I left Canada to teach English in the Czech Republic in 1995. There are three chapters that cover my experience there which include meeting my first wife. Ten years later, I was in India on a new teaching job getting divorced. I met and dated Marta.

Expect the Unexpected

Marta

如何在粵語中表達不知所措，非常困惑？

粵爾

“𢲷晒頭”/“R晒頭”

Elementary Uzbek

Vowels letters in Uzbek

🎙️ Why Perfectionism Kills Your IELTS Fluency — and What to Do in 3 Seconds.

I’ve seen it hundreds of times — students who know all the grammar, all the phrases, yet freeze the moment they have to speak. Their voice tightens, their mind goes blank, and all that knowledge disappears.

In this episode, I talk about why that happens — and why perfectionism is the real enemy of fluency. I’ll share a story from one of my students, explain what’s going on in your head when you start overthinking, and show you a simple 3-second shift that helps you sound calm, confident, and real — even in front of an examiner.

If you’ve ever felt that your English suddenly “dies” when you need it most, this episode will help you bring it back to life.

Stay till the end — I’ve got a small bonus for you and a way to get personal feedback after the episode.

#IELTS speaking #Fluent English #Spoken English confidence #Nofear

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

The Inner Game of IELTS -  Why Perfectionism Kills Your Fluency and how to fix it in 3 steps.

Parlo delle cose positive sui viaggi madre e figlia, come cambiano i rapporti con i figli quando crescono e diventano adulti; le molte possibilità quando viaggi fuori stagione e come trovare buoni prezzi. Come tempi verbali: presente indicativo, passato prossimo, imperfetto; vocabolario dei viaggi e alcune attività da fare quando sei in viaggio.

Vivendo tra due lingue

In viaggio con mia figlia

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
4月25日月曜日　天気/はれ　気温/12℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
・北海道初の公立夜間中学校が21日から始まった。
・生徒は10代〜80代
・不登校や障がい、戦争が理由で学校に通えなかった。

［単語］
初/はつ…初めて
公立/こうりつ…国や市が作る
夜間/やかん…夜の時間
10代/じゅうだい…10才〜19才
80代/はちじゅうだい…80才〜89才
不登校/ふとうこう…学校に通わないこと
障がい/しょうがい…頭や体に問題があること
戦争/せんそう…国と国のたたかい

レッスン待ってます♪

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#45〉4月25日月曜日　北海道初の公立夜間中学校

『日本語能力試験」対策＿日本語総まとめN3（語彙）』アスク出版 テキストを読んでいきます。 １回に1日ずつ読んでいきます。 今日は、第5週1日です。

N3合格

N3　語彙　第5週1日目

三菱日联银行经济学家称，美联储不太可能单独扭转看跌趋势。在美联储更新鹰派政策后，美元一直保持强势。但三菱日联银行认为，美联储将在明年2月再次放缓加息步伐至25个基点。美联储的鹰派政策更新在短期内为美元提供更多支撑，但自从10月CPI回落以来，美元的走跌趋势已不大可能单靠美联储来扭转了。
New words：
Fed 美联储 Měiliánchǔ
更新 update Gēngxīn 
走跌趋势bearish tend  Zǒu diē qūshì
趋势 trend；tendency  Qūshì
扭转 reverse  Niǔzhuǎn
鹰派 Hawkish Yīng pài 
鸽派  Dovish Gē pài 
放缓加息步伐  Slow down the pace of rate hikes

财经早咖啡【财经新闻】【Business News】

Fed unlikely on its own to reverse bearish trend for the USD – MUFG ；美联储不太可能自行扭转美元的看跌趋势——三菱日联银行

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Travelling.

Q. Do you like travelling?
Q. How do you usually travel?
Q. What are the most common types of transportation run on the streets in your country?
Q. Which types of transportation do people in your country often use to move?

How would you answer these questions yourself?

Let me know how I can be of support to you IELTS Speaking.

See you in my classes.