Describing the different ways to say "but" that are appropriate for the contrast level.

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Levels of "But"

The cult Russian phrases that were said by Russian politics. And lots of Russians want to hear this again.
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Ep5 Я устал, я ухожу (Russian politics entered the chat)

Вы знаете, что Россия большая, но насколько именно большая - представить довольно сложно. Хороший способ представить её размеры - разобраться в том, сколько же в России часовых поясов.
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Сколько в России часовых поясов? A2-B2

We are continuing with the topic of persuasion, this time in the context of giving advice. We will be looking at some examples of phrasal verbs as well as persuasive expressions to help you give the best advice and recommendations. To assist us with this topic, Miss Finesstocrat will be hosting her very own radio programme as an agony aunt, doing her best to solve her listeners' problems.

ENGLISH IN A TEACUP

EP3: THE ART OF PERSUASION PART 2

This episode gives students of English some advice about how to answer a common question type from Part 3 of the IELTS speaking test. Students will listen to some structures and phrases that will help them to compare the past and the present (in this case, relating to their hometown).

Please send me your own answers to this question, and I'll give you some advice about how to improve.

IELTS-style speaking questions

IELTS Part 3: "How has your hometown changed in the last 20 years?"

Ahora practicamos con las consonantes más complicadas.

Escucha y repite las palabras con las siguientes letras.

La B y la V.
La LL y la Y.
La H.
La CH.
La Z.
La Ñ.
La C.
La G.
La J.

A1.1. Español básico para principantes. 

Clase 1. Pronunciacion de consonantes.

Come preferisci viaggiare? In aereo, in treno, in bus...?
Io in treno, ma oggi devo prendere un aereo! Quindi ti parlerò delle parole dell'aereo.

How do you prefer to travel? By plane, by train, by bus...?
I prefer by train, but today I have to take a plane! So I will tell you about the words of the plane.

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Le parole dell'aereo - 3 minutes Italian

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