Would you like to have a 4-day workweek? 
Many academics and leaders in the business community are discussing this right now.
Advancements in modern technology and improvements in employee productivity have led many people to think that the archaic model of working five days a week is no longer beneficial to us.
Let me know what you think!
Wish you the best!

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Business English: The 4-Day Workweek

Very few textbooks teach 'euphemisms', but they're an essential part of English life. An euphemism is a mild or indirect word / expression that takes the place of something that is considered too blunt when referring to something embarrassing. For example, the phrase 'a correctional facility' is an idiom that we use instead of the word 'prison'. Or we say that a person is 'big boned', instead of the word 'fat'. So the next time you hear somebody saying that they have to 'powder their nose', or you learn that someone has a 'negative cash flow', use this podcast to know exactly what they mean. 
* By the way, have you ever wondered where the expression 'a bucket list' comes from? Well it comes from the euphemism 'to kick the bucket', which means 'to die'. Your bucket list is the list of all the things you want to do before you 'kick the bucket'. On my bucket list is to learn how to play the guitar. What's on yours?

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The one about Euphemisms

【なぞなぞとは、ちょっとおもしろい問題のことです。言葉遊びです☆】

① どんな力持ちにも止められないで過ぎていくものってなんだ？

② ボールを3つもらった人はなんと言ったかな？

③ 畑で歯を隠したら、そこから何が生えてきたかな？

なぞなぞで遊びながら、
いろいろな単語を覚えていきましょう！

レッスン待ってます♪

答え
①時間
②サンキューThank you
③竹


なぞなぞPodcast

〈#9〉止められないもの？

IELTS Success Tips" offers practical advice on improving fluency and coherence in the speaking section. Join us for expert strategies on regular practice, self-review, using linking words, and expanding vocabulary to boost your IELTS speaking scores.

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IELTS Speaking Tips: How to Improve Fluency and Coherence

A 38-year-old from Alaska has become the fastest woman to cycle around the world.

Lael Wilcox finished her 29,000-kilometer ride in 108 days, breaking the previous record by more than two weeks.

The American, who is waiting for her record to be confirmed by Guinness World Records, started and ended her journey in Chicago.

However, to break the record, Guinness doesn't ask cyclists to actually ride all the way around the world.

They must start and end in the same place, and their whole journey — including flights — must be at least 40,000 kilometers. That's the circumference of the Earth's equator.

Cyclists must travel at least 28,970 kilometers by bicycle.

After leaving Chicago in May, Wilcox rode to New York before flying to Europe. She then cycled from Portugal in the west to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi in the east.

She flew to Perth, Australia, and cycled east to Brisbane before cycling across New Zealand and then flying to her home city of Anchorage.

She cycled down to Los Angeles, and then back across to Chicago on the famous Route 66.

Her wife, Rugile Kaladyte (pronounced "RUE-gil-ay KAL-ah-dee-tay"), is a filmmaker. She traveled with Wilcox, taking videos and posting updates on social media.

Wilcox is an experienced cyclist, but the first woman to cycle around the world had only learned to ride a bike a few days before her journey began!

In 1894, Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, a mother of three young children, left Boston and cycled around the world in 15 months — all to win a bet!




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US Woman Sets Record for Cycling Around the World

Join Teacher Vanessa for an exciting story time! Today, we will discover the beauty and science of snow. ❄️🌟 #StoryTimeAdventures #SnowLearning #VanessaTeaches

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What is Snow?

En este capitulo encontrarás vocabulario que necesitas para ir de vacaciones como objetos importantes, algunas expresiones  y una historia en la que se usan estas palabras. 
Encontrarás un documento con la transcripción y vocabulario en los comentarios  y unas actividades para que puedas practicar. 
Si no encuentras el documento, puedes escribirme por Italki a mi perfil Jas Jaimes y te enviaré el documento. 


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Ep 1. Vocabulario de vacaciones

こんばんは、Atsushiです。 今日は6月28日。天気は雨、気温は18℃。 昨日とはうってかわって、はだざむいです。 みなさんの住んでいるところはどうですか？ 今日はコーヒーについて、簡単にお話をします。 コーヒーの生産地について話します。 コーヒーは、世界の60ヵ国以上で栽培されています。 1番たくさん作っている国はどこか知っていますか？ 1位はブラジルです。世界の30%近くの生産量を占めています。 世界を分けると、大きく3つの地域で作られています。 1つ目、ラテンアメリカ 2つ目、アフリカ 3つ目、アジア この3つです。 ラテンアメリカ この地域のコーヒーは、明るい印象のコーヒーが多いです。さっぱりした酸味と軽めのコクが特徴です。 生産国は、ブラジルやグアテマラ、コロンビアなどがあります。 アフリカ この地域のコーヒーは、個性豊かなコーヒーが多いです。 フルーティな香り、柑橘系の酸味、ほどよいコクが特徴です。 生産国は、エチオピアやケニア、タンザニアなどがあります。 アジア この地域のコーヒーは、落ち着いたコーヒーが多いです。ハーブのような香りがあり、酸味はほとんどなく、力強いコクが特徴的です。 生産国は、インドネシアやパプアニューギニア、東ティモールなどがあります。 少しイメージがわきましたか？ それぞれの地域での違いがありますが、国によっても違いがあります。 いろんな国のコーヒーを飲んでみて、気に入ったコーヒーを見つけると、コーヒーがより好きになりますよ！ ということで、今日も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！ではまた！