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LA CARA.

Today we're talking about work like balance. This is one of the most important topics that we discuss with our colleagues and friends so today I want to give you some vocabulary and ideas to make you more confident and fluent when speaking about this subject. Maybe you want to ask your boss if you can work from home, or maybe you're trying to protect your time and stop working on weekends! Hopefully today's podcast can give you some tools, tips, and ideas for how to do this. We'll talk about some natural and native ways to talk about your journey to and from work and negotiating for more time when scheduling deadlines. Also, if you're taking the IELTS or TOEIC tests, hopefully you'll find some useful, natural, and native sounding vocabulary here too that can improve your score. 

Breakout Business English

Talking about WORK LIFE BALANCE - Business English lesson

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Тексти на різні теми

Звичайний українець.

In this episode Mona and I discuss some highlights of American literature. She recommends some of her favorite American novels and uses some great vocabulary to describe them. Even if you don’t end up reading them yourself, you’ll learn plenty of useful words and phrases to describe books, movies, etc.

***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 20:41***

***Full transcript available ⁠at https://american-idiom.com/f/003-the-great-american-novels⁠***

Episode Outline:

Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen) - (Starts at 1:38)
The Marriage Plot (Jeffrey Eugenides) - (Starts at 6:52)
American Pastoral (Philip Roth) - (Starts at 12:48)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 20:41)

“to come out” (used at 2:03 and explained at 21:07)
"to take place in” (used at 2:32, 2:51, 3:17, 7:23, 11:34, 13:55, 15:15, 15:17, 16:07 and explained at 23:27)
“neck of the woods” (used at 2:39 and explained at 25:53)
“to set A apart from B” (used at 5:38 and explained at 28:05)
“smooth sailing” (used at 9:21 and explained at 30:38)
“to believe in (something)” (used at and explained at 32:40)

Brentoni's English Podcast

003 The Great American Novel(s)

🏠In which nation do you currently reside? Do you wish to relocate? Which country is it? or Have you ever relocated?
Today's news will disclose which countries people desire to relocate to. We can learn about moving, immigration, and culture. This episode is not to be missed! You are also welcome to share your experience.
Please don't hesitate to contact me.
🏠你住在哪个国家？你想搬家吗？想搬到哪个国家呢？还是你搬过家？今天的新闻告诉你全球投票最想搬去住的国家是哪些。今天可以学习跟搬家、移民、文化有关话题的中文，不要错过这一集！也欢迎你分享你的经验～
[00:00] introduction
[02:08] explanation
[09:22] discussion 
来源：https://www.bella.tw/articles/travel&foodies/37140
           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSJw_MK4tcU&t=97s

News with zhe

#25「最适合移居国家」排行出炉！

Many people believe in destiny but if there is one thing that I learned the hard way, "don't leave anything to chance."


FLO TALKS 

DON'T LEAVE ANYTHING TO CHANCE

* Today's phrase is "کاشکی / ای کاش " which means " I wish  ...
** Listen to audio file for correct pronunciations and examples to learn how to use it in your conversation
***Feel free to text me if you have any questions

اصطلاحات و عبارات رایج فارسی / Persian common expressions & phrases 

ای کاش / کاشکی

If there is something that I learned about my own personal development journey is to run my own race and to focus on my own journey.

RUN YOUR OWN RACE

In this story, an aeroplane named Seven is using a secret energy source. But the assistant engineer might know what it is. 
This is Part 3 of 5. 

It was 12:00pm and Seven was playing cards with Zack the pilot in their hangar.
 
Seven picked up a few cards and slammed five down on the table. “Once again, I’m winning, Zack. When will you ever learn? You can’t beat me—Hah!” 

Zack, looking frustrated, said, “Next time I’ll beat you. I’m going to practice online. You’ll see. Next time.” 

Tobee arrived for work and went straight to the office. He noticed the security camera system was blinking, alerting some kind of action needed. Tobee took care of it and turned to exit the office. 

But what was this? In front of him there were several huge barrels labelled ‘7-Up’. Tobee thought that it was illegal to use 7-Up. He understood it was a cheaper fuel source, but he believed it wasn’t worth the risk. Tobee believed in the government’s decision to ban 7-Up as a fuel source. 

Tobee stepped out into the main hangar and confronted Zack. 

“Boss? There are seven giant barrels of 7-Up in the office. Have you been giving it to Seven? You know that’s illegal, right? Why are you doing this? You’re risking your entire business.” 

Zack looked undeniably suspicious and worried. He struggled to speak confidently and said, “Oh that… that’s left over from my son’s 14th birthday party last week. Want some?” 

Tobee said, “Uh… okay. But… I’m a bit… hurt that you didn’t invite me…” 

Zack laughed nervously. “Yes… I only just invited family and friends… Sorry, Tobee. Maybe next time. Uhh, feel free to take some home if you want.” 

As Tobee left the main hangar, Seven whispered to Zack, “Phew, that was a close one. Thankfully he bought it.” 

Tobee didn’t believe Zack’s improvised story, but he tried to play along. He didn’t want Zack catching onto him. Tobee thought that he’d discover the truth for himself. 
