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  Source: You Tube (Eurovision Song Contest)   Key Words: Making your mind up Making your mind up (Bucks Fizz) You gotta speed it up And then you gotta slow it down 'Cause if you believe that our love can hit the top You gotta play around But soon you will find that there comes a time For making your mind up You gotta turn it on And then you gotta put it out You gotta be sure that it's something Everybody's gonna talk about Before you decide that the time's arrived For making your mind up Don't let your indecision Take you from behind Trust your inner vision Don't let others change your mind And now you really gotta burn it up And make another fly by night Get a run for your money and take a chance And it'll turn out right But when you can see how it's gotta be You're making your mind up And try to look as if you don't care less But if you wanna see some more Bending the rules of the game Will let you find the one you're looking for An...

Image created by Chat GPT 'If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain': The wit and wisdom of Dolly Parton Dolly Parton, the much-loved US singer-songwriter who has died at the age of 80, was known for her pearls of wisdom and humour as well as her music. She regularly offered her perceptive and witty insights about life, music, fame and equal rights. Here are some of her most memorable quotes from down the years : Philosophy " The way I see it , if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." "I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give 'em yours!" "I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else." "If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one ." "Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life." "Storms make trees take deeper roots ." "Sometime...

1⃣ LIVE (verb) v LIVE (adjective) v ALIVE (adj) v LIFE (noun)   🌞 LIVE (v) /lɪv/  🎧 Rhymes with give /gɪv/ . - Do you live near here? - He doesn't live with his parents. Source: You Tube (Regina Côrtes) Key words: Nilsson Can't Live 🌞 LIVE (adj) /laɪv/ Meaning: Happening right now OR not recorded 🎧 Rhymes with five /faɪv/ . - Is this match live? - The debate was broadcast live . 🌞 ALIVE (adj) /əˈlaɪv/ Meaning: Living, not dead . - The missing climbers were found alive and well . - He says he is the happiest man alive . Source: You Tube (beegees) Key words: Staying Alive Bee Gees 🌞 LIFE (n) /laɪf/ Meaning: The existence of living things; the time between birth and death . 🎧Rhymes with wife and knife . - I want to enjoy life to it's fullest . - There's no life on Mars. Source: You Tube (fritz51334) Key Words: My Life Eartha Kitt Use Youglish to help out with your pronunciation problems. Pronounce life;wife;knife;live;give;five;alive;lives;lived;living; w...

Image created with Chat GPT 1️⃣   GIVE UP ➡️ To stop trying to do something before you have finished, usually because it is too difficult or you no longer want to continue ➡️ to stop doing a habit or activity permanently ➡️ to surrender or yield to someone/something. 🌞 Never give up. - Nunca te rindas. 🌞 I gave up try ing to fix the printer after it jammed for the fourth time. ( preposition + verb-ing ) → Dejé de intentar arreglar la impresora después de que se atascara por cuarta vez. 🌞 She gave up her career to take care of her family. - Abandonó su carrera para cuidar de su familia. 🌞 He gave up his seat for the elderly passenger. → Cedió su asiento a la pasajera mayor 🌞 I’m not going to give up on you . → No voy a rendirme contigo / perder la fe en ti . 🌞 Please don’t give up hope — things will get better. → Por favor, no pierdas la esperanza — las cosas mejorarán. 🌞 Don 't give up the day job - Used humorously to tell someone they are not very good at s...