Unlock the power of words in this episode of "English Learners Boost." Join us as we embark on a journey from basic to advanced vocabulary. Discover practical tips, like reading widely and using flashcards, and learn how to incorporate new words into your everyday conversations. Elevate your language skills and boost your confidence in English – tune in now!

English Learner's Boost

Building Your English Vocabulary: From Basic to Advanced

In this episode, you will learn how to greet in Korean using both Standard Korean and the Gyeongsang dialect. Perfect for beginners who want to experience real Korean culture

Korean Made Simple: Dialect & Everyday Conversation

Basic Korean Greetings & Gyeongsang Dialect

Dear students! It is my joy to introduce you to the founder of Berezovska School, a Lithuanian teacher from Ukraine, Katerina Berezovska.

Today, Katerina and I have talked about her experience in learning Lithuanian, the Lithuanian language and constitution exams, why some students have difficulties learning Lithuanian and some potential ways of how to solve them.

If you want to download the episode’s transcript, you can do so on my Conttribe. There you will find all the podcast's transcript, exclusive episodes, and other relevant learning material.

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Timeline:
00:00 - Intro
02:57 - Learning Lithuanian
08:23 - Becoming a teacher
10:25 - Exams
17:07 - Difficulties in learning
25:00 - Plans for the future

Gero klausymo! 🎓

Lithuanian with Paulius

Advice for Slavic Speakers on Learning Lithuanian (Guest: Katerina)

Reducing the time we spend on our smartphones outside of work could help improve satisfaction and motivation in the workplace, according to a new study.

Spending less time on our phones doing non-work tasks like scrolling social media or watching videos could also have an impact on our mental health, researchers said.

A research team from Germany wanted to find out about easy ways companies could improve the motivation and well-being of their employees.

Almost 280 volunteers were put into four groups.

For one week, people in the first group reduced their daily smartphone use by one hour.

People in the second group didn't change their smartphone use, but did 30 minutes more exercise per day.

Participants in the third group did both of these things. And the fourth group didn't make any changes at all.

The volunteers took surveys about their work satisfaction, motivation and mental health before starting the experiment. They took the surveys again after the experiment ended, and then again two weeks later.

The researchers found that participants in both of the groups that reduced their smartphone use saw significant improvements in their mental health and workplace satisfaction. People in these groups also felt that their work-life balance was better.

And those in the first three groups — including the exercise-only group — all said they felt a greater sense of control over their lives.

The researchers said companies could think about encouraging employees to make small changes like these to their daily lives. When employees are happier at work, they're likely to be more productive, they added.

And the good thing for companies is that there's no cost to encouraging changes like these!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Cutting Phone Use May Improve Motivation at Work

In this podcast, I cover the history and meaning of the following idioms:
   * to be taken aback
   * by and large
   * to be left high and dry

For a transcript, please see https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/nautical-idioms-part-1/.

Difficult English Explained

Nautical Idioms in English, Part 1:  What Do they Mean and Where Did They Come from?

不加动词和没加动词有什么不一样？不可以加动词，可以加是，还可以加形容词（adjective）,但是，没只有加动词和形容词两个，不可以加是，不能说没是。
我们今天只看不加动词和没加动词。不加动词是说现在和将来now and future，没加动词是说以前、过去，是past.
我们看两个句子：
1. 今年我没去旅游。
2.今年我不去旅游。
现在是十二月，今年已经过去了，我可能说“今年我没去旅游。”
现在是一月，今年才刚刚开始，我可能说“我没有钱，今年我不去旅游。”
再看两个句子：
3.我太太今天没来学校。
4.我太太今天不来学校。
你的同事看见你，问你，你太太在办公室吗？我要给她一个东西。这时候你说“我太太今天没来学校。”她没来，所以她不在学校，也不在办公室。
你的同事看见你，问你，你太太几点来学校？你说“我太太今天不来学校。”你太太今天没有课，她不来，她现在不来，十二点不来，下午也不来。
好，现在你是不是明白不加动词和没加动词有什么不一样了，我们来做一些练习试试吧。