Breaks are vital to productivity. Work smart, not hard!

Short Stories with Rose 

The Story of the Lumberjacks

In this lesson, we will be going through a couple of phrases which can or are used to describe both feelings of happiness and sadness. They can be used interchangeably in different situations.

The Amplify English Podcast

Phrases used when expressing the feeling of happiness or sadness.

Welcome to a new episode of Italiano Chiaro! 🎧 In this episode, I’ll teach you some essential phrases and verbs to help you communicate in Italian during your lessons. From useful questions like “What does … mean?” and “Can you repeat, please?” to common classroom verbs like “Read” and “Listen.” These phrases will give you the confidence to interact and ask for clarification without hesitation.

Italian Everyday

Vocabolario Essenziale per Studenti di Italiano / Essential Vocabulary for Italian Students

Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! If you go on trips, where do you want to go?

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://mochifika.com/podcast-script/slow-japanese-episode-11-i-want-to-go/

Slow Japanese

Episode #11 - Places which I want to visit

Picture this: you’re standing at the coffee machine and a colleague comes over. You don’t know him very well. You both say hello and then you can’t think of much to say. You mumble* something about the weather (if you are British this is a sure thing. We love to talk about the weather) and then… nothing. 

Your mind goes blank* and you stand awkwardly looking at the coffee, wondering why it is taking so long to make…

Or picture this: you’ve joined a meeting online and there are one or two colleagues already there. You’re waiting for others to join and you have to pass the time. But the same thing happens … you can’t think of anything interesting to say and there is awkward silence….

In these situations we need small talk.

👉 Book a class with me today: www.italki.com/teacher/8719362

Engine English

Episode 7: Small talk at work: an English learner’s guide

Learn Greek with Marianna!

A2 level-Exam preparation!

I interviewed a Professional Teacher from iTalki about Job Interview strategies. Check him out!

Jonathan Kimball 
https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/8373369

The Global Professional Podcast

Interview with Jonathan from iTalki - Episode 72

¿Tenés 3 minutos?  Perfecto para practicar la escucha y el vocabulario. 
En este breve cuento, tendremos una teoría particular y muy interesante de cómo comenzó la Literatura.
¿Qué te parece esta teoría? 

Narraciones breves (Literatura e historias)

Narraciones breves 2- Nacimiento 

Recycled Human Hair Is Cleaning Belgian Water
Imagine if the hair caught in your drain could actually help to clean it.

That's what's happening in Belgium, where human hair is being recycled to help clean the country's water.

Around the country, hairdressers are taking the hair they cut from their customers' heads and putting it into bags. These bags of hair are then collected by a non-profit organization that runs a project called "Hair Recycle."

The hair collected by Hair Recycle is put through a machine and made into 60-centimeter-wide square mats. These mats can then be put into a drain to absorb oil and other pollution before it gets into a river or stream.

According to the Hair Recycle website, 1 kilogram of hair can absorb up to 8 liters of oil.

To take part in the project, hair salons have to pay a small fee. They then receive bags to collect the hair, and a sticker for their window, so they can show their customers that they are helping the environment.

Salons in Luxembourg and the Netherlands are also taking part in the Hair Recycle project.

Belgium's Hair Recycle is not the only hair recycling project, however. In the UK and Ireland, a company called Green Salon Collective is recycling hair and other waste from salons, including metal, paper, plastic and chemicals.

And a similar company called Green Circle Salons is recycling hair and other salon waste in the US and Canada.

So maybe hair in the drain can be a good thing?