THE POLITE ART OF STARTING A CONVERSATION | What is small talk and why is it so important in business?

In this episode, we discuss what exactly is meant by small talk, when you should use small talk in business and which topics make for a great conversation. We discuss why this important social skill is vital for every English learner to master. so that you can become an integral part of a team, instead of being the outsider.

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BizPod - The Business English Podcast

BizPod Episode 3 - Making Small Talk

Pro mnohé studenty ruštiny je velmi těžké slyšet rozdíly mezi ruskými měkkými a tvrdými hláskami. Věděli jste, že za to může stejná věc, kvůli které studenti češtiny neslyší rozdíl mezi českými krátkými a dlouhými samohláskami? 

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💦🩴How to say "I’ve never been to Ko Samui" 🩴💦

mâi kəəi bpai gɔ̀ sà mǔi
ไม่เคยไปเกาะสมุย

mâi kəəi = (I've) never
bpai = go
gɔ̀ sà mǔi = Samui Island

KruPloy mâi kəəi bpai gɔ̀ sà mǔi ləəi kâ. yàak bpai mâak mâak. túk kon kəəi bpai gɔ̀ sà mǔi mái ká

ครูพลอยไม่เคยไปเกาะสมุยเลยค่ะ อยากไปมากๆ ทุกคนเคยไปเกาะสมุยมั้ยคะ

I've never been to Samui Island. I really wanna go there. Have you ever been to Samui Island? 😍

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💦🩴How to say "I’ve never been to Ko Samui" 🩴💦

我的家里有四口人：爸爸、妈妈、妹妹和我。
Wǒ de jiā lǐ yǒu sì kǒu rén: bàba, māma, mèimei hé wǒ。

我爸爸是一名中学数学老师，他对学生很热情，并且很有耐心。我小时候也去过爸爸的学校，他一直都很受学生的欢迎；
Wǒ bàba shì yī míng zhōngxué shùxué lǎoshī, tā duì xuéshēng hěn rèqíng,bìngqiě hěn yǒu nàixīn。Wǒ xiǎo shíhòu yě qù guò bàba de xuéxiào, tā yīzhí dōu hěn shòu xuéshēng de huān yíng。
 
我的妈妈是个普通工人，但她工作认认真真，多次拿到优秀工作者的称号。回到家里，妈妈还会照顾爸爸、妹妹和我的生活，即使我现在长大了，但仍然很喜欢与妈妈一起聊天儿；
Wǒ de māma shì gè pǔtōng gōngréng, dàn tā gōngzuò rèn rèn zhēn zhēng, duō cì nádào yōuxiù gōngzuòzhě de chēnghàoà。Huídào jiā lǐ, māma hái huì zhàogù bàba, mèimei hé wǒ de shēnghuó, jíshǐ wǒ xiànzài zhǎngdà le, dàn réngrán hěn xǐhuān yǔ māma yīqǐ liǎotiānr。

 妹妹是一名大学生了，样子甜甜的，特别喜欢唱歌, 她连洗澡都在唱歌。每到大家的休息日，她总要我们当她的粉丝，听她唱一个下午。
Mèimei shì yī míng dà xuéshēng le, yàngzi tiántián de , tèbié xǐhuān chànggē，Tā lián xǐzǎo dōu zài chànggē。Měi dào dàjiā de xiūxī rì, tā zǒngyào wǒmen dāng tā de fěnsī, tīng tā chàng yī gè xiàwǔ

我爱我的家人。工作之余，总喜欢跟他们呆在一起，聊聊天，逛逛街，吃吃饭。
Wǒ ài wǒ de jiārén。 Gōngzuò zhī yú, zǒng xǐhuan gēn tāmen dāi zài yīqǐ, liáo liáo tiān, guàng guàng jiē, chī chī fàn。


There are four people in my family: father, mother, sister and I.  

My father is a middle school math teacher. He is very warm and patient to his students.  I went to my dad's school when I was young, and he was always popular with the students;  
 
My mother is an ordinary worker, but she works seriously and has won the title of excellent worker for many times.  Back home, my mother will take care of my father, my sister and me. Even though I am older now, I still enjoy chatting with my mother.  

My sister is a college student, like sweet, especially like singing, she even take a shower are singing, every day to everyone's rest, she always want us to be her fans, sing an afternoon.  
 
I love my family. After work, I always like to stay with them, chatting, shopping and eating.  





Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

我的家人   My family    Wǒ de jiā rén    (HSK2-3)

这是一个关于小孩吃蛋糕和切蛋糕的故事…… 如果你想要文字，可以给我留言或者发信息。Please message me if you want to check the words.

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我读你听have fun——切蛋糕

In this episode we will talk about 【Playing games】, you will learn how to say 【traditional,popular】 ect. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Check the script and learn new words. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can then retell the story.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊游戏。
在我小时候，小孩子没有手机和ipad，我们的游戏是更传统的。那个时候最流行的游戏是《老鹰捉小鸡》，有一个小朋友当老鹰，一个小朋友当母鸡，其他小朋友躲在后面当小鸡。母鸡要保护小鸡不被老鹰捉走，被捉到的小鸡就输了。大家在草地上跑来跑去，又紧张又好玩。我们还有其他的游戏，例如：跳绳、打弹珠（也叫打玻璃珠）和打扑克牌等等。
现在的小孩子更多的时间花在学习上，没有那么多时间在室外玩。他们很小就有手机，可以在手机上玩游戏，看视频。因此，近视戴眼镜的小孩子也越来越多。
我觉得我们小时候可以玩的东西更多，学习压力比较小。现在的孩子有机会学习更多的东西，压力也比较大。真希望他们也有机会做一些我们小时候的游戏，虽然简单，但是很快乐。
你小时候喜欢做什么游戏呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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传统/chuán tǒng/traditional
流行/liú xíng/popular
老鹰/lǎo yīng/eagle
捉/zhuō/catch
躲/duǒ/dodge
跳绳/tiào shéng/rope skipping
打弹珠/dǎ dàn zhū/play marbles
打扑克牌/dǎ pū kè pái/playing poker
室外/shì wài/outdoor
视频/shì pín/video
近视/jìn shì/myopia
压力/yā lì/stress
机会/jī huì/opportunity

Yuli's Chinese Channel

玩游戏 Playing games（Intermediate level）

En este episodio aprenderás diferentes formas de responder a la pregunta típica "¿cómo estás?" con diferentes situaciones y dependiendo de la cercanía que tengas con la persona que estás hablando

Spanish Shortcut

EP 3. NO DIGAS “ESTOY BIEN”

Spanish México

TRANSPORTE EN LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO

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