Speak English Now – Mini-Stories with Georgiana

Today, I'm going to talk about managing your English learning time.

Next, you will practice your speaking with a mini-story.

Have you ever wondered how to find more time to do something? I ask myself that all the time. In fact, I think time runs away from me, and I don't have time to chase it.

The truth is time flies. And it flies for everyone. We always have something to do in today's society, and there is never time for anything.

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• Today I am going to talk about the benefits of learning English as an adult. And the truth is that there are many, and some of them are surprising.
• And with a mini-story, you will practice your spoken English. I'll ask you lots of questions that you'll have to answer right away. It's like having a conversation with another person in English.

#1 It is an excellent exercise for our brain.

#2 You learn a new culture and a new way of thinking.

#3 Improve your self-esteem.

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• Today, I'll talk about something more festive.
• I'll talk about Easter and how Americans celebrate this holiday.
• And with a fun mini-story, you'll improve your English fluency by answering many questions in English.

Whenever Easter comes, everywhere I go, I see chocolate eggs and Easter bunny cakes.

Easter is a Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The New Testament describes the resurrection occurring on the third day after his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans on Calvary around 30 AD.

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Today I am talking about punctuation.

In the second part, you will improve your English fluency with a fun mini-story. It's like having a conversation with another person in English!

By pronunciation, I mean the different spelling marks used when writing. These are the main ones.

Period or full stop . - is a punctuation mark that we use to show the end of a sentence.

Commas , are the ideal punctuation mark to divide sentences or indicate when to pause.

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Today, we will talk about a topic that I'm sure you will find very useful.

I will talk about the best online English dictionaries.

And with a mini-story, you will practice your English fluency.

We have all used an English dictionary at one time or another. And I think it was easier before the Internet. Everyone had a single dictionary at home and consulted it in paper format.

And then, for a short time, people used dictionaries on their computers.

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• I'm going to talk about a current topic: the widespread price increase we are suffering because of the economic situation.
• In the second part, you will practice grammar with a point of view lesson. Don't miss it!

If there's one thing we can say lately when we go shopping for groceries, it is that prices are going up a lot.

This is partly due to the increase in the price of three goods in the energy sector: fuel, electricity, and gas.

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In this episode:

• We continue with the flaws in English. We're going to learn four more words.
• In part two, you'll practice grammar with a point of view lesson.

Last week I talked about flaws. Unlike virtues, flaws are undesirable characteristics of someone's personality.

Here are some flaws:

• Stinginess: when you don't ever want to spend money.
• Indifference: When you have no interest or empathy for something or someone.
• Intransigence: When you are rigid in your positions and never make concessions.
• Gossip: When you are indiscreet in talking about others.

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• You're going to learn vocabulary about flaws. That is the negative characteristic of people.
• In the second part, we will practice speaking with a fun mini-story of questions and answers.

In a couple of previous episodes, you learned vocabulary related to virtues. You know, those good characteristics of people. As you know, you and I are full of virtues, but today we're going to talk about negative characteristics that others have, not us, of course.

Although there are many flaws, I will focus on just a few. I have made a selection to discuss them below.

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• We're going to continue to learn virtues in English. Maybe we'll discover that we possess those virtues by the end of the episode, with a bit of luck.
• In the second part of the show, you'll practice your English with a new mini-story with questions and answers related to virtues.

Today, we will look at four more virtues that I will further discuss and give examples. We will all end up very virtuous. :)

1. Gratitude

Okay, this is a virtue that is lacking in our society. It involves giving thanks, either in word or with an action.

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• In this episode, you will learn vocabulary related to virtues with examples. In the second part, you will practice grammar with a point of view lesson without memorizing any boring rules.
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What is a virtue? Thanks for asking. A virtue is a positive characteristic of a person. Usually, someone's virtues have a positive impact on others.

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