Have you ever wondered if the festive magic of Christmas could transform your language learning? It did for me! Let me take you back to one chilly December when I felt stuck and uninspired in my language studies. I decided to embrace the holiday spirit and experiment with writing Christmas cards in my target language, watching festive movies with subtitles, and even learning carols. To my surprise, these small steps reignited my passion and made learning fun again.

This Christmas, why not give yourself the gift of language? Tune in to Episode 60 of "111 Tips for Learning a Language" to discover how the spirit of giving, connection, and patience during the holidays can inspire your learning journey. 🎁

💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 60 - A Christmas Special: Language Learning Lessons from the Season of Joy

Ciao studenti e studentesse di tutto il mondo. 🌏
In questo secondo episodio di “impara l’italiano con Isa” ci alleneremo con i verbi al tempo passato remoto, in questa occasione parleremo:
- Dell’amore clandestino tra Giorgio IV principe di Galles e Maria Fitzherberg, 
- Del ciondolo che Giorgio e Maria si regalarono in segno del loro amore 
-  Di come il Lover’s Eyes (il loro gioiello) divenne molto famoso.

Impara l’italiano con Isa

Lover’s Eyes

Who is the most Scottish person at the Eurovision Song Contest? 

Who beat Scottish singer Scott Fitzgerald at the 1988 contest? 

Find out in today's episode where I talk about my favourite Eurovision songs and explore the contributions of Scottish singers and songwriters at the biggest TV event in the world. 

Transcript for this episode is available. Please message me if you want the transcript. 

Scotland - Everything I've Ever Had

0005 Scotland and Eurovision

Today we're talking about a piece of vocabulary that we can use to say that we haven't decided what our opinion is yet. We're still thinking about a topic and deciding what we think of it. This is the idiom "the jury is (still) out". I hope you find it useful!

Don't forget that I'm a full time English coach and tutor, right here on iTalki. So if you use English as a second language at work and you'd like to improve your professional communication skills then feel free to book some of my time and let's get to work!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

The jury's out on how good a podcaster I am.

In dieser kurzen Episode stelle ich dir fünf wichtige Adjektive vor, die du brauchst, um im Berufsalltag professionell zu kommunizieren: verbindlich, zuverlässig, transparent, diplomatisch und respektvoll. Du erfährst die Bedeutungen und bekommst zu jedem Adjektiv einen Beispielsatz. Ideal für alle, die ihr Deutsch im beruflichen Kontext verbessern möchten!

Business-Deutsch leicht gemacht

 Podcast: Adjektive für erfolgreiche Kommunikation und gutes Verhalten im Beruf

CHISTES MEXICANOS

CERO ABSOLUTO

Spanish México

EL CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC.

More than seven out of 10 Americans have been dishonest when trying to get a job, according to a new survey.

A company called ResumeTemplates asked 1,250 people in the US about how honest they are when looking for jobs, doing interviews or taking tests during the hiring process.

And 71% of US job seekers said they'd been dishonest.

One of the most common things to do was to give a false reference. Almost half of the participants said they'd done this.

Some said they didn't have a real reference to give, while others said their last boss didn't like them.

But people said they'd been dishonest all through the hiring process. More than one in five people said they'd lied on their resume.

Some companies give people tests during the hiring process — and 22% of people said they'd used Google, artificial intelligence software or the help of others to answer test questions.

So does being dishonest work?

The answer to that question might be "sometimes" — only around three out of 10 people said they had gotten caught.

Of course, that doesn't mean being dishonest is the right thing to do.

However, a 2023 survey by a company called Resume Builder found that it's not just people looking for jobs who lie.

In fact, the survey of more than 1,000 hiring managers found that almost 40% have lied to people in job interviews.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Most Americans Have Lied to Get a Job

I want you to catch the spirit with which I am speaking, how I am putting ideas together. Like I said - I don't prepare and I want to show you how 'it's naturally done'.

Enjoy it and move into Part 2