Almost daily, short podcasts to help you build a useful and modern vocabulary and improve your ability to communicate at work.

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

On the Breakout Business English podcast we focus on vocabulary, and methods to help you to build CONFIDENCE and FLUENCY in the English skills that you use in your professional life.

Breakout Business English

En este episodio Hablaremo sobre  los dulces y chucherías venezolanas no son solo comida: son recuerdos, tradiciones y cultura.

Desde el quesillo en los cumpleaños, hasta el dulce de lechosa en Navidad o una simple galleta Susy en la merienda.

La próxima vez que visites Venezuela, ya sabrás qué pedir cuando quieras probar algo dulce

Spanish with Nathy

Sweets and Snacks in Venezuela 

My mom and I take a quiz about American dialects to discover whether we speak the same way as other people from our region.

FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE HERE⁠⁠: https://american-idiom.com/f/006-exploring-american-dialects-part-one

During our conversation, we also discuss regional vocabulary and accents from distinct sociocultural regions across the United States, including the South, the West Coast, New England, Texas, the Midwest and more.

You'll certainly learn a bit more about regional American cultures as well!

(This is just the first half of the quiz. I'll be posting the rest next week.)

And if you'd like to try the quiz yourself, it's available at the following link if you scroll to the bottom and click on 'How Y'all, Youse and You Guys Talk': ⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/learning/what-does-your-accent-say-about-who-you-are.html⁠

***Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 23:30***

Episode Outline:

 Explanation of 'Dialect' and 'Accent' (Starts at 2:20)
 Question 1 (You All vs. You vs. Y'all) - (Starts at 3:52)
 Question 2 (Pajamas) - (Starts at 4:25)
 Question 3 (Boulevard vs. Traffic Island) - (Starts at 5:25)
 Question 4 (Crayons) - (Starts at 7:32)
 Question 5 (Kitty Corner vs. Kitty Wampus) - (Starts at 11:12)
 Question 6 (Caramel) - (Starts at 12:54)
 Question 7 (Roly Poly, etc.) - (Starts at 13:54)
  Question 8 (Roundabout vs. Traffic Circle) - (Starts at 15:30)
  Question 9 (Sub, etc.) - (Starts at 17:05)
  Question 10 (Soda vs. Pop) - (Starts at 18:05)
  Question 11 (Crayfish vs. Crawfish) - (Starts at 20:18)
  Question 12 (Berm, etc.) - (Starts at 21:18)
  Question 13 (Semi-truck, etc.) - (Starts at 22:24)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 23:30)

  without further ado (used at 3:31 explained at 23:44)
  it is what it is (used at 8:42 explained at 26:08)
  to go off something (used at 10:08 explained at 28:23)
  to pop up (used at 16:44 explained at 31:11)
  to grow out of something (used at 18:39 explained at 33:19)

Brentoni's English Podcast

006 Exploring American Dialects (Part One)

Scripts in job interviews don't work!

What is the goal anyways?

The goal is to showcase your genuine skills, 
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Discover the pitfalls of relying on scripted
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Job Interview Preparation | CEO Interview Strategies From Diverse Business Sectors!

Scripts in a job interviews don't work!

Today we're talking about the word stress and the grammar of how to use it.

Don't let this podcast stress you out!

It's a question I get over and over here on italki - how important is COMMUNICATION when you're getting ready for an important interview in English?  

The answer might surprise you.  

Let's look at some data together to understand just how important COMMUNICATION really is.  

Let's get started! 

Confident English Interview Podcast

How important is COMMUNICATION when you're getting ready for an important interview in English?

Disfruta de esta entrevista a Suzanne, una estudiante de español y de sus respuestas a 7 preguntas sobre su proceso de estudiar español. ¡Seguramente puedan ayudarte!!

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

7 Preguntas a una estudiante de español

In this episode of The Streetwise English Podcast I talk Chris Rock's Comedy Special and beef with Will Smith. My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582
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Streetwise English

SWE 125 Chris Rock vs. Will Smith

Adeptos do Benfica erram na cidade da Alemanha... O que será que aconteceu?