I made a presentation in English today. I was so nervous, and I forgot the script I had been thinking about several times. It's so frustrating. In this class, I gave a presentation about the country I would like to visit someday. I summarized Venice in Italy. It's a water city and it's very beautiful. But one day it sinks. Before that, I want to go there.

in the clear water of the round pond, the lotus flowers are straightening up in the breeze.

Hi everyone!! :) I see lots of posts from teachers but I don't see many questions from the users on italki .. Is it not the done thing there ? or is there another more appropriate page or hashtag to do it? My actual question: Is there an equivalent english IDIOM to the french expression: "ne pas sentir quelqu'un" when it means "to not trust somebody" because we think they are deceitful or we think that the other person has hidden bad intentions? Example n°1: He swore he was telling the truth, that he was on my side, but I have a bad feeling, "Je ne le sens pas". Example n°2: "Have you seen the new girl? "Je ne la sens pas" : She seems nice at first sight but I think she's a B***behind your back "

This Saturday, my university will have a school festival. I am a member of a dance club, and I will perform on stage at the festival. I’m really excited but also a little nervous. I’m going to dance in three different styles: lock, house, and emotional dance. None of these are my main style, so they are a bit difficult for me. But I’m trying my best every time in practice. Our team has been practicing a lot, and everyone is working very hard to make the show great. Today, I have practice for the lock performance. It’s a very powerful and energetic dance style, so it needs a lot of control and rhythm. I want to make my movements sharp and full of energy. The festival is only a few days away, so I’m doing my best until the last moment. On the day of the performance, I want to dance with confidence and enjoy every second on stage.

I think the way people define beauty is getting more multifaceted these days. First, there are more and more girls joining body exercises. Being toned is the new trend and new beauty. Sun-kissed skin and muscular body is the new fashion. Pilates and trekking is receiving more and more lovers. Having a trekking on weekend in mountains has been the most popular activity among young generation. Why this change is happening? I think it's because people know more about how to speak yourself and love yourself. The moment I learn to accept myself and love myself, I learn how to be tolerant of others.

Executive Presence in 60 Seconds - speaking practice.

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It's July now, the hottest time of the year. The temperature of this year is higher than usual. I have heard a news that the temperature somewhere rised up to 42 degress Celsius. Pets don't want to put their paws on the burning ground. Some influencers driectly fries eggs on the ground. So, people who are just suffering from hyperthermy really want to go some places where the temperture is low around 20 degress. In fact, there are many cities where people can enjoy a nice and cool summer. You just need to hop on a train moving toward to the west od China. Sooner or later, you will find these cool and green worlds which are full of blue sky, cool temperture, green lakes and trees. They locate in the plateaus where people seldom experience hyperthermy. Many ofthem have a common called the cool capital of China. So, the best place to visit really depends on the weather.

Last week, I went shopping in Ginza with my grandfather and my mother for the first time in a long time. I was really excited because it had been a while since we went out together. We went to many shops, and they bought me a lot of nice clothes. At the Ralph Lauren store, I found two cute jackets. I don’t usually wear brown clothes, but one of them was so cute that I couldn’t resist buying it. Since winter is coming soon, I’m looking forward to wearing it a lot. I also found a brand I often see on TikTok, and I was very happy to buy something from that shop too. My mother told me she would give me a special present for my 20th birthday, so we spent some time looking for it together. It was a very fun and special day with my family. For lunch, I ate a chocolate cake, but it was too sweet for me, so I couldn’t finish it. Still, the whole day was really wonderful.