Hi there! Welcome to today’s mini podcast. Let’s talk about the idiom “break the ice.”  
This means to do or say something to make people feel more comfortable, especially in social situations. For example, if you’re at a party and nobody’s talking, you might tell a funny story to break the ice. Here’s a quick tip: jokes or compliments are great icebreakers. Try using it in your conversations today!  

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Break the Ice

The shepherd boy shouts "Wolf!" When he gets bored.

Bedtime Story

 The Boy Who Cried Wolf

In today's episode, we’re diving into how to talk about feelings and mood in Ukrainian – from saying "I am happy" to "I am tired," and even how to ask others how they feel.

With simple tips and memory tricks, you’ll quickly pick up these essential expressions, plus a fun mini-dialogue to help you practice real-life conversations.

Listen now and start talking about your feelings in Ukrainian today!

Basic Feelings:

Я щасливий / Я щаслива – I am happy
Я сумний / Я сумна – I am sad
Я злий / Я зла – I am angry
Я втомлений / Я втомлена – I am tired

Emotions with "мені":

Мені страшно – I feel scared
Мені погано – I feel bad
Мені весело – I feel cheerful

Asking Others How They Feel:

Як ти себе почуваєш? – How do you feel?
Що з тобою? – What’s wrong?
Я почуваюся добре – I feel good
Я почуваюся не дуже – I don’t feel great

Mini-Dialogue:

Привіт! Як ти себе почуваєш? – Hi! How are you feeling?
Я щасливий, бо сьогодні вихідний! А ти? – I’m happy because today is a day off! And you?
Я втомлений, бо багато працював. – I’m tired because I worked a lot.
О, відпочинь! – Oh, get some rest!

Український подкаст для початківців з Альоною / Ukrainian podcast for beginners with Alyona 

Talking About Feelings & Mood

In this vocabulary episode we learn about the very common phrase "Llevarse bien/mal con alguien" (to get along with someone).
Transcript + Exercises → https://espanolparati.notion.site/Llevarse-bien-mal-con-3abceca347f74b00b8d2617578200dd6
Do the exercises in the transcript to get the most out of every episode!


Español Para Ti (Spanish For You!)

Llevarse bien/mal con alguien (+ Transcript 📄) - B1 / Español intermedio

If you are job hunting, a must nowadays is a profile on the world’s most popular professional networking site LinkedIn.

LinkedIn is not like any other social media, it is not a place to share photos of your latest holiday, your pets or your frolics with your friends about town. LinkedIn is about demonstrating your professionalism to your work colleagues, your boss and even your potential new employers.

Keep your LinkedIn profile up to date with all of your achievements from your work experience, update your certificates and education when you take a new training course, create connections and most importantly get endorsed.

Since you are reading this, I presume you re a student of the English language and that learning and improving your English language skills is probably important to you in your career and promotional prospects.

So, ask your teacher to give you an endorsement on LinkedIn to add to your profile

BizPod - The Business English Podcast

BizPod Episode 5 - Are You LinkedIn?

“A family member that I'd really love to work with in the future is my cousin John, who is a few years older than me, and now has his own successful marketing company. I’m now in my final year of studying media marketing, and John has always been there for me, anytime I needed some advice or help with my studies. I guess you could say he has been like a mentor to me.




I actually had the pleasure of working with him during my summer holidays last year, which was a really amazing experience, and I got a lot of great hands-on working experience . 




As I'm studying media marketing, John's marketing company would be a perfect fit for me to put my years of study to use. I’m especially interested in social media marketing, and would love the opportunity to specialise in this niche market. I have also discussed this with my cousin, and he is also very interested in breaking into this market in the future.




If this could happen in the future I really would be over the moon with happiness, and it would be like a dream come true. I think it would be an amazing opportunity, as well as a challenge that I would relish. I think I could learn so much from my cousin, as well as working hard to prove myself. I also think having him take me under his wing would be a great start to my working life.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a family member you would like to work with

Today I am going to introduce Japanese idiomatic expressions using "口（くち/mouth）”.
Do you know the meaning of "口（くち）をきく”？　This is a question of JLPT N2.
There are a lot of words using "口（くち/ mouth）”　I think they are interesting.
I hope you enjoy Japanese words! Thank you!

JLPTの言語知識を問う問題に、「言葉の使い方として最もよいものを一つ選びなさい」というのがあります。
先日、生徒さんとN２の問題をしていたときに、
「口をきく」ということばがでてきました。
彼が選んだのは　「彼は味のことについては口をきいている」でした。
じつは、これはまちがいです。この文は「口うるさい」が合っていますね。　
正解の文は「主人と初めて口をきいたのは電車の中だった。」です。つまり、この「口をきく」は、「話をする」という意味で使われています。
「口」がつくことばは、ほかにもたくさんあります。
口がうまい　彼は口がうまいので、ついのせられてしまった。
口が重い　　父はその話になると口が重くなる。
口が堅い　　彼女は口が堅いので信用できる。
口が軽い　　彼は口が軽いから、大事なことは言わないほうがいいよ。
口が滑る　　うっかり口が滑って、彼女を怒らせてしまった。
口が悪い　　彼は口が悪いが、本当はいい人ですよ。
口げんかする　気が付いたらいつも妻と口げんかしている。
口コミ　　　　どのレストランにするかは、口コミを見てから決めることにしている。
口に合う　　　初めて食べたけど、このスープは口に合います。
口にする　　　体重チェックがあるので、朝から何も口にしていない。
口を出す　　　よその家のことに口を出すのはよくない。
口ぐせ　　　　　彼は一日に何度も「よし！」と言っている。きっと口ぐせなんだろう。
「口」が付く表現だけでなく、「足」「手」「鼻」など体の一部を使った表現はたくさんあります。　意味を知ると結構　おもしろいと思うので、興味がある人は　ぜひ　調べてみてくださいね。


ことばコトバ言葉kotoba

JLPTN2 もじ・ごい「口をきく」

お金は大事！仕事して、初めてお金をもらったときのことって、覚えてますか。日本の会社は４月からです。社会人１年生の中には、今からこの経験をする人がいるでしょう。さあ、私は何を買ったのかな？ 今日も昔話、聞いてください。 

スクリプトと文法や言葉のリストはこちら。
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楽しみ方はこちらを見てください。  
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じゃあ、またね！

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46% of US Teens Use the Internet 'Almost Constantly'
We know that teenagers spend a lot of time online, but the Pew Research Center has been finding out a little more about what some of them are doing.

A survey of more than 1,300 young people in the US, aged between 13 and 17, found that 97% use the internet every day. And 46% said they use it "almost constantly" — an increase from 24% in 2014 and 2015.

The new survey, done in April and May 2022, also found that YouTube is now the most popular app among teens, with 95% using the video site, and 19% saying they are on it "almost constantly."

TikTok is the next most popular app, with 67% saying they use it.

Things have changed over the years, however: in Pew's 2014 and 2015 survey, Facebook was the most popular site among teens, with 71% saying they used it. But that fell to just 32% in the 2022 survey.

Twitter has also become less popular — 23% of teenagers say they now use it, down from 33% seven years ago.

There are some differences between the way boys and girls spend their time online.

Pew said that boys are more likely to be on YouTube, Twitch and Reddit, while girls are more likely to use TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat.

It has never been easier for young people to use these sites and apps — 95% of teens said they have a smartphone, while 90% have access to a computer.