Vocab Challenge (B2) #day9

In today's edition of : You might not know this about Americans. Questions from Alice. A native English speaker born and raised in the United States. True or False: Everyone born and raised in the United States must speak business or technical English for their job. (I mean ALL JOBS. From flipping burgers to working in a clothing store.) True or False: Everyone born and raised in the United States is knowledgeable about business/technical English vocabulary. True or False: Everyone born and raised in the United States speaks business English on a regular basis. True or False: Only certain jobs in the US require professional business English speaking at their job. True or False: Public schools in the US teach all kids/teens about business/technical English. True or False: Small talk/casual English speaking is more common than business English. True or False: All United States public universities require students to learn business/technical English, no matter what the degree chosen by the student is. True or False: Native English speakers from the US speak using complex sentences with advanced words on a regular basis. If you're not a native English speaker and are wanting to learn English, how would you answer these true or false questions. The real answers most likely will shock you.

Vocab Challenge (B2) #day8

Advanced English vocabulary words/phrases for relationships/friendships. love at first sight platonic relationship soulmates kindred spirits well-matched mutual acquaintances adoring affectionate amiable considerate fond loyal

Choose the correct answer.

Hello! English tutor Alice here. Here's some information about me. I'd love to know more about you. I have lived in the US my entire life and I've never been overseas. What country do you live in? Have you ever been over seas? I have been to Canada but not since the mid 1990's. I have been to multiple states here in the US. Here's a few of them that I have visited. Michigan, Florida, Georgia, Indiana and California. Some may wonder... Alice... Why have you not traveled overseas before? Well the answer is simple. Actually I have a few answers for this. First of all... the United States is massive. Depending on where you live in a state, it could take anywhere from a few moments to a few hours to just get to the state next to yours. And traveling across country can for some Americans feel worlds different. Cost of traveling. The cost to travel overseas is quite expensive. And the flights last many hours, much longer than a domestic US flight. Many of those flights are what we call 'Red Eye' flights....where the flight is during our over night hours. Which maybe stressful to some. The fastest flight from my hometown airport in Kentucky to London's Heathrow airport is 7 hours and 40 minutes. The fastest flight from my hometown airport in Kentucky to Los Angeles LAX airport is around 5 hours. Some people, like myself do not like flying. I find it incredibly stressful. I have flown a few times before within the US but it's something I get a lot of anxiety about. Plus also factor in the cost of lodging and food when traveling. Cost of transportation when landing. I think for some international students the massive size of the US and the distance between major cities that one would visit is something that is hard to realize. Did you know...even with living in the US my entire life... I have never been to Seattle, Washington DC, New York City, Chicago, Dallas or New Orleans. That's just some major cities that I've never been to.

Vocab Challenge (B2) #day7