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GEPT Intermediate Level Listening Test: The Great Fire of London 
Listen to the information about the great fire of 1666 and test yourself.
There are two questions, and the answers are given in the recording. 

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GEPT Intermediate Level Listening Test: The Great Fire of London 

What types of energy do we use?  Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.


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TASK 25 - ELON MUSK AND ENERGY IN THE FUTURE 

This episode goes through the questions  and answers in the recently published Beginner to Elementary Level Check Quiz.



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Level Check Quiz Listening Practise

Halloween is a fun and spooky holiday that people celebrate on October 31st each year. But do you know where it comes from, and why we wear scary costumes? Let's explore the history of Halloween and costumes!
Halloween started a very long time ago, around 2,000 years ago. It began with an ancient Celtic festival called "Samhain" (pronounced sah-win). The Celts lived in what is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and France. Samhain was a special time when they celebrated the end of summer and the beginning of winter.
The Celts believed that on the night of October 31st, the boundary between the living and the dead was very thin. They thought that the spirits of the dead could come back to Earth on this night. Some people were afraid of these ghosts, so they dressed up in costumes to hide from them. They also lit bonfires to scare the ghosts away.
In the 8th century, the Christian church started a holiday called "All Saints' Day" on November 1st. It was a day to remember and honor all the saints. The night before, on October 31st, became known as "All Hallows' Eve," which later turned into "Halloween."
Over time, Halloween came to America with immigrants from different countries. People brought their own customs and traditions, and Halloween became a mix of all these traditions. One of these traditions was dressing up in costumes, which became a big part of Halloween.
Today, Halloween is a day for fun and creativity. People of all ages wear costumes, but the costumes are not just scary. You can be anything you want – a superhero, a princess, a witch, or even a funny animal. People also go trick-or-treating, where kids dress up in costumes and go door to door asking for sweets.
So, when you see people in scary costumes on Halloween, remember that it all began with the Celts who wanted to protect themselves from ghosts. Now, Halloween is a time for everyone to enjoy dressing up and having a spooky good time.


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History of Halloween + transcript 

Demonstrate (2) eg as in to show how to do something	示范 	shìfàn 
Deprive	剥夺	bōduó
Destroy	破坏	pòhuài
Detach	分离	fēnlí
Deter	阻止	zǔzhǐ


5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C(16) Vocabulary Set: Demonstrate (2) Deprive Destroy Detach Deter

 About the Tohoku dialect 「あずましい」"azumashii"

・東北地方の方言 「あずましい」についての紹介
・「あずましい」の使い方
・英語でいうcomfortableにあたる
・場面に応じた使い方　例を紹介⇒温泉に入った時など
・今後の配信、どんどん方言を紹介していく予定の告知

Nihongo tokidoki Inaka hougen with Megumi Na

Interesting! How to use Tohoku dialect. About「あずましい」"azumashii"

Do you often find youself struggling with English words that sound similar in Italian?

Here are some useful examples in context.