¡Bienvenidos! Existen diferentes expresiones culturales, gastronómicas, musicales y tradicionales que identifican la celebración de la navidad en Venezuela, estas celebraciones tienen una gran fuerza pues encierran innumerables reuniones colectivas que hacen que las fechas decembrinas sean muy especiales. En este podcast conoceremos estas cálidas tradiciones. 

Costumbres y Tradiciones de Venezuela

Tradiciones navideñas en Venezuela 

Tässä podcastin jaksossa pohdin työpaikalla tapahtuvaa rupattelua. Rupatellaan siis yhdessä! Auttaako jutteleminen tekemään tekemään työt tehokkaammin?

Oletko työpaikkasi rupattelija, fokusoija, strategi, rentoutuja vai verkostoituja?
Alla linkki maksulliseen artikkeliin, jossa käsitellään rupattelua työpaikalla, sillä tuoreen tutkimuksen mukaan epämuodollinen rupattelu työkavereiden kanssa lisää työ­tyytyväisyyttä ja voi auttaa työskentelemään tehokkaammin.
Linkki Helsingin Sanomien artikkeliin (tilaajille): https://www.hs.fi/hyvinvointi/art-2000009370472.html 

Suomea for you

12. jakso: Epämuodollinen rupattelu töissä

This episode introduces three idioms that use the word elephant. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

Elephant

LAYLA: Thanks for meeting with me during your lunch hour. I 
appreciate it.
MONICA: No problem. I’m happy to help. What’s going on?
LAYLA: Oh you know, the usual. Should I take this new job? Or do I 
stick with my current one?
MONICA: Well, I think it’s time for a change, don’t you? They pay you late 
and you are unhappy.
LAYLA: Do you really think so?
MONICA: I know so. And I’ve been listening to you complain for over a 
year now. Trust me. Take the job. What do you have to lose?



LANGUAGE NOTES
• In formal conversation, giving advice is often suggested through modals: ought to/ 
should / could / If I were you. In informal conversations people tend to use words such 
as I think that/ I feel that/ in my opinion.
• Listen for the emphasis on I know so and Trust me. These common phrases can be 
used to convey both positive and negative emotions. “I know so” conveys a deep belief 
or certainty. “To know” shows more certainty than “to think.”
• Notice the use of command forms: Take the job. /Trust me./ Go for it! The command 
form can be used to gently persuade someone

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 30 (final) : Giving advice

In this episode of English Learners Boost, we uncover The Destructor of Motivation—the silent force that kills your progress in learning English. Discover why motivation fades, how to overcome frustration, and practical strategies to stay on track. Plus, hear a real-life success story and get expert guidance to keep improving. Stay inspired, and don’t forget to book an English lesson with me on iTalki to experience a fun and effective learning journey! 🚀🎧

English Learner's Boost

The Destructor of of Motivation 

Tune in to elevate your English: Engaging content for sharper listening skills, one episode at a time!

Daily English Podcast

Daily English Podcast Chapter # 4

This is the third episode of the series From Cali to Barcelona, today we will talk about office hours, meal times and terminology to name the times of the day.
/ Este es el tercer episodio de la serie De Cali a Barcelona, hoy hablaremos de los horarios de oficina,   horarios de comida y terminología para nombrar los momentos del día.

Español para conversar

De Cali a Barcelona 3 - Horarios de oficina

Listen to me reading a news article about digital habits and social media from my Conversational English course.

Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but their online habits are very different.

Listen to English with Pip

News article: digital habits & social media

In this podcast we'll look into some answers to 3 common questions:

1. How to answer: ‘Tell me a bit about yourself.’

2. How to answer: ‘What are your weaknesses?’

3. How to answer: ‘Describe a time you faced a challenge and what steps you took to overcome it.’

Before you'll go further - how would you do it yourself? What will your thinking be while answering?

Question One: The interviewer typically isn’t asking you about your weekend here. Take this opportunity to capture and distill the most important things they need to know about you as an employee—your most impactful job, the skills you’d most like to highlight, as well as some of the previous projects you feel showcase your abilities are all great options.

Question Two: Avoid responding with something that’s not genuine and communicates inauthenticity—saying something like ‘I work too hard!’ doesn’t come across well. Everyone has weaknesses—it’s how we manage them that’s important and expressing what you’ve already got underway to alter it is the key.

QUestion Three: This demands self-reflection and self-examination, focusing on problem solving skills and your attitude to challenges, conflict resolution and how you cope under pressure. Work through the S.T.A.R method if you get a little stuck: first, contextualise the situation for your interviewee by presenting the challenge in a professional manner and explain how it arose in the first place, then explain a little about where you fell in the group in relation to the task at hand.

Use some ideas aboe and also prepare your answers as well. At the end of the day - they are 'buying' your personality, not so much how you answer those questions so don't be shy being yourself, it countrs massively!

Let me know how I can help you privately in your interview preparations!

To Your Success!