The final installment of this amazingly eery story by Roald Dahl. Enjoy it until the very end!

Stories to Stimulate!

The landlady Part 4

Did you receive any chocolate for valentines day?  Have you remembered to buy cookies or candy for all of the girls that gave you that chocolate? Listen in to learn about White Day, a holiday on which men buy cookies and candy to return the favor for the chocolate they received on Valentines day.

Crazy Japanese Culture

[White Day🤦🏻‍♂️🎁] The Day When Men Forget to Buy Gifts for Their Girlfriends and Colleagues

Today's English tidbit from Stairway to English has to do with the verb "to suppose".  Make sure to listen to my previous episode on "supposed" as well! "Supposed" functions as an adjective, while "suppose" is a verb. Listen in to find out an advanced use of "suppose" as well!

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A quick guide to understanding the verb "to suppose"

Some things you should do in Santa Marta.

- 1. Minca

- 2. Centro Histórico

- 3. Playa Blanca

- 4. Parque Tayrona

- 5. Taganga

- 6. Ciudad Perdida

¿Qué deportes náuticos se pueden practicar en Santa Marta?

- Las Fiestas del Mar, un homenaje a la ciudad

- La tierra de Carlos Vives y de figuras del fútbol colombiano como el Pibe Valderrama

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Colombia

Cosas que debes de hacer en Santa Marta

In this lesson, we will learn how to celebrate birthday for our friends, 
useful expressons such as: bu shi...ma (rhetorical questions) ,shi...de(to emphasize)
...le jiu....(as soon as),etc.

Basic communication conversations

第十六课 为你过生日 Lesson 16  celebrate birthday for you

A quick episode featuring 5 great words to learn and use on the topic of language.

IELTS Vocab

IELTS Vocabulary - Language

En este audio me escucharéis hablar de las cosas que he hecho en un día de mucha actividad. Al final os daré una breve explicación del que es el uso más habitual del pretérito perfecto, de este modo, os resultará más fácil entenderlo después de todos los ejemplos que os puse al principio.

Reyes from Spain

Ejemplos de uso del pretérito perfecto para que sepas cuándo y cómo usarlo 

Some people love to brag. They might brag about where they live, the money they make or how great they are at sports.

In fact, some people even brag about how busy or stressed they are.

And it's becoming quite common.

It's called "busy bragging" or "stress bragging" — and people find it just as annoying as any other bragging.

You may have heard it at your workplace, when people tell everyone about how much work they have to do, or say things like: "You have no idea of the stress I'm under."

They might be doing this to show others that they're important or working hard.

However, a study from the US found that the colleagues of stress braggers find those people less likable and less competent because of their bragging.

And colleagues were found to be less likely to help stress braggers.

The study also found that colleagues may even begin to feel stress themselves because of the effect of people stress bragging.

Study author Jessica Rodell said: "People are harming themselves by doing this thing they think is going to make them look better to their colleagues."

However, Rodell said sharing workplace stress with others is not a bad thing to do: it's only when people brag about their stress that it causes negative feelings.

"It's not the being stressed part that's a problem," she said. In fact, the study found that if your colleagues think you're stressed, they do think you're more competent.

You just can't brag about it.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

'Busy Bragging': The Workplace Habit That Annoys Everyone

Happy Christmas! (with Transcript)

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