feat(curriculum): add English curriculum block 4.1 motivation (freeCo…

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Co-authored-by: Tom <20648924+moT01@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Nielda Karla <nieldakarla@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Oliver Eyton-Williams <ojeytonwilliams@gmail.com>
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curriculum/challenges/english/21-a2-english-for-developers/learn-how-to-have-a-conversation-about-preferences-and-motivations/658111239f39a01c8f095c44.md

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+---
+id: 658111239f39a01c8f095c44
+videoId: nLDychdBwUg
+title: "Dialogue 1: What Motivates the Team?"
+challengeType: 21
+dashedName: dialogue-1-what-motivates-the-team
+---
+
+# --description--
+
+Watch the video below to understand the context of the upcoming lessons.
+
+# --assignment--
+
+Watch the video

curriculum/challenges/english/21-a2-english-for-developers/learn-how-to-have-a-conversation-about-preferences-and-motivations/658112ee8ac40a1d9619f160.md

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+---
+id: 658112ee8ac40a1d9619f160
+title: Task 6
+challengeType: 22
+dashedName: task-6
+---
+
+<!--
+AUDIO REFERENCE: 
+Maria: Hi Brian! Well, one thing that really motivates me is learning new things.
+-->
+
+# --description--
+
+A gerund is the `-ing` form of a verb used as a noun. It can be the subject of a sentence, the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition. In the sentence you will hear, notice how the missing word is used not as an action Maria is doing, but as the idea of gaining new knowledge, which she finds motivating.
+
+# --fillInTheBlank--
+
+## --sentence--
+
+`Well, one thing that really motivates me is _ new things.`
+
+## --blanks--
+
+`learning`
+
+### --feedback--
+
+This word is a gerund, the `-ing` form of the verb used as a noun, indicating the action or process of gaining knowledge.

curriculum/challenges/english/21-a2-english-for-developers/learn-how-to-have-a-conversation-about-preferences-and-motivations/658113cc404fc81e44cb941c.md

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+---
+id: 658113cc404fc81e44cb941c
+title: Task 5
+challengeType: 22
+dashedName: task-5
+---
+
+<!--
+AUDIO REFERENCE: 
+Maria: Hi Brian! Well, one thing that really motivates me is learning new things.
+-->
+
+# --description--
+
+You can talk about one item or many items using singular and plural. When you say `one thing`, you are talking about a single item or idea. 
+
+When you add an `s` at the end of a word, like `things`, it means you are talking about more than one item or idea. 
+
+# --fillInTheBlank--
+
+## --sentence--
+
+`Hi Brian! _, one _ that really motivates me _ learning new _.`
+
+## --blanks--
+
+`Well`
+
+### --feedback--
+
+This word is often used to start a conversation or answer a question. It's capitalized.
+
+---
+
+`thing`
+
+### --feedback--
+
+Maria talks about one specific item or idea that makes her feel motivated.
+
+---
+
+`is`
+
+### --feedback--
+
+This is the verb `to be` conjugated in the third person singular.
+
+---
+
+`things`
+
+### --feedback--
+
+Maria uses this word to talk about more than one item or idea she likes to learn. It is the plural form of `thing`.

curriculum/challenges/english/21-a2-english-for-developers/learn-how-to-have-a-conversation-about-preferences-and-motivations/658114e39ae35a1ece3e4ef1.md

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+---
+id: 658114e39ae35a1ece3e4ef1
+title: Task 7
+challengeType: 19
+dashedName: task-7
+---
+
+<!--
+AUDIO REFERENCE:
+Maria: Hi Brian! Well, one thing that really motivates me is learning new things.
+-->
+
+# --description--
+
+Listen to the audio and answer the question.
+
+# --question--
+
+## --text--
+
+What motivates Maria?
+
+## --answers--
+
+learned new things
+
+### --feedback--
+
+This option uses the past tense, which talks about things Maria has already learned, not what currently motivates her.
+
+---
+
+learning old things
+
+### --feedback--
+
+This option uses `old`, which is the opposite of what Maria finds motivating.
+
+---
+
+learning new thing
+
+### --feedback--
+
+This option is missing the plural `s` at the end of `thing`, which changes the meaning from many things to just one.
+
+---
+
+learning new things
+
+## --video-solution--
+
+4

curriculum/challenges/english/21-a2-english-for-developers/learn-how-to-have-a-conversation-about-preferences-and-motivations/6581157ca9f14c1f5394d232.md

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+---
+id: 6581157ca9f14c1f5394d232
+title: Task 8
+challengeType: 22
+dashedName: task-8
+---
+
+<!--
+AUDIO REFERENCE: 
+Maria: I love exploring many new technologies and improving my skills.
+-->
+
+# --description--
+
+The verb `explore` means to look around and learn about new places or things, like when you explore a new park. 
+
+The verb `improve` means to get better at something, like when you practice to improve your English. In the audio, listen for the activities Maria loves, described by words ending in `-ing`.
+
+# --fillInTheBlank--
+
+## --sentence--
+
+`I love _ many new technologies and _ my skills.`
+
+## --blanks--
+
+`exploring`
+
+### --feedback--
+
+This word is a gerund describing the activity Maria enjoys related to discovering new tech. It ends in `-ing` and acts as a noun in this context.
+
+---
+
+`improving`
+
+### --feedback--
+
+Another gerund that follows `and`, indicating another activity Maria enjoys, which is about getting better at something. It also ends in `-ing` and serves as a noun.

