What Is Popular in Your Country?

2024-02-16

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  • Think about something that your friends or people you know like.
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  • Can you bring an image to your mind?
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  • The image that you are thinking of can serve as a starting point for today's report: the word "popular."
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  • In today's Everyday Grammar, we will talk about a useful word that you can use to express all kinds of ideas about what people around you like: actors, celebrations, foods, music - almost anything.
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  • We begin our exploration of the word "popular" by clarifying how it is different from the word population.
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  • Popular and population are closely related words and have somewhat similar spellings.
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  • But we should be careful not to mix up the two.
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  • Popular means many people know about someone or something and that they like the person or thing.
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  • Population simply describes a group of people.
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  • Another way of expressing the idea is this: something might be popular within a population.
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  • In other words, something might be popular within a group of people.
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  • A recent example comes to mind: the Super Bowl.
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  • The championship game in American football is a popular event to watch in the United States.
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  • A lot of people know about the Super Bowl, watch it, and enjoy it.
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  • So, we could say the United States has a population of over 300 million people.
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  • We could also say the Super Bowl is one of the country's most popular sporting events.
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  • Another way of describing the difference between the words "population" and "popular" is in terms of grammar.
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  • Population is a noun.
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  • Popular is an adjective.
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  • Consider this example.
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  • Taylor Swift is a popular musician.
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  • Why is Swift popular?
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  • Because a large percentage of the population knows about Swift and enjoys the singer's music.
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  • Let's take some time to work with these ideas. Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
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  • Cricket is a ______________ sport in India.
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  • The answer is this: popular.
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  • We can say that cricket is a popular sport in India.
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  • Grammar can give us a clue about the answer.
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  • The short word "a" very often marks the beginning of a noun phrase.
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  • If we know that "sport" is a noun, then the missing word is likely to be an adjective.
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  • Now, consider another question. Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
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  • Vietnam has a _________ of around 100 million people.
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  • The answer is this: population.
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  • We say that Vietnam has a population of around 100 million people.
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  • We can guess that "population" is the correct term because the statement offers the number of all the people in a group - the people who live in Vietnam.
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  • We began today's lesson by asking you to imagine a person or activity that is liked or enjoyed by many people that you know.
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  • In other words, we asked you to imagine something that is popular in your country.
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  • We end by asking you to write about what you imagined.
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  • Write to us a short answer to the following questions:
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  • What is a popular person, thing, or activity in your country?
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  • Why do you think the person, thing, or activity is popular?
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  • You can write your answer in an email to learningenglish@voanews.com.
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  • In a future lesson, we will give feedback on some of the writing we receive.
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  • I'm John Russell.
  • 1
  • Think about something that your friends or people you know like.
  • 2
  • Can you bring an image to your mind?
  • 3
  • The image that you are thinking of can serve as a starting point for today's report: the word "popular."
  • 4
  • In today's Everyday Grammar, we will talk about a useful word that you can use to express all kinds of ideas about what people around you like: actors, celebrations, foods, music - almost anything.
  • 5
  • Popular vs. Population
  • 6
  • We begin our exploration of the word "popular" by clarifying how it is different from the word population.
  • 7
  • Popular and population are closely related words and have somewhat similar spellings. But we should be careful not to mix up the two.
  • 8
  • Popular means many people know about someone or something and that they like the person or thing. Population simply describes a group of people.
  • 9
  • Another way of expressing the idea is this: something might be popular within a population. In other words, something might be popular within a group of people.
  • 10
  • A recent example comes to mind: the Super Bowl. The championship game in American football is a popular event to watch in the United States. A lot of people know about the Super Bowl, watch it, and enjoy it.
  • 11
  • So, we could say the United States has a population of over 300 million people. We could also say the Super Bowl is one of the country's most popular sporting events.
  • 12
  • Another way of describing the difference between the words "population" and "popular" is in terms of grammar. Population is a noun. Popular is an adjective.
  • 13
  • Consider this example. Taylor Swift is a popular musician. Why is Swift popular? Because a large percentage of the population knows about Swift and enjoys the singer's music.
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  • Practice
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  • Let's take some time to work with these ideas. Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
  • 16
  • Cricket is a ______________ sport in India.
  • 17
  • The answer is this: popular.
  • 18
  • We can say that cricket is a popular sport in India.
  • 19
  • Grammar can give us a clue about the answer. The short word "a" very often marks the beginning of a noun phrase. If we know that "sport" is a noun, then the missing word is likely to be an adjective.
  • 20
  • Now, consider another question. Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
  • 21
  • Vietnam has a _________ of around 100 million people.
  • 22
  • The answer is this: population.
  • 23
  • We say that Vietnam has a population of around 100 million people. We can guess that "population" is the correct term because the statement offers the number of all the people in a group - the people who live in Vietnam.
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  • Write to us
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  • We began today's lesson by asking you to imagine a person or activity that is liked or enjoyed by many people that you know. In other words, we asked you to imagine something that is popular in your country.
  • 26
  • We end by asking you to write about what you imagined. Write to us a short answer to the following questions:
  • 27
  • What is a popular person, thing, or activity in your country? Why do you think the person, thing, or activity is popular?
  • 28
  • You can write your answer in an email to learningenglish@voanews.com.
  • 29
  • In a future lesson, we will give feedback on some of the writing we receive.
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  • I'm John Russell.
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  • John Russell wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.
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  • ______________________________________________
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  • Words in This Story
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  • phrase - n. a group of two or more words that express an idea but do not make up a sentence
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  • feedback - n. helpful information that is given to someone to say what can be done to improve