In this episode we continue exploring the famous Magic E rule. We look at how a silent “e” can change the pronunciation of vowels in words with a, o, and u, and why the rule doesn’t always behave the way learners expect. By examining patterns and exceptions, you’ll gain a clearer understanding of how this spelling rule actually works in English.

British Pronunciation Tips 

British Vowel Sound Masterclass: More Magic e with a, o and u

⭐️聞いたあとは、italkiのアプリでクイズに挑戦できます！

⭐️スクリプトはこちら↓
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今日は暖かくて天気が良かったので、梅の花を見に行ってきました。
ここ長野では、まだ桜は咲いていなくて、今は梅の花が満開なんです。

梅の花は桜と似ていてピンク色の花を咲かせますが、でも桜よりちょっと小さくて、丸くて、おとなしい感じがします。

風が吹くと、梅の花のなんだか清々しくて少し甘い、とてもいい香りがしました。
ミツバチたちがブンブンと元気いっぱいに花の周りを飛ぶ音も聞こえました。

体中で春をいっぱいに感じて、とても気持ちが良かったです。

 
梅の花は寒い冬の間、ずっと我慢してがんばってきたからこそ、春になって、やっときれいな花を咲かせていい香りを出すことができると昔から言われています。

つまり、難しいことがあっても、がんばり続ければ必ずいい結果になる、ということですね！

日本では多くの会社や学校で、4月から新しい一年が始まります。
私たちもすてきな花を咲かせられるように、がんばりましょうね！

まきのひとりごと Japanese Podcast 

2. 梅

안녕하세요. Hello~ 
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class. 
선생님 읽어요. I read it. 
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog. 
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222996087132
https://youtu.be/G7ug4MXU4s8

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -what are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening, 
After reading many sentences with Korean grammar in Korean conversations sentences, 
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording. 
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording. 
And Listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely. 

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.) 
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 3. (Intermediate 1) 
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 3. (Intermediate 1) - Lesson 10. Part 1 ​마다,  Part 2 -을/-ㄹ 뻔하다 

Cross-functional collaboration refers to teams made up of individuals from different departments or divisions within an organization working together on projects to achieve common goals. By bringing together experts from various areas like engineering, marketing, sales, finance, and operations, cross-functional teams are able to tackle complex problems and opportunities from multiple perspectives. Each member brings their unique skills, knowledge, and viewpoints to the project, helping identify issues or opportunities that others may have missed. They also break down silos that can form between departments, facilitating communication and ensuring all angles are considered. While cross-functional collaboration does require more coordination up front to align diverse team members, it ultimately leads to better outcomes by leveraging the collective expertise across an organization. These collaborative teams are able to develop more innovative, holistic solutions that benefit the entire company rather than just a single division. They promote greater understanding between functions and help build relationships that can improve future cooperation.

Example:
Launching a New Product: Imagine a company developing a new fitness tracker. The Marketing team needs to understand user needs and preferences (gathered from the Sales team) to create targeted advertising campaigns. Meanwhile, the Engineering team collaborates with the Design team to ensure the tracker is user-friendly and aesthetically pleasing. Finally, the Manufacturing team works with the Supply Chain team to source materials and ensure production runs smoothly. This cross-functional collaboration ensures a successful launch that considers all aspects, from user experience to market demand and production feasibility.



The Global Professional Podcast

Cross Functional Collaboration - Business Dictionary - Episode 44

Try these tips during awkward silences or when you don't know what else to talk about.

1.   Don't reject your own ideas thinking that they are not worth sharing. When you filter most of your stories and experiences you have fewer topics to talk about. 
 
2.   Don't list your points, instead elaborate on each point using examples or personal experiences. This also gives the opportunity to the listener to add to the topic or share their own experiences making it a two-way conversation.
 
3.   Speak at the right pace. If you speak too fast, you end the conversation very quickly. It’s usually because the listener doesn’t understand you and therefore can’t keep the conversation going.  
 
4.   Learn to ask smart questions to keep the conversation going. Ask open-ended questions such as, “what do you think about …?” with follow-up questions “why do you think …?”. This helps you build up on the information that you received.
 
5.   Practise thinking critically so you always have something to say. When you practice critical thinking and ask yourself counter-questions, you are able to spontaneously think of ideas and form arguments using your background knowledge. You can easily connect the dots and be eloquent while talking to people.
 
6.   Learn a few speech frameworks such as Past - Present - Future, Problem – Solution - Benefit, or other storytelling formats such as ‘the mountain’. When you have a structure, you don’t lose your chain of thoughts and you don’t run into dead ends. Your listeners are also able to understand you better and remember what you said.
 
7.   If you are using a second language to communicate such as English, then simplify your complex thoughts in your native language first and then translate them to English. Lots of times when translation is tough, we give up and change the topic. But this practice helps you make the translation process easy. 
 
If you want to learn more, please book a session with me. 


Sensei Ann

Tips for not running out of things to say

В этом подкасте я рассказываю, что такое звательный падеж и как он выглядит в современном русском языке. Приятного прослушивания!



Привет, это Наташа!

Эпизод 28. Звательный падеж.

Typical foods of Colombian gastronomy are mentioned

- Bandeja paisa
- Arepa de huevo
- Tamal boyacense 
- Hormiga Culona

Colombia

Comidas típicas

EL RETRATO.

Marido: -Querida, mandaré poner el retrato de tu madre en mi pipa.

-¡Oh, que bueno eres!  No sabía que te gustara tanto verla.

-Al contrario, es para ver si así dejo de fumar!!!

CHISTES MEXICANOS

EL RETRATO.

こんばんは！Atsushiです。
今日の札幌(さっぽろ)の天気は晴れでした。

今日は朝から札幌に行きました。
何をしに行ったかと言うと、北海道マラソンを見に行きました。北海道マラソンは2年連続中止になっていたので、3年ぶりだったそうです。

みなさんは、マラソンを見たことはありますか？
もしくは、マラソンをしたことはありますか？
じつはわたしは、1度だけしたことがあります。
マラソンに参加したことがあります。
途中でひざが痛くなったので、とてもとてもつらいマラソンでした。歩きながらなんとか完走はしました。ですが、今のところ、また走りたいとは思っていません。
※完走かんそうー最後まで走ること

さて、話を戻します。
私の妻の知り合いが、この北海道マラソンに参加していたので、その人を応援しに行きました。
※応援おうえんーがんばれ！と声をかけること

スタート地点と、40キロ地点、ゴール前のところですね。そこに見に行きました。スタート地点では、知り合いを見つけることができませんでしたが、40キロ地点では見つけることができました。ゴール間近だったので、もっとつかれていると思いましたが、とても元気だったので、私と妻はとてもおどろきました。

今日は応援しに行きましたが、私も妻も知り合いのエネルギッシュな姿、元気な姿を見て、とてもパワーをもらいました。人ががんばっている姿を見るととても元気をもらいますね！私も自分が好きなことをもっとがんばろうと思いました！

ということで、今回も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！


