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Learn English with this horoscope English lesson

Date: Feb 21 2018

Themes: Alternative

Grammar: Phrasal Verbs

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What’s your sign? Are you a stubborn Taurus? A two-faced Gemini? A determined Capricorn? The signs of the zodiac all have certain characteristics associated with them. Some people love to read their horoscopes and use them to predict how their day or their week will be. Other people think the whole thing is just silly. How could everyone born in a particular month be alike?

It’s possible that astrology is only as useful as you want it to be. You don’t have to be completely convinced to find it fun to look at your horoscope online or in the newspaper every now and then. And isn’t it fun when you discover something written about your sign that is actually very true? Find out whether Lily and Greta are believers in this English lesson.

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Lily

Lily

Greta

Greta

Lily:  Greta, what’s your sign?

Greta:  I think I’m a Virgo.

Lily:  Yeah, that makes a whole lot of sense.

Greta:  Is that what you mean when you say “sign”?

Lily:  Yeah. Sign like in astrology. There are 12 signs on the zodiac, and each one corresponds roughly with about a month or two of the regular calendar. And according to the zodiac, depending on what sign you are, it corresponds with what kind of personality you have, the path that your life will take, what kind of professions you like, and that sort of thing. It’s pretty cool.

Greta:  Huh. I’ve always thought of astrology as being sort of New Age-y, kind of woo-woo. Where’s the science behind the idea that all people born in August are similar?

Lily:  Yeah, it’s just kind of a fun thing to do. Even if it doesn’t always completely match up, it’s just fun to see what actual similarities there are.

Greta:  That’s true. I will say, I do like reading my horoscope in the paper. So I suppose I do buy into the astrology thing a little bit. But I rarely take the advice they offer.

Lily:  Yeah. It’s fun, but you don’t have to take it too seriously.

 

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Greta is not a big believer in astrology. She’s not even sure what her sign is. Lily seems to know a bit more about it. She understands that the zodiac assigns certain characteristics to people born at certain times in the calendar year.

Greta just has trouble believing that everyone born in a particular month could be alike. Lily thinks that maybe Greta’s taking it a bit too seriously. It can be fun to read your horoscope and see how it matches up to your life, but you don’t have to believe every word of it.

What’s your sign? Do you believe in astrology? Do you read your horoscope, or any similar predictions?

 

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Jobee

Jobee

China

I think I am Sagittarius.I think this sign sounds good,and I like it.


anyway,I donot belive in astrology.however,I donot reject it,You know,something you don’t trust doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exit.so I don’t do as the horoscope predicts.


I think girls always but into the horoscope.they get advice from the predictions,like new age is in their blood. 

06:31 AM Aug 31 2013 |

Andressa Holland

Brazil

I won’t let the astrology guide my life and say what I have to do or not. I don’t believe that we MUST be  exactly the way your zodiac sign describes us, but I also must say that are many things that suits with who is born under this or that sign.
I think that is fun and you can sometimes find somethings that are true about you and it can even be helpful at knowing yourself, but I don’t think that you should take it as a rule or take it too serious, being like a “slave” of your zodiac sign and, mainly, of those predictions. 

04:59 AM Aug 31 2013 |

 julito

julito

Argentina

I was born on a 14 of July, therefore I belong to cancer. I dare say that I share many characteristics that are attributed to those born under the cancer sign. I don’t read horoscopes, much less believe in them, if we pay much attention in what it is said in the daily column might lead us to weaken our mind.

07:04 PM Aug 30 2013 |

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Drmahsa1995

Iran, Islamic Republic Of




 


Key Life Phrase


I progress


Zodiac Totem


The Water bearer


Zodiac Symbol


As above


Zodiac Facts


Eleventh sign of the zodiac;  fixed, barren, masculine, dry


Zodiac Element


Air


Key Characteristics


Detached, progressive, humane, intellectual, flamboyant, sympathetic, and unpredictable.


