In this episode you will learn HSK2-8-3 在饭店的前台、
Let's read after me !

HSK2

Made Chinese easy!

En este episodio se describe la rutina de una caminata, desde la preparación hasta la actividades que se desarrollan en la misma. También el rico paisaje de la región. 
Se habla un poco de la ropa y se describen aspectos medioambientales, así como la canción. 


HABLAR ESPAÑOL

YENDO A CAMINAR

En este episodio Hablaremo sobre  La vida en el campo venezolano es sencilla, pero muy rica en cultura, comida y tradiciones. Es un lugar donde el tiempo parece ir más despacio y donde se vive con más contacto con la naturaleza. 🐑 🐎 🐖

Y tú, ¿te animarías a pasar unos días en el campo venezolano?

Spanish with Nathy

In Rural Venezuela

了解自己的人就是朋友，所以汉语中“知己”的意思就是朋友。我们都希望跟诚实的人交朋友，跟这样的人在一起我们觉得快乐，觉得放心。我们一般还喜欢跟那些性格、爱好差不多的人交朋友，因为性格、爱好相同的人有很多的共同语言。当然，跟性格、爱好不同的人也可以成为好朋友，有人就喜欢跟自己不一样的人交朋友。
一般性格外向开朗、说话幽默、脾气好的人比较容易交到朋友，别人也愿意跟他们在一起，​​因为有他们的地方就有笑声​​；性格内向的人不太爱说话，但他们也可以成为最好的朋友，​​好朋友不一定是那些最能说话的人​​。

诚实【chéngshí】-honest
性格【xìnggé】-character; nature; disposition
爱好【àihào】-hobby
外向【wàixiàng】-extroversive
开朗【kāilǎng】-sanguine
幽默【yōumò】-humorous
脾气【píqi】-temperament
内向【nèixiàng】-introversive

Intermediate Chinese Listening

Friends 朋友

The Missing Element in All Types of Interviews

In a job interview, make your case fast and be sure your suit is pressed, too. But it's not what the recording is about :) 

You might laugh, but it takes a few seconds for an experienced HR manager to decide on the outcome of the interview.

One of my students from China working as a general manager for a luxury firm said, "Oh, Anatoly, I watch for the words they use; if they have a victim mentality, the chances of them succeeding with us are low.". 

What are you going to do now after reading this?

I mean, I hear these remarks by my students who are top managers—they don't want to hear any kind of whining or complaining about the past. All they care about is how successfully you are going to assist and support the company's evolution and growth!

The winner's attitude is what they are looking for, and to be honest, it's a rare-case scenario.

If you check with yourself, what do you like? A complainer? A thrilled and excited individual? Are you happy about the changes, or does the future seem dark and gloomy?

Top managers got themselves trained to pick those nuanses, and so do I, as I've had top performers as my students for 8 years, and I did close to 21 thousand meetings with them—it's evident!

Let me know if this text was an eye-opener for you. I would be for me!!! 

If you want  me to listen to your speech and share some recommentations of how to improve your English performance - be my guest, book my classes now!



Job Interview Preparation | Build Strong Communication Under Pressure

The Missing Element In All Types of Interviews

As artificial intelligence becomes ever more capable, is any job secure?

The Short And Sweet English Learning Podcast

Whose job is safe from AI?

My mom and I take a quiz about American dialects to discover whether we speak the same way as other people from our region.

FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE HERE⁠⁠: https://american-idiom.com/f/006-exploring-american-dialects-part-one

During our conversation, we also discuss regional vocabulary and accents from distinct sociocultural regions across the United States, including the South, the West Coast, New England, Texas, the Midwest and more.

You'll certainly learn a bit more about regional American cultures as well!

(This is just the first half of the quiz. I'll be posting the rest next week.)

And if you'd like to try the quiz yourself, it's available at the following link if you scroll to the bottom and click on 'How Y'all, Youse and You Guys Talk': ⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/learning/what-does-your-accent-say-about-who-you-are.html⁠

***Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 23:30***

Episode Outline:

 Explanation of 'Dialect' and 'Accent' (Starts at 2:20)
 Question 1 (You All vs. You vs. Y'all) - (Starts at 3:52)
 Question 2 (Pajamas) - (Starts at 4:25)
 Question 3 (Boulevard vs. Traffic Island) - (Starts at 5:25)
 Question 4 (Crayons) - (Starts at 7:32)
 Question 5 (Kitty Corner vs. Kitty Wampus) - (Starts at 11:12)
 Question 6 (Caramel) - (Starts at 12:54)
 Question 7 (Roly Poly, etc.) - (Starts at 13:54)
  Question 8 (Roundabout vs. Traffic Circle) - (Starts at 15:30)
  Question 9 (Sub, etc.) - (Starts at 17:05)
  Question 10 (Soda vs. Pop) - (Starts at 18:05)
  Question 11 (Crayfish vs. Crawfish) - (Starts at 20:18)
  Question 12 (Berm, etc.) - (Starts at 21:18)
  Question 13 (Semi-truck, etc.) - (Starts at 22:24)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 23:30)

  without further ado (used at 3:31 explained at 23:44)
  it is what it is (used at 8:42 explained at 26:08)
  to go off something (used at 10:08 explained at 28:23)
  to pop up (used at 16:44 explained at 31:11)
  to grow out of something (used at 18:39 explained at 33:19)

Brentoni's English Podcast

006 Exploring American Dialects (Part One)

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Bonus Episode 3: 社交媒体对我们生活的影响？给青少年的压力？容貌焦虑？ （全中文）

🎧Escucha este divertido episodio, vas a escuchar cómo le decimos a algunas prendas de ropa en México y en Argentina.

Checa también el canal de Camila:
https://www.italki.com/teacher/11031501 