Ep 2. Conversation Starters - How you can open up an easy and enjoyable convo about Hobbies :)

Baffling Lingo

"Hobbies"

In this episode we look at the most basic sentence pattern in English that is the Subject Verb Compliment (SVC)

English made simple with Mandela

Grammar for beginners

Qui a décidé que l'on ne pouvait plus dire "Cantine" ? Le politiquement correct avec ses avantages et inconvénients s'invite dans nos conversations. Honnêtement, ça ne me plaît pas vraiment et j'en parle aujourd'hui. Et toi que penses-tu du "politiquement correct" ? 

Cher Journal

Episode 10 - Politiquement (in)correct

老 师：你今年几岁了？
松籽儿：我今年八岁了。
老 师：那你家里有弟弟妹妹吗？
松籽儿：我没有弟弟，但是我有一个妹妹。
老 师：噢，你有一个妹妹，那你妹妹今年多大呀？
松籽儿：她今年一岁七个月。
老 师：哦，她现在一岁七个月。那你叫松籽儿，你妹妹叫什么呢？
松籽儿：她叫松果。
老 师：那你还有哥哥姐姐吗？
松籽儿：我没有哥哥，但我有一个姐姐。
老 师：那你姐姐叫……
松籽儿：松豆。
老 师：啊哈，真好玩儿，你们三个的名字起得可真有意思。
松籽儿：老师，那你有哥哥姐姐吗？
老 师：哎呀，很遗憾啊。我没有哥哥姐姐，我还没有弟弟妹妹，我们家就我一个。所以
我觉得挺孤单的。你们有兄弟姐妹的孩子，在家就可以一起玩儿了。放假的时候，
你们家肯定很热闹吧。
松籽儿：对。而且呢，欢迎你到我们家来玩儿。
老 师：好啊，我一定去。谢谢你哦。

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你有弟弟妹妹吗？

Vlad's teaching tales

Intro

What is the Difference Between Divergent and Convergent Thinking?

“Divergent thinking is the process of coming up with new ideas and possibilities—without judgment, without analysis, without discussion. It is the type of thinking that allows you to free-associate, to ‘go big’ and to discuss possible new ways to solve difficult challenges that have no single/right/known answer,”

Think about a brainstorming session, where you sit down to discuss what company problem needs to be solved next. People are throwing out all sorts of suggestions—even ones you know at first glance are unfeasible. That’s divergent thinking. You’re spitballing ideas without any rules or restrictions.

Now that you have that long list of lofty ambitions, what happens next? In an ideal world, it’s convergent thinking.

The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

Divergent vs Convergent thinking for business & work. Reading 7 Comprehension

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At the Supermarket - A transcript is available - please send me a message if you want it. 

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At the Supermarket

I visit a cemetery, the in the UK, you might be surprised what we do there.