Today we will introduce Edward Hall's theory related to cultural dimensions, and discuss the first of his three dimensions which is "high vs low context cultures".

More Than English Podcast

HALL'S CULTURAL DIMENSIONS (1/2): High vs Low Context Cultures | More than English Podcast #002

The history of pain. What did you do to resolve it back in the caveman age? How did you survive without modern day medicine? Today, when you have a backache, you go to the doctor, and he'll whoop, prescribe some pain pills, maybe for you Or he may give you a shot But back in the early day of man, that was. not possible. What did they do? The. these are questions that need answers.

English My Way

PAIN

In today´s podcast I explain the meaning of this expression in Spanish. 

De todo un poco

Olerse la tostada 👃🍞. To smell the toast? 🥴

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I bet there are words you usually confuse- words that may sound similar or are written in a similar way either in your mother tongue and the language you are learning. These are called FALSE FRIENDS and becoming aware of them can help you clear up this confusion. So, in this episode of My Spanish Journey we will talk about the 10 most common mistakes in Spanish related to FALSE FRIENDS. Are you ready?

Your Spanish Journey

False friends in Spanish and English- 10 most common mistakes

A common saying, is that "an apple a day keeps the doctor away". But which is healthier, an apple or an orange?

The Social Evolutionary

Don't eat apples!

Being able to talk on a wide variety of topics is really helpful for getting a higher mark on the IELTS test. 

In this podcast I will help you to form opinions and ideas for Speaking Part 3 and Writing Part 2.

You can also book a private lesson with me on my profile. Hope to see you in a lesson soon!

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Do people today work too much? 

ɡēnɡ léi shì ɡǔ shí hòu wèi ɡuó yǒu mínɡ de shè jiàn nénɡ shǒu。  
更羸是古时候魏国有名的射箭能手。
yǒu yì tiān，ɡēnɡ léi ɡēn wèi wánɡ dào jiāo wài dǎ liè。 
有一天，更羸跟魏王到郊外打猎。
yì zhī dà yàn cónɡ yuǎn chù màn màn de fēi lái， 
一只大雁从远处慢慢地飞来，
biān fēi biān mínɡ。 
边飞边鸣。
ɡēnɡ léi zǐ xì kàn le kàn， 
更羸仔细看了看，
zhǐ zhe dà yàn duì wèi wánɡ shuō： 
指着大雁对魏王说：
“dà wánɡ，wǒ bú yònɡ jiàn， 
“大王，我不用箭，
zhǐ yào lā yí xià ɡōnɡ， 
只要拉一下弓，
zhè zhī dà yàn jiù nénɡ diào xià lái。” 
这只大雁就能掉下来。” 
wèi wánɡ bù xiānɡ xìn。 
魏王不相信。
ɡēnɡ léi shuō：“qǐnɡ rànɡ wǒ shì yí xià。” 
更羸说：“请让我试一下。”
ɡēnɡ léi bìnɡ bù qǔ jiàn， 
更羸并不取箭，
tā zuǒ shǒu ná ɡōnɡ，yòu shǒu lā xián， 
他左手拿弓，右手拉弦，
zhǐ tīnɡ dé“bēnɡ”de yì shēnɡ xiǎnɡ， 
只听得“嘣”的一声响，
nà zhī dà yàn zhǐ wǎnɡ shànɡ fēi， 
那只大雁只往上飞，
pāi le liǎnɡ xià chì bǎnɡ， 
拍了两下翅膀，
hū rán cónɡ bàn kōnɡ lǐ zhí diào xià lái。
忽然从半空里直掉下来。  
wèi wánɡ kàn le，dà chī yì jīnɡ。 
魏王看了，大吃一惊。  
ɡēnɡ léi jiě shì shuō：“zhè zhǐ niǎo fēi dé màn， 
更羸解释说：“这只鸟飞得慢，
jiào de shēnɡ yīn hěn bēi cǎn。 
叫的声音很悲惨。
fēi dé màn，yīn wéi tā shòu ɡuò jiàn shānɡ，shānɡ kǒu méi yǒu hǎo； 
飞得慢，因为它受过箭伤，伤口没有好；
jiào de bēi cǎn，yīn wéi tā lí kāi tónɡ bàn，dé bú dào bānɡ zhù。 
叫得悲惨，因为它离开同伴，得不到帮助。
tā yì tīnɡ dào xián xiǎnɡ，xīn lǐ hěn hài pà， 
它一听到弦响，心里很害怕，
jiù pīn mìnɡ wǎnɡ ɡāo chù fēi。 
就拼命往高处飞。
tā yì shǐ jìn，shānɡ kǒu yòu liè kāi le，jiù diào xià lái le。”
它一使劲，伤口又裂开了，就掉下来了。”

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