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'Take up' means 'start a new activity'. But I think my goal is to become good at something I like doing. Right. And what could that be? So I like learning Spanish, but I'm not v...
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'Take up' means 'start a new activity'. But I think my goal is to become good at something I like doing. Right. And what could that be? So I like learning Spanish, but I'm not v...
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3:45
Yeah, I think I don't really want to take up something new.
3:45
'Take up' means 'start a new activity'.
3:48
But I think my goal is to become good at something I like doing.
3:56
Right. And what could that be?
3:59
So I like learning Spanish, but I'm not very good.
4:05
I'm not very dedicated,
4:07
and I'm always jealous of people who can speak really well.
4:11
Mmm. Um, and the same with my guitar.
4:15
Yeah. I always want to get better.
4:17
Yeah. A goal could be to write a song and produce it.
4:22
Yeah. And play it on this podcast.
4:26
If you're all really unlucky.
4:28
I don't think anyone wants that.
4:31
Thank you for your honesty.
4:40
Right. Let's recap the language we heard during the conversation.
4:45
We heard 'New Year's resolution', which is a promise you make to yourself
4:50
at the start of a year to start doing something good
4:53
or stop doing something bad.
4:56
We heard 'goals'.
'Take up' means 'start a new activity'. But I think my goal is to become good at something I like doing. Right. And what could that be? So I like learning Spanish, but I'm not v...
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