It’s sunny today. We visited a lakeside resort for the first time. There was a bookshop & café next to the lake, and people could even fish from its porch and patio. We spent hours there, enjoying coffee. Dad isn’t really a fan of walking under the blazing sun. At dusk, one of Mom’s friends invited us for dinner. It was basically hot-pot, but the highlight was the pot which made from a fresh wax gourd cut in half. I could tell it was very healthy, with very little oil and fat, because the gourd absorbed the oil from any meat when cooking. The soup tasted amazing too. It was a nice day.

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I came across an interesting article called "Electric Vehicles With Waiting Charging Time Free" and would like to share it here. It takes about 5 minutes to fill up a conventional car with gas. On the flip side, it takes at least an hour to charge an electric vehicle[EV] even with rapid charging. This is one of downsides for EVs. Honda has developed innovative concept models without waiting time to charge and reveal them in 2023. The vehicle is equipped with unique detachable battery system called "Mobile Power Pack[MPP]". MMP is the battery system which Honda has developed for electric mobilities and tools. One unit can store power of over 1.3kWh. The system allows cars to restart just by replacing empty batteries with new ones instead of bring cars to charging station when the battery charge is low. It has already been available in Honda's electric business motor bike called "BENLY e:" and "GYRO e". That's why they guarantee the reliability and the practicality. Honda plans to spread the system into commercial cars and expects that it is useful for delivery services and so on. Honda's concept vehicles called "MEV-VAN concept" are equipped with a maximum of 8 MPPs and a motor in the space which used to be occupied with a conventional engine. The cruising distance on 8 MPPs with full charging is about 75km and the max speed is 70km/h. The load capacity of this vehicle is 250kg. It has enough performance for short distance delivery service. As of now, it seems like they don't have a plan to sell the vehicles. I'm very interested in this new charging method and want to keep an eye on the trends.

I hope you’re doing well. Sorry to bother you again! Sorry, I don’t think I can come back on time tomorrow, but I will let you know if I can come back earlier . Thank you very much, and have a great weekend! Best,

If you're drawn to somebody, you ...... . A. are attracted to them B. hate them

I think this question is quite difficult. In my opinion, it depends on the individual. For people who see their hobby as just a form of entertainment, they shouldn't turn it into a career. Because, there is possibility that they will end up hating their hobby if they have to do it as work. However, the people who love their hobby too much or want to be a professional, I think they should. They like this will less likely to hate their hobby and can concentrate on their hobby as work thoroughly. So Maybe The people who has a passionate on their hobby can earn a large amount of money by utilizing it.

Today we're talking about "jetlag", what it means and the grammar that we use with it. I hope you find it useful. Don't forget that I'm a full time English coach and tutor, right here on iTalki. So if you use English as a second language at work and you'd like to improve your professional communication skills then feel free to book some of my time and let's get to work!

She gave me ..... great advice. . A. some B. many

Hello! Could you help me please? Which words should complete these sentences? Sort this week’s words according to the number of phonemes (British English). musician mathematician Does anyone know how to count those phonemes correctly? musician (5 phonemes: /mjuˈzɪʃən/) or maybe 8 phonemes /mjuˈzɪʃən/ or maybe m-yu-z-i-sh-n (6 phonemes)? I can't even find the rules... Thank you!