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Welcome to the Just Chatting podcast where Paul & Rachel just chat about everyday events using natural British English.

Just Chatting

Each week I read an interesting news article from the BBC. Listen along to the words and pronunciation and I will also share with you the link to the story so that you can read along as well.

The Breaking News Podcast

En este capítulo vamos a aprender el significado de expresiones coloquiales con el verbo estar. 

¡Aprende con Lau!

Expresiones en español II

What's wrong with young people?
Some older people complain they have a fear of going out at night because of increasing violence and the number of young people who are drunk. But is it right for them to be frightened?
It's true that the number of reported violent crimes has increased, but also true that the police have become more expert at recording crime. Their enquiries are more successful because victims seem more willing to report crime. This may account for the increase.
There is also a growing trend for young people to consume less alcohol now than ten or fifteen years ago. Why? It's probably a combination of factors. Alcohol is expensive, it makes you lose control, and there seems to be a cultural move away from heavy drinking of alcohol.

English Mini Lessons

Social issues

In this episode we will explore the Idioms:

•Water under the bridge

•Written in Stone

•When in Rome

The Jerome Meadows Experience

Learn English with The Alphabet of Idioms: W

Whether you live to work or you work to live, having a healthy work-life balance is good for both you and your employer.

Here are just a few ways to keep your balance healthy!

Plan
It can help to plan your time, making sure to include social activities in those plans, says Allaya Cooks-Campbell from job coaching website BetterUp.

Even scheduling a night in front of the TV is enough — it will give you a bit of time to switch off.

If you're able to, you could also plan to take short breaks during the day, and perhaps even use them to take a walk or read a few pages of a book.

Use apps to help
Cooks-Campbell also suggests using an app to block distracting websites during the work day — which might include things like social media.

You can then do the same in the evening and block work apps, if you find it difficult to stop checking them.

Be kind to yourself
It's important to be realistic about your work-life balance, and not to get too stressed if you don't follow your plan. That's according to Kate Eby from work management company Smartsheet.

Being kind to yourself, she says, can help you improve your mental health.

Talk to your boss
If you're finding it difficult to get your work-life balance right, speaking to your manager may be a good idea — although not everyone will feel comfortable doing this.

It may be that you have been given too much work to do, or there is a better way to do it — and talking to your boss could help you work smarter, not harder.

However, Cooks-Campbell says different things work for different people — so you have to find what's right for you!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Plan, Be Kind: Tips for a Healthy Work-Life Balance

Let's learn letter G words.
Repeat after me:
gorilla, goat, gift, girl

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Phonics The Alphabet 

Letter G

Easy Steps to Chinese Grammar⭐
"不（bù）" is one of the most common negation words in Chinese. Do you know how to use it? I will introduce it in the episode.

Easy Steps to Chinese Grammar 

2. Standard negation with "不（bù）"【A1】

요즘 MZ세대에서 꾸준히 사용하는 은어가 있어요. 
바로 '추구미'라는 말이에요.

추구하다(to seek) + 미(아름다울 미 beauty) = '내가 추구하는 아름다움'이라는 뜻이에요.

이 단어는 도대체 언제 사용하는 걸까요? 정확히 무슨 뜻일까요? 한번 들어 봅시다 :) 🎧


Korean Raon Podcast 코리안 라온 팟캐스트

[Korean Podcast] ep.1 나의 '추구미'는 뭘까? 

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iy12UtOlCHEeNtC_Wpxl__wuyVtxLEFA/view?usp=drivesdk