
Mǎ 	Lì: 	Nǐ 	zài 	ɡàn 	shénme 	ne? 
马 	丽: 	你 	在 	干 	什么 	呢？ 
Xiǎo 	Mínɡ: 	Wǒ 	zài 	zhǎo 	fàndiàn 	ne. 
小 	明: 	我 	在 	找 	饭店 	呢。 
Mǎ 	Lì: 	Zhè 	jiā 	zěnmeyànɡ? 
马 	丽: 	这 	家 	怎么样？ 
Xiǎo 	Mínɡ: 	Zhè 	shì 	chuāncài, 	kěnénɡ 	yǒudiǎnr 
小 	明: 	这 	是 	川菜， 	可能 	有点儿 
là. 
辣。 
Mǎ 	Lì: 	Wǒmen 	qù 	biéde 	dìfɑnɡ 	bɑ. 
马 	丽： 	我们 	去 	别的 	地方 	吧。 
Xiǎo 	Mínɡ: 	Chī 	zìzhùcān 	zěnmeyànɡ? 
小 	明: 	吃 	自助餐 	怎么样？ 
Wǒmen 	kěyǐ 	suíbiàn 	xuǎn. 
我们 	可以 	随便 	选。 


日常用语

自助餐

Discover the secrets of English words that start with “A”! In this episode, we break down how stress, word origin, and surrounding letters determine whether the initial A sounds like /æ/, /eɪ/, /ɑː/, or the weak schwa /ə/. Learn the rules, spot the exceptions, and practice tricky words like address, arrow, aviation, and atlas to make your pronunciation more natural and confident.

British Pronunciation Tips 

British Vowel Sound Masterclass: Lesson 6: But wait! There is more… Initial A schwa. 

For the past few years, companies around the world have been testing out a four-day work week. In many cases, this means allowing employees to spread their work hours over four days instead of five.

Many of these tests have been successful, and people in the UK may soon get more rights to ask for a four-day work week.

Since April, employees in the UK have had the right to ask for more flexible working conditions, but companies do not have to agree to it.

But under the government's plans to increase flexibility for workers, companies may have to offer flexible working hours from the day the employee starts working — although it's not yet clear what this means.

"One possibility is for the government to make it more difficult for employers to refuse such requests, because at present it is quite easy for them to do so," Charlie Thompson, an employment lawyer who works for law company Stewarts, told Sky News.

Education Minister Jacqui Smith said more flexibility could be better for productivity.

"You're still doing the same amount of work, but perhaps you're doing it in a way that enables you, for example, to need less child care, to spend more time with your family, to do other things, that encourages more people into the workplace," she told LBC Radio.

But not everyone is happy with the idea of a four-day work week, and some tests weren't as successful as others.

UK supermarket Asda tested a four-day week, but changed back to the five-day week after staff said the longer work days were too demanding.

Another supermarket, Morrisons, also tried a four-day work week at its head office, but to make it work, staff sometimes had to work on Saturdays, which they weren't happy about.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

UK Workers May Get More Rights to Four-Day Week

How To Get The Next Performance Review In 2024?

How to succeed in your next performance review cycle?

What others are doing that grants them accolades?

What do you have missing in your attitude that isn't helping you?

Or what do you have / noticed having that DOES assist you?

Some of thetse questions are answered in my podcast so jump on it right away!


Please share some thoughts how you prepare for performance review, when do you start it and you may also share some tips and tricks that assist you!

I am sure your ideas will be welcomed so don't hesitate and share.

and if you want to be personally trained and coached by me, please check my availability and book my time slots.

I help my students with IELTS speaking, job interview preparation and communication skills enhancement for work, meetings and other English speaking endevoirs.



Job Interview Preparation | Build Strong Communication Under Pressure

How To Get The Next Performance Review In 2024?

In order to get the band score you need in the IELTS speaking test it’s important to develop specific skills.

You will be aware that the speaking test is graded in four specific areas. Those areas are fluency, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation.

In this podcast we’re going to talk about fluency. 

It’s important to use a range of discourse markers when taking your speaking test, so your speaking is fluent. Discourse markers are sometimes referred to as connecting words, or connecting phrases. For example, when answering the examiner’s questions you might say something like to be honest, or, in my opinion. These are two common discourse markers. Another connecting phrase you might use is, That’s an interesting question.

Let’s look at an example:

Let’s pretend the examiner asks you whether you are good at art. You might answer.

That’s a really good question. In my opinion, I am quite good at art. In fact, I really enjoy painting. To be honest, I think other people like my paintings too.

Now you try. I’m going to ask you a question, and you have to reply using these three discourse markers: To be honest / In my opinion / That’s a good question.

Are you ready for the question? Here it is: Are you ready for your IELTS test?


IELTS Speaking Practice

3 discourse markers to help you with your IELTS test

В этом подкасте я рассказываю о приметах. Это вторая часть, приглашаю послушать первую (эпизод №3) .Приятного прослушивания!

Привет, это Наташа!

 Эпизод 12. Суеверия и приметы (Часть 2)

En la clase de hoy os enseño uno de los usos de un tiempo verbal que sirven para hablar de los sueños que hemos tenido. Es un uso que se puede extrapolar a las películas que hemos visto y los relatos, cuando queremos comunicarlos con emoción.

Reyes from Spain

Este es el tiempo verbal que usamos en español para contar los sueños

CHISTES MEXICANOS

KETCHUP

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N7O3bon-gguNNbG6cs_YtYyCF1Ymj5cn/view?usp=drivesdk