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IELTS Reading Practice (T-F-NG)

我想今天下午去看电影，但是没有好电影。我就打电话给我的好朋友，想和她一起去运动，但是她说今天身体不舒服，我们只能去商场买东西了。我们看见一条漂亮的裙子，她喜欢白色，我喜欢黑色，但是黑色的裙子有点儿贵，所以我买了两条白色的，一条给自己，一条送给她。

 Pinyin: Wǒ  xiǎng  jīn tiān xiàwǔ qù kàn diànyǐng, dànshì méiyǒu hǎo diànyǐng. Wǒ jiù dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ de hǎo péngyou, xiǎng hé tā yīqǐ qù yùndòng, dànshì tā shuō jīntiān shēntǐ bú shūfu, wǒmen zhǐ néng qù shāngchǎng mǎi dōngxi le. Wǒmen kànjiàn yītiáo piàoliang de qúnzi, tā xǐhuān báisè, wǒ xǐhuān hēisè, dànshì hēisè de qúnzi yǒudiǎnr guì, suǒyǐ wǒ mǎi le liǎng tiáo báisè de, yītiáo gěi zìjǐ, yītiáo sòng gěi tā.

但是 [dàn shì] but
就 [jiù] just, with regard to
打 [dǎ] make
电话 [diàn huà] phone call
给 [gěi] to
一起 [yī qǐ] together
运动 [yùn dòng] sports, movement
身体 [shēn tǐ] body
舒服 [shū fu] Comfortable
只 [zhǐ] only
商场 [shāng chǎng] the mall
条 [tiáo] (measure word)
裙子 [qún zi] skirt
白色 [bái sè] white
黑色 [hēi sè] black
有点儿 [yǒu diǎnr] kind of
贵 [guì] expensive
所以 [suǒ yǐ] so
两 [liǎng] Two
自己 [zì jǐ] oneself
送 [sòng] give (as a present)


Question: 为什么我没有买黑色的裙子？
                   wèi shén me wǒ méi yǒu mǎi hēi sè de qún zi?

Chinese story 中文故事

【Chinese Story 】one of my afternoons 我的一个下午

If you are job hunting, a must nowadays is a profile on the world’s most popular professional networking site LinkedIn.

LinkedIn is not like any other social media, it is not a place to share photos of your latest holiday, your pets or your frolics with your friends about town. LinkedIn is about demonstrating your professionalism to your work colleagues, your boss and even your potential new employers.

Keep your LinkedIn profile up to date with all of your achievements from your work experience, update your certificates and education when you take a new training course, create connections and most importantly get endorsed.

Since you are reading this, I presume you re a student of the English language and that learning and improving your English language skills is probably important to you in your career and promotional prospects.

So, ask your teacher to give you an endorsement on LinkedIn to add to your profile

BizPod - The Business English Podcast

BizPod Episode 5 - Are You LinkedIn?

“This movie is like 비빔밥(Bibimbap)!”
If you are a fan of thriller and looking for something fresh, 
this movie can take you to a whole new world! 

When his abducted brother returns seemingly a different man with no memory of the past 19 days, Jin-seok chases after the truth behind the kidnapping. It all began that tragic night. Sounds only he hears. Nightmares that seem too real. Doubts about his own memories.

전혀 새로운 스토리로 관객들을 사로잡았던 영화
“기억의 밤”입니다!

그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

18. How reliable is your memory? “Forgotten” (심장 쫄깃 스릴러, “기억의 밤”)

Sobran motivos por los que estudiar esta maravillosa lengua Español

Español -Recomendaciones y Curiosidades 

12 Razones por las que Estudiar Español

El Hojarasquín del Monte es un personaje que proviene de las regiones montañosas de Colombia, especialmente de Antioquia. Se le describe como un hombre cubierto de hojas secas y ramas, que habita en los bosques y selvas espesas. Su misión es proteger la naturaleza y asustar a quienes maltratan los árboles o cazan sin necesidad.

Se dice que cuando alguien corta un árbol innecesariamente o daña la vegetación, el Hojarasquín aparece entre las ramas y la maleza, haciendo ruidos aterradores con el crujido de las hojas secas. Los campesinos que han tenido la desgracia de encontrarse con él aseguran que es mejor no desafiarlo, porque tiene el poder de hacerte perder en el bosque durante días, o incluso para siempre. Para calmar su ira, algunos le dejan ofrendas de frutas o flores en los troncos de los árboles.

Colombian Legends

El Hojarasquín del Monte

It is always impossible to learn a language without knowing the culture and customs. Today I'm talking about the Soviet alternative to the western genre, the comedy film "White Sun of the Desert".

RUSSIAN BRIDGE PODCAST

Culture Vultures. Советское кино: имена и фильмы III (B1+B2)

Don't get confused between these two and know exactly what both of them mean! This podcast episode will help you with these two dictionary entries! ^^

All About English and How You Learn It!

'Check Out' and 'Checkout' Mean Different Things!

Talking with good English vocabulary involves not just the content words to amplify the meaning inherent in your piece but also the functional and transitional words to have them well backed up with the right expression. 

It helps get over any hesitation in speaking fluently and any distraction as to how the dialogues are knit. It creates a positive impression on the examiner and gives a better sense of the value presented in your words.

In the podcasts there are 15 relevant words & it's meaning that you can start using now and here are some more for you to see:

Active Vocabulary Words
Basic
Media updates
To go viral, phishing
Traffic, live streaming
Synergy, mentions
Communities, campaigns
Platform, engagement
Online content/Digital resources
Web influence
Widgets, Search Engine
On fleek, keep score, know your meme
Shares, Stories, Sign-ups, Visits, Views/Impressions, and likewise

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