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What happened to Monday? An extremely violent thriller/science fiction movie that has an intriguing and interesting plot based on septuplets that keep a low profile to avoid being killed as they live in a time where there can only be one child per family... There's a lot that can be said about this film, so I would like for you to watch it and let me know what you think. 

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A : Bonjour monsieur. Je peux vous aider ?
B : Oui, je voudrais un bouquet, mais je ne sais pas trop quoi choisir.
A : Vous voulez mettre combien à peu près ?
B : Je ne sais pas. Peut-être 15,20 euros...
A : Regardez, on peut faire un bouquet rouge et blanc, c'est très joli. Ou alors, vous pouvez aussi choisir un bouquet tout rouge.
B : J'hésite un peu...qu'est-ce que vous me conseillez ?
A : Ça dépend de la personne. C'est pour offrir ?
B : Oui, c'est pour ma grand-mère.
A : Alors, je vous conseille un bouquet de roses rouges.
B : Vous croyez ?
A : Oui, vous allez voir, votre grand-mère va être très contente.
B : D'accord.

Vocabulaire :
un(e) fleuriste : florista, florist
choisir : escolher, to choose
à peu près : mais ou menos, around
joli(e) : lindo(a), beautiful
hésiter : hesitar, to hesitate
conseiller : aconselhar, to advice
ça dépend de : depende de, it depends on
offrir : oferecer, to offer
vous croyez ? : a senhora acha ?, do you think so ?
content(e) : feliz, happy
d'accord : tá bom, beleza, alright
mettre : gastar, to spend (in this context)



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chez le fleuriste

Get ready for a special treat! In this episode, I talk with Cara Leopold, an English Teacher known as the Listening Expert. We covered a lot of topics, so this will be the first of two episodes with our conversation. The main theme of our conversation was building great listening skills in another language. In this first episode, we talk about the importance of listening when learning another language, including pronunciation, and what to do when you don’t understand your colleagues in meetings.  Here are some gems from this episode:

“People might think, “I spend most of my time speaking.” But listening is actually the skill that dominates. So by that logic, the foundation for also learning future languages should be listening.”

“So what’s really helped me to get fluent in French is observing what people say, understanding them, and then copying them.”

“Notice the expressions that people keep using and then use them. You will sound more authentic because you'll be using what the people around you actually say, as opposed to what you read in a book or what you got out of a list of 100 idioms.”

Tune in to get more valuable insights from Cara, so you’ll understand more of what people say around you! The second part of our conversation will be released in the next episode. 

Read the transcript here: https://www.express-to-impress.com/listening-skills/.

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In many of the world's richer countries, young adults feel they can't afford to start a family. They also see the idea of buying a house as an impossible dream.

So, they're going on holiday instead!

And Elizabeth Currid-Halkett from the University of Southern California told CNN that young people are happy to take on some debt to go on a trip.

That's because it feels like a very small amount of debt compared to the cost of college or a house.

In fact, a May 2024 survey by US money website WalletHub found that two out of five Americans agree: they think it's worth going into debt to be able to have a good vacation.

Some call it "doom spending" — spending money on short-term pleasure, not saving it for something bigger in the future.

People point to the fact that house prices have increased much faster than wages, and so young adults today feel that saving for a home isn't realistic.

They feel the money would be better spent on a nice vacation.

There are also airlines that let customers book a flight but pay for it later, something that may appeal to these younger travelers.

However, experts say doom spending is a risky way to use your money, especially if it becomes a habit.

Money expert Louise Hill told Sky News that spending on short-term pleasure also makes it even harder to save for big things in life like a house or a family.

She said: "By the time you've saved enough for it, think about whether you still really want it."