In this weeks episode we learn about the importance of pronunciation. 

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Spanish in the Workplace

#4: Spanish Pronunciation Part 1 (Spanish)

Kim's Korean Convenience Store

EP01. Why do Koreans use honorifics? (feat. 안녕하세요)

"It is only with heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye"
If you want to reminisce the nostalgic innocence of childhood, this is you go-to book. 
A young prince meets a pilot whose plane crashed in the desert who begins to tell him all the wonders he saw and the planets he visited.

Word Wizardry

The Little Prince

孔融是汉朝有名的文学家，他六七岁的时候就聪明过人。许多有才学的大官出各种各样的难题考他，都没有把他难住。有一次，孔融参加了一个宴会。在宴会上，孔融机智地回答了几个人出的难题，受到在场官员的称赞。大家都说他长大后一定有出息。有一位大官见众人都捧这个六七岁的孩子，心里很不服气，便对大家说：“依我看，小时候聪明的人，长大以后不一定聪明。”孔融听了，马上接过话来，对他说：“我想，您小时候一定非常聪明。”  

生词：New words 
机智：clever  
有名：famous 
文学家：man of letters, writer 
聪明过人：be gifted with talent
大官：high-ranking official 
各种各样：all kinds of
难住：be put on the spot
宴会：banquet 
受到：received 
在场：at present 


CloverChinese

Level 4: Funny Chinese 机智的回答 A story of Kong Rong

Nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena, es un refrán que indica que la aventura es siempre bien recibida, que nunca es tarde para llevar a cabo algo útil y beneficioso y que cualquier momento es bueno para emprender aquello que haya de reportarnos algún placer o mejora.  

El paso del tiempo no debe ser obstáculo para realizar aquello que deseamos. No hemos de sentirnos viejos/as ni desechar nuestros afanes por considerar que ya no tenemos edad, porque la alternativa, no hacer nada, es la menos deseable de todas. 

NUNCA SERÁ TARDE PARA EMPEZAR EN ESPAÑOL.
Más vale tarde que nunca.

I SPEAK SPANISH WHAT'S YOUR SUPERPOWER?

“NUNCA ES TARDE SI LA DICHA ES BUENA”

Tacos are the world's most popular street food, according to a new study of TikTok posts.

Originally from Mexico, these simple, messy, hand-sized snacks are enjoyed around the world.

A money transfer company called Remitly wanted to find out about the world's best-loved street foods.

It made a list of more than 300 such foods from 136 countries, and looked at TikTok to see how many times each one had been mentioned on the app.

Tacos — tortillas filled with meat, vegetables or almost anything else you can think of — were mentioned more than 1.8 million times.

Next came a South Asian favorite, pani puri. Eaten in India at any time of day, these are crispy dough balls often filled with potato, chickpeas and spices.

Pani puri was mentioned more than 734,000 times, a little more than the third-placed food: hot dogs, which were mentioned almost 654,000 times.

Many of the most popular street foods on the list are things you can easily eat while walking — although you might get some sauce on your shirt!

But Vietnamese pho — a noodle soup — also did well, and so did Peru's ceviche, a fish dish made with lime juice and onion.

Some sweet snacks were also in the website's top 10, including waffles, croissants and crepes.

Many of these street foods can now be found around the world, although some are easier to find than others.

But travel website TimeOut says eating authentic local street food is one of the best parts of traveling!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Tacos Named World's Most Popular Street Food

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 2 - Describe an interesting old person you met.

You should say:

Who this person is
When/where you met this person
What you did
And explain why you think this person is interesting

Here are soem extra words you can use in your answers!

off the top of your head: from the knowledge you have in your memory

within spitting distance of something: next to or extremely near something

give or take: possibly a little more or less than the amount or time mentioned

hooked (on something): enjoying something very much, so that you want to do it, see it, etc. as much as possible

go into detail (about​/​on): to mention many facts or aspects of a situation

know sth like the back of your hand: to have very good and detailed knowledge of something

blow away: to impress someone very much or make them very excited

let off​/​blow off steam: to express your feelings of anger or excitement without harming anyone

Imagine speaking this way - using some of these relevant vocabulary. What might be different in your answers? :)

Join me one-on-one meetings to start expressing your ideas differently and feel more confidence while doing it.

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To Your Success,
Anatoly

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

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 2 - Describe an interesting old person you met.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LEb34qgi6pyNGjp1wTLxsyzIde0__Qqn/view?usp=drivesdk

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Smack Bang in the Middle  - a common phrase (with transcript)

Today I talk about the Phrase "To be Gutted" and details about the BT Tower, London, which will be converted into a hotel.
Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B9HKPOh5noUZoB8OyqkIzXgN2IWP4fOk/view?usp=drivesdk


