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Gentrified.

We often say that an area has been gentrified when people invest in new shops, restaurants and housing there.

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The neighbourhood of Queen Street West has been gentrified in the last few years.

A gentrified area will usually be more expensive than it was before.

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Sketchy

We say an area is "sketchy" when it is unsafe.

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I wouldn't go to a sketchy area at night

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Gritty.

We use "gritty" to describe something with somewhat unpleasant features.

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My neighbourhood has a gritty past.

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I am anti-mall essentially, that's sort of what it is

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You get.

"you get..." can be another way to say "there is/there are".

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You get clothing stores you don't find other places of the city.

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Screen-printed t-shirts

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إحدى طرق الرسم على البلايز

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It's pretty much collaborative efforts

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In last 5 years, this street is really developed, and a lot of stores are moving in.

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Move in

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Super-heated

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In a super-heated real estate market...

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They embraced specialty shops

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Specialty متخصصة

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Farm-to-table.

Loft

Flight of هروب ال

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Farm-to-table cuisine, and loft apartments, while regretting the flight of artists, and the loss of affordable housing.

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The street has sort of been an artist's hub

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It's gentrified quite a bit.

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Condos

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New condos are really going up across the street and it's changing drastically.

All the new condos...going up across the street. - New condos (apartments) are being built.

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Plant-scaping

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We also do interior plant-scaping

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The neighbourhood still has echoes of its gritty history

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Follow suit يحذو بحذو

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As more successful businesses have grown, and other people have followed suit,

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Viewpoints

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we'll take a glimpse into the life of a billionaire and explore some different viewpoints about the super wealthy.

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more common than they used to be,

come into their money - (become rich).

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Billionaires are much more common than they used to be, but not all wealthy people come into their money (become rich) in the same way.

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Broad - general, vast, ample

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tend to fall into two broad (general) categories.

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an heir / an heiress - An heir or heiress is someone whose wealth is passed down from their older relatives.

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An heiress is a woman who has inherited money from an older relative who has died.

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Not a lot has changed

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A family heirloom

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A family heirloom passed down from my grandmother.

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Lucite box

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My mom gave them to me in a lucite box

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to take an idea and run with it

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Mark Zuckerberg didn't even set out to start a business - he just took a good idea for a website as a student and ran with it!

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a self-made billionaire

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A self-made billionaire is one who becomes rich through hard work and without the help of family money.

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Most self-made billionaires were able to succeed because they had a clear vision and were willing to take risks. They took a great business idea, ran with it and their efforts paid off.

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Far more

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I'd say that self-made billionaires are far more deserving of their wealth than those who inherited it.

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Disincentive (n) - مثبط

It's opposite is incentive

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I wouldn't limit someone's ability to earn money, as it disincentives business.

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Taxing فرض الضرائب

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I wouldn't think taxing billionaires will affect their quality of life much

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should they be made to

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Do billionaires deserve to have so much more money than everyone else, or should they be made to pay higher rates of tax?

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let's face it

Lifesaver

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I think it's Jeff Bezos. I mean, let's face it, Amazon has really changed the way we shop on a huge scale. It was a lifesaver during the pandemic!

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I'd argue that people in some professions deserve to be paid a lot more than they are. We should be taxing billionaires more and using that money to raise the minimum wage for, say, teachers...

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Sure, people should get paid fairly, but I wouldn't underestimate the contribution that some billionaires have made to society as a whole. Can you seriously imagine your life without a computer? Billionaires have raised the standard of living for everyone through innovation and they've created jobs.

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The case for some

Some billion-dollar businesses

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Well, maybe that's the case for some. And then what if billionaires have had some kind of negative social impact? Some billion-dollar businesses have a dark side to them. Plus, some of them are starting to wield too much political power.

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critical of

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Absolutely, we should certainly be critical of that, but I wouldn't say that billionaires themselves are the problem and I'm still not sure taxing billionaires personally sends the right message..

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I don't need to critical of that..

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I would argue that....

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I'd argue that people in some professions deserve to be paid a lot more than they are. We should be taxing billionaires more and using that money to raise the minimum wage for, say, teachers...

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For the good of society as a whole.

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I'm sorry, but if someone earns $8 million an hour I'd think they can afford to pay a little more income tax for the good of society as a whole. It's a drop in the ocean to those guys!

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In the latter years of your bachelor's, you take classes that earn you credits towards a degree.

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double-majored

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I double-majored with a BS in Business Management and Social Sciences.

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It might be better if we go all inclusive.

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Sit by

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I can't wait to sit by a pool and to do nothing for a week.

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Laid-back

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I can't wait for a laid- back holiday this summer.

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to get in contact with someone - to get in touch with someone

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I'm going to get in contact with our host and ask her what time the bus leaves.

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laid-back holiday

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when you plan on mostly relaxing while you're on holiday

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I can't wait for my vacation.

I can't wait to go on vacation

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We might go on a beach holiday this winter, for some winter sun.

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I will go on a Jordan holiday

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I am looking for a budget flight to South America

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I need to have a touristy villa, and I hope to enjoy the scenery.

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Now you will listen to Priya plan the specifics of her holiday

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Specifics - details

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Will vs. Going to

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"Look, here comes your suitcase!"

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I'll get it

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The school trip was really fun. I will show you some photos later.

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When we have confirmed plans, we often use the present continuous instead of be going to.

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I'm visiting friends in Istanbul next weekend.

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Ving for planned future

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If something is "inviting" it is attractive or promises a good experience.

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The photos on the hostel website made Lena want to stay there.

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Once-in-a-lifetime

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This was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime trip.

It was a once-in-a-lifetime trip.

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the highlight - the best part of something

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Our kind host was the highlight of the trip for me.

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luxurious

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The hotel in Chiang Mai was very luxurious.

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horrible

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The air conditioning didn't work all week, it was horrible!

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jaw-dropping - mind-blowing مذهلة

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The view from the hotel room was jaw-dropping!

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nothing special

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The location of the restaurant was nice but the food was nothing special.

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to do something justice

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The beach was beautiful - the photos really don't do it justice!

It was great, the website doesn't do it justice." - Something is better than it appears in photos or online.

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to leave much to be desired

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The tiny kitchen left much to be desired. (Means It was not satisfactory).

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Oh my god! These cookies taste gross!

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Dig in - to start eat

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The food is getting cold - dig in

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We often talk about past experiences using the present perfect and "ever" (at any time).We use "ever" in questions and negative statements.

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Have you ever tried hodduk?

➡️ I haven't ever tried hodduk.

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We also use "never" and the present perfect to talk about experiences.We use "never" in positive statements:

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Have you ever tried hodduk?

➡️ No, I've never tried hodduk.

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I have never tasted anything so good.

I haven’t ever tasted anything like this before.

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🤩 Oh my god! This is the best meal I've ever eaten.

🤢 Wow! This is the worst meal I've ever eaten.

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"Culinary" is an adjective that describes things as being related to cooking or food.

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Got a friend of mine who is a Korean culinary ambassador and great cook.

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If something is a "staple" it is used very often or is very important.

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Kimchi is used very often in Korean cooking.

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"To turn out" is a phrasal verb that can have a few different meanings:

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🥬 The kimchi has turned out well. = The kimchi has been prepared successfully.

💡 I turned out the light. = I switched off the light.

👖 He turned out his pockets. = He took everything out of his pockets.

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On trip

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I took lots of photos on that trip.

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We toured the island on bicycles.

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Oh, I’m afraid there are no tours running today. Because of the bank holiday.

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