Compatible Star Signs


Aries, Gemini, Libra, and Sagittarius


Mismatched Signs


Pisces, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Scorpio and Capricorn 


Ruling Planets


Uranus and Saturn


Love Planets


Mercury and the Sun


Finance Planets


Neptune and Jupiter


Speculation Planet


Mercury


Career Planets


Mars, Pluto and Moon


Spiritual and Karmic Planets


Venus and Mercury


Friendship Planet


Jupiter


Destiny Planet


Mercury


Lucky Numbers and Significant Years


4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 33, 40, 41, 42, 50, 51, 53, 58, 60, 67, 68,77, 78, 86, 87 and 88


Lucky Gems


Blue sapphire, amethyst, green emerald, green tourmaline, diamond and lapis lazuli


Lucky Fragrances


Anise star, lavender, rose and pine


Affirmation/Mantra


I evolve and encompass all humanity


Lucky Days


Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays


 

05:13 PM Aug 30 2013 |

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ola33

ola33

Japan

I think sign characteristics are like a touchstone. Yes, you can express diffirent kind of emotions, angry, serene, jelous, gregarious… and etc. but will always be back to the core line of those sign features.


 

03:13 PM Aug 30 2013 |

Seiyf_khawas

Turkey

to belive or not to believe depends on each person , its free and natural right :)


we can divide this lesson here into two parts..


1- Sign characteristics ..everyone has a birthday and normally a sign ..and we can read these characteristics ,qualities ..some of them fits on us ,some of them dont …coz human being likes and accepts good things,beautiful sides,..and ı think , this sign fatures are a LIE..coz we can see it in twins,triplets…they born in the same time but they have different characters ,also very contrary qualites…for exp ,their sign can say ” you are very calm person ”  but they can be angry too, 


2- horoscope…it means predicting our future ..it predicts our daily,weekly or longlife what will happen to us ..some people ,fortune-tellers do it too ..they can say what will happen in future ..


02:51 PM Aug 30 2013 |

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ola33

ola33

Japan

I’m Aquarius and love being as a bearer of this lovely sign. Everything that this sign is vouching for greatly speaks to me and checking out my daily horoscope, I don’t take it for granted but look at it as wise advice for the coming day to handle with.


It’s a water and air sign that symbolizes love to mankind and many more ;)

knuschu

knuschu

Germany

I am Virgio. Virgio weakness keyword is – skeptical. It’s true, I am little skeptical about astrology predictions :)))

02:41 PM Aug 30 2013 |

Eugennnia

Eugennnia

Russian Federation

I don’t believe in astrology. It’s a fake, nothing serious. You are responsible for your character, your words, actions, your life. If I do something wrong or right, it’ because of me, me alone, not because of the stars, planets or anything of this stuff. Zodiac and astrology are just an excuse to pass the buck for doing something bad and to justify your short temper, or on the contrary it’s just a cause to think about yourself more than you actually are. And for those who make them up it’s just a job.

02:23 PM Aug 30 2013 |

Moriza

Moriza

Ukraine

“Life is a great and wondrous mystery,and the only thing we know that we have for sure is what is right here right now…”


 I know that I’m a Capricorn and its characteristic fits me in general.Although,I never think about it and read horoscope only when it happens under my eyes,then I forget about it and live my life.

Ngubo Sixtus

South Africa

I do read horoscopes on my phone everyday, sometimes it predict right. I do believe in signs.

12:06 PM Aug 30 2013 |

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Seiyf_khawas

Turkey

to belive or not to believe..thats important :))

11:46 AM Aug 30 2013 |

SmilyLady

Russian Federation

Though I know I’m a Scopion I don’t take it sseriously. I sshare Lily’s opinion it’s a fun. Nevertheless, I find some similarities with my personality in the horoscope characteristics. ;-)

10:45 AM Aug 30 2013 |

katy76

katy76

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

my sign is cancer.i think that it depends on u,if you believe and instruct to urself it’ll happens for u.

09:31 AM Aug 30 2013 |

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sherryleio

sherryleio

China

My sign is Taurus. Am I stubborn? It seems I am kinda like that way. ha ha.


In China, we tender to believe in Chinese Zodiac/animal sign. Mine is monkey. Smart, active, easy-going…

08:47 AM Aug 30 2013 |

Libyan spirit

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

I’m a Virgo,too.I just believe about character and personality and I take it seriously.

08:43 AM Aug 30 2013 |

Abdullah Al-hareizy

Yemen

I don’t really believe any of astrology as well as the reason and logic says and I do same with horoscope, But I may just take the advantages of the advices that is being provided by the newspaper, and that is just in general, not according to my horoscope..

08:21 AM Aug 30 2013 |

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CandiceAcclo

China

what is my sign? i am Aries. i don’t believe much about astrology. but like others i like to read my horoscope that is fun and some discribe of one sign is make a sense.

02:34 AM Aug 30 2013 |

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