Learn how 'hopeful' changes your voice and your message from 'I’m hopeful about the future' to 'We’re hopeful that things will get better.' A confidence-building mini lesson with shadowing.

BrightStep: One Word

Hopeful

Hi guys! Here's my new episode about New Year's Resolutions. You'll know what the Russian people promise to do in 2022! This episode will be in English and Russian. 

Please share your New Year's resolution in the comment section. 

Russian Fluency

Новогодние обещания

Simon Fowler: So what do you think you will have to eat?

Eduardo Gonzales: I know you said the barbecue is good and it does look fantastic, but I see they also have curry here.

Simon Fowler: Yes, they do. It’s really good. You see there are 12 different kinds. The one at the bottom is very mild and as they go up, they get more and more spicy. The one at the top - well, phew! It’s really tasty, but a little too hot for me. There’s a lot of garlic in it, so if you choose that, you need to be brave. And you may not be popular on the plane home tomorrow (laughs).

Eduardo Gonzales: (Laughs) I do like a strong curry though. What I do is I order a dish of yogurt to go with it. It’s nice and thick and cool so if I feel it’s too spicy, I can eat some or add it to my curry to cool it down.

Simon Fowler: That’s a really good idea. I might try that in future.

Eduardo Gonzales: I also like the sound of the cheeseburger, but at the same time, I could have a good cheeseburger in a lot of places.

Simon Fowler: Oh, it’s really special here though. They bake the burgers for a little which makes them taste really good, and then they fry them quickly in olive oil. There are a lot of restaurants where they just put it in the microwave and it tastes terrible.

Eduardo Gonzales: The only thing I used a microwave for is heating up my coffee when I have left it too long. I don’t think you should ever use one for food.

Simon Fowler: Well, here comes the waitress, so it’s decision time.

English Conversation/Dialogue

Eating Out

孙子说：战争，是国家的头等大事，关系民众生死，决定国家存亡，不能不认真研究。 应该从五个方面分析，通过比较双方的五个方面来探讨战争的胜负：一是“道”，二是“天”，三是“地”，四是“将”，五是“法”。 “道”，就是从政治上使民众与君主的思想一致，“地”，就是指行程的远近、地势的险峻。“将”，就是看将领们是否具备智、信、仁、勇、严五种素质。所谓“法”，就是指部队的组织编制制度，军官的职责范围规定，军需物资的供应管理制度等。

《孙子兵法Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ》The Art of War

《孙子兵法》01

Me queda claro que la música es una necesidad casi tan fundamental como la comida pero es un tema que desafía toda lógica. Acompañame en este capítulo a descubrir cuales han sido las exponentes musicales en latinoamérica que con sus letras y música pueden hacerte sentir vivo.

Extrapolando Letras

Exponentes músicales con mayor influencia en América Latina.

Understanding the most common prefixes and suffixes in English is a great way to build your vocabulary. In this blog post, I cover how we form adjectives in English using "-y" as a suffix.  

For the full text of the article, go to https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/adjectives-that-end-with-y/.

For a visualizer, go to:  https://youtu.be/eWxfzuEqlvs.

Difficult English Explained

Adjectives that end with "-y"

Hoy aprenderemos a usar los números en español, desde contar hasta hablar de precios y cantidades.

Español en Acción

Temporada 1 Episodio 10 Los Números en Acción - Desde Contar hasta Hablar de Precios y Cantidades

柏威生病了！生病很不幸是人生常发生的事。所以今天的话题就是常见的疾病和症状，还有一些关心的表达。
