Tips and advice to improve your score on the IELTS Speaking test.

IELTS Speaking Tips

日本では新学期が始まり、多くの人が新しい環境で人間関係を築きはじめています。 
日本人は「気をつかう」民族だと言われていますが、みなさんは気をつかわれると嬉しいでしょうか？
それとも壁を感じてしまいますか？
今回は、私たちの「気をつかう」体験について話します。 

In Japan, the new school or business term has begun, and many people are starting to build new relationships in unfamiliar environments.
It’s often said that Japanese people are very considerate of others, but how do you feel when someone is being considerate toward you?
Does it make you happy, or do you feel a sense of distance instead?
This time, we’d like to share some experiences.

♤ キーワード
・注意を払う（ちゅういをはらう：pay attention）
・妊婦（にんぷ：pregnant woman）
・負債（ふさい：debt）
・負担（ふたん：burden）
・甘んじる（あまんじる：accept as it is）
・気を負う（きをおう：feel pressured）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ
1. フミが気をつかわれて嫌だったのは、どんなとき？
2. アヤが気をつかわれて嬉しかったのは、どんなとき？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. フミは毎年どんなカレンダーを買っている？
→ 縁起のいい日だけピックアップして書かれているカレンダー
2. それはどうして？
→「赤口」や「仏滅」などと書いてあると、朝から落ち込むから

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 32：気をつかう

This week we talk about the different aspects of Easter. Such as the religious significance, the different days of Easter, and how the Easter Bunny connects with it all.

今週、私たちはカナダと日本のイースターの違いについて、話しました。例えば、宗教的な意味合いやイースターに関係する日について、また、イースターのうさぎがどう関係しているのかなど、イースターについてとても興味深い話ができました。


Koryuu Podcast/交流ポッドキャスト

 No One Knows the Origins of the Easter Bunny/だれも知らないイースターのうさぎの起源について

Do you know how to get better at anything? Athletes do. They work with a coach. 

You don’t have to try to get better at something on your own--a coach can help! Surgeon Atul Gawande says in a popular Ted Talk,  "Great coaches are your external eyes and ears, providing a more accurate picture of your reality." 

Some people seek out coaches proactively. They hire a professional coach to help with their resume, cover letter, LinkedIn Profile, and interview responses before they ever apply for a job. These people undoubtedly get jobs quicker because they hired a coach. However, the majority of people wait too long to get a coach, only seeking out help after a period of failure. 

In this Express to Impress Podcast episode, you will learn different approaches to bet better at something and the tremendous career opportunities from working with a coach. You’ll hear how others’ lives have been enriched by working with coaches. I talk about my experience working coaches in Brazil and the US. You’ll also hear a story about one of my clients - an engineer in Taiwan who enlisted my help after trying and failing to get a job for years.  You will find out what type of professional coaches exist and how they can help you. If you want to increase your English vocabulary, continue listening to the end, where you’ll hear definitions of five idioms and phrases that came up during the episode.

Episode originally published on August 14, 2020.
Transcript at express-to-impress.com/get-a-job/
Infographics at pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/ 

Express to Impress

How to Get Better At Anything, Including Getting A Job 

Help to understand gender in the Spanish language

Spanish conversation made easy

Gender in Spanish

Mel talks about Halloween. Let's find out what she's talking about. This is a special episode.
She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simple and Easy, but some of the sentences would be a little challenging because she combines different grammar points in a sentence,  which Japanese people do all the time.
You get to hear natural Japanese with Tokyo pitch accept

** Patreon ; patreon.com/Melu1142
Transcript, more formal ones/bonus episodes/informal ones are available there!


Thinking out loud in Japanese

ハロウィンパーティー🥳

Talking with good English vocabulary involves not just the content words to amplify the meaning inherent in your piece but also the functional and transitional words to have them well backed up with the right expression. 

It helps get over any hesitation in speaking fluently and any distraction as to how the dialogues are knit. It creates a positive impression on the examiner and gives a better sense of the value presented in your words.

In the podcasts there are 15 relevant words & it's meaning that you can start using now and here are some more for you to see:

Active Vocabulary Words
Basic
Media updates
To go viral, phishing
Traffic, live streaming
Synergy, mentions
Communities, campaigns
Platform, engagement
Online content/Digital resources
Web influence
Widgets, Search Engine
On fleek, keep score, know your meme
Shares, Stories, Sign-ups, Visits, Views/Impressions, and likewise

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La influencia del inglés llega a muchos países, y España, no iba a ser menos. Muchas palabras inglesas son usadas en otros idiomas, son los conocidos anglicismos. En este episodio comento algunos de ellos que usamos en el español del día a día.  Algunos necesarios, y otros que no lo son tanto.

Después de escuchar no te olvidades dejar una valoración del podcast y de decirme si te ha gustado y qué piensas tú de los anglicismos, ¿se usan en tu país?


Blanca to go 

83 – Anglicismos usados en español 

Life lesson from Winnie the POOH: "People sacrifice their playfulness for validation."
“Sure is a cheerful color. Guess I’ll have to get used to it.” 