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So badly
Welcome to Talking Sport!
This week we meet Namibian sprinter, Merlin Diamond.
Namibia has only ever had one Olympic medallist, Frankie Fredericks.
Frankie Fredericks won silver in the 100m and 200m in 1992 and 1996 Olympic games.
Merlin wants to become the second Namibian medallist and is aiming to compete in next year's London Olympics.
So how much does Merlin want to win a medal?
Join Natalie in this week's video to find out and learn the phrase 'so badly'.
Learning point
Vocabulary: 'so badly'
Now tell us what you think
What do you want to achieve so badly?
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I've never heard this phrase "so badly" befor in this context. Some of the phrases in English and Russian very close but not "so badly". We would only say: "so strongly".
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I want to improve my speaking skills so badly. I'm aiming to speak English fluently.
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I want to be champion in my cyclingclub, so badly.
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I want to improve my English skill so badly, then, I think I can get much confidence.
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I wanna be bad so badly.
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I want to speak english so badly.
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