Books are there to give you concepts and sentence structures, as well as ideas but I always caution students that overdoing textbook English will make you sound robotic during a normal conversation. You can memorize all the advanced vocabulary but when you talk to people in a social setting, it is a different matter. You will sound like someone reading something.

KRISTEL TALKS

HOW TO SPEAK NATURALLY? (NOT TEXTBOOK ENGLISH)

In this episode I talk about Boundaries. I start off by defining the term and how important they are just how hard it is to implement them

Sit & Sip with Herriet

Boundaries

Here are five simple expressions to say in Chinese when comforting someone:
1. 别担心 (bié dān xīn) - This phrase means "don't worry." It is a simple and direct way to offer comfort to someone. 
2. 没事的 (méi shì de) - This phrase means "it's okay." It is a way to reassure someone that everything is fine. 
3. 尽管哭吧 (jǐn guǎn kū ba) - This phrase means "go ahead and cry." It is a way to offer comfort and support to someone who is feeling upset or emotional. 
4. 你不是一个人 (nǐ bù shì yī gè rén) - This phrase means "you are not alone." It is a way to reassure someone that they have support and are not alone in their struggles. 
5. 一切都会好起来的 (yī qiè dōu huì hǎo qǐ lai de) - This phrase means "everything will be okay." It is a way to offer hope and comfort to someone who is feeling down. 


Five Ways to Say XXX in Chinese

5 ways to comfort someone in Chinese

En este episodio hablo un poco sobre refranes populares españoles. In this episode I talk a bit about famous Spanish proverbs. (Find more about this podcast on minutopodcast.carrd.co)

Minuto Español

Refranes (Proverbs)

This episode introduces three idioms that use the word salt. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

Salt

Ya estoy en Albacete. Empiezo a pisar una tierra tan humilde como auténtica. Salgo de la España de agencias de viajes, turismo, aeropuertos internacionales, aroma flamenco y fotos masivas en Instagram sobre la paella o plato de tapas más llamativo de turno. Estoy en una zona que es como esa persona que te seduce por su humildad y belleza escondida, pero que sabes que va a estar contigo el resto de tu vida. Esta zona se llama Castilla-La Mancha. La tierra de Cervantes y de El Quijote.

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Mi España - La Provincia de Albacete

What’s it like to date in Bogotá, go drinking in Dublin, or party in New York? In this fun episode, I chat with Jerome from Ireland (now living in Colombia) about cultural differences in nightlife, dating, and socializing.

Perfect for C1-level English learners, this episode is packed with useful vocabulary, idioms, and real native English. You’ll hear expressions like “hit it off,” “party animal,” and “paint the town red.”

🎙 Listen, laugh, and level up your English with us!

Thanks to Jerome for being such a great guest!!!

Alexis : https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/9464070
Jerome: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/4075458

Hey Alexis!

DDD-Drinking, Dancing, and Dating in Different Cultures!

Coach Mark In Manila explains how to motivate your young person to improve their English - ESL -  skills with Advanced High Performance English Conversation & Confidence Coaching from ESL Business English Experts.com

Coach Mark In Manila - ESL Business English Experts iTalki Podcast

ESL - Motivate Your Children With Advanced English Conversation & Confidence Coaching at ESL Business English Experts Mark In Manila

Recycled Human Hair Is Cleaning Belgian Water
Imagine if the hair caught in your drain could actually help to clean it.

That's what's happening in Belgium, where human hair is being recycled to help clean the country's water.

Around the country, hairdressers are taking the hair they cut from their customers' heads and putting it into bags. These bags of hair are then collected by a non-profit organization that runs a project called "Hair Recycle."

The hair collected by Hair Recycle is put through a machine and made into 60-centimeter-wide square mats. These mats can then be put into a drain to absorb oil and other pollution before it gets into a river or stream.

According to the Hair Recycle website, 1 kilogram of hair can absorb up to 8 liters of oil.

To take part in the project, hair salons have to pay a small fee. They then receive bags to collect the hair, and a sticker for their window, so they can show their customers that they are helping the environment.

Salons in Luxembourg and the Netherlands are also taking part in the Hair Recycle project.

Belgium's Hair Recycle is not the only hair recycling project, however. In the UK and Ireland, a company called Green Salon Collective is recycling hair and other waste from salons, including metal, paper, plastic and chemicals.

And a similar company called Green Circle Salons is recycling hair and other salon waste in the US and Canada.

So maybe hair in the drain can be a good thing?