When things start to get hard, try to persevere through adversity.
Many people give up on following their dreams because the work becomes too difficult, tedious, or tiresome–but often, you’re closer to the finish line than you may think, and if you push just a little harder, you will succeed.


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Three Feet From Gold

4.~겠: intention, will, assumption or polite phrase
          verb stem + 겠다 
5.~네: to express surprise to the information that
          is newly known from seeing or hearing now.
          verb stem + 네요  
6.~는: change the verb into adjective to describe noun (current action)
          verb stem + 는

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Korean Grammar Podcast Ep.2

Oggi una chiacchierata con Caro come festeggiamo la Pasqua in Italia e come la si festeggia in Argentina. Auguri a tutti e buon ascolto!

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

Pasqua e Pasquetta #tinos&tanos

memorizing and using new vocabulary is an essential part of mastering the English language. By following these tips, you can effectively learn and retain new vocabulary words, expand your vocabulary, and improve your overall language skills.

English Learning tips

How to learn new vocabulary 

Every time you're online, you are bombarded by pictures, articles, links and videos trying to tell their story. Unfortunately, not all of these stories are true. Sometimes they want you to click on another story or advertisement at their own site, other times they want to upset people for political reasons. These days it's so easy to share information. These stories circulate quickly, and the result is … fake news.

There is a range of fake news: from crazy stories which people easily recognise to more subtle types of misinformation. Experts in media studies and online psychology have been examining the fake news phenomenon. Read these tips, and don't get fooled!

1. Check the source
Look at the website where the story comes from. Does it look real? Is the text well written? Are there a variety of other stories or is it just one story? Fake news websites often use addresses that sound like real newspapers, but don't have many real stories about other topics. If you aren't sure, click on the 'About' page and look for a clear description of the organisation.

2. Watch out for fake photos
Many fake news stories use images that are Photoshopped or taken from an unrelated site. Sometimes, if you just look closely at an image, you can see if it has been changed. Or use a tool like Google Reverse Image search. It will show you if the same image has been used in other contexts.

3. Check the story is in other places
Look to see if the story you are reading is on other news sites that you know and trust. If you do find it on many other sites, then it probably isn't fake (although there are some exceptions), as many big news organisations try to check their sources before they publish a story. 

4. Look for other signs
There are other techniques that fake news uses. These include using ALL CAPS and lots of ads that pop up when you click on a link. Also, think about how the story makes you feel. If the news story makes you angry, it's probably designed to make you angry.


The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

Reading Practice & Comprehension. How to spot fake news.

It’s hard for many people to admit they don’t understand something (whether they're native or non-native English speakers). But it’s crucial for avoiding misunderstandings and a vital skill to learn for your career success. 

In the workplace, you must speak up when you don’t understand. Otherwise, you’re not doing your part to ensure good communication is taking place. Do you have the humility, confidence, and vocabulary needed to speak up in the workplace? 

Tune into the latest Express to Impress Podcast episode to learn ways to ask for clarification at work. By the end of the episode, you’ll have five tried-and-true phrases to ask for clarification. 

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Episode originally published December 10, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/asking-for-clarification/

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Express to Impress

Feeling Misunderstood? 5 Phrases to Use When Asking for Clarification

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Slow Japanese

Episode #62 - Sunn O))) concert is special

In questo episodio vedremo come sostituire verbi ed espressioni di uso comune con altri più ricercati.

19 verbi italiani che devi conoscere per parlare come un madrelingua italiano

L’italiano è una lingua dal suono piacevole, melodica, musicale!Vediamo insieme alcuni verbi che sostituiscono i verbi che usiamo di solito

Desumere/dedurre= Concludere, arrivare a una conclusione 
ex= dal tuo atteggiamento posso dedurre che sei arrabbiato

Esitare /Titubare= Essere incerti
ex= invece di stare a titubare tanto prendi una decisione!

cogitare= Pensare
ex= stare a cogitare non ti porterà a nulla!

Lesinare= risparmiare
ex= con gli ospiti non si può lesinare sul cibo

Vacillare/ Brancolare= essere indecisi
ex= Non brancolare nel buio, chiedi consiglio!

tergiversare= Indugiare
Ex= Non tergiversare e rispondi mia  alla domanda

procrastinare= rimandare 
ex= se procrastini sempre non affronti mai il problema

rimediare, Risolvere= trovare una soluzione 
ex= per risolvere quella situazione ci vuole uno specialista

convenire = Essere d’accordo
ex= dovrai convenire con me su ciò che ho appena detto

Infliggere= Imporre
ex= infliggere pene fisiche è sbagliato

Ripercuotere= Influenzare
ex= il suo cattivo atteggiamento si ripercuote su di te

ammonire= Avvertire
ex= lo studente è stato ammonito dal professore

ammiccare= lasciare intendere
ex= smettila di ammiccare verso tutte le ragazze per strada!

temporeggiare= prendere tempo
ex= gli studenti temporeggiano per evitare l’interrogazione

vivacchiare= arrangiarsi
ex= Paolo vivacchia alla giornata senza fare nulla di serio

Gingillarsi/ cincischiare= non fare nulla
ex= Invece di gingillarti e cincischiare datti da fare!

inficiare/ confutare= contraddire
ex= i suoi cattivi gesti inficiarono la sua reputazione.

apostrofare= Rimproverare
ex= l’uomo apostrofò in malo modo il dipendente.



Italiano espresso

livello B2/C1: 19 verbi italiani che devi conoscere per parlare come un madrelingua italiano

I talk about the origins of the Mexican flag emblem or coat-of-arms. This episode is half in Chinese and half in English. Let me know if this is useful in the comments. Crank up your volume, I didn't edit the audio on this episode to save time. Let me know if this is fine raw and uncut. My italki teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . https://www.streetwisenglish.com