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28 April 2022 20:16

📽Learning English With Famous Speeches

🗣Selena Gomez | Emotional Interview

Selena Gomez sits down with Zane Lowe to speak about her major milestones in the music industry and the unique challenges she faced in the process of achieving such a feat. She discusses her struggles with anxiety and dealing with being exposed to the public eye for so many years as well as overcoming that struggle by channelling it into two new singles, ‘Lose You To Love Me’ and ‘Look At Her Now’. Selena also speaks about how her decade-long friendship with Taylor Swift has been truly inspirational to her especially during her tough times when she feels like giving up.

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15 April 2022 21:00

🎞Learn English with Movies

❗️Interview | David Beckham

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26 February 2022 19:00

🎧Transpire

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15 December 2021 17:12

Here is the corresponding PDF & quiz.

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23 October 2021 21:34

6 Minute BBC Podcasts
🎧 ( 2021 / 10 / 21 )

In this programme, Sam and Neil talk about tipping - the act of giving extra money to the waiter or waitress that has served you so well. But are these employees allowed to keep it? And how do they feel when they aren't? We discuss the topic and teach you vocabulary.

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23 October 2021 21:31

🎧Kicked my behind🔝Daily Easy English Expression Podcasts

#Daily_Easy_Expression

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23 October 2021 21:30

🎧IELTS Vocabulary for Working (Or Not Working!)

You'll be slack-jawed when you hear today's amazing idioms! These are perfect for IELTS Speaking and Writing questions about jobs and work performance.

#IELTS_Energy_Podcasts

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23 October 2021 21:27

🎧Using Party Drugs to Treat Depression

From MDMA to ketamine to psychedelics, the drugs we were told in high school that would ruin our lives are now being used to potentially save lives. Dr. Roger McIntyre, professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at the University of Toronto, discusses the growing promise of ketamine therapy to treat severe depression and the shift to cutting edge treatments using other substances such as MDMA and psylocibin from so-called magic mushrooms.

#The_Agenda_with_Steve_Paikin

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23 October 2021 21:26

🎧'Fixing' Facebook's algorithm

The social media giant's algorithm has been accused of amplifying divisive content and disinformation. Could regulating it make Facebook a kinder platform? Ed Butler speaks to the BBC's Silicon Valley correspondent James Clayton about the latest revelations from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, and renewed demands for a crackdown by US lawmakers. Former Facebook data scientist Roddy Lindsay explains how Facebook's alogrithm became the focus of criticism of the platform, and how a change to the law could solve it. Daphne Keller from Stanford's Cyber Policy Center explains the legal minefield when it comes to regulating what social media users can say, and what platforms can promote, online. 

#Business_Daily_Podcasts

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23 October 2021 21:23

🇺🇸Todd: Now Jason, you're an artist.

🇬🇧Jason: That's right, yep.

Todd: What kind of artist are you?

Jason: I draw all sorts of things, but mostly I like to draw on the computer, using photoshop.

Todd: Oh, really.

Jason: Things like that.

Todd: OK, was it hard to learn?

Jason: Oh, not really. It's just practice. You know if you feel like you want to draw one day, that means you're an artist I guess.

Todd: Wow, I didn't even know that, I mean I do pictures for the web site, but I didn't know you could draw on the computer.

Jason: Yeah, yeah, that's right. I've made my own web site as well, so.

Todd: Cool. OK, what's the web site address?

Jason:  www.geocities.com/replicated280781

Todd: OK.

Jason: A bit of a mouthful though.

Todd: Yeah, I'll have to write that one down. That's pretty tough.

Jason: No worries. OK.

Todd: So when people go to your web site what can they see?

Jason: Not a hell of a lot but I did draw everything on there myself, every button every single piece of graphic you see on there I drew, just photographs of me, my friends, drawings that I've done and posted up and not really much else, but it's good if you just want to check it out. Check some photos out.

Todd: I'm sure it's great. Actually I'm going to check it out later tonight. So, I'll link it from my web page to your web page.

Jason: OK.

Todd: Is it OK if people write you?

Jason: Sure. Not a problem. Not a problem. I'd enjoy it.

Cambridge Guys

10 October 2021 18:30

📽Learning English With Famous Speeches

🗣Elizabeth Olsen | The Latitude Project

Elizabeth Olsen was honored with the EMA Futures Award for her leadership and hard work with The Latitude Project. Alanna and Jenn Tynan, co-founders of The Latitude Project, introduce Elizabeth to the stage. It was Toyota's honor to present the 2018 EMA Honors Benefit Gala.

Elizabeth Olsen is an American actress and the younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. She's also known for her critically acclaimed role in 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' and for playing the Scarlet Witch in the 'Avengers' franchise.

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16 September 2021 07:34

🎧 Exonerate

#Merriam_Webster_Word_of_the_Day

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31 August 2021 14:10

#Right_Word_Wrong_Word

▫️Edition / Publication
▫️Editor / Publisher

@CMBGUYS

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21 August 2021 20:46

🎞Learn English with Movies

❗️Harry Potter | Hermione vs. Draco

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27 July 2021 18:10

6 Minute BBC Podcasts
🎧 ( 2021 / 7 / 26 )

Can you imagine being left in a capsule orbiting the Moon all by yourself, while your team mates go walk on the surface and become the first two humans to do so in history? That's what happened to the late Michael Collins in 1969. Neil and Georgina talk about the Apollo 11 astronaut, and teach you related vocabulary.

