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Nature Day 🌱
B2 English Level

Sizdah-Bedar is the name of the thirteenth day in Farvardin, which is also the final day of the Nowrooz holidays in Iran. In this lesson, you will learn about the holiday’s previous association with misfortune and the number 13, but also about how it’s celebrated today as a time to reconcile with nature.

Listen to this audio file and improve your English through the lesson around it:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/16/
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The Last Tourist ✈️ (© Elevation Pictures)
B2 English Level

The film The Last Tourist is about problems with the tourism industry.

Watch this video, the trailer, and improve your English through the lesson around it:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/58/
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Vocabulary
Phrasal Verbs: Dating ❀️
B1 English Level

A phrasal verb is a verb that is made up of a main verb together with an adverb or a preposition, or both. Typically, their meaning is not obvious from the meanings of the individual words themselves. Using these verbs naturally makes your speech or writing native-like.
Today, we're looking at some phrasal verbs related to dating:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/59/
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Pronunciation πŸ—£
Sentence Stress
A2 English Level

Sentence stress is where we pronounce some words more strongly than others when we want to emphasize a particular point. We do this by either pausing before the word we want to emphasize or we say it louder or at a different pitch. Now, let’s figure out how it works:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/60/
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Grammar
Commas, 8 Basic Uses
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B1 English Level

Comma is the mark (,) used in writing to separate parts of a sentence showing a slight pause, or to separate the various single items in a list.

If you are getting prepared for an IELTS or a TOEFL test, or regularly write formal emails at work, you had better understand the use of the comma. You can begin by learning the following eight basic uses:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/61/
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- Today, we're discussing the movie All About My Mother, or originally Todo Sobre Mi Madre, by the iconic Spanish director, the man himself, El SeΓ±or Pedro AlmodΓ³var:
https://nomadamin.com/podcast/The%20Magic%20Screen/12/

- The transcripts of all episodes are available on the nomadamin website.

- The nomadamin podcast is and will be free to make high-quality education accessible to everyone.

- Besides the nomadamin website, you can follow this channel on Spotify and Castbox.
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Writing πŸ“
A CV (Β© British Council)
B2 English Level

Learn how to write a curriculum vitae, often called a CV in the UK or rΓ©sumΓ© in American English, to practice and improve your writing skills.
https://nomadamin.com/articles/62/
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Parents πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§ (Β© Learn Real English)
C1 English Level

Everyone has something to say about their parents, don't they? So, it would be a good idea to develop our language around this topic, while improving our listening skills:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/63/

Remember, once you learn some new language, listening to it repeatedly could help you master the language, your listening and understanding, as well as pronunciation.
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Why dogs stick their heads out of car windows 🐢 (© BBC)
B2 English Level

Have you ever wondered why dogs put their heads out of car windows?

Watch this video and learn more about this common behavior while improving your English through the lesson around it:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/64/
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Vocabulary
Football
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B2 English Level

Football is the universal manifestation of excitement and joy with people from all walks of life. This article is your passport to English football vocabulary, including general terms, people on the field, parts of a football pitch, etc. which improve your understanding and appreciation of the sport even more:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/65/
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Pronunciation πŸ—£
Assimilation: /d/ + /j/
B2 English Level

In fluent speech when one word ends in a vowel sound then /d/ sound and the next word begins in a /j/ sound, the two sounds come together and change to a /Κ€/ sound. This is the topic of our pronunciation lesson of the day. Click on the link below and learn it in no time:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/66/
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Grammar
Reduced Relative Clauses

C1 English Level

Relative clauses, including who, that, and which, are used to give essential information about someone or something. A relative clause usually comes immediately after the noun it describes.
Now, reduced relative clauses refer to the shortening of a relative clause. To be more specific, relative clause reduction refers to removing a relative pronoun. It could happen in different ways, and you can learn it all at the touch of a button:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/67/
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Introverts – Redressing The Balance (Β© British Council)
C1 English Level

Listen to a talk about social psychology to practice and improve your listening skills:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/68/
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Wide Awake Bakery 🍞 (© National Geographic)
A2 English Level

What do you think daily life is like for bakers? A lot of people think bread-making must be incredibly boring. Do you too?

Watch this video on daily life of a couple of bakers from Wide Awake Bakery while improving your English through the lesson around it:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/69/
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Vocabulary
The Underground πŸš‡
B1 English Level

In this short lesson, first, you will learn some words that you might need while using the underground. Then, there's a conversation to see how these words are used in such occasions. Try to repeat the conversation to get used to the new expressions. You can also roleplay the conversation with a friend.

https://nomadamin.com/articles/70/
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Pronunciation πŸ—£
Stressed Syllables Before -tion Suffix
A2 English Level

The syllable before the suffix -tion is stressed. This means the sound is a little longer and louder than other syllables in the word. In this short lesson, you will listen to and repeat some examples to master this point:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/71/
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Grammar
Adjectives ending in '-ed' and '-ing'

A2 English Level

Do you know the difference between bored and boring? Adjectives that end in -ed (e.g. bored) and adjectives that end in -ing (e.g. boring) are often confused. But, there's nothing to worry about. You'll figure them out in a minute:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/73/
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Your Christmas Tree's Carbon Footprint πŸŽ„ (Β© BBC)
B2 English Level

If you have a Christmas tree in your home, have you thought whether it's better to have a natural tree or an artificial tree? This video could help you to decide while improving your English through the lesson around it:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/74/
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The eighth continent, the great red island, the island of lemurs, a place like no other, the wonderful country of Madagascar:
https://nomadamin.com/podcast/Around%20The%20World/13/

The transcripts of all episodes are available on the nomadamin website.

The nomadamin podcast is and will be free to make high-quality education accessible to everyone.

Besides the nomadamin website, you can follow this channel on Spotify and Castbox.
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Reading πŸ“–
Personality For Sale πŸ‘€ (Β© Cambridge)
C1 English Level

What historical figure are you? What animal would you be? What do people get out of online personality quizzes? Read the article below to practice your reading skills and improve your vocabulary on the topic:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/75/
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Hindsight Bias (Β© Cambridge)
C1 English Level

What is hindsight bias? What are the dangers of it? Listen to a part of a podcast about it and improve your listening skills and vocabulary on the topic:
https://nomadamin.com/articles/77/
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