Is academic success about working hard or just being naturally good at something? What do you think? 

In this episode, Nick gives you some ideas on this topic

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Do you think academic success is more about hard work or natural ability?

We made a conversational podcast about morning people and night owls.



Korean stories with Donggyu

[conversational podcast] The time I felt most alive 

你有没有觉得时间过得很快却想不起来自己做过什么有意义的事情。现在世界上发生的事情太多。人们常常忘记享受生活里小小的快乐。最近我看到一个很有用的词，小确信。它的意思是在日常生活中感受简单的快乐。 比如洗干净很舒服的床单 ，叠得整整齐齐的衣服，一个小小的、属于自己的空间。在这个很忙碌的世界里 ，这些小事能让我们停下来休息一会儿，也能给我们多一点快乐。你觉得呢？
word：
意义yìyì：meaning; important
享受xiǎngshòu：to enjoy
干净 gānjìng：clean
舒服 shūfu：comfortable
床单chuángdān：bed sheet
叠dié：to fold
整整齐齐 zhěngzhěngqíqí： neat and tidy
空间 kōngjiān：space
忙碌 mánglù：busy
休息 xiūxi：to rest
一会儿 yīhuìr：a little while
多一点 duō yīdiǎn：a little more
小确幸xiǎo quèxìng：small but sure happiness

Orange Chinese Corner

小确幸 little happiness

요 며칠 봄비가 내리더니
날씨가 쌀쌀해진 것 같아요.
这几天下了春雨，天气好像变凉了。

밤에는 좀 추워서 
감기 걸리기 쉽겠어요.
晚上有点儿冷，容易感冒。

이런 날씨일수록 따뜻한 물도 많이 마시고,
옷도 여러 겹으로 따뜻하게 입어야 돼요.
越是这种天气，越要多喝热水，
衣服也要多穿几件，穿得暖和一些。

걱정해 줘서 고마워요.
谢谢你的挂念。

*어휘 词汇
봄비 春雨 
쌀쌀해지다 变凉
따뜻하다 暖和
걱정하다 挂念





[YOON] 1분 한국어

날씨가 쌀쌀해진 것 같아요. | 天气好像变凉了。

My student wanted to know the meaning of ‘depleted’.

For example, when people talk about their energy levels being ‘depleted’, what do they mean?

Usually after a busy day at work, or for introverts, maybe after a big social gathering, 
and we’ve given all our energy to other people all day, we get home and our energy levels have been ‘drained’, ‘emptied’ or ‘depleted’. 

Another ( more literal ) example is when we’re talking about physical resources:

eg; ’My fridge contents have been depleted (usually by me)…’ 
       ‘The car’s fuel tank is depleted.’ 

Luke's English Sessions

Ep 8. 'Depleted'

In this audio dialogue you will learn how to order a food or drinks at a restaurant. Enjoy!

Transcript

WAITER: Hello, I’ll be your waiter today. Can I start you off with something to drink?
RALPH: Yes. I’ll have iced tea, please.
ANNA: And I’ll have lemonade.
WAITER: OK. Are you ready to order, or do you need a few minutes?
RALPH: I think we’re ready. I’ll have the tomato soup to start, and the roast beef with mashed potatoes and peas.
WAITER: How do you want the beef — rare, medium, or well done?
RALPH: Well done, please.
ANNA: And I’ll just have the fish, with potatoes and a salad.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Ordering A Meal

interrogative pronoun "哪“， how to say in Chinese?

HSK vocabulary

HSK1 interrogative pronoun "哪“

Learning multiple languages at the same time is like learning to play piano, violin and the guitar all at once.  My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582

Streetwise English

SWE 119  Learning multiple languages and musical instruments

IELTS Speaking Part 3 Topic: Choosing work & Work-Life balance.

We'll go deeper into 3 topics tonight in this episode

Q. 1. What kinds of jobs do young people not want to do in your country?
Q. 2. Who is best at advising young people about choosing a job: teachers or parents?
Q. 3. Is money always the most important thing when choosing a job?

Enjoy the episode and let me know what you got out from it!

See you in my classes tomorrow!