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I'll be talking about one of the most celebrated holidays in the United States: Halloween. After that, you'll practice your speaking with a new mini-story, while enjoying my new Question & Answer story.

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the last day of October. I would say it's very popular because everybody's excited about it, especially children.

The word Halloween comes from an old English expression, "All Hallows' Eve," and it means the day before All Saints' Day.

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Have you ever wondered if you spend too many hours looking at your cell phone? Or maybe the computer. There is an expression in English that I quite like, called being hooked. It means to be excessively attracted to something and almost unable to resist it.

For example:

- I'm hooked on doing sports.

- But I've never seen you exercise.

- I have a lot of willpower, and I'm able to resist it.

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• Today, you'll learn some more cooking vocabulary in English.
• And with a mini-story, you will improve your speaking.
• You'll see, it's like having a conversation with another person.

Do you remember that I talked about my kitchen appliances in a previous episode and explained some techniques I use when cooking?

I talked about using my blender to make a green smoothie, almond milk, soups, flours, batters, dough, nut butter, juices, and dips.

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Today, I will continue to talk about the English words my students love.

Later, you will improve your grammar with a point of view lesson, so don't miss out because it's worth it!

If you haven't heard the first episode on this topic, I recommend you do so.

So, my idea for today is to comment on some of those words. I think it will be fun.

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• In this episode, I'd like to include some food and cooking vocabulary.
• And with a mini-story, you will improve your English fluency.
• You'll see, it's like having a conversation with another person.

You know, when I enter the kitchen, the first thought that I have is… Why am I here? Yeah. I'm hungry. That's why. Now I remember.

Since I don't buy ready-made food, I usually stare at the fridge for some minutes until it starts beeping. Then I close it and open it again to continue scanning.

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Today, I'm going to do something different. I'm going to comment on my students' favorite words in English. It will be interesting. Later, you will improve your fluency with a fun mini-story, so don't miss out because it's worth it!

Well, some time ago, in the Speak English Now student group, I asked the following question: "What is your favorite word in English?" I was expecting a few comments, but in the end, there were more than a hundred.

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• I'm going to talk briefly about how to activate your English vocabulary.
• Next, I will comment on the appearance of mysterious islands. Sometimes, on a given day, certain people have seen some structures on the horizon that have caused an element of surprise. What could it be?
• Finally, we will practice fluency with a short mini-story of questions and answers—the best exercise to speak without translating mentally.

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• I'd like to help you to understand how to use words like Gonna, Wanna, Gotta, and similar.
• Later, a point of view story to practice your English grammar, and consolidate the information that I'll be teaching in the first part.

Are you confused about how and when to use the words GONNA, WANNA, and GOTTA?

We refer to these kinds of words as contractions.

What's a contraction?

A contraction is created when two words in a row come together and become one.

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• I'm going to give you seven ideas you can use when you perform repeated listening.
• After that, I'm going to read a Point Of View story. It' an excellent technique for improving your grammar.

As you may know, I always encourage students to listen daily. Listening is the best way to deeply learn the different sounds, words, and expressions you find in English. It's how we learn our mother tongue.

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• I'll be discussing some more about some of the most common phrasal verbs.
• After that, you'll be able to practice your grammar skills with an interesting Point-of-View lesson.

Ok, let's continue with the phrasal verbs. A phrasal verb is just a verb and a particle. For example, "get in." If you haven't checked out the first episode about phrasal verbs, please do it.

Remember, you only need to learn the most frequently used phrasal verbs. Also, instead of learning all the different meanings of each phrasal verb, simply learn one or two common meanings.

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