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Vocabulary: retention, engagement, to track progress, feedback, cramming
Vocabulary: expressions with “learn” (learn by heart, learn the hard way, learn by doing, learn the basics, learn your lesson)
Video: Spaced repetition: the most powerful study technique

2:32

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a person leaving a tip in a tipping jar

Vocabulary: expressions with “tip” (tipping etiquette, tip jar, to tip upfront, a guilt tip, pre-set tipping options)
Vocabulary: tipping (to round up, minimum wage, customary, service charge)
Video: “Has tipping reached a tipping point? Whom to tip and whom to skip”

3:25

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group of happy men drinking and celebrating St. Patrick's Day in a pub

Video: St. Patrick’s Day: Bet You Didn’t Know
Grammar: passive voice
Speaking: St. Patrick’s Day history and tradition, Irish culture

2:34

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happy chinese new year 2023 - the year of the rabbit

Vocabulary: Chinese New Year
Grammar: years, dates and centuries
Vocabulary: personality adjectives

4:10

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zero-waste sustainable Christmas decorations

Vocabulary: sustainable gifts (long-lasting, thoughtful, meaningful, swap, throw away)
Video: 14 tips on how to have a sustainable Christmas
Speaking: conversation questions, brainstorming solutions

4:50

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a tag reading black friday sale

Vocabulary: deals and discounts (early bird, bundle, coupon)
Phrasal verbs: shop around, ramp up, get carried away
Idioms: window-shop, splash the cash, a steal

3:48

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a woman stretching in a field enjoying the sun

Vocabulary: feeling down, blue, overwhelmed, burned out
Phrasal verbs: power through, blow up, check in on someone
Grammar: used to, be used to, get used to

4:32

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