Learn some amazing business English today! We're covering the different elements of IKEA's business model that have led to the company's success. Best for upper-intermediate business English students!

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The IKEA Business Model (upper-intermediate)

An anecdote is a quick story about something of interest, usually with a singular theme or lesson. Anecdotes are no different than the stories told among friends, but when they’re used in literature, they can accomplish more than merely passing the time. 


Types of Anecdotes: 
Although there is no formal grouping, anecdotes tend to fall into the categories of 
cautionary, 
characterizing, 
humorous, 
inspirational, 
reminiscent. 

However, these are not mutually exclusive and can be blended together

Dusty's LETS TALK!

What Is an Anecdote, and How Do You Write One?

[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]

A: Você gosta de esportes?
B: Sim, eu gosto muito.
A: Quais esportes você gosta?
B: Eu gosto de futebol e vôlei.
A: Eu também gosto de futebol. É o esporte mais popular do Brasil. Mas não sei jogar vôlei.
B: Eu posso te ensinar se você quiser.
A: Sério? Eu adoraria.
B: Que tal amanhã à tarde então?
A: Ok, eu estou livre amanhã à tarde.
B: Então, nos vemos amanhã à tarde no parque.
A: Combinado!


PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

Você gosta de esportes? — SMALL TALK IN PORTUGUESE (A1-A2 LEVEL)

这集主要介绍汉语口语中“1.看您说的2.耳旁风3.后悔药”三个习惯用语的意思及用法。

A Course in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

How to use "1.看您说的2.耳旁风3.后悔药"

El folclore ecuatoriano tiene un gran número de leyendas y relatos que forman parte de la tradición oral del país. Estos han permanecido vivos a través de diferentes generaciones y forman parte de la identidad cultural de los pueblos. Acompañame en este capitulo a descubir 2 de las leyendas mas emblematicas en Ecuador.

Extrapolando Letras

2 Leyendas ecuatorianas que no haz escuchado!

To know what you like is the beginning of wisdom and of old age.
In today's episode, the topic is about ,"knowing what you want."


FLO TALKS 

KNOW WHAT YOU WANT

Hay frases, que por una razón o por otra han pasado a formar parte de la historia, o si no de la historia, al menos de la cultura popular. Frases de personas famosas dijeron en un momento especifico y que son recordadas y usadas con frecuencia. 

En el episodio de esta semana comento alguna de ellas para que escuches como suenan en español.

Después de escuchar el episodio no te olvides de dejar una valoración del podcast, ni de decirme qué piensas del episodio, ¿conocías estas citas en español? ¿Qué otra frase crees que podríamos incluir en esta categoría de frases célebre?


Blanca to go 

84-frases célebres en español 

IELTS speaking fears

What are they? Here are some students' comments over the internet:

"Honestly my greatest fear in IELTS is the speaking section. I’ve taken the exam 6 times already since 2014 without hitting my target score of 7. My speaking score is consistently 6.5 throughout the exams. My nervousness really gets overwhelming with my failure. Just a mere mention of IELTS makes me cringe. I feel so hurt and phobic of the exam."

Imagine this, right?

As I said in the podcast, hard skills (preparing for the questions) aren't the only thing students need to prepare for.

Mental training, calming down, breathing exercises, and learning to cool down are some techniques you can take to elevate your score.

If it sounds new and you simply haven't heard of it, use it, and it will be a HUGE assistance for your WHOLE life.

Dive into my harmonising meditation I did earlier to learn to relax more.

Be well and let me know how I can help you.

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Speaking fears

Shadowing and Accent Reduction (with transcript)

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HmJI980xuZkRVLBJMCJYksudZE5dFstY/view?usp=drivesdk