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IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

What makes a good movie?

Learn how to use this common Italian expression with many meanings 

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Challenge your Pinyin skills

再见！zài jiàn! Goodbye!
明天见。míng tiān jiàn. See  you tomorrow.
一会儿见。/待会儿见。yī huìr jiàn./ dāi huìr jià.  See you later.
有空常联系 。yǒu kòng cháng liánxì. Let's keep in touch.
我告辞了。wǒ xiān gàocí le.  I gotta go now.
对不起，我先走了。duì bù qǐ ,wǒ xiān zǒu le. Excuse me,I have to go now.
您多保重！nín duō bǎozhòng ！Take care！
一路平安！/  一路顺风！yī lù píng ān! / yī lù shùnfēng ！Bon voyage！
到了以后我给你打电话。dào le yǐhòu wǒ gěi nǐ dǎdiànhuà. I will call when I arrive.

Say It Now! 想说就说[xiǎng shuō jiù shuō]

2. 告别[gào bié]~Saying Goodbye

This episode introduces three idioms that use the word leg. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

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"Not all heroes wear capes."

This is a phrase that's often used online to talk about normal people who do amazing things.

They don't need a cape — like Superman — to do something amazing.

But here's a hero who not only didn't wear a cape — he didn't have a name either.

Or at least, he kept his name a secret.

This is the story of a Filipino man in Japan who saved a young boy from the sea in Fukuoka city.

A 6-year-old boy was at Hakozaki pier with his family when he fell about 2 meters down into the water below. His family didn't notice at first that he had fallen, but the Filipino man did.

He was fishing nearby, and jumped into the sea to keep the boy safe while they waited to be helped out of the water.

The 6-year-old was not wearing a life jacket, and the coast guard said if the man had not jumped in, the boy could have been in trouble.

The Filipino man, who is 26 and lives in Fukuoka, gave his details to the coast guard afterward. But when the family asked for his name and his contact information, he declined and went home.

Some reports said he replied that he was not worth identifying.

SoraNews24 said the man replied in Japanese: "I'm not important enough for people to need to be concerned about my name."

The website said this is a phrase that is more likely to be used in action movies or manga, perhaps by a hero who has just saved the day.

The Filipino man was not hurt, while the boy was taken to hospital.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Man Saves Boy from Sea, Keeps Name Secret

Speaking Better, Conclusion (no transcript)