【北海道Hokkaido生活】
6月16日木曜日　天気/雨　気温/16℃ 

函館市/はこだてし
・航空会社の社員が留学生に作法を教えた
・留学生は、日本語学校で勉強しているアメリカや台湾などの14人
・あいさつをする時は笑顔
・きれいなおじぎの方法
・アルバイトをする時や日本で仕事をするために必要

［単語］
航空会社/こうくうがいしゃ...飛行機の会社
社員/しゃいん…会社で働く人
作法/さほう…生活をするために必要な決まり
笑顔/えがお…笑った顔
おじぎ…頭を前に下げること

レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#81〉6月16日木曜日　航空会社の社員が留学生に作法を教えた


   a. Penny-pincher - Someone who is overly frugal or tight with money.
      Example: "He's such a penny-pincher; he never spends money on anything unnecessary."
   b. Break the bank - To spend a large amount of money, often beyond one's means.
      Example: "Buying a luxury car would break the bank for me."
   c. Cash cow - A source of consistent and significant income or profit.
      Example: "Their latest product has become a cash cow for the company."
   d. Money talks - The power and influence that money can have.
      Example: "In the business world, money talks, and it can open doors."
   e. Tighten the belt - To reduce expenses or live more frugally.
      Example: "With the unexpected expenses, we'll have to tighten our belt for a while."



IELTS Podcast 雅思博客

 Money-related idioms:

就（jiù）：emphasizes that the speaker thinks that the event occurs too early, too fast or too smoothly; 
才（cái）：emphasizes that the speaker thinks that the event occurs too late, too slowly or too difficultly.

For example:
bā diǎn shànɡ kè ， 
八 点   上    课 ， 
dà wèi qī diǎn bàn jiù lái le ， 
大 卫  七 点   半  就  来  了 ， 
mǎ kè bā diǎn shí fēn cái lái 。 
马 克 八 点   十  分  才  来  。 

zuò huǒ chē shí ɡè xiǎo shí cái dào běi jīnɡ ， 
坐  火  车  十  个 小   时  才  到  北  京   ， 
zuò fēi jī yí ɡè bàn xiǎo shí jiù dào le 。 
坐  飞  机 一 个 半  小   时  就  到  了 。 

JOJO CHINESE

就jiù&才cái

En el audio de hoy os expongo el dilema ante el que me encuentro: no sé si comerme un kiwi o una mandarina y vais a ver un buen montón de frases en uso con los adverbio tan y tanto, muy y mucho. Ya os adelanto que finalmente tuve que llamar a mi hermano Pepe para que me ayudará a decidirme entre estas dos frutas que están MUY buenas y me gustan MUCHO, TANTO el kiwi como la mandarina.

Reyes from Spain

Tan y tanto, muy y mucho, una clase de español indispensable para entender estos adverbios

One Minute Speaking Challenge: Work Related

If you to give a quick description about your studies or work - what would you say about it?

Which words can you use to describe the details?

Here are some that you can use: project, meeting, manager, schedule, presentation, break, lunch, hurdle,strategy, challenge, opportunity, client, attitude.

Or you can come up with yours.

To help & inspire you even more you can listen to one minute podcast & find useful questions to help you practice speaking even more!

Enjoy and let me know what you've got!

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🎙 One-Minute Speaking Challenge by Anatoly Glazkov – Voice Unlock Method™

One Minute Speaking Challenge: Work Related

In this episode, I talk about interviewing in a second language. Speaking in a second language is tough; interviewing is tough. Doing both of them at the same time? Well, it can feel like walking into the lion’s den. It’s not for the faint of heart. And yet, there are a lot of brave souls out there who are willing to do what it takes to land a job in their second language.

You will hear a story about when I interviewed in Spanish, which is my second language, and get my top five tips for how you can succeed in an interview in your second language. Then you'll learn the definitions for the English idioms and phrases I used in the episode. 

Originally published on April 10, 2020
Transcript available at https://www.express-to-impress.com/ep2-interview-in-english/.
Infographics from podcast episodes available at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/.

Express to Impress

5 Tips for Interviewing In English

Demonstrate (2) eg as in to show how to do something	示范 	shìfàn 
Deprive	剥夺	bōduó
Destroy	破坏	pòhuài
Detach	分离	fēnlí
Deter	阻止	zǔzhǐ


5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C(16) Vocabulary Set: Demonstrate (2) Deprive Destroy Detach Deter

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Education. Q1-3.

1. What makes a good student?
2. What role should the teacher have in the classroom?
3. Do you think computers will one day replace teachers in the classroom?

What key words would you write for q1-3 if you had time to prepare?



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

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Education. Q1-3.

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