fix(curriculum): updates to A2 english curriculum block 8 (freeCodeCamp#62364)

Co-authored-by: Sem Bauke <[email protected]>

Author: anastasiiauk

curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-hobbies-and-interests/657d4ea39262ba758c15bc1a.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Watch the video below to understand the context of the upcoming lessons.
 
 # --assignment--
 
-Watch the video
+Watch the video.
 
 # --scene--
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Watch the video
       "startTime": 5.3,
       "finishTime": 9.2,
       "dialogue": {
-        "text": "Absolutely! I've been passionate about photography for many years.",
+        "text": "Absolutely. I've been passionate about photography for many years.",
         "align": "right"
       }
     },
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Watch the video
       "startTime": 13,
       "finishTime": 15.2,
       "dialogue": {
-        "text": "That's awesome! How long have you been into photography?",
+        "text": "That's awesome. How long have you been into photography?",
         "align": "left"
       }
     },
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ Watch the video
       "startTime": 39.3,
       "finishTime": 41.6,
       "dialogue": {
-        "text": "So, I always recommend starting with the basics,",
+        "text": "So I always recommend starting with the basics,",
         "align": "right"
       }
     },
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ Watch the video
       "startTime": 44.8,
       "finishTime": 46,
       "dialogue": {
-        "text": "Cool! Thanks for the tips.",
+        "text": "Cool. Thanks for the tips.",
         "align": "left"
       }
     },
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ Watch the video
       "startTime": 46.4,
       "finishTime": 47,
       "dialogue": {
-        "text": "No problem!",
+        "text": "No problem.",
         "align": "right"
       }
     },

curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-hobbies-and-interests/657d50434d1a007661712182.md

@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ dashedName: task-1
 
 # --description--
 
-You use the verb `notice` to express that something got your attention. For example: `Every time I see you, I notice that you are getting taller!`
+To `notice` is used to express that something got your attention. For example:
+
+`I noticed an error in the code.` - The error got your attention when you looked at the code.
 
 In this dialogue, Maria sees a camera on Bob's desk and asks him about his interest in photography. To express that she saw the camera, she uses the verb `notice` in the past.
 
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ In this dialogue, Maria sees a camera on Bob's desk and asks him about his inter
 
 ### --feedback--
 
-This word has to do with seeing or hearing something that gets your attention. Verb in the simple past.
+This word has to do with seeing or hearing something that gets your attention. It ends in `-ed`.
 
 # --scene--
 

curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-hobbies-and-interests/657d572d0a7e49837a3e63dc.md

@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ dashedName: task-2
 
 # --description--
 
-You ask people if they `are into` something when you want to know if they like it. For example: `What is your favorite kind of music? Are you into jazz or rock?`
+To be `into something` means to like something a lot or to be very interested in it. It's an informal way to talk about hobbies, activities, or interests. For example:
+
+- `They are into AI and machine learning.` - This means they like studying and working with AI.
+
+- `Are you into learning new programming languages?` - This asks if you enjoy or like learning new programming languages.
 
 # --questions--
 
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ If Bob's camera is on the desk.
 
 ### --feedback--
 
-The location of Bob's camera not the focus of Maria's question.
+The location of Bob's camera is not the focus of Maria's question.
 
 ---
 

curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-hobbies-and-interests/657d5a9cbf7f0e84f2ca16d7.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dashedName: task-3
 
 # --description--
 
-Now listen to the sentence and fill in the blanks with Maria's question.
+Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.
 
 # --fillInTheBlank--
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This is the verb `to be`, used with `you`. It's the initial word in a question,
 
 ### --feedback--
 
-Preposition that goes with the verb `to be` to express someone likes something or is interested in it.
+This preposition goes with the verb `to be` to express someone likes something or is interested in it.
 
 # --scene--
 

curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-hobbies-and-interests/657d5b2d1fe085857b5083f2.md

@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ dashedName: task-4
 
 # --description--
 
-You can say you are `passionate` about something when you not only like something, but also express strong emotions or feelings in relation to it. For example: `I am passionate about learning languages. I have studied Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese. I can't wait to start another.`
+To be `passionate` means having very strong feelings of love or enthusiasm for something.
 
-Fill in the sentence with the correct word.
+If you are `passionate about` something, you care a lot about it and enjoy working on it. For example:
+
+`She is passionate about web design.` - This means she loves web design and feels excited about it.
 
 # --fillInTheBlank--
 
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ Fill in the sentence with the correct word.
 
 ### --feedback--
 
-In this blank, you add an expression that means very emotional about something or liking it a lot.
+This word means being very emotional about something or liking it a lot.
 
