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Okay, let's start.
So, how was your week?
I hope everything went well.
I've already recovered from the effort of decorating my house.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, you can listen to episode 88.
Remember that you can find the text of this episode on my website. speakenglishpodcast.com.
Okay, let's start.
What's extroversion?
Extroverts are usually the life of the party.
With their outgoing and magnetic personality, they easily draw people to them.
So if you want to know if you're an extrovert, Just think about how much you enjoy being and interacting with other people.
Do you enjoy chatting and having long conversations with all kinds of people?
Do you get bored if you're home alone?
If the answers to most of these questions are yes, then you're probably an extroverted person.
That is, you are a very sociable person.
And apparently there are more extroverts in the world than introverts.
Can you guess what Tom Hanks, Oprah, Johnny Depp, Madonna and Jim Carrey have in common?
That's right.
They are all extroverts.
And do you know how to tell me the opposite of extroversion?
Well, this one is easy.
The opposite word is introversion.
If you like having your inner space, spending time alone with your stuff, then you're an introverted person.
By the way, make sure you don't confuse the term introversion with shyness.
A shy person is someone anxious about interacting with people, especially strangers.
However, an introverted person simply prefers to spend less time with other people.
In my case, I enjoy going out and I have a lot of friends.
Though from time to time, I need some alone time.
If you're an extrovert, you're probably asking yourself just how an introvert survives alone.
Well as an introvert.
When I am at home, I enjoy cooking something healthy and watch my favorite TV show on Netflix.
Other days, I just read an interesting book.
And what do I do when I'm not at home?
Well, I usually love going for a walk as much as possible.
It's a great way to relax and I often listen to an audiobook or a podcast.
And no, I don't listen to the Speak English Now podcast.
Although, if you want to improve your English, you should definitely give it a try.
Anyways, the bottom line is that I consider myself moderately introverted.
What about you?
What's your personality type?
Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
I'd really love to know.
And you know what?
Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, Britney Spears, Julia Roberts and Lady Gaga.
These are all introverts.
Okay, so let's continue with the point of view lesson.
This way you can practice grammar intuitively and without memorizing anything.
I will tell you the same story twice.
But in the second part, I'll change the grammar point of view.
That way, you'll be able to observe how a specific grammatical aspect changes.
It's a technique that I use intensively in my English courses.
Let's start.
The first time in the present tense, in the third person.
Tom is a very introverted man.
And not only that, he is also timid.
In fact, Tom hates being with other people.
He works from home and buys everything he needs online.
He goes for a walk at night because he doesn't want to meet anyone.
Tom thinks his situation is miserable because he can't lead a normal life.
So he hires the famous psychiatrist called Dr. Fraud.
This doctor prescribes a shock therapy.
He has to travel to Japan to take the subway every day at rush hour.
Because Tom is so desperate, he follows the strange advice.
After three months of treatment, Tom feels like a new person.
He doesn't mind being with other people anymore.
In fact, the more people the merrier.
But now he has another problem.
He's afraid of being alone.
Now in the past tense, in the first person.
I was a very introverted person.
And not only that, I was also timid.
In fact, I hated being with other people.
I worked from home and bought everything I needed online.
I went out for a walk at night so I wouldn't meet anyone.
I thought my situation was miserable because I couldn't live a normal life.
So I hired the famous psychiatrist Dr. Fraud.
The doctor prescribed shock therapy.
I had to travel to Japan and every day to take the subway at rush hour.
Because I was so desperate, I followed the strange advice.
After three months of treatment, I felt like a new person.
I was cured! because I didn't mind being with other people.
In fact, the more people, the merrier.
But now I have another problem.
I'm afraid to be alone.
Okay, great.
This is the end of this little exercise, practicing the past and the present tense.
The grammar changes are subtle, but they need to be understood.
That's why it's handy to have the same story from different grammar points, so you can easily compare.
By the way, I don't know if it's a good idea to hire that Dr. Fraud.
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