If you learn to play with your accent, you can be taken for an American in very little time.

English for IT Pros

Why Not Speak English Without a Foreign Accent?

Сегодня я встала в 7 утра. Светит солнышко, воздух очень свежий и я хочу выйти погулять. 
Я позавтракала в 10 утра. Обычно я не завтракаю утром, но сегодня я решила позавтракать. 
Сегодня у меня выходной и поэтому у меня есть время на мои дела. 
Я буду читать, вязать, слушать музыку, спать и может быть, я выйду погулять. Сейчас мне нужен покой потому что я упала, когда каталась на роликах. Да, я купила себе ролики! Но мне нужно научиться кататься и научиться падать. 


My diary in Russian

Солнечный день 🌤 sunny day

Ustaad Yasir

Meaning of Life In Urdu

nǐ zài nǎ ér ？ 
你在哪儿？Where are you?

wǒ zài jiā 。 
我在家。 I'm at home.

nǐ zài nǎ ér ɡōnɡ zuò ？ 
你在哪儿工作？ Where do you work?

wǒ zài yī yuàn ɡōnɡ zuò 。 
我在医院工作。 I work in a hospital.

wǒ bù xǐ huɑn zài jiā kàn diàn yǐnɡ 。 
我不喜欢在家看电影。 I don't like watching movies at home.

nà ɡè xué shenɡ zài dú shū 。 
那个学生在读书。 The student is reading.

lǎo shī zài shànɡ kè 。 
老师在上课。 The teacher is having a class.
 
wǒ zài shuì jiào 。 
我在睡觉。  I'm sleeping.

JOJO CHINESE

在zài  

A: 안녕하세요.
B: 안녕하세요.
A: 만나서 반갑습니다.
B: 반갑습니다.
A: 안녕히 가세요.
B: 안녕히 계세요.

korean conversation

Conversation A1-1

Vocabulary:
post-apocalyptic: after the end of the world
clan: a group
silo: a tall structure that stores wheat
intact: in one piece, not broken
hostile: aggressive
pact: an agreement
wiped out: died
archer: a person who uses a bow and arrow

Learn English with Stories

I had a dream about a post-apocalyptic world

In part 2 of your IELTS test you have to speak on a topic for 2 minutes. Here are three things you should do in your one minute preparation time. 

1.Make a note of synonyms. Paraphrasing is an important skill to master when taking your IELTS exam. In fact, if you want to score a band score 6, you have to be able to generally paraphrase successfully. If you want a band score 7, you have to be able to paraphrase effectively. 

2. Think about idioms. Idioms are very important if you want to score above band score 6. To get band score 7, you have to use some less common idiomatic expressions. That’s a tricky thing to wrap your head around. Using idioms are extremely important. If you use idioms more than once in a blue moon, you will have a greater chance of achieving a band score 7. This is just a stab in the dark, but I expect most students would like to achieve a band score 7.

3. Think about connectives - linking words. Discourse markers are also important and will help you to move through the subheadings on your card smoothly and effortlessly. Phrase like “Now let me tell you about” or “Now I’d like to explain why…” or “let me tell you the reason why I….” will make your English speaking sound natural and fluent.

Don’t forget to book a lesson with me so I can help you achieve the band score you need.


IELTS Speaking Practice

3 strategies to help you in part 2 of your speaking test.

In this episode, I introduce myself in N4～N3 difficulty Japanese. For those who have finished Genki 2 textbook, it will be a good listening practice. If you want a more challenging podcast, you'll get one next week!

たつきのにほんご

Introduction (Intermediate level)

Ingredients:
3 onions
3 carrots
2 potatoes
1 parsnip or turnip
3 celery sticks
250 g  mushrooms
1 ½ tbsp plain flour 
500 ml vegetable stock made with 1.5 stock cubes
1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 tsp mixed herbs
2 dashes of Tabasco sauce
120 g frozen peas
Freshly ground pepper

Method:

Roughly chop all the vegetables (except frozen peas) and place in a large bowl.
Stir in the flour, herbs and pepper.
Tip into slow cooker.
To the stock add and mix in the Balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, tabasco sauce and tomato puree.
Pour over the vegetables.
Cook until vegetables are tender.