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E3 - Hightlights of My Week

Aug 04, 20233 minEp. 3
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Améliorez votre anglais en écoutant des histoires de la vie

Transcript

Hello and welcome to English with Languissimo®. 

My name is Vanessa. I’m the founder and CEO of Languissimo®.

Today I will share the highlights of my week with you.

The voice of action (la voix de l’action)

This week, I registered for the free 5-day virtual challenge of Dean Graziosi and Tony Robbins « Own Your Future ».

There was no way I was going to miss out on such an opportunity.

An incredible thing happened on the first day: my creativity skyrocketed! I started writing one of the books I’ve been wanting to write for a long time!

The voice of life (la voix de la vie)

Life is a battle. And I thought that my last 2 years had been difficult…. It is nothing compared to what one of my dear friends is facing right now. She recently was diagnosed with a brain tumor that is aggressive and inoperable. She started chemo and radiotherapy sessions this week, and despite all that she’s going through, she’s showing phenomenal strength and courage. Life has a way of crushing you down in an instant, and it’s unfair but there is no other choice but fight. So, my dear Magali, fight ! We’ll all behind you !

The voice of gratitude (la voix de la gratitude)

I thank God every day for being in good health and being surrounded by people I love and that love me. It is not the case for everyone so thank you for my life! 

Some study points

-          “To register” (s’inscrire à) is followed by either the preposition “for” (+ a noun) or “to” (+ a verb).

-          “To start” (commencer à) can be followed by a verb + “ing” or by “to” + a verb (I started writing = I started to write). 

-          With “for a long time”, the present perfect continuous (“has” or “have” + “been” + verb + “ing”) is often used: I’ve been doing this for a long time. It is translated in French by the present tense: je fais ça depuis longtemps.

-          “Had been” is the past perfect of “to be” and is translated in French in that context by “avaient été”.

-          “There is no other choice but….” is translated in French by “il n’y pas d’autre choix que de / d’…”.

-          The adjective that comes from “gratitude” is “grateful”.

Some practice questions

-          How did your week go?

-          Did you register for the free virtual challenge?

-          Which battle are you fighting right now?

-          What are you grateful for in your life?

Ta da! That’s it for today! I hope you enjoyed this podcast. Subscribe to English with Languissimo®, practice, take care and talk to you soon! Big hugs 😊

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