 # --scene--
 

curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-hobbies-and-interests/657d5c9008b25e85e95ce60b.md

@@ -9,35 +9,37 @@ dashedName: task-5
 
 # --description--
 
-In Bob's sentence, you see a different structure being introduced. Instead of saying `I am passionate about photography`, Bob uses `I've been passionate about  photography`. This has to do with the expression that comes right after, `for many years`.
+In Bob's sentence, you see a new structure: `I've been passionate about photography`.
 
-When you see `'ve been` in a sentence, remember it is a contraction of the verb `have`, which becomes `'ve`, and the verb `to be` in the *participle* form. 
+Normally, you say: `I am passionate about photography`. But Bob adds time: `for many years`. That's why he uses `I've been` instead of just `I am`.
 
-For example: `I've been in love with Jane for a long time now, but she just likes me as a friend.`
+This structure uses the verb `to be` in the **participle** form: `been`. You can use this when you want to talk about something that started in the past and is still true now.
 
-Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs `have` and `be`, according to what Bob says.
+`I've been` is a short form of `I have been`. Here's another example:
+
+`I've been interested in coding since high school.` - This means you started coding in high school, and you're still interested now.
 
 # --fillInTheBlank--
 
 ## --sentence--
 
-`Absolutely. I BLANK BLANK passionate about photography for many years.`
+`Absolutely. BLANK BLANK passionate about photography for many years.`
 
 ## --blanks--
 
-`'ve`
+`I've`
 
 ### --feedback--
 
-You fill in this blank with the verb `have`, but in its contracted form.
+This is the contraction for `I have`.
 
 ---
 
 `been`
 
 ### --feedback--
 
-Fill in this blank with the verb `be`, but in the form we saw in the description when it comes after `have`.
+Use the verb `to be` in the participle form.
 
 # --scene--
 

curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-hobbies-and-interests/657d5dc51cf88187cbf7d27c.md

@@ -7,27 +7,27 @@ dashedName: task-6
 
 # --description--
 
-The *Present Perfect Tense* is formed using the auxiliary verb `have` or `has` with the past participle of a verb. It's used to talk about actions or situations from the past that still matter now. 
+The `Present Perfect` tense is formed using the auxiliary verb `have` or `has` with the past participle of a verb. It's used to talk about actions or situations from the past that still matter now. 
 
 To form it, use `have` with `I`, `you`, `we`, `they`, and `has` with `he`, `she`, `it`. Add the past participle next.
 
-For regular verbs, it's usually the verb plus `-ed` (like `walked`), but for irregular verbs, it can vary (like `seen` from `see`). For example:
+For regular verbs, it's usually the verb plus `-ed` (like `walked`), but for irregular verbs, it can vary (like `seen` from `see`). For example, `I have walked to the park` or `She has seen the movie`.
 
- `I have walked to the park` or `She has seen the movie`. This tense is helpful in discussing past actions with current relevance.
+This tense is helpful in discussing past actions with current relevance.
 
 # --questions--
 
 ## --text--
 
-Which sentence uses the correct *Present Perfect Tense* structure?
+Which sentence uses the correct `Present Perfect` tense structure?
 
 ## --answers--
 
 `I hear there are massive communities of people into coding.`
 
 ### --feedback--
 
-The verb form is incorrect for the present perfect tense.
+The verb form is incorrect for the `present perfect` tense.
 
 ---
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ The subject-verb agreement should be `have`, not `has`, for the subject `I`.
 
 ### --feedback--
 
-The structure of the present perfect tense is not followed. The correct form should use `have` plus the past participle.
+The structure of the `present perfect` tense is not followed. The correct form should use `have` plus the past participle.
 
 ## --video-solution--
 

curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-hobbies-and-interests/657d5e32e50d15885265eb30.md

@@ -7,19 +7,17 @@ dashedName: task-7
 
 # --description--
 
- In the Present Perfect Tense, you can contract `have` to `'ve` after `I`, `you`, `we` or `they`, and `has` to `'s` after `he`, `she` or `it`.
+In the `Present Perfect` tense, you can contract `have` to `'ve` after `I`, `you`, `we` or `they`, and `has` to `'s` after `he`, `she` or `it`. For example:
 
-For example:
+- `I've walked to the park.` - `I've` is the contraction for `I have`.
 
-- `I've walked to the park.`
-
-- `She's seen the movie.`
+- `She's seen the movie.` - `She's` is the contraction for `she has`.
 
 # --questions--
 
 ## --text--
 
-Which of the following sentences uses the contraction for `have` or `has` correctly in the Present Perfect Tense?
+Which of the following sentences uses the contraction for `have` or `has` correctly in the `Present Perfect` tense?
 
