Episode 142
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Hi, everybody! I am Georgiana, your English teacher and founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help you speak English fluently.
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.
Like in the previous episode, I will be commenting on the English words that my students have liked the most.
Okay, so, here's the first one:
Faithfully (Jessica Alonso)
My students have always been faithful, from the moment I've started teaching English. Thank you everyone, for being faithful!
Yours faithfully.
Skills (Issa Capp)
Let me ask you a question.
How do you improve your English-speaking skills?
This one was easy. Right? You improve your speaking skills by listening to my premium courses and my podcast every day.
Peace (Guillermo Navío)
Who doesn't want peace?
Peace is the absence of hostility and violence; it's a concept of friendship and social harmony.
If peaceful conditions predominate in a society, all activities take place in their proper form.
Energy (Puentes Andres)
We all want to have more energy. If you don't have enough of it, you can't work or study, so, if we don't have time to sleep, we choose to drink a lot of coffee.
Delightful (Richard Moreno Diaz)
Delightful is something or someone who is very pleasant, attractive, or enjoyable.
Examples:
"What a delightful day!"
"What a delightful surprise!"
"I wish you a delightful evening."
"What a delightful person!"
I'd say that "delightful" is elegant and sophisticated, and you can use it in so many ways.
Beautiful (Saga Saint)
Beautiful is such an amazing word, but unfortunately, we tend to overuse it.
Let’s learn some other ways to say beautiful:
Instead of beautiful, say:
Appealing
Gorgeous
Stunning
Ravishing
Pretty
Lovely
Dazzling
Attractive
Good-looking.
Amazing (Marcela García)
Amazing is something that causes great surprise.
Some synonyms are: impressive, excellent, or astonishing.
Examples:
"What an amazing picture you have here."
"Ann was very impressive in the interview."
"Her facility for languages is astonishing."
"He congratulated me for my excellent exam results."
Success (Ingrid Simeona)
Every time I think of the the word "success"I have this song from Roxette in my head.
"Dressed for success!" 🎶
For me, success is having a positive impact on the lives of my family and my students.
How do you define success?
Compassion (Liên Khiêm)
To have compassion is to feel sympathy and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.
Examples:
"You should feel some compassion for the victim."
"I thought she was a hard woman with no compassion, but I've changed my mind about her."
Hopefully (Rebeca Vicens)
They always say that hope is the last thing you lose.
So, don't lose hope. You will definitely learn English with my method.
Hopefully, you enjoyed this kind of lesson.
Now, let’s practice.
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GRAMMAR MADE EASY
POV Story: Grammar in Context
Read the same story in two different points of view and notice how the grammar changes naturally.
| 01 |
First version New Point of View |
David was such a negative guy that he had never said anything positive in his entire life. This depressed him and took away his energy. Plus, he had no skills, so he could not get a job. So, he was broke, depressed, and with no peace of mind. Poor David! He had many problems.
One day he explained his situation to a friend. His friend gave him some advice. He told David to write positive sentences every day in a journal. If he couldn't think of them, at least he should copy them from some book or newspaper.
So, every day, David spent hours and hours writing positive sentences in his journal and noticed that he was becoming less depressed and more positive!
In the end, something amazing happened. David became passionate about writing positive sentences. He ended up writing over 100,000 delightful phrases. So, he published the journal, and became a successful author.
We hope that David finally got some peace of mind. At least he managed to help many people in a very beautiful way.
| 02 |
Second version New Point of View |
David and James were such negative guys that they had never said anything positive in their entire life. This depressed them and took away their energy. Plus, they had no skills, so they could not get a job. So, they were broke, depressed, and without peace of mind. Poor David and James! They had many problems.
One day they explained their situation to a friend. And their friend gave them some advice. He told them to write positive sentences every day in a journal. If they couldn't think of them, at least they should copy them from some book or newspaper.
So, every day, David and James spent hours and hours writing positive sentences in their journal and noticed that they were becoming less depressed and more positive!
In the end, something amazing happened. David and James became passionate about writing positive sentences. They ended up writing over 100,000 delightful phrases. So, they published the journal, and they both became successful authors.
We hope that David and James finally got some peace of mind. At least they managed to help many people in a very beautiful way.
Ok, this is the end of this short lesson. As you can see, just by changing a point of view of the story, you can learn grammar intuitively.
Thanks for listening, and I’ll see you in the next episode.
Review
Vocabulary
Review the most useful words and expressions before listening again.
Faithful
Loyal and consistent; the episode thanks students for continuing to follow the lessons.
Skills
Abilities that can be improved through practice, such as English-speaking skills.
Peace
The absence of hostility and violence, connected with friendship and social harmony.
Delightful
Very pleasant, attractive, or enjoyable.
Amazing
Something that causes great surprise.
Success
The episode describes success as having a positive impact on the lives of family and students.
Compassion
Sympathy and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.
Hopefully
A word used to express hope that something will happen or has happened.
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