Hi, I'm Georgiana, your English teacher.

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Before we start, visit my website, speakEnglishpodcast.com, and subscribe to my free mini-course. Okay, let's start. Let me ask you something.

Is my podcast helping you with your English?

Do you often find yourself saying, I think, in a conversation?

Well, today I will teach you some new expressions that will enrich your English vocabulary and make you sound smarter.

Hey everybody, I'm back with a new episode.

Unfortunately, I couldn't record a new episode last week because I had a cold.

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Let's start with today's topic. When we learn a new language, we don't yet master much vocabulary, so we tend to repeat the same expressions over and over again.

And even if people understand what you say, if you want to sound more like a native speaker,

you need to expand your English vocabulary. For example, as an English teacher, I've noticed that some English students tend to abuse the phrase, I think.

Don't get me wrong, there's nothing terrible about starting a conversation like that.

But it's always better to learn new expressions.

So, instead of repeating, I think, just give your opinion and say, In my opinion.

For example.

In my opinion, you should stop memorizing grammar rules and listen to easy English audios.

Another example.

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