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Answer these questions and find out. 
Please look at the PDFs for the transcript.

Confusing words - intermediate 

With 26 letters, (but 44 different sounds), and not many rules, English pronunciation is sometimes difficult.
Sometimes, reading a word, does not help you to say it.  Here is some help.


Pronunciation 

Success at work!
Vocabulary to help your career.  
These podcasts are from my 'ENGLISH IN THE OFFICE courses.   
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English for Business

To avoid getting rusty, and to keep up your skills, you should hear and speak English every day.  This can be expensive.  Here are some free ways to keep up your English skills between classes. 

How to keep up your English level 

A2 - B1  
Conversation Class Preparation.
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Confusing words  (A2 - Elementary)

Learn all the necessary vocabulary so that you can speak about the economy.
Best for intermediate and upper-intermediate students.
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New English US

Business English: The Economy

Neste episódio falamos de um reality show brasileiro chamado Ilhados com a sogra que está disponível na Netflix. E por que falamos desse programa? Por sugestão da Giada que, como italiana, foi capaz de comparar aspectos da personalidade brasileira com a italiana. Espero que gostem! 

Praia e Dolce Vita

Reality show brasileiro

This episode is about 【奥运会网红产品“种草”现场】, you will learn how to say 【E-commerce,Top-selling item,(live streaming) promoting products】 ect. The material helps you get used to different voice and accent. 
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男：这两天呢“阿条姐”黄雨婷收获了一大波的关注和喜爱。这个未满18岁的浙江姑娘和搭档“干饭哥”盛李豪夺得了混合团体十米气步枪的金牌，为中国队拿下了巴黎奥运的首金。
女：对，那么在赛场上啊神枪少女黄雨婷头上的发卡也引发了网友们的关注。“戴最萌的发卡，打最狠的枪“等话题也是冲上了热搜。有网友还晒出了同款，那么还有网友啊说我要“求链接”“催义乌”。
男：黄雨婷回应发卡走红时候说：“现在呀多了一些新规则，比如说刘海儿不允许掉下来，所以就找了一个发卡来别住头发，那没有什么特别的。”
女：虽然她本人说没有什么特别的，但是根据某电商平台的数据就显示：黄雨婷同款本周搜索热度上升了120%。
男：从小小发卡的热卖呢可以真切地感受到大家对于奥运会、对于中国运动员的支持和喜爱。那精彩的体育赛事也点燃了大家的体育消费热情。
女：我们观察发现啊，这些年来大型体育赛事都会有一些运动员他们随身携带的小配饰啊小物件啊成为了网络的爆款产品。没想到奥运会赛场竟然也可以是网红产品种草现场。巴黎奥运会正在进行当中啊，还会有更多的健儿登场。那奥运带货的风还会吹向哪里呢？也让我们共同享受运动带给我们的快乐吧。
（来源：抖音“中国之声”）
1. “阿条姐”“干饭哥” is their screen name on Sina microblog
2. 求链接：asking for the link of products that they are interested
3. 催义乌：义乌 is China's small commodity hub, when young people saw new products online, they would urge manufacturers in 义乌 to produce so they can buy. 
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关注/guān zhù/attention
搭档/dā dàng/Partner
夺得/duó dé/Win,take
混合团体/hùn hé tuán tǐ/Mixed team event
气步枪/qì bù qiāng/Air Rifle
首金/shǒu jīn/First gold medal
发卡/fà qiǎ/Hairpin
萌/méng/Cute
冲上热搜/chōng shàng rè sōu/Top the list of search queries
晒/shài/Show/share sth online
同款/tóng kuǎn/Same style product
别住/bié zhù/Pin
电商/diàn shāng/E-commerce
搜索热度/sōu suǒ rè dù/popularity of searching
点燃/diǎn rán/Ignite
配饰/pèi shì/Accessories
爆款/bào kuǎn/Top-selling item
种草/zhòng cǎo/Influencing, or being influenced to long for a particular product or experience something
健儿/jiàn ér/Athlete
带货/dài huò/(live streaming) promoting products

Yuli's Chinese Channel

奥运会网红产品“种草”现场（Advanced level）

Nick discusses art today! What do you think makes a good piece of art? This question might come up in IELTS speaking Part 3 or Writing Part 2. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

What makes a good piece of art?

10 Questions with Marko
 マルコさんへの10の質問

1.どこに住んでいますか？
　Where do you live?

2.首都はどこですか？
　What is your capital city?

3.天気はどうですか？
　What is the weather like?

4.温度は何度くらいですか？
　What is the temperature like?

5.日本との時差はどのくらいですか
　What is the time difference from Japan?

6.好きな野菜はなんですか？
　What is your favorite vegetable?

7.住んでいる町に日本レストランはありますか？
　Are there any Japanese restaurants in your town?

8.犬がいますか？
　Do you have a dog?

9.名前はなんですか？
　What is the name of your dog?

10.ときどき、一緒に散歩にいきますか？
　Do you sometimes go for a walk with your dog?


[単語リスト(Word List)]

首都　しゅと　capital cities　
天気　てんき　weather
温度　おんど　temperature
時差　じさ　　time difference
野菜　やさい　vegetables
散歩　さんぽ　walking



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Dive into the essence of Russian prepositions 'до' and 'за' and learn how they shape the concept of time. This episode dissects their usage with practical examples, helping you tell time like a native.

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Before & Until: Mastering ДО & ЗА

Bruce Lee’s Empty Cup - And Why Your English is Costing You MONEY

Bruce Lee asked: Is your cup empty, or full?

The answer could be why you’re leaving money on the table every time you open your mouth in a business situation. I’m talking presentations that bore clients to death, pitches that land with a thud, job interviews where you sound like a buffoon…and even those damn IELTS tests my students sweat over.

See, you’re probably making ONE of these critical mistakes (and maybe all of them):

You’re STUCK in Your Ways: “Empty” means potential. “Full” means rigid, unable to adapt. Your English is probably stuck in a textbook from 1985.

You’re Fixated on “Perfect”: Forget perfection. Aim for impact. Trying to be flawless is paralyzing you. Stop it.

You Think You’re “Done” Learning: The moment you stop learning, you start dying (business-wise, anyway). Your English has to evolve to stay sharp.

You’re Clueless About Yourself: You have ZERO awareness of how you actually sound to prospects, clients, or even the interviewer across the table. Ouch.

But there’s a way out.

In my latest podcast episode, I take Bruce Lee’s wisdom – yes, the martial arts guy – and brutally expose exactly how you can weaponize your English.

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Deliver every sentence with unshakeable clarity.

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