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Well, first of all, happy new year.

How time flies.

A new year has just begun.

It's curious how the passage of time is perceived according to age.

Young people don't think much about it.

Middle-aged people think about the things they still want to achieve and realize that they have less and less time.

Older people, on the other hand, remember the old days.

Don't worry, I won't get too philosophical in this lesson. I'll go ahead

and talk about New Year's resolutions. As you know, when a new year comes, we all feel like

doing a lot of things. Also, we feel a bit guilty for having celebrated a little too much at Christmas.

Therefore, in this episode, we will take a look at the most popular New Year's resolutions

and practice new vocabulary.

And what's a resolution?

A resolution is a firm decision to do something. My New Year's resolution

is to use high proven techniques based on the natural learning of a second language to help my

students to speak English automatically.

One of the most popular new resolutions is losing weight or going on a diet.

This resolution is a classic.

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