

 

I try to go there at least 3 or 4 times a week, and usually bring my laptop with me, as I find I can be very productive in this peaceful environment, and get lots of work done, in a short space of time. I love being able to sit at a quiet table outside on a perfect sunny day, with the many trees to shade me from the hot sun. I’m also able to sit right on the bank of the lake, with a view which is out of this world.

 

I guess the main reason I love to go to this place is because it’s just so quiet and peaceful, and I can get away from all the noise, as well as the hustle and bustle of the city centre, which sometimes drives me crazy. Another reason I like to go to this place is that I find the tranquil environment really, both inspires and motivates me in my work….. And I’m able to be much more productive than I would be if sitting in a noisy office or a busy city centre coffee shop. So…yea, this is a quiet place i love to go to.

 

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a quiet place you like to go to - IELTS speaking part 2

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fsrgycPuxizdRgs__i0WGCS4gBxnE1oz/view?usp=drivesdk