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How would you decline an invitation without being rude?
Here is a useful idiom to decline an offer politely or say that you would like to accept it, but at a later time.

Join me on this episode and learn how to use "take a rain check" in context!



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Take a rain check (Rimandare l'invito)

TRANSCRIPTION (includes explanation)
These various expressions for negation span a spectrum of formality and tone. In the lexicon of everyday conversation, one might simply assert "no," "nope," or "nah," and even employ a touch of informality with "not gonna happen." When a matter is more absolute, phrases like "without a doubt, no" and "under no circumstances" make the position clear. In informal settings, a definitive refusal might take the form of "not a chance" or "ain't gonna happen," perhaps even with a touch of camaraderie, as in "nah, mate." For matters requiring decorum, a formal approach may involve phrases like "I'm afraid the answer is no" or "I must decline," while adding regret, as in "regrettably, no," imparts a sense of genuine consideration. Politeness tempers the refusal in phrases such as "I'm sorry, but no" and "thank you for considering me, but I'll have to say no," expressing gratitude for the offer. The witty turn of phrase adds a touch of humor to the refusal, suggesting impossibility with expressions like "I'd sooner sprout wings and fly" or "when pigs fly." In more elevated circles, the upper class might communicate their refusal with statements like "I regret to inform you that the answer is in the negative" or "it would not be fitting, I'm afraid," while maintaining an air of politeness. For royalty, a refusal is conveyed with grace and tact, as in "one must respectfully decline" or "I cannot acquiesce to that request," underscoring the formal nature of the response. Ultimately, the choice of expression hinges on the context and the level of decorum required for the situation at hand.

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How To Say 'YES' In Various English Registers

Un breve riassunto di ciò che è stata la nostra esperienza in minivan, attraverso il sud del Portogallo, nella regione Algarve. Spero di poter tornare presto a visitare questa regione. Buono ascolto e buon fine settimana a tutti!

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Viaggio in Minivan

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Expression : N-에 관심이 있어요. 

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Sentence Structure(S+O+V)

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PROMESA

Describe a story somebody told you and you remember

You should say:

Who told you the story
What the story was about
Why do you remember it

And explain how you felt about it.







“I guess I probably heard many stories back when I was a little kid, but the one that has always stuck in my mind is a story my grandfather told me when I was maybe about 7 or 8 years of age. My grandfather, who was an incredibly kind and loving person was however,  a man of few words…but when he had something to say, it was usually something worth remembering, and something very interesting about his own life growing up back in the day.

I remember it was Christmas time when he told me this story about his life, when he was about the same age as I was at the time, and how life was so different back then. He told me how when he was growing up, the family were very hard up and often strapped for cash, and were not able to have a proper Christmas dinner like most families today. 

He went on to tell me how both of his parents had to work every god given hour, pinching every penny, so they could just put enough food to survive on the table.

It’s a story I have always remembered, and often think about, even today. It reminds me of how lucky and privileged I was growing up, in a pretty well off family, never wanting for anything. I still feel thankful to this day, when i stop to think of the sacrifices that my grandparents and their parents before them had to make so we can live the lives we have today.


Thank you…”


IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a story somebody told you and you remember

                    xué Zhōng wén
                           学  中  文
Bǎoluó shì wǒ de xué shēng 。
保  罗 是  我 的 学 生。

Tā shì Yīng guó rén ，jīn nián 28 suì ， tā zhù zài màn chè sī tè 。
他  是    英     国    人，   今  年   2 8  岁，   他  住  在  曼   彻  斯  特。

Tā shuō tā xué Zhōng wén  yǐ jīng yì nián le ，
他  说     他   学     中       文    已  经 一  年 了，

tā shì zài shǒu jī shàng xué xí de 。
他 是  在   手     机  上       学  习 的。

Bǎoluó hěn xǐ huan yīn yuè 。 Tā huì tán jí tā ，bèi sī hé gāng qín 。
保 罗      很    喜 欢     音  乐。      他 会  弹  吉 他， 贝 斯 和     钢  琴。

Xiàn zài ，Bǎoluó gēn wǒ yìqǐ xuéxí Zhōngwén jiǔ gè yuè le 。
现   在，      保罗     跟    我  一起  学习    中 文        九  个  月  了。

Tā xué huì le liǎng bǎi duō gè hànzì ，hái kāishǐ yòng hànzì xiě rìjì ne 。
他   学 会  了    两    百     多   个  汉字，    还  开始   用     汉字     写  日记 呢。

Wǒmen yìqǐ liáo yīnyuè ，měi shí děng yǒuqù de huàtí 。
   我们    一起  聊     音 乐，   美   食   等       有趣   的  话题。


                    Learning Chinese
           
Paul is my student.

He's English. He's 28 years old. He lives in Manchester.

He said he had been studying Chinese for a year,

He learned it on his phone.

Paul likes music very much. He plays the guitar, bass and piano.

Paul and I have been learning Chinese together for nine months now.

He learned more than two hundred Chinese characters and began to 
write a diary in Chinese characters.

We talked about music, food and other interesting topics.











