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1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“My advice is never stop learning or working for what you want. With acting, nothing comes easy. It’s just like anything else, practice makes perfect.”
Actor James Lafferty, speaking about how to become good at something (BrainyQuote)
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
doing something often makes one better at it
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
Pablo Picasso is a famous artist. He is known for creating amazing paintings and sculptures. He was able to make these things because he worked hard for his whole life. People are not just born good painters. They have to practice, because practice makes perfect.
Practice makes perfect means that to be good at something, people must practice for a very long time. For example, not everyone can be a professional soccer player. Only people who spend hours playing every day for their whole life can play for famous teams. That is because practice makes perfect. If you want to be good at something, make sure to spend a lot of time doing it.
Actor James Lafferty thinks that being good at acting is just like being good at any other job. He says you can be good at anything you want, as long as you practice, because practice makes perfect.
Do you agree that practice makes perfect? What do you like to practice?
Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
“Whenever I make a mistake, I tell myself that practice makes perfect.”
“If you want to be a professional tennis player, you should remember that practice makes perfect.”
“Lana isn’t very good at playing the piano yet, but she knows that practice makes perfect.”
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