Learning English - New Year's Resolutions - 2018 - what are your plans for the new year?
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you know the world of English is a fun
an exciting place to be I'm so glad you
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could join me for another lesson
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so another year has come to an end and
once again a new one has begun for many
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people this time represents an
opportunity to make changes these
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alterations can be small or big you
might want to make a change in your
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behavior there may be a habit you wish
to break such as smoking or drinking
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alcohol perhaps you want to pursue a
change of career maybe there is someone
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you wish to get back in touch with such
as a long-lost friend or maybe a close
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relative
with whom you have had a row and fallen
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out with for many of us the coming of a
new year brings a fresh start the plans
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we make for the new year are called
resolutions they are the things you have
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resolved to change the changes you plan
to make the habits you wish to stop or
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break
they are your new year resolutions of
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course making resolutions is easy the
hardest part is sticking to them many of
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is find it hard to realize these plans
we have the intention but not the
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willpower to fully carry them out the
word willpower refers to your inner
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strength your determination to carry out
your plans to make the big changes in
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your life you really do need lots of
willpower resolutions are not only made
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at the beginning of a new year we may
also set goals for ourselves as we
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celebrate our birthday becoming another
year older reminds us that life is short
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and with the passing of each year the
time left to carry out our plans becomes
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less and less rather like watching the
sand slip through an hourglass each
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birthday gives us a much needed jolt to
stop talking and start doing of course
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the older you get then the more intense
this feeling becomes
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do you ever make new year resolutions
what were they were you able to achieve
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any of them did you fail to carry any of
them out why do you think that happened
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was it your fault whatever your plans
are for the future I hope they all
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become reality for you I wish that all
your brightest plans will come to
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fruition may your resolutions be they
big or small come true for you that is
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all from me for today thank you for
watching me teaching you this is mr.
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Duncan in England saying enjoy the year
and of course...ta ta for now 8-)
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