#202 Virtues in English: Gratitude Perseverance Courage Prudence

Hi, everybody! I am Georgiana, your English teacher and founder of . My mission is to help you speak English fluently. In this episode: We're going to continue to learn virtues in English. Maybe we'll discover that we possess those virtues by the end of the episode, with a bit of luck. In the second part of the show, you'll practice your English with a new mini-story with questions and answers related to virtues. Remember that at SpeakEnglishPodcast.com, you can find the transcript of this episode. Ok. In a previous episode, I talked about these four virtues:   - Loyalty - Sensitivity - Serenity - Resilience Today, we will look at four more virtues that I will further discuss and give examples. We will all end up very virtuous :) Let’s start!   1. Gratitude Okay, this is a virtue that is lacking in our society. It involves giving thanks, either in word or with an action. That is, you can reciprocate with gratitude to someone by helping them with something, or by showing kindness, etc. From the word gratitude, we get the word grateful. Example: "Pam has no gratitude towards her parents.  Her parents saved all their lives so she could go to college. But she dropped out of college to travel the world with a backpack. " And while Pam surely has a great time, she has been very ungrateful towards her parents. Let's look at the next one: 2. Perseverance Well, this word I think is easy to remember. It means to be persistent in some projects, which typically may take quite some time. It is an essential virtue since it takes a lot of perseverance to achieve most things in life. We can take the example of athletes, who need to train every day at a very high level. This is very hard, and it requires perseverance. An example. Imagine yourself in a job interview: -  What is your greatest virtue? -  I am perseveran…presea…pers…perseverant person! :) Now that's a persevering person :) Let's see the next one: 3. Courage We can also use the word bravery instead of courage. A