Join my quest for proficiency in English and beyond. In each episode, I will share with you every tip, word, expression, grammar point, or any valuable content that I encounter in my journey towards proficiency in English. If you are preparing for the Cambridge C2 Proficiency (formerly known as CPE), join my quest, and let's improve together.
C2 Proficiency Quest
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Join my quest for proficiency in English and beyond. In each episode, I will share with you every tip, word, expression, grammar point, or any valuable content that I encounter in my journey towards proficiency in English. If you are preparing for the Cambridge C2 Proficiency (formerly known as CPE), join my quest, and let's improve together.
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March 23, 2020
#10 Talking about COVID-19, health and illness
<p>In this episode, we are going to talk about COVID-19. Since the rest of the world is talking about it, I said, "Oh well, let's make the most of it and learn to talk about health and illness."</p> <p><strong>Vocabulary related to COVID-19 or health and illness:</strong></p> <ul> <li>access to healthcare<br> </li> <li>acute<br> </li> <li>alleviate<br> </li> <li>attack (the virus attacks...)<br> </li> <li>be in poor health<br> </li> <li>be/feel under the weather<br> </li> <li>Carrier<br> </li> <li>come down with<br> </li> <li>Community spread<br> </li> <li>Contagious<br> </li> <li>Containment<br> </li> <li>contract<br> </li> <li>cope<br> </li> <li>Coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2<br> </li> <li>diabetes<br> </li> <li>droplets<br> </li> <li>Epidemic vs. pandemic<br> </li> <li>Fatality; deadliness<br> </li> <li>Fatality/Mortality rate; death toll<br> </li> <li>Flatten the curve<br> </li> <li>from person to person; person-to-person transmission<br> </li> <li>heart disease<br> </li> <li>high blood pressure<br> </li> <li>High-risk population<br> </li> <li>home remedies<br> </li> <li>immune system<br> </li> <li>Incubation period<br> </li> <li>infect<br> </li> <li>infected<br> </li> <li>Infectious<br> </li> <li>lethargy<br> </li> <li>Lockdown, isolate, isolation, self-isolate, quarantine, social distancing<br> </li> <li>Mitigation<br> </li> <li>Outbreak<br> </li> <li>positive (test positive or negative)<br> </li> <li>prevent<br> </li> <li>serious illness<br> </li> <li>Shortness of breath<br> </li> <li>spread<br> </li> <li>sweep the globe<br> </li> <li>Symptomatic/Asymptomatic<br> </li> <li>the WHO (abbreviation for the World Health Organization)<br> </li> <li>transmit<br> </li> <li>Underlying medical problems; pre-existing medical conditions<br> </li> <li>vaccine, vaccinate, vaccination<br> </li> <li>Waterborne; airborne<br> </li> </ul> <p>—</p> <p>Do you need some extra practice? Or maybe you are looking for an English tutor to help you walk that extra mile. Either way, you can find your teacher on <a href="https://www.italki.com/i/BEAFHe?hl=en">italki</a>. And with this link, you'll get $10 when you spend $20 on the platform! (Only for new clients.)</p> <p>—</p> <p><strong>Want to be on the show?</strong> Answer <a href="https://forms.gle/XD7iUGPP9m8M15mE6"><strong>this short form</strong></a> to let me know.</p> <p>Follow the project on <strong>Instagram: @c2proficiencyquest</strong></p> <p>Like C2 Proficiency Quest's <strong>Facebook page</strong>: <a href="http://facebook.com/C2-Proficiency-Quest-114237646798856">facebook.com/C2-Proficiency-Quest-114237646798856</a></p> <p><strong>Share</strong> if you liked the episode, and don't forget to <strong>leave a comment</strong>! You can also send me a voice recording through Anchor or mail it to <a href="mailto:albastudiesenglish@gmail.com"><strong>albastudiesenglish@gmail.com</strong></a> (and tell me if you'd like me to add it to an episode!)</p>
March 16, 2020
#9 Interview with Rohit on how to improve your speaking skills for the C2 Proficiency exam (CPE)
<p>In this Episode, Rohit from GoGetter English tells us how to improve our speaking skills for the C2 Proficiency exam (CPE).</p> <p><strong>Episode's links:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://gogetterenglish.es/">https://gogetterenglish.es/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GogetterLang/">https://www.facebook.com/GogetterLang/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/gogetterenglish/">https://www.instagram.com/gogetterenglish/</a></p> <p>—</p> <p>Want to be on the show? Answer <a href="https://forms.gle/XD7iUGPP9m8M15mE6"><strong>this short form</strong></a> to let me know.</p> <p>Follow the project on Instagram: @c2proficiencyquest</p> <p>Like C2 Proficiency Quest's Facebook page: <a href="http://facebook.com/C2-Proficiency-Quest-114237646798856"><strong>facebook.com/C2-Proficiency-Quest-114237646798856</strong></a></p> <p>Share if you liked the episode and don't forget to leave a comment! You can also send me a voice recording through Anchor or mail it to <a href="mailto:albastudiesenglish@gmail.com"><strong>albastudiesenglish@gmail.com</strong></a> (and tell me if you'd like me to add it to an episode!)</p>
March 9, 2020
#8 A trip down memory lane: Word formation, idioms, and collocations
<p>In this episode, we talk about memory, memories, forgetting and remembering. We will study some idioms, phrasal verbs, and collocations related to this topic, and we will also do some word formation practice. On top of that, given that we are talking about memory today, I'll share with you some of the strategies I use so as to remember new vocabulary and structures.</p> <p>—</p> <p><strong>Want to be on the show?</strong> Answer <a href="https://forms.gle/XD7iUGPP9m8M15mE6"><strong>this short form</strong></a> to let me know.</p> <p>Follow the project on <strong>Instagram: @c2proficiencyquest</strong></p> <p>Like C2 Proficiency Quest's <strong>Facebook page</strong>: <a href="http://facebook.com/C2-Proficiency-Quest-114237646798856">facebook.com/C2-Proficiency-Quest-114237646798856</a></p> <p><strong>Share</strong> if you liked the episode and don't forget to <strong>leave a comment</strong>! You can also send me a voice recording through Anchor or mail it to <a href="mailto:albastudiesenglish@gmail.com"><strong>albastudiesenglish@gmail.com</strong></a> (and tell me if you'd like me to add it to an episode!)</p> <p>—</p> <p>Do you need some extra practice? Or maybe you are looking for an English tutor to help you walk that extra mile. Either way, you can find your teacher on <a href="https://www.italki.com/i/BEAFHe?hl=en"><strong>italki</strong></a>. And with this link, you'll get $10 when you spend $20 on the platform! (Only for new clients.)</p>
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