建议同学们先听一遍，不懂的地方再看文本！

女:	旋风快递吗？我10号买的东西都三天了还没收到，你们不是承诺二十四小时到货吗？
男:	您好，小姐，我马上帮您查一下……查到了，小姐，您的东西已经有人签收了。
女:	什么？怎么可能呢？什么时候签收的？
男:	昨天上午十点，写的是代收。估计是您的同事帮您代收，又忘记告诉您了。要不您先问问您公司的人？
问：这段对话发生在什么时候？
A：10号
B：12号
C： 13号
D：14号

Merry's voice (HSK五）

HSK 五    收快递

In this episode of the Real English Conversations Podcast, Curtis interviews Shweta Ramkumar, a communication coach and founder of Healthy Dynamics,  who helps healthcare professionals from non-English speaking backgrounds become confident, empathetic communicators in English.

Shweta’s passion for healthcare communication began at home, growing up with a doctor mom. Today, she uses that experience to coach international healthcare workers, blending emotional intelligence, cultural understanding, and real-life clinical scenarios with ESL strategies.

They discuss:

The biggest English communication mistakes healthcare professionals make (and it’s not grammar)

Why miscommunication can create emotional stress for both patients and providers

How empathy, trust, and active listening can improve patient care

The powerful results her clients see through one-on-one coaching

Whether you’re a doctor, nurse, medical student, or ESL professional in healthcare, this episode will help you understand how clear, compassionate English can truly change lives, starting with your own.

Book a Lesson with teacher Curtis on Italki - https://www.italki.com/teacher/4672521/english

Real English Conversations Podcast

🎙️How Shweta Ramkumar Helps Healthcare Professionals Speak English with Empathy & Confidence | English for Medical Communication at Work

It might sound like the worst start to your day — you get into the shower, and it's ice cold. But while you might not enjoy it, a cold shower could actually be good for your health.

Spending time in cold water is not a new idea — the Ancient Greeks used cold water as a form of therapy as early as 3,500 BC. And things like cold water swims and ice baths have become quite popular around the world.

Experts believe there are a few reasons cold showers could be good for us.

Corey Simon, a doctor at Duke School of Medicine in the US, told CNN that having one or two cold showers a week helps him be more mentally present.

He believes the reason for this is that he has to mentally prepare himself for something stressful: the cold water. But once he's in it, he feels like he's in control of that stressor.

In fact, a 2022 study found that participants who showered for a minute in 10- to 14-degree water every day for two weeks had lower stress levels than a control group.

Cold showers could also be good for our immune system. In a study done in the Netherlands in 2016, people who spent 30 to 90 seconds in a cold shower took 29% fewer sick days from work.

Cold water has also been found to improve circulation, and can reduce muscle pain after a workout. Research suggests that taking a cold shower often could increase your metabolism too.

But experts say it's important to speak to your doctor before taking cold showers often, because it could be dangerous — especially for those with certain conditions, like heart or circulatory problems.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Why Cold Showers Could Be Good for You

Believe it or not, it is essential to know native English accents. If you are a non-native speaker and haven't studied any phonetics course, you will have difficulty understanding or listening to native speakers of English.

Listen to the tips within the episode and check your understanding by taking the quiz.

How to Learn English

Is learning native English accents important?

医療費控除とはなんですか？対象費用についてわかりやすく解説。対象にならない費用にも注意です！

くわしくはPodcastで話しているので、よかったら聴いてみてください。あなたのお役に立ちますように！
Hello, I’m Uchiga (Aya) . I teach Japanese phrases for trips in Japan and Osaka-ben (Osaka dialect), as well as Japanese for business. I also provide career consultation to international students and people from other countries who want to work in Japan.
直接（ちょくせつ）、人（ひと）とあまり話（はな）さないようなトピックについても、お話しします。

こんにちは、うちが (Aya) です！
私は、キャリアコンサルタントとFP（ファイナンシャルプランナー）2級という国家資格を使って、キャリアの相談（転職・就職など）をお受けしています。履歴書の確認やオンラインの模擬面接などをしています。
イギリスに留学してそれからロンドンのファッション会社で働いていたので、オンラインの英語レッスンや、留学や海外での生活についてのご相談も受けています。

また、日本語教師と海外在住経験者として、仕事のための日本語を教えたり、関西弁のレッスンをしています。一人一人に合わせたレッスン内容にしています！

フリーランスの美術教師として学校で美術を教えています。
落ち込んだ時とか、悩んだ時とか、私としゃべると気持ちが楽になってくれると嬉しいです。

人と話すことで、新しい考えやアイデアなんかも出てきたらいいですね！
ご相談・レッスンを通して、あなたが楽しく、心地よく暮らしていけるような未来につながるお手伝いやサポートをさせていただきます。
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こんにちは、うちが (Aya) です！
わたしは、仕事（しごと）のための日本語（にほんご）を教（おし）えたり、留学生（りゅうがくせい）や、外国（がいこく）から日本（にほん）に働（はたら）きにきた人（ひと）の仕事（しごと）やCareerについての相談（そうだん）を受（う）けたりしています。
わたしは、旅行（りょこう）のための日本語（にほんご）や大阪弁（おおさかべん）も教（おし）えます。


[Intermediate-Upper level] Interesting Japanese Not Taught In Schools About Japanese business culture, Japanese habits & Osaka

確定申告の医療費控除で、払った税金を返してもらう方法

🇫🇷⚽️🇬🇧Have you been following the World Cup? Who do you think will win now that there are only four left? Want to place a bet? Today I'm going to look at the bet between England and France!
🇫🇷⚽️🇬🇧你看了世界盃嗎？現在剩下四強，你覺得誰會贏呢？來賭一下？我今天要來看看英國跟法國之間的打賭！
🇫🇷⚽️🇬🇧你看了世界杯吗？现在剩下四强，你觉得谁会赢呢？来赌一下？我今天要来看看英国跟法国之间的打赌！

[00:00] introduction
[04:05] explanation
[10:58] discussion 

来源/來源：
https://www.chinapress.com.my/20221211/世界杯法国对垒英格兰-苏纳克服输履约/

News with zhe

2022/12/12 中文headline news

Today we're talking about a word that you likely know, but maybe don't use to its full potential. That word is fair. I hope you find this podcast useful. 

Don't forget that I'm a full time English coach and tutor, right here on iTalki. So if you use English as a second language at work and you'd like to improve your professional communication skills then feel free to book some of my time and let's get to work!