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"Run Into... a Surprise!" 

Welcome back to *Phrasal Verbs Gone Wild! 

Today, let’s “run into”… “run into”.
 
To *run into* someone means to meet them by surprise.

Maybe you’re sneaking out for a late-night treat, only to “run into” an ex at the bar.

Awkward.

But it’s not just people—you can also “run into” issues, like “running into” last-minute work emails when you’re ready to unwind.

Basically, whether it’s unexpected people or problems, you never know when you’ll “run into” something.

Catch you next time—and maybe you’ll “run into” me instead!

"Phrasal Verbs Gone Wild!"

Ep.5 "Run Into ... a Surprise!" 

Syksy on Suomessa pimeää aikaa, miten kohdata kaamosaika ja mitkä ovat vinkkini kaamosoireisiin? Tervetuloa kuuntelemaan kaamosaiheista jaksoa! Tässä jaksossa pohdin mitä syksy merkitsee, miten pitäisi varautua pimeään marraskuuhun ja mitkä ovat tärkeimmät työkalut jaksamiseen pimeässä Suomessa. 

Suomea for you

17. jakso: Kaamos ja vinkkejä kaamosoireisiin

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

Listening for beginners

الأسرة - 3 - The family

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Natural environment. Q3-4.

Please check for Question 1-2 in my podcast section

and these are 2 more:

3. What can the government in your country do to deal with those problems?
4. What technological innovations should the world develop to protect the environment?

Which idea can you use in your answers if the same type of question would come up on your test?

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Natural environment. Q3-4.

白雪公主想和继母一起玩儿。
Báixuě gōngzhǔ xiǎng hé jìmǔ yīqǐ wánr。
Snow White tried to play with her new stepmother.

“走开！” 王后把门关上。
“Zǒukāi!”  Wánghòu bǎ mén guānshang。
"Go away!" The queen slammed her door.

王后看着魔镜。
Wánghòu kànzhe mó jìng。
The queen looked into her magic mirror.

“魔镜啊魔镜，” 她问，
"Mó jìng a mó jìng," Tā wèn, 
"Mirror, mirror on the wall," she asked.

“谁是最美的女人？” 
"Shéi shì zuì měi de nǚrén?"
"Who is the fairest of them all?"

“尊敬的王后，” 魔镜说，
"Zūnjìng de wánghòu," Mó Jìng shuō,
"My Lady," the mirror said.

“您是最美的女人。” 
"Nín shì zuì měi de nǔrén。”
"You are the fairest woman in the kingdom."

一年又一年，白雪公主长大了。
Yī nián yòu yī nián, báixuě gōngzhǔ zhǎngdà le。
Years passed, and Snow White grew up.

她经常路过村庄。
Tā jīngcháng lùguò cūnzhuāng。
She often walked through the village.

她和孩子们一起唱歌。
Tā hé háizimen yīqǐ chàng gē。
She sang songs with children.

她把食物分给穷人们。
Tā bǎ shíwù fēn gěi qióngrénmen。
She gave food to poor people.

大家都非常喜欢白雪公主。
Dàjiā dōu fēicháng xíhuan báixuě gōngzhǔ。
Everyone loved the young princess.

“白雪公主太美了。” 一个女人说。
“Báixuě gōngzhǔ tài měi le。” Yī gè nǔrén shuō。
"Snow White is so beautiful," a woman said.

“要是能跟她结婚就好了。” 一个男人说。
“Yàoshì néng gēn tā jiéhūn jiù hǎo le。” Yī gè nánrén shuō。
"I wish I could marry her," a man said.


Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

白雪公主与七个小矮人（ 新王后-2）Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs   (HSK 2-3)

The environemnt often comes up int he IELTS test - make sure you're ready to talk about it.