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Teacher Joseph's Podcast

To Scare the Living Daylights Out of Someone (with transcript)

The newest Express to Impress Podcast episode will give you tons of new English vocabulary. Tune in to learn fun idioms like Burn a Bridge.

This episode is part two of 4 Tips for How to Negotiate a Job Offer. Learning to detect and use English idioms in use will allow you to communicate better with native English speakers. You won’t feel confused when you hear English idioms and phrases and will keep up with the conversation. 

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Episode originally published August 5, 2021.

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/esl-idioms/

Join the Express to Impress community on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/express-to-impress/.

See infographics for this episode on Pinterest at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/_created/.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter

Express to Impress

Burn a Bridge and Other ESL Idioms

El marketing es un conjunto de técnicas, estrategias y procesos que una marca o empresa implementa para crear, comunicar, intercambiar y entregar ofertas o mensajes que dan valor e interesan a clientes

De todo un poco

Temporada 1 Episodio 8 Marketing

A veces la vida nos sorprende con encuentros que parecen casualidad, pero terminan marcándonos para siempre. En este episodio exploramos esas conexiones inesperadas: personas que aparecen en el momento justo, conversaciones que cambian el rumbo de un día, y coincidencias que parecen tener un propósito oculto. Historias que nos recuerdan que lo impredecible puede ser lo más especial.

Spanish adventures

conexion inesperada

En este episodio escucharás la historia de dos personajes, dos amigos que viven en diferentes lugares y que tienen diferentes estilos de vida. 

¡Cuéntame!

Las fábulas de Esopo - El ratón campestre y el cortesano

The difference between blind imitation and imitation with understanding
الفَرْقُ بَيْنَ التَّقْلِيدِ الأَعْمَى وَالتَّقْلِيدِ بِفَهْمٍ

Listening for intermediate

مِقْلاةُ السَّمَكِ Fish frying pan

 I invite you to explore the deep and reflective practice of Stoicism as a guiding light in your language learning journey. Together, we looked at how the timeless teachings of Stoic thinkers like Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus can help us stay steady when progress feels slow, and calm when fluency seems far.

The key principles we embraced were:

Focus only on what you can control: Show up daily, release comparison, and do your part.

Endure discomfort with grace: Struggle is part of growth, and neuroscience confirms it strengthens memory.

Accept what you don’t know: There’s power in admitting ignorance—it opens the door to deeper understanding.

Practice moderation: Sustainable routines outlast intensity. Small steps taken regularly create long-term fluency.

Find joy in becoming: Let go of perfection and embrace the process as it is. You’re not just learning words—you’re learning yourself.

Whether you’re just starting out or have been learning for years, this episode reminds you that calm perseverance—not rush or perfection—is where real language mastery begins. 🌿

💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 68 - How to utilize Stoicism in learning a language

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を楽しく勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

ぼくの日常生活の話を聞くことで、日本語のリスニングをよくしたり、新しい言葉を知ってもらえたらいいなと思います。


みなさんお元気でしょうか。
今日もジョージアでPodcastを録っています。

今回も漢字。
忙を説明します。

音読みは、ぼう
訓読みは、いそがーしい、せわーしい

意味はいそがしい、です。

熟語です。

・多忙ーたぼう　とても忙しいこと

・繁忙期ーはんぼうき　1年の中でとても忙しい時期のこと

・忙殺ーぼうさつ　非常に忙しく、それ以外何もできないこと


例文
・ご多忙の中、会議に出席いただきありがとうございます。

・日本の繁忙期は、正月とゴールデンウィークと、お盆です。

・この1か月、仕事に忙殺されている毎日です。


ということで、今回は以上です。

最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！





