In this episode, I have a short interview with Tevfik, from Turkey, where we talk about his English journey and OET success via italki. We only had a short time for speaking and writing practice, yet, despite that, he passed and secured a grade B, enough to send him on his American fellowship journey!

Transcript for this and all my other episodes available at my podcast site.
https://kevsenglishpodcast.com/


Kev's English Podcast

KEP Episode 24: Turkish Dr’s OET Journey to Success!

Indeed the Idols I have loved so long, have done my credit in this World much wrong; have drowned my Glory in a shallow Cup, and sold my Reputation for a Song.

Persian Poetry

Khayyam -طبعم به نماز و روزه چون مایل شد

Hello everyone, welcome in that new episode of Let’s Check Out the News. In today’s episode I’ll comment about an article named: “Everyone has the same dream: Mount Fuji grapples with rise in tourism”, published in The Guardian.
Thanks for tuning in, enjoy.

Useful vocabulary:
Over-tourism
To touch on something
To underestimate
Admission fee
Twisted ankle
Bruises
Something that manifests itself
Underequipped 
Underprepared
A pilgrimage 
Detrimental
Feasible
Work overload
To swarm something

Let's check out the news

Do you want to visit mount Fuji? Well, before you go...

Es una expresión que usamos en nuestra vida diaria, ¿la conoces? 

Expresiones en español

El pez que se muerde la cola

👋 Hello, hello, este es un episodio en español donde hablamos de los usos románticos y prácticos de la IA.  
Un programador ruso 💻usando IA para encontrar el amor 💗inspiró este episodio donde escucharás ideas para practicar español con chat gpt 💡, y muchas expresiones que usamos en el español. (Estas expresiones están en el quiz también) 
Si tienes preguntas puedes enviarme un mensaje 💌
Gracias por estar aquí. ¡Qué tengas un lindo día! 

Easy Peasy Spanish 👩‍🏫

How to find love and learn spanish with AI 😏| Práctica de español intermedio


   a. Penny-pincher - Someone who is overly frugal or tight with money.
      Example: "He's such a penny-pincher; he never spends money on anything unnecessary."
   b. Break the bank - To spend a large amount of money, often beyond one's means.
      Example: "Buying a luxury car would break the bank for me."
   c. Cash cow - A source of consistent and significant income or profit.
      Example: "Their latest product has become a cash cow for the company."
   d. Money talks - The power and influence that money can have.
      Example: "In the business world, money talks, and it can open doors."
   e. Tighten the belt - To reduce expenses or live more frugally.
      Example: "With the unexpected expenses, we'll have to tighten our belt for a while."



IELTS Podcast 雅思博客

 Money-related idioms:

Üdvözöllek a Magyar Világ Csatornán!
A régi időkben az emberek nem mindig mentek el az orvoshoz, ha megfáztak, inkább választottak helyette háziszereket, mint például hagymát, ecetet vagy kamillateát.
Ebben a részben most megtudhatod, hogyan is használták ezeket a szereket a magyarok megfázás esetén. 😉


Magyar Világ Podcast 

Magyar házi orvosságok megfázás ellen

In this episode we will talk about 【Working in China 】, you will learn how to say 【civil servant，wave of layoffs，We media blogger】 ect. The material helps you know more about China. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊在中国工作是什么样的体验。在中国的工作大概可以分为这几种：公务员、国企、事业单位、民企和外企。
公务员的工作很稳定，一直以来都是最受欢迎的工作。特别是疫情以后一些公司倒闭，员工失业，大家更觉得有一份铁饭碗很重要。在中国，我们把这种很稳定的工作叫做铁饭碗，例如公务员、教师和医生等等。
国企就是属国家所有的企业单位，例如中国石油、国家电网等等。国企的好处也是稳定，但是发展有限，关系和人脉很重要。
事业单位是一些从事教育、科技、文化、卫生等活动的社会服务组织，例如教师、医生和研究人员等等。事业单位的工作也是比较稳定的，但是收入要看当地的经济，很多地方的待遇其实很一般。
随着经济的发展，中国涌现出一批营收上百亿的大民企。2023中国民营企业500强榜单显示，民营企业500强入围门槛达275.78亿元，比上年增加12.11亿元。京东、阿里巴巴和腾讯都是为大家熟知的企业。2016年到2018年可以说是中国互联网行业的高光时刻，薪酬待遇远远超过普通的公司。然而2022年开始的“裁员潮”似乎到了今年也没有停下来的趋势，这让很多中年失业者陷入“上有老、下有小，背负房贷和车贷”的危机。在民企的发展空间比较大，缺点就是不稳定，小公司制度不完善，管理混乱。
外企的工作曾经备受名校毕业生追捧，但是随着民企的崛起，外企的薪酬逐渐失去竞争力。不过外企还是有很多优点，例如：综合福利好，假期也比较多；上下级关系比较平等，也有利于开阔视野和眼界。
除了当“打工人”，也有越来越多的人选择创业当老板、做自媒体博主，或者其他自由职业。每种工作都各有利弊，找到适合自己的才是最好的。
你更喜欢哪一种工作呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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体验/tǐ yàn/experience
大概/dà gài/roughly
公务员/gōng wù yuán/civil servant
国企/guó qǐ/state-owned enterprise
事业单位/shì yè dān wèi/public institution
民企/mín qǐ/private enterprise
外企/wài qǐ/foreign company
倒闭/dǎo bì/shut down
电网/diàn wǎng/Power grid
人脉/rén mài/connections
待遇/dài yù/treatment
涌现/yǒng xiàn/come to the fore
营收/yíng shōu/revenue
榜单/bǎng dān/ranking list
门槛/mén kǎn/threshold
薪酬/xīn chóu/remuneration
高光时刻/gāo guāng shí kè/highlight/finest hour
裁员潮/cái yuán cháo/wave of layoffs
追捧/zhuī pěng/chase after
崛起/jué qǐ/rise up
自媒体博主/zì méi tǐ bó zhǔ/We media blogger

Yuli's Chinese Channel

在中国工作 Working in China  （Advanced level）

¿Dirías que el estrés es la enfermedad del siglo XXI? ¿Crees que todas las personas estamos estresadas por algún motivo?
¿Sabes lidiar con tu propio estrés? ¿Qué cosas nos estresan?

Charlemos un poco de esto, DALE PLAY Y ENTRENA TU ESPAÑOL CONMIGO HOY!