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Studying a Masterpiece: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Does everyone have a movie that comes to mind when you think about Christmas? Why not try celebrating Christmas with Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas? The Nightmare Before Christmas is a movie that revolves around Jack, the great Pumpkin King and the leader of Halloween Town. I would recommend this movie to people who want to feel both Halloween and Christmas vibes~! You can learn new English expressions from by watching this mov...
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Study English with SpongeBob SquarePants!
Internationally renowned soccer player Heung Min Son said that he studied English by watching SpongeBob SquarePants. The animated show SpongeBob SquarePants uses a lot of English expressions and the characters talk fast like native speakers, so you can develop your English skills by watching it. Here are several English expressions that you can learn through SpongeBob SquarePants episode 10, “Oral Report”: #Scene 1: SpongeBob is re...
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Study English with an Drama: Modern Family
Modern Family is an American sitcom from which we can learn real life English expressions and how to say English expressions that we already know in a different way. Here are some various English expressions that you can learn from episode 16 of season 1. ‹Scene 1› Claire is talking with Haley who is upset about her driver’s test and with Alex who doesn’t want to go to the school dance.Why are you *hounding me? 왜 ...
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Don’t Be Shy, Just “Speak”
For readers who are looking for ways to improve their English conversation skills, Pharos would like to introduce an easy way to study anytime, anywhere. You can use AI Tutor, a new function of the English conversation study application Speak. Speak’s new function AI Tutor allows you to talk with AI freely anytime, anywhere. When you open the app and go to the AI Tutor, you can see that there are two options: role-pl...
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Everybody “Stand-up”!
Stand-up comedy is a comedic performance in front of a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up comic. Taylor Tomlinson: “Quarter Life Crisis” – Netflix and Youtube In this show, Taylor Tomlinson, who just turned 25, talks about lessons that she has learned as well as her feelings in her mid-20s. * Guts: 1. the internal o...
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Tips for Making Foreign Friends
Foreign exchange students can be easily found throughout the university. However, initiating a conversation with them can be difficult. Here are some easy and simple conversational expressions that you can use in daily life in order to make new friends!Let's do lunch.Meaning “Let’s eat together next time.”Do you need a hand?In this expression, “hand” means “help.” You can use this when someone needs ...
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Learning Useful English Expressions with K-Pop Stars
The K-Pop industry is expanding its scale due to growing interest around the world. Many K-Pop artists are performing on stages around the globe, appearing as guests on various TV shows, and attending international awards ceremonies. For these reasons, some K-Pop stars’ fluent English skills are attracting attention, so Pharos will introduce some useful English expressions used in interviews by three K-Pop stars. Jennie of Blackpink &ldq...
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Into the World of English Books in the Original
Reading a book is the easiest way to explore new worlds and gain wisdom. Books show a variety of worlds to their readers. Foreign books in particular lead their readers to a fresh and unfamiliar point of view. For people who want to enter new worlds and improve their English skills, Pharos will recommend four English books in the original according to level of difficulty. [ Beginner's Level ]The Funny Life of Pets by James Campbell This boo...
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Useful English Phrases for the Workplace
If you are employed in an international company or abroad, you might want to know some useful survival English phrases in order to have a smoother working experience. Therefore, Pharos wants to provide some English language necessary for getting by at work. (Terms and sentences that will be useful to know in the workplace.) "Would you mind helping me if you are not that busy now?" -> “만약 지금 많이 안 바쁘면. 이 일 좀 ...
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How to Write a Proper Email in English
When writing emails, in order to get the recipient to check your email quickly and reply with a positive response, you will need to write a proper email. There is an order to composing emails and there are also frequently used phrases. The key point to writing an email is to exclude repetitive content and to be as impressive as possible. Pharos will introduce the proper way to send an email. First, of course, at beginning of the email you must...