Episode 118 How To Choose Reading Sources That Work For You - Part 1 - Marie Kondo

In today's episode we're looking at lots of articles about the same story. The goal is to figure out how we can identify good learning sources for English quickly and easily. We will consider the source, the vocabulary, the tone of the writing, the grammar and the purpose of the writing. In today's episode I mention many different articles. You can find them all in the links below. The person our articles focus on is Marie Kondo. Tomorrow we'll be doing a similar exercise with a different story. Engoo https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/marie-kondo-has-kind-of-given-up-tidying-her-house/NrRLOqMCEe2RFENmiYDh8w  Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/432c520c-c4e3-41a7-85c3-7a47fa1cb506 Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2023/01/26/marie-kondo-kurashi-inner-calm/ The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/30/queen-of-clean-marie-kondo-says-she-has-kind-of-given-up-on-tidying-at-home Channel News Asia https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/marie-kondo-tidying-mess-appreciate-life-children-family-3256916 NPR https://www.npr.org/2023/01/29/1152149068/marie-kondo-revealed-shes-kind-of-given-up-on-being-so-tidy-people-freaked-out Homes and Gardens https://www.homesandgardens.com/news/marie-kondo-given-up-on-tidying Watergate Scandal In this episode I referenced the Watergate Scandal. This is an infamous scandal that took place in 1972. It involved President Nixon, who was involved in a cover-up of criminal activity. https://www.britannica.com/event/Watergate-Scandal Vocabulary revelation - something that is revealed, usually dramatically broken the internet - a modern phrase that means something became very popular change of heart - idiom - to change your mind bear in mind - to remember something or keep it in your mind. paywall - when you find a page on the internet that you have to pay to access. epiphany - when you have a 'brainwave' or sudden idea that makes everything you were confused about clear and understandable. clinical tidiness - extreme, or more than normal levels of tidy journalistic integrity - staying true to the values of good journalism, which includes seeking and unveiling the truth, revealing corruption, being honest and factual. frazzled - overwhelmed, tired and worn out Having trouble keeping up - idiom - having trouble maintaining a similar pace to everyone else. Never fear - phrase, meaning don't be scared hinge - literally, metal piece that help a door open and close. As an idiom 'everything hinges on this' - means a vital piece of information that changes everything liberal broad pages - generally left leaning, or more socialist, 'broad pages' is the big page newspapers, alternatively the small page newspapers are called 'tabloids'. The broad pages are usually aimed at intellectual educated readers, where as the tabloids are typically aimed at the working class. decluttering guru - 'guru' is often used to say someone is considered an expert at something. It follows the thing they are an expert in. pivot to mess epitomizes - 'pivot' is similar to 'hinge' so this sentence means 'move or change direction' to mess is a perfect example of... Meticulously - to do carefully and in detail Clutter - stuff everywhere that isn't needed and has no place Unfurled - similar to uncurl, often used to describe the way leaves uncurl. Neat and tidy - idiom - used to describe tidy and well organised places Lifestyle magazines - magazines, usually for women, that focus on homes, furniture, and lifestyle Let's not even start - phrase used to say 'I've had enough, I don't want to talk about this' Binge watched - to watch many episodes all at once Organizer - someone or something that is good at or enjoys organising things Reshaping - to change the shape of something Decluttering - to take away all of the unnecessary or unneeded things or to find them a place. Tidier - comparative adjective of 'tidy'