MASTER IELTS SPEAKING PART ONE 
MEETING PLACES 

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IELTS SPEAKING PART ONE MEETING PLACES 

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Lily´s Chinese 中文世界

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Сегодня мы читаем статью про осеннюю хандру - почему когда дни становятся короче и мы реже видим солнце, наше настроение ухудшается и мы больше хотим спать.

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Если вы хотите обсудить услышанное и подискутировать на эту тему - приходите на урок.

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Почему осенью грустно и хочется спать?

In today's episode we're going to learn some English idioms whilst practicing our listening comprehension. :)

English with Jack 

5 Common English Idioms 🇬🇧

A carrot or a stick? 
When it comes to rewards...

111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 11 - Reward yourself after each achievement

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)


Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

What Sports are Trending in China in 2022? 2022年在中国流行什么运动？

More than seven out of 10 Americans have been dishonest when trying to get a job, according to a new survey.

A company called ResumeTemplates asked 1,250 people in the US about how honest they are when looking for jobs, doing interviews or taking tests during the hiring process.

And 71% of US job seekers said they'd been dishonest.

One of the most common things to do was to give a false reference. Almost half of the participants said they'd done this.

Some said they didn't have a real reference to give, while others said their last boss didn't like them.

But people said they'd been dishonest all through the hiring process. More than one in five people said they'd lied on their resume.

Some companies give people tests during the hiring process — and 22% of people said they'd used Google, artificial intelligence software or the help of others to answer test questions.

So does being dishonest work?

The answer to that question might be "sometimes" — only around three out of 10 people said they had gotten caught.

Of course, that doesn't mean being dishonest is the right thing to do.

However, a 2023 survey by a company called Resume Builder found that it's not just people looking for jobs who lie.

In fact, the survey of more than 1,000 hiring managers found that almost 40% have lied to people in job interviews.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Most Americans Have Lied to Get a Job

Listen to this interesting article!

University Students Interested in Stress-Reducing Cats
While a number of universities offer students opportunities to play with dogs as a way to reduce stress, little is known about whether cats could help in the same way.

So researchers from the US and Belgium surveyed more than 1,400 students and staff from 19 Belgian universities to see how interested they would be in on-campus cat visiting programs.

Participants were asked seven questions about a possible cat program, including whether they would like to have a cat on campus, if they would find it relaxing, whether they would visit the cat, and whether they would recommend a cat program to other universities. They gave each idea a score out of five.

The average total score was 3.8 in favor of a campus cat.

The researchers found that the people with the most positive feelings about a cat program were women, cat owners, people who were more emotional, and — perhaps surprisingly — people who were interested in dog programs.

The study authors said that previous research has shown that emotional people are more likely to have strong relationships with animals.

However, dog owners, as well as people who were afraid of or allergic to cats, were found to be less interested in a cat program. Some also worried that having a cat on campus would be risky.

According to the researchers, the aim of the study was to find more ways to help people feel less stressed.

They believe cats can help, since including both cats and dogs in these stress-reducing programs could encourage more people to take part, and cats would need less training than dogs to help.

University Students Interested in Stress-Reducing Cats

こんばんは！Atsushiです。
今日の天気は曇り。
気温は昼は12℃ぐらいでしたが、今は8℃です。朝は2℃でした。
もう冬！と感じる季節ですが、実はこれぐらいの気温は北海道の方にとっては秋の始まりだそうです。関西人の私にとっては冬並みの気温ですが、ちょっと甘かったですね。

今回は頭、あたまという言葉を使った慣用句かんようくについて話します。
慣用句とは、昔から使われきた2つ以上の言葉がのまとまりのこと、ですね。実際の文字通りの意味とは違った表現になったものが多いです。

英語などにもあると思います。例えば、
Piece of cake. これは簡単にできること、楽勝！などの意味で使われますね。
Practice makes perfect.「習うより慣れよ」これは、教わるより練習（努力）が成功を生む」という意味ですね。私の英語のレッスンの先生もこの言葉を使っているので、最近、この言葉が好きです。

　語学って、筋トレみたいですもんね。続けることでやっと当たり前になっていく、というか、近道はない、というより、毎日続けることが近道、という感じですね。

話を戻します。

今日は頭という言葉を使った慣用句を3つ紹介します。
日常で出てくることもあるかもしれませんので、知っていると意味が簡単にわかるようになります！

①頭(あたま)が上(あ)がらない 
これは、相手に引け目を感じて対等な関係に立てない。というような意味です。
いい意味でも、良くない意味でも使います。例えば、
借りがあるので頭が上がらない、とか
お世話になったのであの人には頭が上がらない、などと使います。

② 頭(あたま)が切(き)れる 
これは、頭の回転が速い、とか考えが鋭い、というような意味です。英語だとcleverとかに近いかもしれません。
彼女は頭が切れる、とか言います。
似たような言葉で、
頭が冴(さ)えている、とかも使いますが、これはいつもより今日は頭が良く動く、というような意味です。今日は頭が冴えている！とか使います。

③ 頭(あたま)が下(さ)がる 
これは、すごいなーと感心するような意味です。
例えば、
彼の勤勉ぶりには頭が下がりますー勤勉きんべんは、良く勉強をしていることです。


ということで、どうでしたか？
頭という言葉で調べると、慣用句はとてもたくさん出てきます。
まずは、テレビなどでも出てきそうな慣用句を3つ、紹介しました。

最後まで聴いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！

