Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical

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  Six minute vocabulary from bbclearningenglish.com.

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  Hello, I'm Katherine and this is Rob.

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  Yes, hello, and welcome to six minute vocabulary.

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  Today we're talking about adjectives that end in IC, pronounced Ikdhe, and adjectives that end in I C A L, pronounced ickle.

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  First, let's listen to Hannah.

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  She's talking about her favorite books.

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  Our question today is, why does Hannah get most of her books from the library?

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  Listen carefully and find out.

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  I'm always reading.

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  I like classic english novels by writers like Jane Austen or Charles Dickens.

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  I also like non fiction, especially books about interesting historical characters.

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  I love buying books, but it's so expensive.

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  Mostly I borrow books from the library.

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  It's much more economical.

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  So why does Hannah prefer to get her books from the library?

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  Because it's more economical.

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  Hannah mentioned that she likes to read novels.

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  Do you remember what type of novel she likes to read?

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