In this episode of 'English Learners Boost,' explore the art of setting SMART goals for the New Year. Discover the power of Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound goals in transforming your English language journey. With practical examples and personalized approaches, learn how to enhance your vocabulary, grammar, listening, and writing skills. Plus, don't miss the exclusive opportunity to experience a unique teaching methodology by booking a lesson on iTalki. Elevate your English learning adventure and make 2023 the year of language breakthroughs. Tune in now and set yourself up for success!

English Learner's Boost

Setting SMART Goals for the New Year

Yo-You 与你同行（YCT）

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repasamos el vocabulario para expresar el miedo. 
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Dar miedo

💸 Diálogo: La Estafa Inesperada 🕵️‍♂️📱

Carlos: ¡No te imaginas lo que me pasó la semana pasada, Sofía!

Sofía: ¿Qué pasó, Carlos? ¿Algo grave? Te noto preocupado.

Carlos: Sí… me estafaron por internet. Perdí 500 dólares.

Sofía: ¡¿Qué?! ¿Cómo pasó eso? Cuéntame todo.

Carlos: Bueno, vi un anuncio en una página que parecía confiable. Vendían celulares a mitad de precio.

Sofía: ¿Y te animaste a comprar uno?

Carlos: Sí, me pareció una oferta increíble. Además, la página tenía fotos, comentarios y todo parecía real.

Sofía: Uf, esas páginas son peligrosas. ¿Qué pasó después?

Carlos: Hice el pago por transferencia y me enviaron un número de seguimiento. Pero, después de una semana, el paquete nunca llegó.

Sofía: ¿Intentaste contactarlos?

Carlos: Sí, les escribí por correo, por WhatsApp… pero nunca respondieron.

Sofía: Ay, Carlos… creo que te topaste con una estafa.

Carlos: Lo sé. Lo peor es que revisé después y vi comentarios de otras personas diciendo que les pasó lo mismo.

Sofía: Qué rabia. ¿Denunciaste el caso?

Carlos: Sí, lo reporté a la policía y al banco, pero me dijeron que es difícil recuperar el dinero.

Sofía: Es increíble cómo hacen esas páginas falsas. ¿Sabes el nombre del sitio?

Carlos: Sí, se llamaba TechDealsExpress. Pero cuando lo busqué otra vez, ya no existía.

Sofía: Esos estafadores desaparecen rápido. Lo siento mucho, Carlos.

Carlos: Gracias, Sofía. Aprendí la lección: si es demasiado bueno para ser verdad, probablemente sea una estafa.

Sofía: Exactamente. Y la próxima vez, mejor me pides ayuda para revisar antes de comprar.

Carlos: ¡Eso haré! Ahora solo espero que nadie más caiga en esa trampa.

Learn Spanish Conversation

Learn Spanish conversation part 45

EP 30 Learn Thai _ How to make a sentence with _ จริงๆนะVSจริงๆ _ Really, Truly, and Honestly #learnthai

Thai for Everyone with Kru Robert

At a Hollywood studio this October, Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi, though fans of the electric vehicle maker will have to wait until at least 2026 before it is available.

CEO Elon Musk pulled up to a stage in one of the company's "Cybercabs," telling the crowd that the AI-powered vehicles don't have steering wheels or pedals.

He also expressed confidence in the progress the company has made on autonomous driving technology that makes it possible for vehicles to drive without human intervention.

Tesla began selling the software, which is called "Full Self-Driving," nine years ago. But there are doubts about its reliability.

"We'll move from supervised Full Self-Driving to unsupervised Full Self-Driving, where you can fall asleep and wake up at your destination," he said.

Tesla expects the Cybercabs to cost under $30,000, Musk said. He estimated that the vehicles would become available "before 2027."

The company also expects to make the Full Self-Driving technology available on its popular Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in Texas and California next year.

However, shares of Tesla Inc fell not long after the unveiling — investors don't see a clear timeline for the rollout of the Cybercabs, while other companies are already using similar technology.

"Tesla yet again claimed it is a year or two away from actual automated driving — just as the company has been claiming for a decade," Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor who studies automated vehicles, told The Associated Press.

Tesla's announcement comes as US safety regulators are investigating Full Self-Driving and Autopilot based on evidence that it has a weak system for making sure human drivers pay attention.

Last April near Seattle, a Tesla using Full Self-Driving hit and killed a motorcyclist, authorities said. The Tesla driver told authorities that he was using the system while looking at his phone when the car hit the motorcyclist from behind.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Tesla Announces Self-Driving 'Cybercab' for 2026

Sylvie retourne à la maison pour retrouver Georges. Elle voit de la lumière dans la maison. Elle
s’approche et entre dans la maison. A l’intérieur se trouvent sa famille et ses amis. Ils lui disent
qu’ils sont là pour rechercher Georges. 

Sylvie ne comprend pas. Ils partent à la recherche de Georges, mais ils la laissent toute seule. Elle retourne à la maison et la créature est dans la cuisine. Elle lutte avec la bête. Sylvie découvre que c’est son père qui s’est déguisé. C’est une blague ! 

C’est l’anniversaire de Sylvie. Son cadeau d’anniversaire, c’est la maison du lac qui sera sa maison de vacances.

Read with me  the book : French stories in French - Olly Richards and Richard Simcott

La créature - Chapitre 3 - French stories in French - Olly Richards and Richard Simcott

JOYCE: Should we take a taxi or a bus to the mall?
BILL: Let’s take a bus. It’s impossible to get a taxi during 
rush hour.
JOYCE: Isn’t that a bus stop over there?
BILL: Yes ... Oh! There’s a bus now. We’ll have to run to 
catch it.
JOYCE: Oh, no! We just missed it.
BILL: No problem. There’ll be another one in 10 minutes.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• Should we … or …? Is a way of asking “Which is better?” “Should” is used to ask 
for an opinion. Note that we do not say “Will” here.
• Take a taxi or a bus? The word “or” signals a choice here. Notice the rising 
intonation on taxi (the first choice) and falling intonation on bus (the second choice).
• Let’s (Let us) means “I think we should do this.”
• Rush hour is the time of day when most people are going to or from work. In most 
American cities, rush hour is from about 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. and from about 4:30 to 
6:30 p.m. Notice that “rush hour” is a compound noun, with the main stress on the 
first word.
• Isn’t that This is a negative question. The speaker expects an affirmative answer. It 
is used to check information.
• Bus stop is a compound noun, with the main stress on the first word.
• Oh! is an exclamation used to express alarm or surprise.
• Oh, no! is an expression used to express disappointment.
• We just missed it here means “We arrived a moment too late to get the bus.” 
Notice the emphasis on “just” to show the very recent past.
• No problem here means “It doesn’t matter.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 19: Transportation 

Listen and then answer some quiz questions about Andrea form Sarajevo for the A1 level. 😊
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!😎
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See you in class!👋
