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Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse! Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter U. Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own. Unicorn, umbrella bird, unicycle, upside down cake, utensils, uniform, umpire, urchin, ukulele Great job! Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more! See you next time—bye for now!

Adapting to different ways of dealing with uncertainty The people you meet might respond to uncertainty differently than you. Consider seeing things from their point of view and adapting a little. Listen to this story of Nicole and Susan. Nicole likes routines and likes to plan in advance. Every Sunday she spends the afternoon and evening at her parents’ house. Every Monday she meets her best friend for lunch and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings she goes to a café and reads. Having some control over what’s going to happen makes her feel safe. Then one day Nicole meets Susan. Susan never plans things in advance, is always late, and prefers to be flexible. She likes to make decisions based on how she’s feeling that day and feels that doing the same thing is limiting. Nicole tried to make plans to meet for coffee in advance, Susan sounds uninterested, but she never gives her definite answers. Her behavior really annoys Nicole. With people who don’t mind uncertainty … Remember that you can learn a lot from the unknown and the unfamiliar. Show flexibility. For example: For me, either way is fine. Let me know what you’re comfortable with. With people who avoid uncertainty … Offer details when making decisions. Provide a context with background information. For example: The reason I do it this way is… Let me explain why (I’m doing this). Show you understand the importance of structure and plans. I understand the (structure/flexibility) is important / means a lot to you. I can see why you (spend time on planning). Follow me for more Everyday English.

Letter U Listen and repeat then sing along. umpire, uncle, umbrella, up This is an umpire. This is an uncle. This is an umbrella. This is up. Follow me for more phonics.

The manager asked everyone to stay calm and handle the situation with ____. A) patience B) patient C) patiently

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Are you new to Italki? Here's how to use Italki to improve your target language using the Italki platform. Do you want 'Free language exchange'? If you do, then click on the Community button at the top of the Italki page and go to the Community message board. Click on the create button and select one of the options. Make a post that mentions your language and your target language and that you want a free language exchange partner. See who responds to your post. Reply to those that respond to your post. Do you want help from a community tutor on Italki? Go to 'Find a Teacher' button at the top of the Italki page. You can select teacher type then community tutor. You can also search by where the tutor is from. Price. What they can help with. Once you see a profile of a tutor that you want to help you, read their profile completely BEFORE booking a lesson with them. ALSO fill out the lesson inquiry/contact form BEFORE booking a lesson with them. Learn about them and inform them FIRST before booking a lesson. Do not just pick someone based on their photo or their location. Do you want help from a certified teacher on Italki? It's the same process as finding a tutor except when you go to 'Find a Teacher' then Teacher Type select Professional teacher. Once you see a profile of a teacher that you want to help you, read their profile completely BEFORE booking a lesson with them. ALSO fill out the lesson inquiry/contact form BEFORE booking a lesson with them. Learn about them and inform them FIRST before booking a lesson. Good luck!!

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What is your reason for wanting to improve your American English speaking? Is it for work? Travel? For a hobby? Have you ever had a tutoring lesson from a native English speaker from the United States? Have you ever had a native English speaker from the United States type out to you what they heard you say if your pronunciation was wrong/sentence structure was wrong then type your correction next to it?

Please make sure to ______ the form before the deadline. *A. complicate* *B. complain* *C. complete*