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📙 Part 2: Describe an energetic person you know

Find out why Rory thinks Maria's energy and "Russian" way of doing things is contagious! He reveals how her manic comments on his fashion sense actually led to the podcast's success.

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📙 Part 2: Describe an energetic person you know
IELTS Speaking for Success
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People and PersonalityUsing TransitionsMaking GeneralizationsNarrative TensesAdding Strong EmphasisIdiomsDescriptive Language

This episode's vocabulary

A co-host (noun) -  one of two or more people who host something (such as a television show) together.

Boundless (adj.) - having no limit e.g., boundless optimism; She has boundless energy and enthusiasm.

Dull (adj.) - not interesting or exciting in any way e.g., he wrote dull articles for the local newspaper; she's pleasant enough, but deadly dull.

To pick up the slack (idiom) - to improve a situation by doing something that someone else has not done or not completed; to do the work that someone else has stopped doing but still needs to be done.

To catch someone off guard (idiom) - to surprise someone, esp. in a way that makes the person feel confused or uncertain.

Be taken aback (phrasal verb) -to be very shocked or surprised.

Fiber (noun) - the quality of a person’s character, esp. its moral strength: He lacked the moral fiber to be president.

Facial (adj.) - of or on the face: facial hair

Contagious (adj.) - a contagious disease can be caught by touching someone who has the disease or a piece of infected clothing: The infection is highly contagious. Can be used in a positive way: her laugher is contagious (=when she starts laughing everyone laughs too).

Working relationship (a noun phrase) - a relationship with a colleague, boss or employee.

Feel privileged (collocation) - feel that you have an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or because they are rich.

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