Ever pondered the secrets to mastering English vocabulary as a foreign language learner? Join Smith and their guest speaker as they unravel the art of linguistic discovery. How, you ask? By breaking down words into their elemental components, of course!

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Cracking the Vocabulary and Grammar Code

Endure	忍耐	rěnnài
Enjoy	享受	xiǎngshòu
Escape	逃脱	táotuō
Estimate	估计	gūjì
Evaluate	评价	píngjià


5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C(24) Vocabulary Set: Endure Enjoy Escape Estimate Evaluate

안녕하세요! 오늘은 초급자를 위한 이야기예요! 가을 날씨가 와요!

<A1-A2>*이제 시작! Now start!*

(초급)  가을 날씨가 와요!

When learning English we wonder whether we need to have a certain accent. Usually American or British? But the truth is just need a neutral and clear accent to be Natively-fluent rather than sound like we're from a place we did not grow up in.

Slice of English 

Do You Really Need an Accent? Part 1

Complete the questions with a suitable word.
1 Can couples have a religious ceremony or a ......................................... ceremony in a
......................................... office?
2 Does the ......................................... usually wear a dress of a particular colour? If so,
what colour?
3 Is there usually a ......................................... after the ceremony?
4 Do people often ......................................... speeches7 If so, who does it?
5 Is it the ......................................... for the wife to wear a wedding ring on her left hand?
6 Do couples often go on a ......................................... after the wedding?
7 Do couples usually ......................................... their wedding ......................................... every year?
8 Do most ......................................... last forever in your country?
9 Do couples usually get  .................. before they get married?

English Mini Lessons

Weddings

Convergent Thinkers vs. Divergent Thinkers: Is One Better Than the Other?

verybody is capable of both convergent and divergent thinking, depending on the situation. However, it’s natural to lean more toward one or the other when approaching problems and projects.

“Some people have a natural preference for divergent thinking. They are the people in organizations who love to come up with new ideas,” says Manning, “They are also the people who are most useful when solving daunting, complex challenges because they are more likely to articulate ideas that are new and useful.”

The real issue lies in becoming too reliant on one method of thinking. “Too much divergent thinking can lead to endless ideation and no solutions. Too much convergent thinking can lead to no new ideas and ‘analysis paralysis,’”

Project Management and the Lure of Convergent Thinking
That’s a trap that project management professionals—who are notoriously married to their plans and processes—can fall into easily.

Let’s break this all down with some examples. Divergent thinking starts with an objective—perhaps you need to generate 1,000 new leads within a month. You start by brainstorming creative ideas and solutions to satisfy that goal: happy hours with famous speakers, direct mailers including $100 gift cards, a man in a gorilla suit on the corner of Times Square.

From there, you move into evaluating those options and settling on the one(s) that works best. This is an example of convergent thinking.

Let's continue later today on this topic and explore it further. See you soon.

The Habits of Professionals Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

Business English For Project Managers. Reading & Comprehension

Today we're looking at some more formal ways to say "I kind of agree". We look at:

I agree in part
I partially agree
I agree to some extent
I agree with some qualifications

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I think you'll agree with this... partially

Nivel: A2. B1.

Tema: En inglés To Ask For, y To Ask.., pero en español.... Pedir y Preguntar.  

Hoy respondemos esta pregunta de gramática: ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Pedir y Preguntar?. 

Para ello hacemos muchos ejemplos. La diferencia es sutil y es importante el contexto. 

Otro detallito interesante es el uso de las preposiciones que necesitas en cada caso.

Ah, tengo una pregunta... ¿ya programaste tu proxima clase? :D! 

Gracias por escuchar, por responder el cuestionario  y por los comentarios. 
Chao chao,
Rocío.

Rocío en Español Podcast

7. ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre PEDIR y PREGUNTAR?

What you believe about yourself ultimately shapes your learning: 

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tLHFCyBlP2SkUGgZNGSAvWN4mpblBxHy/view?usp=drivesdk