curriculum/challenges/english/21-a2-english-for-developers/learn-how-to-have-a-conversation-about-preferences-and-motivations/65811619cf9fad1fe57fd7b8.md

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+---
+id: 65811619cf9fad1fe57fd7b8
+title: Task 10
+challengeType: 19
+dashedName: task-10
+---
+
+<!--
+AUDIO REFERENCE:
+Maria: I love exploring many new technologies and improving my skills. It keeps me excited about our projects.
+-->
+
+# --description--
+
+Verbs ending in `-ing` can be gerunds or present participles. 
+
+A **gerund** acts like a noun and is used to talk about the activity itself. For example, in `Coding is fun`, `Coding` is a gerund because it's the subject of the sentence, just like a noun.
+
+The **present continuous tense** is formed using the verb `to be` and a present participle to describe actions that are happening right now. For example, in `She is coding`, `is coding` is in the present continuous tense because it shows what she is doing at this moment.
+
+# --question--
+
+## --text--
+
+In `I love exploring many new technologies`, how is `exploring` used?
+
+## --answers--
+
+As a present continuous
+
+### --feedback--
+
+Present continuous are for actions happening now. This is not showing an action happening now.
+
+---
+
+As a simple present verb
+
+### --feedback--
+
+Simple present verbs don't end in `-ing`.
+
+---
+
+As a gerund
+
+---
+
+As a past participle
+
+### --feedback--
+
+Past participles are for perfect tenses or as adjectives. This is not used like that here.
+
+## --video-solution--
+
+3

curriculum/challenges/english/21-a2-english-for-developers/learn-how-to-have-a-conversation-about-preferences-and-motivations/6581178fca60702052899c94.md

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+---
+id: 6581178fca60702052899c94
+title: Task 18
+challengeType: 22
+dashedName: task-18
+---
+
+<!--
+AUDIO REFERENCE:
+Maria: I can understand that, Brian. Racing against the clock can be demotivating.
+-->
+
+# --description--
+
+Adding a prefix to a word can change its meaning.
+
+`Motivating` means something that makes you want to do something or work harder. 
+
+`Demotivating` means it makes you feel less interested or willing to do something. 
+
+# --fillInTheBlank--
+
+## --sentence--
+
+`I can understand that, Brian. Racing against the clock can be _.`
+
+## --blanks--
+
+`demotivating`
+
+### --feedback--
+
+Maria uses an adjective ending in `-ing` to describe a feeling that is the opposite of `motivating`.

curriculum/challenges/english/21-a2-english-for-developers/learn-how-to-have-a-conversation-about-preferences-and-motivations/658118a9a10235216e6cd698.md

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+---
+id: 658118a9a10235216e6cd698
+title: Task 11
+challengeType: 22
+dashedName: task-11
+---
+
+<!--
+AUDIO REFERENCE: 
+Brian: That's great to hear, Maria.
+-->
+
+# --description--
+
+Listen to the audio and complete the sentence.
+
+# --fillInTheBlank--
+
+## --sentence--
+
+`That's great to _, Maria.`
+
+## --blanks--
+
+`hear`
+
+### --feedback--
+
+This word is used when someone listens to what another person says.

curriculum/challenges/english/21-a2-english-for-developers/learn-how-to-have-a-conversation-about-preferences-and-motivations/658147bb3dbda824437fd6f9.md

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+---
+id: 658147bb3dbda824437fd6f9
+title: Task 12
+challengeType: 22
+dashedName: task-12
+---
+
+<!--
+AUDIO REFERENCE: 
+Maria: Learning and growing professionally motivates me a lot.
+-->
+
+# --description--
+
+`To grow` means to increase or develop in some way. 
+
+For example, `Plants grow quickly in the summer.` 
+
+When you `grow professionally`, you improve your skills or career. 
+
+The word `professionally` relates to your job or career. For instance, `He behaves very professionally at work` means he acts in a professional way.
+
+# --fillInTheBlank--
+
+## --sentence--
+
+`_ and _ _ motivates me a lot.`
+
+## --blanks--
+
+`Learning`
+
+### --feedback--
+
+This word is about gaining new knowledge or skills. Think about what you do at school or when you study something new. This word is capitalized. 
+
+---
+
+`growing`
+
+### --feedback--
+
+This word means to develop or become bigger or more advanced. It ends with `-ing`
+
+---
+
+`professionally`
+
+### --feedback--
+
+This word is related to work or a career. It describes doing something in a way that shows good skills and behavior at a job. it ends with `-ly`