Today we're talking about the idioms "free rein" and "carte blanche" 

For instance, "the architect given carte blanche to design the store", or "you have free rein to hire anyone you want".

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

You're free! Do whatever you want!

From this episode, we are going to learn how to read time.

Q: 请问，现在几点？(Excuse me, what time is it now?)
   qǐng wèn , xiàn zài jǐ diǎn ? 
   几点了？
   jǐ diǎn le ?
A: 现在五点。(It is 5 o’clock.)
    xiàn zài wǔ diǎn .
     
早上zǎo shanɡ/上午 shàng wǔ（morning）
中午zhōng wǔ （noon）
下午xià wǔ （afternoon） 
晚上wǎn shang （night,evening）
半夜bàn yè （midnight）

6:00AM 早上六点zǎo shang liù diǎn 
12:00PM 中午十二点zhōng wǔ shí èr diǎn
3:00PM 下午三点xià wǔ sān diǎn
9:00PM 晚上九点wǎn shang jiǔ diǎn
1:00AM 半夜一点bàn yè yì diǎn

The questions from the beginning of this episode:
1.你叫什么名字？
2.你是哪国人？
3.你会说什么语言？
4.你喜欢做什么？
5.今天星期几？
6.今天几号？


Daily Conversation（日常对话）

5. Reading Time（读时间）part1

Halo semua! Selamat pagi, siang, sore dan malam! Bagaimana akhir minggu kalian? 
Ini adalah podcast pertama saya di Italki. Saya lumayan gugup atau “deg-degan”. Kalian tahu arti kata “deg-degan”? Di Bahasa Jepang artinya “どきどき、緊張する”、di Bahasa Inggris artinya “nervous”. 
Saya pikir kalian juga pernah merasa gugup atau deg-degan waktu berbicara di depan orang banyak. Kalau kalian deg-degan, biasanya kalian melakukan apa? Hmm.. kalau saya, bolak-balik ke toilet ^^;  “Bolak-balik” ini juga ekspresi ya, di Bahasa Jepang artinya “行ったり来たり” , di Bahasa Inggris artinya “back and forth”.
Ok, Hari ini sampai di sini ya! Sampai jumpa di podcast berikutnya! Semoga hari ini kalian tidak deg-degan melakukan sesuatu ya ^^

Akhir minggu

Deg-degan

Transcript 
https://saracasalino-books.weebly.com/blog/the-scholar-and-the-vampire-chapter-5

Learn English with Stories

The Scholar and the Vampire- Chapter 5

Everything today feels incredibly convenient, instant deliveries, AI tools, one-tap shopping. But as our lives get easier, are we losing something important? In this Korean Podcast episode, we explore how too much convenience might be quietly stealing our creativity, patience, and ability to think deeply.

The Jung Studio

Korean Podcast | Losing Creativity in a Convenient World

Listen to find out a simple vocabulary remembering hack! Learn how polyglots remember words quickly. Learn vocabulary for exams and real life situations quickly and effectively.

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Vocabulary Advice A*

Daniel et Julie arrivent à Marseille. Arnaud, un ami de Daniel, vient les chercher. Ils vont ensemble à l’appartement où vit Arnaud. Julie et Daniel ont faim.  Arnaud suggère deux restaurants. Julie va au restaurant de poisson. Daniel prend un bus pour aller au restaurant « La Ratatouille folle ». Daniel s’endort dans l’autobus. Il se réveille à Nice. Son téléphone ne fonctionne pas. Il n’a pas le numéro de téléphone de sa sœur. Alors il appelle sa mère. Il doit passer la nuit dans un hôtel.

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Everyone can be a good language learner, but most people are not good language learners.

Of course, some people have advantages that help them learn another language. Perhaps they are fast learners or have had more exposure to the language. But some people have a leg up with language learning, and it has nothing to do with their natural ability to learn a language. They have great learning approaches and habits. In this episode, I will teach you how to be a good language learner. 

You’ll hear about the three habits of a committed language learner who improved their English communication skills and performed very well in medical residency interviews. You’ll all learn seven tips to be a good language learner. 
Episode originally published on February 12, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/language-learner/.

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How to Be a Good Language Learner

In this 80th episode !  I talk about learning English with YouTube.  Here is Carl's italki teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . https://www.streetwisenglish.com