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How to Speak like a Native: The Power of Lexical Chunks
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Episode 2: How to Speak like a Native: The Power of Lexical Chunks

Following our theme, here are 5 more words to help boost your IELTS band score.

IELTS Vocab

5 Great IETLS words - Internet

If you thought social media was just a place for viral dances and cat photos, think again.

Popular influencers on apps like TikTok and YouTube have been boosting book sales with their videos.

And many are watched by millions.

The BookTok community on TikTok has been influential in encouraging users — who are often young people — to buy real books in bookshops.

But a survey from 2022 found that YouTube is actually the most popular place for young people to discover new books on social media.

The survey was done in November 2022 by Nielsen Book Data. It found that in the UK, 34% of people aged between 14 and 25 used YouTube — which is known for its BookTube community — for their book ideas.

TikTok was used by 32%, and 27% went to Instagram to find out about new books.

Some reports in recent years have said that young people are reading less than ever. But according to The Guardian, people in the 14 to 25 age group bought around 61 million books in the UK in 2022.

This was 18% of all books bought.

And it's not just social media where they're finding reading recommendations.

The most common way to discover new books is by talking to friends. Forty-one percent said they do this, while 35% find out about their books by visiting bookshops.

The survey also reported that fantasy action and fantasy adventure stories are the most popular among young people.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Survey: Young People Turn to Social Media for New Books

Ted talks about one of his favorite topics - sports. As someone who has played and watched a lot of sports, he takes you through types of questions you can ask if you want to learn more as an observer and/or a player. 

The Art of Asking Questions

Episode 5: Sports

这里是one minute Chinese, 中文一分钟，每天都不同！ 我们一起听一分钟，想一分钟，说一分钟，今天的话题是一碗(wan3,bowl,measure word)米饭(mi3fan4,rice)从哪里来？
如果我问，你知道一碗米饭是从哪里来的吗？有的人可能会说，从厨房里来，妈妈准备好了；有人可能会说，是从商店里来的，我们工作赚钱把大米买回来，再用锅把它煮好，变成米饭，才能吃；还有些人会说，一碗米饭是从农民(nong2min2, farmer)那里来，春天把种子(zhong3zi, seeds)种(zhong4,to sow)下去，每天浇水(jiao1shui3, watering)施肥(shi1fei2,apply fertilizer)，工作一年，大米才长大可以卖；也还有一些人可能会这样说，一碗米饭从天地之间来，空气，泥土，雨水，大自然里的一切，赐(ci4,given by the God)给我们可以吃的食物。我想，正是因为上面的这些答案，所以，我们很多人会在吃饭之前，感谢和祈祷(qi3dao3, to pray)。感谢爸爸妈妈，感谢工作赚钱的人，感谢卖米的人，感谢农民，感谢大自然！感谢一切！ 希望大家有饭吃，有工作做，能生活在美好的大自然里，希望一切都好。

One minute Chinese

Episode 4 一碗米饭从哪里来？ Where does a bowl of rice come from?

Это история о молодой писательнице, которая живёт в маленьком доме на берегу озера. Она рассказывает о своей жизни в этом тихом и никому неизвестном месте. 


 Russian stories with Elena Русские истории с Еленой

Девушка, которая живёт на берегу озера 

안녕하세요! 2023년 7월 13일 목요일 한국어 강사 세이디예요. 요즘 저는 판다 영상에 푹 빠졌어요. 한국 용인 애버랜드에는 판다 부부가 있어요. 러바오와 아이바오예요.  이 부부의 첫 딸은 푸바오예요.  3년 전에 태어났지요.  최근에 푸바오는 두 동생들의 언니가 되었어요. 엄마판다 아이바오가 쌍둥이 딸을 낳았기 때문이에요. 2023년 7월 7일 오전 4시 52분에 첫번째 아이가 태어나고 그 다음에 6시 39분에 두번째 아이가 태어났어요. 판다 부부를 보낸 중국에서도 축하메시지를 연이어 보내왔어요.  여러분도 기회가 되면 용인 애버랜드에 가서 이 판다가족을 한번 만나보세요. 

最近我迷上了熊猫视频。韩国龙仁爱宝乐园里有一对熊猫夫妇。他们是乐宝和爱宝。这对夫妇的第一个女儿是福宝，出生在3年前。最近，福宝成为了两个妹妹的姐姐。因为熊猫妈妈爱宝生下了双胞胎女儿。7月7日 凌晨4点52分，第一个孩子出生，6点39分，第二个孩子出生。派遣大熊猫夫妇的中方也纷纷发来贺电。如果有机会的话，去龙仁爱宝乐园看看这个熊猫家族吧。 

Recently, I have become obsessed with panda videos. In the Yongin Everland amusement park in South Korea, there is a panda couple named Lebao and Aibao. Their first daughter, Fubao, was born three years ago. Recently, Fubao became the big sister of two younger sisters, as the panda mother Aibao gave birth to twin daughters. On July 7, 2023, the first baby was born at 4:52am and the second baby was born at 6:39am. The Chinese side that sent the panda couple also sent congratulations. If you have the chance, go visit this panda family at the Yongin Everland amusement park.