New words
 
1. 邮递员  yóudìyuán  n. mailman
2. 请问  qǐngwèn  v. excuse me, may I ask...
3. 先生  xiānshēng  n. Mr., sir
4. 吗  ma  part. used at the end of a yes/no question
5. 不  bù  adv. no, not
6. 的  de  part. used after an attribute
7. 快递  kuàidì  n. express mail
8. 对不起  duìbuqǐ  v. to be sorry
9. 没关系  méiguānxi  it doesn't matter
10. 再见  zàijiàn  v. to see you around

中文每日一练

每日听汉语

Οι σκέψες μου για τις ποδηλατικές εξορμήσεις και την αγάπη για τον ήλιο!
*Λίγο παραπάνω προχωρημένη γλώσσα σε αυτό το επεισόδιο!* 

Mini Greek POD 

05_Ποδηλατάδα (Ωδή στον ήλιο)

En este episodio te describo un poco sobre cómo se celebra la temporada navideña en México. ¿Es similar a tu país?

Español con Valeria

La Navidad en México 

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - School.

Q. Did you go to a secondary/high school near to where you lived? [Why/Why not?]
Q. What did you like about your secondary/high school? [Why?]
Q. Tell me about anything you didn’t like at your school.
Q. How do you think your school could be improved? [Why/Why not?]

Some examiners will speak in an fast pace.. How are you preparing for that?



IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - School.

 A busy restaurant. A customer is trying to order soup. The waiter gets everything hilariously wrong

Search for phrasal verbs!

Waiter, There’s a Phrasal Verb in My Soup!

I'm going to talk about what I usually eat here in Japan.   You can find what ordinary Japanese people eat in our daily lives at this podcast "きょう　なに　たべた？(What did you eat today?)"
It's February 11th today. I ate a boiled fish for the dinner. 
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「今日　何食べた？」というテーマで、日本人である私がどんなものを食べているのかをこのpodcastで紹介していきます。
今日は2月11日（土）　晴れ　最高気温は11℃　そんなに寒くないです。
さて、今日の夕食のメニューは　白米のごはん　たけのことわかめの煮物、小松菜とちくわの煮物、マナガツオの煮つけ、ナスのみそ汁です。　
実は、たけのこは調理済みのものを買ってきて、家で温め直してワカメを加えただけです。　みそ汁もレトルトで、食べる直前にお湯を注いで混ぜるだけです。　手抜きしました。一からちゃんと自分で調理したのは、小松菜とちくわの煮物とマナガツオの煮つけです。小松菜は、見た目はホウレンソウにちょっと似たお野菜です。だし、しょうゆ、みりんで味付けします。ほんのり甘く　薄目の味付けが私の好みです。
さて、メインディッシュのマナガツオの煮つけですが、これはやわらかい白身のお魚です。
骨も取りやすいので食べやすいです。しょうゆ、砂糖、酒、水で煮るんですが、魚の臭みを消すために、しょうがの薄切りも入れます。　魚の煮つけはだいたい甘い醤油味です。これが白いご飯にとても合います。　実は私はあまり魚は好きではないんですが、このマナガツオだけは子どものころから好きでした。　魚は部位によっては骨が多くて食べにくいところがあります。でも、子供のころ、いつも食べやすいしっぽのほうをもらっていました。大人になった今も、私は　頭のほうじゃなくてしっぽのほうを食べています。
昔に比べたら、マナガツオの値段もずいぶん高くなっていますが、たまに新鮮なものが
お店の棚に並んだときは、「あ！今日はこれ食べよう！」と即決で買っています。
「今日、何食べた？」　2月11日の私の夕食は以上です。みなさんは何を食べましたか？


やさしい日本語（にほんご）

きょう、なにたべた？　”What did you eat today？”

Czech Easily: Slow & Easy

19. České Vánoce

EVERYONE'S DOING THEM!
If you search the internet you will discover that workshops are a teaching opportunity that isn't focused on marketing, whereas webinars are built to teach and sell at the same time. It's a lot more about training and learning than it is about selling, but there will always be a pitch at the end of a webinar.

Then there are seminars...
An in-person seminar is more or less dependent on attendees' ability to physically attend the event, so there haven't been many of them during the Covid-19 pandemic, which has been problematic for some businesses but it has gone some way towards reducing carbon footprints.

Wikipedia has defined these 2 event types individually:

A seminar is ‘a meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community.’

A webinar is 'an interactive seminar conducted via the World Wide Web. Usually a live presentation, lecture, or workshop that happens in real-time, as users participate through chatting, video-chatting, file-sharing, or asking questions with a microphone.’

Time for a masterclass!
Workshops progress from theory to practice, with a focus on grasping key tools or skills. Masterclasses are specialized classes in which students attain their learning objectives via in-depth practice and thorough guidance.

Listen as we discuss the hype surrounding online learning today!

BizPod - The Business English Podcast

BizPod Episode 11 - Webinars & Workshops

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Retirement and old age. Q3-4.


3. How important are retirees to your country’s economy? Why/ Why not?
4. When should you start saving for retirement?

Which idea can you use in your answers if the same type of question would come up on your test?

For more IELTS podcasts - check my podcasts section and get more ideas.

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