Today’s Theme is “新（あたら）しい習慣（しゅうかん）《New habits》”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

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☆Words
習慣（しゅうかん）： habit
太陽（たいよう）：sun
新鮮（しんせん）な：fresh
空気（くうき）：air
環境（かんきょう）：environment
心（こころ）を落（お）ち着（つ）かせる：calm down

☆Script for this episode


Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#45 新しい習慣《New habits》 // N4 Level / Japanese listening

In this episode, you will learn three breathing exercises that will help you reduce your anxiety so you can feel calm and confident before a meeting, presentation or interview.

Get more Business English and confidence tips at TanniaSuarez.com/blog.

Business English with Tannia

How to Decrease Anxiety and Avoid Burnout

En este episodio te cuento por qué Argentina es un destino que enamora. Paisajes increíbles, cultura única, y un español lleno de personalidad. Historias y datos curiosos que te van a dar ganas de aprender más sobre este país… y su idioma.

Spanish from the South

¿Por qué visitar Argentina?

Today’s Whiteboard きょうのホワイトボード

https://www.azumiism.com/category/podcast/

🔗Japanese cedar pollen hay fever season begins in Tokyo

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🔗 Japanese cedar pollen hay fever season begins in Tokyo

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Japanese cedar pollen hay fever season begins in Tokyo

Following our theme, here are 5 more words to help boost your IELTS band score.

IELTS Vocab

5 Great IETLS words - Internet

1. China: The legend of Hua Mulan
2. U.S.: The Black Admiral
3. Russia: Anastasia Romanov

Vocabulary: 
Recruiter: someone who recruits people for something
Ancestral: passed down by the ancestors
Recuperate: to rest and recover
Sacrifice: to give up something for something else
Curator: the person in charge of a museum
Exhibit: something on display at a museum
Portrait: a painting of a person
Stash: something stored in a secret place
So-called: having the wrong name
Came to be: was created or made
Lengthy: long
disperse- to give out

Learn English with Stories

Stories from China, U.S., and Russia

Many students are afraid of speaking because they worry about vocabulary. Find easy ways to describe things. Here is a fun example of describing cheese!

The Social Evolutionary

How can you describe cheese?

En este episodio, Jon (Madrid) y Joan (Barcelona) hablan sobre EL DÍA DEL ORGULLO FRIKI. La fiesta donde los "freaks" celebran sus diferentes películas y series favoritas. MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU. ¡Relájate y escúchanos!

¡Qué Pasa! Podcast en Español

EL DÍA DEL "FRIKI" 

I invite you to tune in to hear the rest of my conversation about strategic networking with Lucy Samuels! This time we dive into using LinkedIn to grow and utilize your network. 

She shares some real gems in this conversation, like what to write when reaching out to someone new on LinkedIn and what to say when following up with someone in your network. 

Lucy is an excellent communication coach, so it’s no wonder she can come up with polished, professional scripts on the fly.

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Episode originally published September 29, 2021

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

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Link Included in Episode Show Notes: 

Lucy Samuels Website: https://lucysamuels.co

How to Use Informational Interviews to Land Your Dream Job: https://www.express-to-impress.com/informational-interviews/ 

Erin Meyer: Building Trust Across Cultures: https://erinmeyer.com/building-trust-across-cultures/ 