#Podcast_Transcript_6Minute_BBC

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24 April 2022 17:13

#Right_Word_Wrong_Word

▫️Eldest / Oldest
▫️Elder / Older

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26 February 2022 19:02

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 22, 2022 is:

🔍transpire • \tran-SPYRE\ • verb

Transpire means "to happen" or "to become known."


Examples:

"Talk of the benefits of a four-day work week have circulated for years. … Now, it transpires that a six-month trial of a four-day working week is going to be launched in the UK." — Olivia Petter, The Independent (United Kingdom), 17 Jan. 2022

The police are still trying to determine what transpired on the night of the accident.

After the business magnate was arrested for financial-related crimes, it transpired that he has been in insurmountable debt for years.


❗️Did you know?

Transpire (based on Latin spirare, meaning "to breathe") was originally used technically to describe the passage of vapor through the pores of a membrane (such as the skin). From this use developed the figurative sense: "to escape from secrecy" or "to become known." That sense was used in ambiguous contexts and often meant "to happen" or "to take place."

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01 January 2022 20:12

Heart of Glass - Blondie (1979)
#Song_Lyrics

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15 December 2021 17:11

🇬🇧JUST, ALREADY, STILL, YET - Grammar Lesson

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23 October 2021 21:32

🎧Sydney Pollack, 1934-2008: He Directed, Produced and Acted in Many Popular Hollywood Movies

#Podcast_Transcript_VOA

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23 October 2021 21:31

🎧9 Reasons People Become Fluent English Speakers Fast (and others don't)

Why do some people become fluent in English while others struggle? Here are the 9 reasons why people become fluent English speakers.

#Go_Natural_English_Podcasts

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23 October 2021 21:28

🎧Are native English speakers bad communicators? (The Travel Adapter with Matt Halsdorff)

Talking to English teacher Matt Halsdorff about a project to train native English speakers how to communicate better with non-natives. We talk about the reasons why native speakers are often bad at communicating with non-natives, what they should do to fix this and the wider issues relating to this topic.

#Luke_English_Podcast

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23 October 2021 21:27

🎧3 tips for leaders to get the future of work right | Debbie Lovich

Work that's dictated by a fixed schedule, place and job description doesn't make sense anymore, says leadership expert Debbie Lovich. In light of the cultural shift towards remote work sparked by the pandemic, Lovich gives three essential tips to leaders so employees can keep their autonomy (while remaining productive), companies can let go of rigid bureaucracy and we can all reshape work to better fit our lives.

#TED_Talks

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23 October 2021 21:25

🔍Learn vocabulary from the lesson!


▪️Mouthful

The web address is a bit of a mouthful.

In this sentence 'mouthful' implies that the address is either a lot to say or difficult to say. Notice the following:

▫️Although it was a mouthful, the server at the restaurant repeated our order.

▫️Her name was quite a mouthful.


▪️Drawings

My drawings are on the web site.

A 'drawing' is a pictured created by a person using their hands and many connected lines. Drawings are the work of an artist. Notice the following:

▫️What kind of drawings do you like to do?

▫️His drawings of trees were average, but the ones of people were fantastic.


▪️Check out

I'm going to check out the website later.

If you 'check out' a website you look at and explore it. Notice the following:

▫️She always wants to check out new museums.

▫️Do you want to go check out that new Thai restaurant this weekend?

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23 October 2021 21:22

🎧Visual Arts

Jason is a digital artist. He talks about his art and web site.

#Podcast_Transcript

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16 September 2021 07:37

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 16, 2021 is:

🔍exonerate • \ig-ZAH-nuh-rayt\ • verb

Exonerate means "to clear from a charge of wrongdoing or from blame."


Examples:

"The actor met with Sooner State oil rig workers who helped him prepare for his role in 'Stillwater' as a father desperate to exonerate his jailed daughter of a murder conviction in France." —[ Peter Sblendorio, The Buffalo (New York) News, 1 Aug. 2021]

The witness' testimonies were key in exonerating the defendant.

The report exonerated the captain from any blame for the ship's running aground.


❗️Did you know?

Exonerate comes from the Latin verb exonerare, meaning "to unburden." That verb combines the prefix ex- with onus, meaning "load" or "burden." In its earliest uses, exonerate was applied to physical burdens—a ship, for example, could be exonerated of its cargo when it was unloaded. Later it was used in reference to the freeing of any kind of burden, including blame or charges of wrongdoing.

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10 September 2021 20:05

📽Learning English With Famous Speeches

🗣Bill Clinton | We're Bound

President Bill Clinton addressed the LMU Undergraduate Class of 2016 on May 7, 2016.

William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician and attorney who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Prior to his presidency, he served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992 and as attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979.

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27 August 2021 20:34

#NowThisNews

90-Year-Old Knits for Newborns

This 90-year-old grandma is helping thousands of babies have 'a warm head to start life with' via her adorable hand-knit hats.

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01 August 2021 17:20

📽Learning English With Famous Speeches

🗣Cara Delevingne | Battling Depression

Cara Delevingne spoke out about her depression as well as her struggles in the modeling industry while being interviewed by Rupert Everett at the Women In The World conference in London.

Cara Jocelyn Delevingne is an English model, actress, and singer. She signed with Storm Management after leaving school in 2009. Delevingne won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2012 and 2014.

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27 July 2021 18:09

🎧Soupy Sales, 1926-2009: He Made People Laugh for More Than 40 Years

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