Speak English Now – Mini-Stories with Georgiana

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• Today, I'll talk about correction when speaking English and how it affects your fluency.
• Later, you'll practice your speaking with a funny mini story.

Let's say you're an English student, and you're trying to practice your speaking. Your first idea is to hire a tutor who will correct all your mistakes.

At first, it seems like a great idea to be corrected. Every time you make a mistake, the tutor will tell you the correct pronunciation, and that's how you'll learn to speak correctly.

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• Today, you'll practice some pronunciation with the most popular technology brands on the market. I'll help you to pronounce these brands just like an American.
• Later, you'll practice your listening with an interesting point of view.

1. Adobe Systems

Have you heard of PDF documents? The PDF is the most common digital document format. And can you guess what company created it?

It's Adobe Systems! Adobe also created Photoshop, which is the most popular image editing software.

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• Today, I'll teach you how to book a hotel room in English.
• Later, you'll practice your speaking with a funny mini story with questions and answers.

I know that finding an excellent hotel and making a reservation can be stressful, especially if you're booking a room at the last minute. In this lesson, I'll give you some tips.

I usually search for a hotel online, and after finding the perfect room, I call to get a better rate.

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• Today, I'll help you to learn the difference between the similar terms: shout, yell and scream.
• Later, you'll practice these terms with a funny story told from 3 different grammar points of view.

The level of intensity and the purpose escalates from shouting, to yelling, and lastly screaming. Shout and yell are very similar, but if one shouts in anger, we often call that "yelling" rather than "shouting. "Additionally, in everyday conversation, the word shout is more common, and both words are less intense than screaming. For more episodes and the full text, visit SpeakEnglishpodcast.com/podcast

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• Today, I'll help you to learn new food vocabulary, and I'll give you some tips on how to eat healthier when we're eating out.
• Later, you'll practice your speaking with a funny mini story with questions and answers.

Eating out can be a pleasure: someone else cooks for you and brings the hot food to your table, while you have fun with friends or family.

On average, Americans eat out about five times a week.

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• I'll focus on the pronunciation of some words which my students often mispronounce.
• Later, you'll practice these words with a questions and answers mini story.

I'll start by telling you the correct pronunciation, and then I'll use this word in a sentence.

I don't know if you've ever noticed, but when you say a word individually, the pronunciation may sound a little different from when it's in a sentence.

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• I'll talk again about the most common business expressions.
• Later, you'll practice your English speaking with a funny story with questions and answers.
• A long shot

If you describe a solution to a problem as a remote possibility, it means there is little chance of success, but you think it's worth a try. The idiom originates from the concept of a shot at a target from a great distance, therefore difficult to make.

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• I'll talk about the most common business expressions in English.
• Later, you'll practice grammar with a point of view story.

Look up to someone

When you look up to someone, you view them with respect and admiration.

Example:

"Tom truly looks up to his father, and he wants to become a policeman, just like his dad."

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• I'll talk about the most common symptoms that we experience when we're sick or ill.

• Later, you'll practice grammar with a point of view story.

As you've probably noticed, I've been sick for the last two weeks. It started with a sore throat, fever, cough, feeling weak … it wasn't the flu but pharyngitis or bronchitis. I know what you're thinking: it sounds even worse than it actually feels, right?

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• Today, you will learn new English vocabulary through fun riddles.
• And with a mini-story, you will improve your fluency by answering lots of questions.

One thing is clear. You want to become fluent in English. That's why it's a great idea to get to know the typical expressions and riddles.

Riddles often make us laugh out loud. Everyone knows that laughter is healthy because it relaxes the brain and body, helps us release stress, and promotes positive mental health. This way you will learn English more easily.

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