I just wanted to start with a thank you. Your support and engagement with this blog mean the world to me, and I'm incredibly grateful for your willingness to explore new ideas and share your thoughts along the way. Whether you have read every post or this is the first one that you are seeing, the conversations that we have are what keep this going!

I hope that by regularly sharing these articles and stories, you have another place to practice your English, and that you can learn some new words and phrases along the way. The goal of sharing these is to always provide you with something that you might not choose to read otherwise and I hope you all find value in these stories.

Here are some interesting stories that I have found this week. With different topics, I am sure you will find something that is new and challenging for you. Why not use this as a chance to learn some new language?

Try to note some new language that you see or hear in the articles or video and bring it to the class.

1. https://www.npr.org/2023/12/11/1216083869/favorite-hobby-ideas

2. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/18/boasting-season-is-upon-us-and-it-cant-end-soon-enough

3. https://www.wired.com/story/netflix-viewership-data-foretells-bland-streaming-future/

4. https://youtu.be/SnmDgsrNjx4?si=6g3uxq-TI1yxhGi6

Have an amazing holiday period, however you will be celebrating.

See you in class!