【北海道Hokkaido生活】
3月18日金曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/1℃

旭川市　Asahikawa
・ビールの会社がノンアルコールビールを開発した
・完成に3年かかった
・健康になりたい人たちから人気

［単語］
ビール（びーる）...お酒のひとつ。黄色いお酒。beer
ノンアルコールビール（のんあるこーるびーる）...アルコールが入ってないビール Non-alcoholic beer
開発（かいはつ）...新しく作ること development
完成（かんせい）...物を作って、それができる complete
健康（けんこう）...体と心が良い health
人気（にんき）...たくさんの人が好きになる popularity

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#19〉3月18日金曜日　お酒じゃないビール

Practice your OET Nursing Speaking Roleplay with this guided simulation based on official OET card #4. In this episode, Kevin (The English Native) demonstrates how to handle a home visit scenario, where a nurse advises a patient’s spouse about care options — including arranging a full‑time carer at home or considering a nursing home.

You’ll hear:

✅ How to build empathy and rapport with family members

✅ Useful phrases for reassurance and advice

✅ Strategies for discussing sensitive topics like independence, guilt, and financial concerns

✅ A full five‑minute roleplay transcript mapped to OET speaking criteria (empathy, open questions, responsiveness, structure)

🎧 Perfect for OET candidates who want to:

Improve fluency and pronunciation through shadowing

Learn exam‑ready vocabulary for care home and family support topics

Understand how to respond naturally to patient concerns

This is part of Kevin’s OET Roleplay Practice series — designed to help you score higher in the OET Speaking sub‑test with real‑world, exam‑authentic practice.

Kev's English Podcast

OET Nursing Roleplay (Care Home Advice, Card 4):

En el municipio colombiano de Ocaña existe una leyenda en torno a la figura de don Antón García, un caballero que vivió presuntamente durante la época colonial. Por tanto, el origen de esta narración pudo surgir durante la conquista.

Colombian Legends

El jinete negro - Leyenda el municipio colombiano de Ocaña

Part 2 of 6. 

Jack, a pocket-sized blue book with yellow text and white pages, climbed up the library steps, knocked on the modern glass doors and was let in by the security guard. It was an hour before the library opened to the public. 

“Mornin’ Jack,” said the security guard. “I’ve been dying to see you this morning. Could you whip me up a Frappuccino?” 

Jack’s life swirled around coffee. Not only was it his profession, it was his passion and life’s purpose. The library café had been in his family for six generations. Ever since Jack was capable of walking on his two feet, he was working at the café. In due time, Jack had mastered all aspects of coffee making, from grinding and roasting beans to excellent customer service, and everything in between. His father supervised him closely, making sure their state-of-the-art coffee machine was used properly. When Jack was ready, his mother showed him how to create artistic designs using the frothed milk. 

“You’ll have to wait a bit longer,” replied Jack. “I’ve got some extra housekeeping to do this morning. I’ll get it to you at opening time.” 

The island café was placed in the center of the public sitting area. It was surrounded by seven medium-sized tables. Today Jack had to prepare a new shipment of Columbian beans by grinding them and storing them away. After doing that, he mopped around the seating area and wiped the tables. Finally, Jack sliced some cheese for his most popular item, the cheese bread rolls. 

Jack switched on his beloved coffee machine and listened to it hum as it warmed up. With his hand on the steam wand, Jack caught his reflection in the pressure and temperature dials of the machine. Looking back at him was a newly-discovered shiny white hair. 


Being a Cloud

Jack the Coffee Book

In this chapter divided in 2 parts I will relate an experience where I do "hitchhiking" but with a boat, that's why "barcostop" ( It's different to Autostop) . It is set in the "second summer" of 2020, in the famous Argentinian Patagonia, specifically in a town called "Villa La Angostura", a paradisiacal place. 

important locations to guide the listener :
Lago ( Lake ) 
Villa La Angostura ( Place located in the Patagonian Andes ) 
Bahía mansa ( Bahia mansa is a bay of villa la angostura.  )

*Please leave all your questions in your comments, even if they are basic, it can help you and the rest of the listeners. *



Viajes, viajes y mas viajes 🚲

*B1/B2* Experiencia en Barco-Stop  1️⃣part  ( or boat hitchhiking expierence )

Today we're talking about the word "nepotism" and how it can create challenging work environments. I hope you find it useful!

Don't forget that I'm a full time English coach and tutor, right here on iTalki. So if you use English as a second language at work and you'd like to improve your professional communication skills then feel free to book some of my time and let's get to work!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

This podcast is only for my close friends. 

En este episodio hablo un poco sobre las mascotas. In this episode I speak a little about pets. (You can find more information about this podcast on https://minutopodcast.carrd.co/)

Minuto Español

Mascotas (pets)

1. 你好！
Nǐ hǎo!
你好！
Nǐ hǎo!
你们好！
Nǐmen hǎo!

2. 老师，您好！
Lǎoshī, nín hǎo!

3. 再见！
Zàijiàn!
再见！
Zàijiàn!