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Sep 2024
14m 25s

Your Relationship Roller Coaster-English...

Hilary Platt
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Did you know that nearly half of all marriages in the West end in divorce? Ouch! This is a startling statistic and reflects how common divorce is in Western countries like the UK. Understanding this reality will help you navigate discussions about relationships, making your British English skills even more relevant and practical.

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✔️ Lesson transcript: https://adeptenglish.com/lessons/english-listening-practice-divorce-regret-relationships-english-vocabulary/

Today's lesson https://adeptenglish.com/lessons/ will take an interesting look at relationships in the UK with lots of examples to help you learn https://adeptenglish.com/company/learning-system/ words like 'divorce,' 'reconcile,' and 'regret', words you'll hear in everyday English conversations. You’ll not only expand your English vocabulary around relationships, but also discover why people want to reconcile after breaking up.

Near the end of the lesson I share a powerful tip to help you use this new English vocabulary fluently, giving you the confidence to talk about relationships in any context!

"Marriage is not just spiritual communion; it is also remembering to take out the trash." Joyce Brothers

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