❇️ Podcast 134

♦️ Older Drivers

👉 Exercises
Some things get better as you grow older. Driving a car does not.
You don’t see as well as you used to. Headlights are hard on your eyes. Your reaction time is slower. Traffic noise gets on your nerves. It’s easier to get drowsy. Long drives exhaust you.
You drive too slowly. Other drivers don’t like this. Your sense of space is diminished. So you stay close to the center line. It’s also harder for you to park.
Older drivers are easy to spot. Here are some clues.
You might not see a head. Or the head is wearing a hat.
The driver’s chin is pointed upward. His arms are held straight and stiff. Or he is bent over the steering wheel.
He brakes very frequently. He never passes. He slows at every intersection. He lingers at stop signs.
I have sympathy for older drivers. I will soon become one of them. Maybe as soon as next week.

Some things get better as you grow older.
Some things improve as you age.

Driving a car does not.
This doesn’t include driving.

You don’t see as well as you used to.
Your eyesight is weaker.

Headlights are hard on your eyes.
Headlights cause you to squint.

Your reaction time is slower.
You are slower to react.

Traffic noise gets on your nerves.
Traffic noise makes you nervous.

It’s easier to get drowsy.
You feel sleepy more than before.

Long drives exhaust you.
You get exhausted from long drives.

You drive too slowly.
You don’t drive fast enough.

Other drivers don’t like this.
This is not appreciated by other drivers.

Your sense of space is diminished.
Your spatial judgment is weaker than before.

So you stay close to the center line.
So you hug the center line.

It’s also harder for you to park.
Parking is also more of a challenge.

Older drivers are easy to spot.
You can easily spot an older driver.

Here are some clues.
Here are some of their characteristics.

You might not see a head.
A head may not be visible.

Or the head is wearing a hat.
Or the head is topped by a hat.

The driver’s chin is pointed upward
The driver’s chin is jutting out and up.

His arms are held straight and stiff.
His arms are rigid and unbent.

Or he is bent over the steering wheel.
Or he is leaning onto the steering wheel.

He brakes very frequently.
He applies the brakes with frequency.

He never passes.
He refuses to pass.

He slows at every intersection.
He slows down at every cross street.

He lingers at stop signs.
He spends time at stop signs.

I have sympathy for older drivers.
Older drivers get my sympathy.

I will soon become one of them.
I will soon be in that category.

Maybe as soon as next week.
Perhaps right after the weekend.

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❇️ Different Kinds Of Communication

♦️ Verbal Communication
The basic way of communication is verbal communication that includes oral and written communication. While oral communication refers to spoken words, written communication involves emails and snail mails. Oral communication may include face to face conversations or communication over the phone or voice chat over the internet. Oral communication is greatly influenced by the pitch, modulation, speed, and clarity of speaking that also reflects the mood and attitude of the communicator.

♦️ Non Verbal Communication
Non verbal communication is another type of communication that includes body posture, facial expression, body language, and sign language. Different gestures like a smile, a nod, a hug also play important roles in non verbal communication. Non verbal communication also includes other forms of communication including sign language, sketches, paintings, photographs and signboards.

🛑 Other Types Of Communication

♦️ Formal Communication
Formal communication is guided by a set of rules. All types of business, corporate, and workplace communications are formal communication. The communication is official and no personal feelings or emotions should be reflected in this type of communication. Communication between two strangers should also be formal. In a nutshell, formal communication is always official, precise, and maintains an austere and reserved tone.

♦️ Informal Communication
Informal communication is just the opposite of formal communication. It involves a friendly tone and is usually unrestrained. Chitchatting with office co - workers, friends, neighbors, or individuals involving a casual rapport are included under informal communication.

🛑 Different Styles Of Communication

♦️ Assertive Communication
Assertive communication is the most healthy and positive way of communication. This is the natural way of expressing inner thoughts. Self esteem plays a big role in assertive communication that gives the communicator the confidence to communicate naturally without manipulating anything. However, assertive communication is not used much in real life communication.

♦️ Passive Communication
This type of communication is largely based on compliance so as to avoid any sort of confrontation with the other person. A passive communicator talks less, questions even less, and does very little.

♦️ Aggressive Communication
Aggressive communication always involves a great deal of manipulative techniques to make people do whatever you want. Different tactics used in aggressive communication include guilt, intimidation, and anger.

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TOEFL Vocabulary (difficult)

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🟣ESL Vocabulary


🟣 تقویت لغات از (پایه الی عالی ) به صورت تصویری همراه با تلفظ
در 👈۹۰ قسمت.






