Finland tops the charts as the happiest place to live, while Glasgow in the UK is a chart topper for different reasons.

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Top of the Charts (English idiom)

Teacher Amanda shares about how she became an English as a Second Language teacher and the experiences she has had in the past seven years as a teacher. 

Behind the Lessons: Get to Know Your Child's ESL Teacher

My ESL Teaching Experience

Part 2 of 6. 

Jack, a pocket-sized blue book with yellow text and white pages, climbed up the library steps, knocked on the modern glass doors and was let in by the security guard. It was an hour before the library opened to the public. 

“Mornin’ Jack,” said the security guard. “I’ve been dying to see you this morning. Could you whip me up a Frappuccino?” 

Jack’s life swirled around coffee. Not only was it his profession, it was his passion and life’s purpose. The library café had been in his family for six generations. Ever since Jack was capable of walking on his two feet, he was working at the café. In due time, Jack had mastered all aspects of coffee making, from grinding and roasting beans to excellent customer service, and everything in between. His father supervised him closely, making sure their state-of-the-art coffee machine was used properly. When Jack was ready, his mother showed him how to create artistic designs using the frothed milk. 

“You’ll have to wait a bit longer,” replied Jack. “I’ve got some extra housekeeping to do this morning. I’ll get it to you at opening time.” 

The island café was placed in the center of the public sitting area. It was surrounded by seven medium-sized tables. Today Jack had to prepare a new shipment of Columbian beans by grinding them and storing them away. After doing that, he mopped around the seating area and wiped the tables. Finally, Jack sliced some cheese for his most popular item, the cheese bread rolls. 

Jack switched on his beloved coffee machine and listened to it hum as it warmed up. With his hand on the steam wand, Jack caught his reflection in the pressure and temperature dials of the machine. Looking back at him was a newly-discovered shiny white hair. 


Being a Cloud

Jack the Coffee Book

Diventa italian@ 

Cap. 1

🐧 El pingüino más grande del mundo está en peligro. En este episodio explicamos por qué el cambio climático amenaza al pingüino emperador y al lobo marino antártico, qué está pasando con el hielo de la Antártida y qué podemos hacer — en español B1 🇪🇸

Desde España

Los pingüinos en peligro

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#150〉1月26日木曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/-10℃ 

・日本に寒波がきた
・7年ぶり
・去年は雪が多かったけど、今年は寒波。
・九州でも-3℃になった
・水道凍結が心配
・水道凍結すると、水道が破裂する
・水を落とす
・大変なので、家からでたくない。


寒波/かんぱ…とても寒い
凍結/とうけつ…こおる。水が固くなる。
破裂/はれつ…こわれる
膨らむ/ふくらむ…大きくなる


レッスン待ってます♪

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#150〉さむい！寒波がきた‼

Expanding your knowledge of English phrases and idioms will allow you to communicate better with native English speakers.

In this episode, you will learn nine new English phrases and idioms. This episode is part two of How to Present Ideas Successfully. 

You'll also get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills. Tune in to continue building your English vocabulary with new idioms and phrases! 
Episode originally published January 30, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/english-phrases/

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Express to Impress

English Phrases and Idioms

In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about some popular diets: vegetarian, veganism, paleo, low-carb…
They also talked about they daily diet and the areas they hope to improve.


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

不同的饮食习惯 Different Diets: Paleo, Vegan, and The Lion Diet?

At an Art Exhibition (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BZu1Cs1zNRYTwUnUf6NCafd3O_0DjUi-/view?usp=drivesdk