 ## --answers--
 
@@ -31,23 +29,23 @@ Which of the following sentences uses the contraction for `have` or `has` correc
 
 ### --feedback--
 
-This sentence incorrectly contracts `have`. The correct contraction should be `she's` for `she has`.
+This sentence incorrectly uses `have`. The correct contraction should be `she's` for `she has`.
 
 ---
 
 `We's finished our homework.`
 
 ### --feedback--
 
-This sentence incorrectly contracts `have`. The correct contraction should be `we've` for `we have`.
+This sentence incorrectly uses `has`. The correct contraction should be `we've` for `we have`.
 
 ---
 
 `I's seen that movie.`
 
 ### --feedback--
 
-This sentence incorrectly contracts `have`. The correct contraction should be `I've` for `I have`.
+This sentence incorrectly uses `has`. The correct contraction should be `I've` for `I have`.
 
 ## --video-solution--
 

curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-hobbies-and-interests/657d5eafe5e79d88d2b6328e.md

@@ -5,45 +5,47 @@ challengeType: 19
 dashedName: task-9
 ---
 
-<!-- (Audio) Bob: For nearly a decade now. It started as a hobby, but it has become a significant part of my life. -->
+<!-- (Audio) Bob: For nearly a decade now. It started as a hobby, but it's become a significant part of my life. -->
 
 # --description--
 
-The Present Perfect Tense is used to express past experiences that influence the present. In this dialogue, Bob talks about the duration of his interest in photography, highlighting its evolution from a hobby to a significant part of his life.
+The `Present Perfect` tense is used to express past experiences that influence the present.
+
+In this dialogue, Bob talks about the duration of his interest in photography, highlighting its evolution from a hobby to a significant part of his life.
 
 # --questions--
 
 ## --text--
 
-How is Present Perfect used in Bob's statement?
+How is `Present Perfect` used in Bob's statement?
 
 ## --answers--
 
-To talk about an action or state that began in the past, but is still valid in the present or still influences it.
+To describe something that started in the past and is still true or relevant now.
 
 ---
 
-To express a one-time event.
+To describe something that happened once and is already finished.
 
 ### --feedback--
 
-The tense is used for ongoing actions, not one-time events.
+This tense is used for ongoing actions, not one-time events.
 
 ---
 
-To indicate a past action with no present relevance.
+To describe something that happened in the past with no link to the present.
 
 ### --feedback--
 
-The tense suggests ongoing relevance in the present.
+This tense suggests ongoing relevance in the present.
 
 ---
 
-To describe a future plan.
+To describe something that will happen as a plan in the future.
 
 ### --feedback--
 
-The tense focuses on past and present, not future plans.
+This tense focuses on past and present, not future plans.
 
 ## --video-solution--
 

curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-hobbies-and-interests/657d6008a37af78962d30873.md

@@ -11,43 +11,35 @@ dashedName: task-8
 
 In the beginning of the dialogue, Maria says `Are you into photography?` to ask if Bob likes photography. Now that she knows he does, she asks `How long have you been into photography?` to know the amount of time that has passed since he started enjoying it. 
 
-Since the question is about duration from the past up until the present, you use the *Present Perfect* tense. 
+Since the question is about duration from the past up until the present, you use the `Present Perfect` tense. 
 
-Also, remember that the form of the verb `to be` for the Present Perfect is `been`. For example: `I have been in a traffic jam for an hour. I can't wait to go home.`
+Remember that the form of the verb `to be` for the `present perfect` is `been`. For example, `I have been in a traffic jam for an hour`.
 
-When you want to ask questions related to duration, start the question with `How long`. Examples: `How long is this movie?`, `How long have you two been married?`
+`How long...?` is used to ask questions related to duration. For example:
 
-Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. 
+`How long have they been testing the new app?` - This question is about the duration of testing.
 
 # --fillInTheBlank--
 
 ## --sentence--
 
-`BLANK BLANK have you BLANK into photography?`
+`BLANK have you BLANK into photography?`
 
 ## --blanks--
 
-`How`
+`How long`
 
 ### --feedback--
 
-First word of the expression to ask about duration of time `BLANK long`. Capitalize as it is in the beginning of the question.
-
----
-
-`long`
-
-### --feedback--
-
-Second word of the expression to ask about duration of time `How BLANK`.
+These two words are used to ask about duration of time. The first letter of the first word is capitalized.
 
 ---
 
 `been`
 
 ### --feedback--
 
-The verb to be in the form you use in the Present Perfect tense.
+It's the verb `to be` in the `present perfect` tense.
 
 # --scene--