👈درس بیست و ششم


👉Lesson #26






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🟧English Conversation:

🟧 ویدئو های اختصاصی تقویت مهارت مکالمه👈( Speaking)




👈قسمت یازدهم:




🟢 "Delayed Flight"

🟢 پرواز به تاخیر افتاده








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❇️ Adjectives with prepositions

♦️ (be) accustomed to
عادت داشتن به

♦️ (be) good at
خوب بودن در

♦️ acquainted with
آشنا با

♦️ afraid of
ترسیده از

♦️ ashamed of
خجالت زده از

♦️ attentive to
متوجه به

♦️ bored with
خسته از

♦️ capable of
توانا در

♦️ composed of
متشکل از

♦️ covered with
پوشیده از

♦️ envious of
حسود به

♦️ excited about
هیجان زده از

♦️ fond of
علاقمند به

♦️ frightened of
ترسیده از

♦️ happy about
خوشحال از

♦️ hopeful about
امیدوار به

♦️ indiffrent to
بی تفاوت به

♦️ innocent of
بی گناه در

♦️ involved in
نداشتن در

♦️ jealous of
حسود به

♦️ known for
معروف به

♦️ nervous about
عصبی از

♦️ pleased with
راضی از

♦️ proud of
مفتخر به

♦️ qualified for
شایسته به

♦️ regrdless of
صرف نظر از

♦️ sad about
ناراحت از

♦️ satisfied with
راضی از

♦️ suprised at/by
متعجب از

♦️ tired of
خسته از

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❇️ Making positive comments on food

A: What a wonderful dinner!

B: Thank you. I am glad that you are enjoying it.

A: Where did you get your fantastic recipes?

B: I grew up cooking. My mother shared her recipes with me.

A: I especially like the wonderful chicken dish.

B: That is a special coconut ginger chicken with rice dish.

A: Is that shrimp in the soup?

B: Yes, do you like it? I added a little extra lemon grass and some sea vegetables.

A: I am happy that the coca I brought for you works well with this meal.

B: Yes, thank you for bringing the it. It really complements the meal.

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❇️ Podcast 137

♦️ Conversation on a Plane

Exercises

Last week I was on a plane to Los Angeles. The man sitting next to me was Asian. He was from China. We started to talk.
His English name was Edward. He had studied English for over twenty years. This was his first time in the United States.
His wife was travelling with him. She was sitting in a different row. She knows almost no English. They had just been on a cruise. The language on the ship was English. This gave his wife a headache.
Edward was joining a tour in Los Angeles. The group was all Chinese. Edward would have liked an English tour. But that would not be good for his wife.
We got quite friendly during the flight. I practiced my twenty words of Chinese. Edward asked about some English words I used. I explained that “taxi” can be a verb. A plane taxis when it moves on the ground.
Edward doesn’t get to speak much English. He could find a speaking partner on Skype. He would trade Chinese for English. Or he could get personalized tutorials.
I also hope his wife learns English. It’s better than getting a headache.

Last week I was on a plane to Los Angeles.
Last week I was on a flight to LA.

The man sitting next to me was Asian.
Sitting next to me was an Asian.

He was from China.
He was visiting from China.

We started to talk.
We started talking.

His English name was Edward.
Edward was his English name.

He’d studied English for over thirty years.
He’d studied English for more than thirty years.

This was his first time in the U.S.
This was his first trip to the U.S.

His wife was travelling with him.
He was traveling with his wife.

She was sitting in a different row.
She had a seat in another row.

She knows almost no English.
Her English skills were practically nil.

They had just been on a cruise.
They had just got off a cruise.

The language on the ship was English.
The ship’s language was English.

This gave his wife a headache.
His wife got a headache from so much English.

Edward was joining a tour in Los Angeles.
Edward was joining a tour group in Los Angeles.

The group was all Chinese.
The tour was for Chinese speakers.

Edward would have liked an English tour.
Edward’s preference was a tour in English.

But that would not be good for his wife.
But that would not be fair to his wife.

We got quite friendly during the flight.
We became quite friendly on the flight.

I practiced my twenty words of Chinese.
I practiced saying my twenty words of Chinese.

Edward asked about some English words I used.
Edward questioned me about some English words I said.

I explained that “taxi” can be a verb.
He learned about the verb “taxi.”

A plane taxis when it moves on the ground.
A plane taxis to a gate, for example.

Edward doesn’t get to speak much English.
Edward needs practice speaking English.

He could find a speaking partner on Skype.
He could Skype with a language partner.

He would trade Chinese for English.
He would swap Chinese for English.

Or he could get personalized tutorials.
Or he could get one-on-one tutorials.

I also hope his wife learns English.
I also hope his wife acquires English skills.

It’s better than getting a headache.
English is preferable to a headache.

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