Speak English Now – Mini-Stories with Georgiana

• In today's lesson, I'll talk about baking. I'll teach you how to bake my favorite blueberry muffins. So if you want to enrich your English vocabulary and try out my favorite muffin recipe, I suggest that you continue listening.
• And with a point of view lesson, you will improve your English grammar intuitively without memorizing any rules.

I don't know about you, but I love baking.

And the easiest recipe I know, and the one my friends like best, is blueberry muffins.

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• In today's lesson, I'll talk about makeup. I've decided to introduce some basic vocabulary related to makeup products. So if you want to enrich your English vocabulary, I suggest that you continue listening.
• Make sure you don't miss the mini-story. It will help you improve your English speaking, and you will have a great time.

Let's see what beauty products we need for a basic look.

Most women want to be ready in 5 minutes and depending on the time that I have, or the occasion, I spend between 5 and 30 minutes doing my makeup.

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In today's episode, I will talk about Valentine's Day in the United States. And with a mini-story, you will improve your English speaking.

Although it is a very commercial holiday, Valentine's Day has a fascinating history that goes back to ancient Rome! In the United States and other parts of the world, people celebrate February 14 by giving away candy hearts and red roses.

Historians believe that Valentine's Day originated in ancient Rome as a pagan fertility festival.

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Do you often find yourself saying "I think" in a conversation? Well, today, I'll teach you some new expressions that will enrich your English vocabulary and make you sound smarter.

When we learn a new language, and we don't yet master much vocabulary, so we tend to repeat the same expressions over and over again.

And even if people understand what you say, if you want to sound more like a native speaker, you need to expand your English vocabulary.

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• Today, I'll teach you some English proverbs. If you don't know what proverbs are, continue listening.
• And with a story, you will improve your grammar intuitively but without memorizing any rules!

First, what's a proverb?

A proverb is a popular saying that highlights the basic facts of life. Some of them are quite serious, although others are very funny.

Just like idioms, proverbs often have a greater meaning. It's not just individual words put together.

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• In this episode, I'll introduce you to some new tongue twisters. It's not the first time I'm talking about tongue twisters. I've done two episodes in the past, so if you want to listen to them, look for episodes #083 and #087.
• And with a mini-story, you will improve your fluency in English by answering questions, like in a real conversation.

So, do you remember what a tongue twister is?

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In this episode, let's take a look at the most common New Year's resolutions. Then you will practice your English fluency with a mini-story.

It's curious how the passage of time is perceived according to age. Young people don't think much about it. Middle-aged people think about the things they still want to achieve and realize that they have less and less time. Older people, on the other hand, remember the old days.

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In this episode, I'll talk about the Christmas holidays. And after that, you'll practice your English speaking with an exciting mini-story about a man dressed in red.

Ah! It's Christmas at last! I don't know about you, but I love this time of year. I start to think about what presents to give to my family and friends. Normally I make a list, so I don't forget anyone. Can you imagine forgetting someone?

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Today, you will learn how to replace the word "look" in a sentence if you want to be more concise. I'll give you an example, depending on the context. In the previous episodes, I gave several examples of terms or expressions that you may use instead of "look". So make sure that you listen to the earlier episodes as well.

We'll start with the word to scan.

1)To scan

When we look over something quickly we "scan" it.

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Today, I want to introduce some funny but useful compliments that will make your significant other, feel special. There are all kinds of compliments: good, bad, original, ordinary, or funny ones. If you still don't know what they are, don't worry because I'll explain it to you.

Next, we will practice fluency with a mini-story on a very special competition related to today's topic.

As I said, today I'm going to talk about compliments, but first, let's define what they are.

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