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Learning Spanish and new activities

'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...

Course: Thoughts and personal growthSection: New Year plans and goalsSubtitles: en-gb

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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.

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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

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or stop doing something bad.

4:56

We heard 'goals'.

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