Advices – 6 (Chat GPT): Color palette for notes
Color meaning: 🔵 Blue → core phrases 🟢 Green → powerful verbs 🔴 Red → corrections ⚫ Black → normal text
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Conversational patterns – 4
Cause-and-Effect Professional Phrases These phrases allow you to explain why things happen — this is the core of intelligent, professional communication. Native speakers constantly explain cause and effect, especially in discussions about: work psychology business leadership films and characters The 5 Most Powerful Cause-and-Effect Phrases Learn these first. They give maximum return. 1. “This leads…
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Advices – 5 (Chat GPT): Results Processing
How to absorb information to make lessons more effective You do NOT need more time. You need a small amount of the right kind of reinforcement. If you do nothing, you will retain maybe 10–20% of today’s lesson.With just 2–3 minutes of reinforcement, you can retain 60–80%. The 3-Minute Reinforcement Method (extremely high ROI) Do…
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Conversation 17(14/02/2026)
Mrs. Maisel Character Analysis One thing that caught my attention is the scene where Midge performs the opening act for Sophie Lennon on television. What stands out to me is a clear pattern: Midge Maisel is a very talented young woman with strong motivation, but her emotions often interfere with her professionalism. Her jokes are…
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Advices – 5 (Chat GPT): Shadowing
2️⃣ Should you still try shadowing Maisel if it’s fast? Short answer: Yes — but not “full-speed shadowing” yet. Maisel is not beginner-friendly shadowing. However, for B2 → C1, it’s actually ideal if you adapt the method: What Maisel is perfect for: Natural American rhythm Reduced forms (gonna, wanna, kinda, lemme) Overlapping speech Emotional intonation…
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Conversational patterns – 3
Professional and natural (C1): This was very helpful, thank you. I really appreciate your help. This was extremely useful, thank you. More thoughtful / reflective (C1–C2): This was extremely helpful — I really appreciate it. This clarified several important points for me. This gave me a much clearer understanding. This was extremely helpful — it…
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Conversational patterns – 2
Alexancho · 2025-12-25_Meeting-English_EN_Ru Best-practice version (EN → RU) What do you mean? → В смысле? / Что вы имеете в виду? ✅ Can you say that again? → Повторите, пожалуйста? / Можете повторить? ✅ Could you clarify? → Можете уточнить? / Не могли бы уточнить? ✅ Just to confirm… → Просто чтобы уточнить… /…
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Corrections – 5
20/12/2025 Your sentence is clear and correct, but here are slightly more natural versions: Your version (OK): OK. Thank you, I’ll try. More natural (B2): OK, thank you. I’ll try it. Very natural (C1, conversational): OK, thanks. I’ll give it a try. Why: We usually don’t put a comma after Thank you when it’s a…
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Advices – 4 (Chat GPT): TV Shows, weaknesses
Step-by-step routine for each viewing session (for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as your main show)Target length: 20–30 minutes 🟡 Step 0 – Choose the scene (before you start the timer) Length: 30–90 seconds Prefer: fast dialogue, emotional, with Susie / Midge / parents / stand-up. Have English subtitles ready. You do this once per new…
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“Happy’s Place” vs High Potential
1️⃣ Level of Difficulty ● Overall level: B2 → C1-friendly● Listening clarity: Good. The actors speak with clear American accents, fairly natural but not too fast.● Colloquial language: Moderate — there are everyday expressions but not overwhelming slang. Useful for you?Yes — the pace is manageable, and the accents are standard American (your preference). 2️⃣…