Small talk - love it or hate it, you cannot avoid it!

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British English with Maria

Making small talk

Conhecer o alfabeto e a sua pronuncia é muito importante no começo do aprendizado de uma língua estrangeira. Hoje você que esta aprendendo português brasileiro terá a oportunidade de conhecer de forma completo o alfabeto junto com a sua pronuncia com acento nativo da língua. 


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In this episode we will learn how to use "什么时候”

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learn how to ask time-2 "什么时候“

This story is about a boy name Ved. He helped by his few friends when he got injury. 

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Importance of friendship

🗺️ Diálogo: Pidiendo Indicaciones en un País Nuevo ✈️

David: Disculpe, ¿podría ayudarme? Es mi primera vez en esta ciudad y estoy un poco perdido.

Lucía: ¡Por supuesto! ¿En qué necesita ayuda?

David: Estoy buscando el hotel "Sunset Inn", pero creo que tomé la calle equivocada.

Lucía: Ah, sí. Está cerca, pero caminaste en dirección contraria.

David: ¡Oh no! Sabía que algo estaba mal.

Lucía: No te preocupes. Solo regresa hasta la avenida principal y gira a la derecha.

David: ¿Cuántas cuadras debo caminar?

Lucía: Aproximadamente tres cuadras. Luego verás un parque y el hotel está justo al lado.

David: ¡Perfecto! ¿Es fácil reconocerlo?

Lucía: Sí, tiene un letrero grande y una fachada amarilla.

David: ¡Genial! Muchas gracias. ¿Y por casualidad hay algún buen restaurante cerca?

Lucía: Sí, a una cuadra del hotel hay un restaurante de comida típica. Es delicioso.

David: ¡Me encanta probar comida local! ¿Cómo se llama?

Lucía: Se llama "Sabores del Mundo". Es muy popular entre los turistas.

David: ¡Suena perfecto! ¿Necesito hacer una reserva?

Lucía: No creo que sea necesario, pero si vas en la noche, puede estar lleno.

David: ¡Muchas gracias por toda la ayuda!

Lucía: ¡De nada! Disfruta tu estadía en la ciudad.

David: ¡Lo haré! Que tengas un buen día.

Learn Spanish Conversation

Learn Spanish conversation part 61

In today's episode, we learn why it's wrong to say that the food was 'very delicious', or that the weather was 'very freezing'. The reason is all to do with the fact that some adjectives are GRADABLE - we can make them stronger or weaker by using intensifiers such as 'very' or 'fairly', for example 'she's very pretty' or 'the weather is very hot'. But other adjectives are UNGRADABLE, which means that they're already at the very top (e.g., 'amazing') or the very bottom (e.g., terrible). But how do we stress these adjectives, if we can't use 'very'? Learn how in today's podcast, and manage to avoid one of the most common mistakes made by students of English. 

Learn English with Cambridge David

Avoiding common mistakes - Ungradable Adjectives

Today we're talking about a very important phrasal verb, and also one that I hope you never have to use! Today's podcast is about layoffs.

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I hope you never need to use this word!

Young people in South Korea are turning their backs on marriage, according to a government report.

A survey by Statistics Korea of Koreans aged between 19 and 34 found that just 36% have a positive opinion of marriage.

That's down from 56% in 2012.

The report found that many young Koreans feel they do not have enough money for marriage at a time when the cost of living is high.

Others said they don't think that marriage is necessary.

The report also found that only 28% of the women surveyed have a positive opinion of marriage.

This may be because women are choosing to put their jobs first — before marrying and starting a family.

Earlier in the year, Statistics Korea said that the number of marriages in the country in 2022 was the lowest ever recorded.

There were 192,000 marriages in 2022. The number of marriages recorded has now decreased in each of the last 11 years.

The government is worried, and has spent years trying to encourage young people to marry and have children, since the country's birth rate is also falling.

But more Koreans are happy to stay single. There is even a word for people who choose not to marry: bihon.

And instead of encouraging Koreans to marry, some people are asking the government to do more for single people who have chosen to live on their own.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Report: Fewer Koreans Have a Positive View of Marriage

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