●‍‍‍ GRAMMAR ➧[stop + infinitive vs + ing]
➥ The meaning of stop [+ infinitive & ing]

■ Some words, like stop, have different meanings when they're followed by infinitive and gerund (ing)
•To stop to do sth (= to stop sth you're doing in order to do sth else)
•To stop doing sth (= to quit sth you're doing so that you no longer do it)
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*Note that the first one carries both meanings, the (ing) is just reduced.
E.g. I stopped to hear what he was saying (= I stopped talking/walking etc. to hear what he was saying...)
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●‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ Pronunciation➧*audio+script*
➥ The w and y sounds

■ The letters (w) and (y) can be hard to pronounce, especially for some people whose languages don't have those sounds
This lesson is all about that
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●‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ Pronunciation➧*audio+script*
➥ The American long vowel sounds

■ English has short and long vowel sounds, they're essential to mastering your pronunciation
This podcast is all about long vowel sounds (eɪ, i, ɑɪ, oʊ, yu)
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​​💰 In other people's company
♈️ Today's words are:

🏃🏻‍♂️ pop /pɒp $ pɑːp/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] spoken
Ⓜ️ to go somewhere for a short time

📌 pop in/out/by etc
🧡 Why don’t you pop by the next time you’re in town?
📌 pop round British English
🧡 Could you pop round to the shop for some bread?
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🎡 fancy /ˈfænsi/ verb (fancied, fancying, fancies) [transitive] British English informal
Ⓜ️ to like or want something, or want to do something

💜 Fancy a quick drink, Emma?
📌 fancy doing something
💜 Sorry, but I don’t fancy going out tonight.
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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 company /ˈkʌmpəni/ noun [uncountable]
Ⓜ️ when you are with other people and not alone

🖤 The two men enjoy each other’s company.
🖤 Rita’s husband is away for the week, so I thought I’d go over and keep her company
📌 as company/ in somebody’s company (=with someone)/ in company with somebody

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🕵🏻‍♀ Conspiracy Theories

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●‍‍‍ Vocabulary➧*News Words - VOA*
➥ Retreat. Can you guess the
meaning?

■ It's news time!
Our today's word is *retreat*
The organization Freedom House releases its yearly report on freedom and democracy...
Quess the word (retreat) before it's explained
Repeat all the words with their correct pronunciation after listening
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🌸 slapdash 🌸

adjective | SLAP-dash


🌻Definition:

done or made without careful planning : haphazard, slipshod

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🌻Example :

"Much to my surprise, Gus didn't take me to task regarding my chronic gerund abuse or my slapdash approach to punctuation."

👨🏻Jerry Nelson, The Farm Forum
(Aberdeen, South Dakota), 11 Sept. 2017

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☘One of the first known uses of slapdash in English came in 1679 from the British poet and dramatist John Dryden,
who used it as an adverb in his play The kind keeper; or Mr. Limberham:
"Down I put the notes slap-dash" .☘

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Today's idioms

Get to grips with
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Hold your ground
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Break new ground

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​​💰 In other people's company Part 2 ➰ PART 1
♈️ Today's words are:

🍻 drunk /drʌŋk/ adjective [not usually before noun]
Ⓜ️ unable to control your behaviour, speech etc because you have drunk too much alcohol

🍾 David would get drunk and I would have to take him home and put him to bed.
📌 drunk on
🍾 He was drunk on beer and whisky.

▪️ blind drunk British English (=very drunk)
▪️ drunk as a lord (also drunk as a skunk) (=very drunk)
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😣 awkward /ˈɔːkwəd $ ˈɒːkwərd/ adjective
Ⓜ️ not relaxed or comfortable:

🥤 She liked to dance but felt awkward if someone was watching her.
🥤 Make sure that the baby is not sleeping in an awkward position.
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🚷 loner /ˈləʊnə $ ˈloʊnər/ noun [countable]
Ⓜ️ someone who prefers to be alone or who has no friends:

🍵 Ken’s always been a bit of a loner.
🍵 my interest in birdwatching had made me a bit of a loner

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‍●‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ Pronunciation➧[S /es/ vs. Th /θ/ - BBC]
➥ The S and Th sounds

■ Some people pronounce S and Th (θ) in a same way but they're pronounced differently.
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💰 Learn English Issue 178

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📖 PDF 26 MB

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●‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ Pronunciation➧ [audio+script]
➥ The American short vowel sounds

■ English has short and long vowel sounds, they're essential to mastering your pronunciation
This podcast is all about short vowel sounds (æ, ɛ, ɪ, ɑ, ʌ)
Listen and improve your pronunciation.
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