Listen to a story about a time I was scared. 
Review narrative tenses. Narrative tenses are past tenses we use to tell stories. There are four tenses we use: 
- past simple (-ed / irregular)
- past continuous (was / were + verb-ing)
- past perfect simple (had + past participle)
- past perfect continuous (had + been + verb-ing)
Listen to the story and notice the past tenses you here. Complete the quiz: Narrative tenses 1 after you finish. Remember, you can listen to the story again and write down the past tense examples you hear. 
Enjoy! 😀


Katie's English Podcast

A Time You Were Scared 😱: Narrative tenses 1

HSK 3-6 passage audios

HSK 3 Lesson 3 Passage 1

東京（とうきょう）のスタバで・・・

What happened in a Starbucks in Tokyo.

도쿄 스타벅스에서 있었던 일.


NANAのにほんごpodcast 

【Japanese Podcast#16】東京（とうきょう）のスタバで・・・｜What happened in a Starbucks in Tokyo.

As humans, we are social beings however we must also establish personal boundaries within our relationships. For someone who worked in the people industry for 15 years, I have many lessons to share and I have also learned to establish some walls that cannot be climbed. Especially, for people building their businesses, setting boundaries with acquaintances and relationships is extremely important to keep ones reputation and even integrity. 

FLO TALKS 

PERSONAL BOUNDARIES and its importance in relationships and Business

I believe that many people, especially geek ones (like developers , statistician, etc ), sometimes need to deliver message to non-technical ones who are in different field. They may struggle communicating to each other.

Most people might understand that Public Speaking is talking on stage towards 100 or 1000 audiences. I, however, argue that it is formal, face-to-face talking of a single person to a group of ones. Though, I will, in this blog, focus on presentation.

There are two main types of communication, which are:

Verbal Communication such as controlling Tone of Voice
and
Non Verbal Communication like Body Language

Speakers, who can control their tones of voice, could manipulate listeners’ feelings and emotion. Most human do not know what type of their voices is, its nature and how can it be exploit. 

It is a good opportunity to share my knowledge and you may adapt it, listen your own voice, and adapt it for the sake of better communication.

Listen to the data on how you can improve your influence and incorporate that in your next meeting!

If you want to be fearless English communicator - knowing yourself and being confident speaking it - schedule a class with me now!


Job Interview Preparation | Build Strong Communication Under Pressure

Job Preparation. Tip 8. How to be more persuasive in meetings, job interviews etc.?

Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
You can check the script at the link provided.

今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■エッフェル塔の前でビーチバレー「素晴らしい会場です」 -Beach volleyball in front of the Eiffel Tower – what a fantastic venue! -
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014538391000/k10014538391000.html

NEWS for beginners - Native Japanese Accent -

エッフェル塔の前でビーチバレー - Beach volleyball in front of the Eiffel Tower -

Oi gente, aqui é a Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje trouxe mais uma fábula famosa para vocês se divertirem e aprenderem palavras novas. No final desse episódio, trarei o vocabulário com seus significados em inglês para ajudar caso vocês tenham dificuldades. Se quiser pode acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar no link a seguir: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WqsjZWfZrwpZk--9hG9QfJk7CeMFgWKY1UywnLetuOw/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá?

Hi guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today's podcast I brought another famous fable for you to have fun and learn new words. At the end of this episode, I will bring the vocabulary with its meanings in English to help if you have difficulties. If you want, you can follow the podcast script, just click on the link below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WqsjZWfZrwpZk--9hG9QfJk7CeMFgWKY1UywnLetuOw/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go?

Portuguese Drops 

A assembleia dos ratos

JAKE: Where should we take a vacation this year? Let’s 
decide soon.
MELISSA: Well, I’d like to go somewhere warm. How about
the beach? Or we could rent a cabin on the lake.
JAKE: You want to go to the beach, again? I want to ski 
this winter. How about a compromise? What about 
traveling to the Alps in Europe next April? We can 
find a ski resort on a lake.
MELISSA: Oh, we’ve never been to Europe before! But I don’t 
know if it will be sunny and warm then. I need to 
do some research first. That will help me make up
my mind.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Decide is a useful verb to express choice. The idiom “to make up my mind” also 
means “to decide”: “There are so many choices in this menu. It’s going to take awhile 
to make up my mind/decide.” You can finish this sentence with either the idiom or the 
verb “decide.”
• How about This phrase presents an alternative. This phrase can be followed by a 
subject plus a conjugated verb or by a noun: How about we go swimming? / How about 
a movie tonight?
• Many verbs express opinions: to think / to believe / to suppose / to assume, etc. They 
are not all synonymous. For example, “to suppose” and “to assume” express that the 
speaker has a preconceived idea: He came back late from work, so I assumed that traffic 
was bad. /I suppose that may not have been the case, and that he might just have had a 
lot of work.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 27: Giving your opinion

El 21 de enero de cada año se celebra Día Internacional del Mariachi, desde el año 2004.