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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?

ぼくたち、飲（の）みにいくのだけど、あなたも来（き）ませんか？
We are getting together for some drinks.
Would you like to come?

はい！よさそうですね。
Yes!  That sounds great!

いつ、どこで待（ま）っていればいいですか？
When and where should I meet you?

うちのオフィスビルの前（まえ）で、６時（じ）でどうですか？
How about at 6 o'clock in front of our office building?

では、その時（とき）に会（あ）いましょう。
See you then.


Useful words and expression.

はい、ありがとう。
Yes, thank you.

わかりました。
I understand.

あなたのいいたいことはわかります。
I see what you mean.

けっこうです。
No, thank you.

またの機会（きかい）に。
Maybe another time.

考（かんが）えさせてください。
Let me think about it.

あまり、したくありません。
I'd rather not.






Cheerful life

人（ひと）をさそうとき

Junto con Martín jugamos un rato a contar anécdotas. Practicá con nosotros los tiempos PASADOS del español!

MARTIN: https://www.italki.com/teacher/5211013

Dale Play al Español

Cuándo fue la última vez que...

Word final devoicing

Voiced consonants at the end of words are pronounced voiceless. 

We write:               We say:
Чехов                      Чехо[ ф ] 
джаз                        джа[ с ] 
гараж                      гара[ ш ] 
сноб                        сно[ п ] 
маркетинг              маркетин[ к ] 
Мадрид                   Мадри[ т ]

Voiced-voiceless assimilation 

When voiced and voiceless consonants are adjacent to each other, the nature of the second consonant dictates the nature of the first. To put it more succinctly, when two consonants go walking, the second one does the talking: 

в Киеве               [ф К]иеве 
субтитры            су[пт]итры 

 voiceless + voiced voiced + voiced 
 
 баскетбол          баске[дб]ол 

 Питсбург            Пи[дзб]ург 

 вас зовут             ва[ з з ]овут 

Russian Pronunciation wilth Lubov

Basics. Word Final Devoicing and Voiced-Voiceless Assimilation. Listen and Repeat.

*This episode is about "Qazvin" a city in the Central District of Qazvin County, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the largest city in the province.

**Book Podcast lesson to discuss the topic and access the texts

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       兔子和乌龟要赛跑了。小鸟一叫：“一二三！”兔子就飞快地跑了出去。乌龟一步一步地向前爬。兔子跑了一会儿，回头看不见乌龟，他很得意，就想：“乌龟爬得真慢，我睡一觉，等他追上来我再跑，我仍然可以得第一。”这样一想，兔子就睡起觉来了。
        乌龟在后面不停地向前爬，从兔子身边爬了过去，一直爬到了终点，得了第一名，可兔子还在那儿睡大觉呢！

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