An interesting and funny look at the world. For students who have a reasonable vocabulary, but need to learn common expressions to progress to an advanced level.
Standard British accent.

The Social Evolutionary

Hello Families, It's time for another storytime. If your child loves dragons and tacos this book is for them. If you liked this podcast consider checking out my other two story times. 

I am accepting new enrollments. I hope to meet your children soon.

Story Time with Teacher Vanessa

Dragons Love Tacos By Adam Rubin

In questo podcast parlo della mia persona preferita, com'era lei e perchè è stata cosi importante nella mia vita. Tempi verbali: presente, passato: passato prossimo, passato remoto. 

Vivendo tra due lingue

La mia persona preferita, mia nonna

Vidéo avec sous-titres et images ici: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5yWYd-FwbI

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Tarifs - Origines et Utilisations

Travelers often fly to New York or Paris just for the shopping experience, but according to a new report, it's Milan that should be called the capital of global shopping.

A real estate company has found that Via Monte Napoleone in Milan is the world's most expensive retail destination.

US firm Cushman & Wakefield ranked shopping areas based on the rent prices per square meter, and Milan has knocked New York's Fifth Avenue off the top of the list.

The average rent on the Milan street has risen to more than $20,800 per square meter compared with about $20,300 per square meter on an 11-block area of upper Fifth Avenue.

Via Monte Napoleone's small size — it's just 350 meters long — and walking distance to services and top cultural sites are among the street's key advantages, according to Guglielmo Miani, president of the Monte Napoleone District association.

"Not everything can fit, which is a benefit" since the limited space makes the street even more exclusive, said Miani.

The biggest brands on the street make more than $100 million in annual sales, Miani said, which goes a long way to paying the rent. Tiffany is preparing to open a store on Via Monte Napoleone, and luxury fashion store Fendi is expanding.

The Monte Napoleone District says 11 million people visited the area during the first 11 months of the year, but there's no way to say how many were big spenders and how many were just window shopping.

But according to shopping firm Global Blue, the average shopper on Via Monte Napoleone spent $2,600 per purchase between August and November — the highest average receipt in the world.

Officials from Fifth Avenue praised Milan for its efforts in making the street — and the city — a desirable place to shop.

But they added that the Italian city should enjoy its position at the top of the list while it can!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Milan Shopping Street Named World's Most Exclusive

"Learn essential Turkish phrases for renting a house in Turkey! From finding a home to discussing contracts, this episode has everything you need

Merhaba Türkçe 

Renting a House in Turkiye: Essential Turkish Phrases

How do you say family members in Chinese? Is it more complicated than your language?

Sherri Chinese

EP.5 Family members in Chinese part 2,

Company culture matters. A common reason people are motivated to switch jobs is a desire for a different company culture. When employees fit into the culture of a company, they not only feel more comfortable, like they are at their home away from home, but they are happier, more engaged, and more productive. 

In this episode, I walk you through questions to identify the type of culture you want in a company. You'll hear some of the most memorable and shocking answers I've heard from clients as we've talked about company culture. Then, I share steps that you can take to find companies with attractive cultures. Finally, I share what to do during a job interview to detect the culture of the company. You'll learn what to look for and questions to ask your interviewers. The episode concludes with definitions for nine idioms and phrases for English language learners.

Episode originally published on April 24, 2020.
Transcript available at https://www.express-to-impress.com/culture-of-a-company/. 
Infographics from this episode are at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/. 