How often do you buy gifts for people?
“It depends on which kind of occasion I have to face. For example, if it’s a birthday, I usually buy gifts for the people who invited me, or to the person who invited me to the party. Also, it depends on the person who is celebrating something or who is being celebrated. In this case, I would decide to buy a gift for this person.”
+Grammar – Passive Voice: “who is being celebrated”
What kinds of music do you like to listen to?
“It depends on many factors. Actually in terms of music I love music and I love listening to music all the time. However, if I’m reading or studying, I can’t [concentrate (v.) / focus on it (v.)] if I listen to music. But when I go to the gym, or if I [go running] and I like listening to upbeat music, but when I am at home, and trying to relax and switch off my mind, I choose mellow music.”
+Vocab: upbeat – (adj. – music) – fast, energetic, exciting music.
+Vocab: mellow – (adj. – music) – calm, relaxing, soothing music.
Do you think the internet is a good place to get news?
“It depends on the source that you choose to read news. For example, if you choose a reliable source, it’s good to read news because the whole explanation will be [truthful]. On the contrary, if you get newspapers are free, you don’t have to pay for this news, these tend to include some articles just to be more appealing to people o read this news. The stories are exaggerated.“
+Vocab: truthful – (adj. – honest / real / genuine) – “I don’t think that newspaper is truthful.”
+Vocab: exaggerated (adj. – saying something is better, worse than it really is) – “The politicians exaggerated to story, to make the problem seem worse than it actually is.”
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