The right and wrong way to ask for something, or to ask permission, in English.

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Making Polite Requests in English

The Dunce

He says no with his head
but he says yes with his heart
he says yes to what be loves
he says no to the teacher
he stands
he is questioned
and all the problems are posed
sudden mad laughter seizes him
and he erases all
the words and figures
names and dates
sentences and snares
and despite the teacher’s threats
to the jeers of infant prodigies
with chalk of every color
on the blackboard of misfortune
he draws the face of happiness

Translation: Lawrence Ferlinghetti

𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗔𝗜𝗦 ? 😉

🎙️𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒎 " 𝑳𝑬 𝑪𝑨𝑵𝑪𝑹𝑬 " 🥁𝒅𝒆 𝑱𝒂𝒄𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒆́𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕 🎶

Korean Podcast with Naeun

좋은 사람 | What Makes a Good Person? | Korean Podcast for Intermediate

In today's podcast, I will be giving some tips on how you can save money this recession. These tips are things that I practice to live frugally and avoid financial troubles.

FLO TALKS 

MONEY TIPS TO SURVIVE THE RECESSION

"Llevar las de perder", ¿cómo así?

Bueno te hablo aquí un poco de esta expresión que te va a hacer sonar mucho más natural...


Expresiones idiomáticas en español 

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- LOS COLORES CÁLIDOS DE LA CULTURA COLOMBIANA

- ALGO ACOGEDOR EN COLOMBIA, ES PERCIBIDO AL INSTANTE

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Colombia

La calidez de la cultura colombiana te hace sentir siempre en casa

I sitdown with Carl Honoré is a bestselling author, broadcaster and two-time TED speaker. He is also the voice of the Slow Movement. 

After working with street children in Brazil, Carl covered Europe and South America for the Economist, Observer, Miami Herald, Houston Chronicle, National Post (Canada), Time and other publications. 

His first book, In Praise of Slow, chronicles the global trend toward putting on the brakes in everything from work to food to parenting. The Financial Times said it is “to the Slow Movement what Das Kapital is to communism”.

Carl’s second book, Under Pressure explores how to raise and educate children in a fast world and was hailed by Time as a “gospel of the Slow Parenting movement”.

Carl’s third book, The Slow Fix, explores how to tackle complex problems in every walk of life, from health and relationships to business and politics, without falling for superficial, short-term quick fixes.

His fourth book, Bolder: How To Age Better And Feel Better About Ageing, is a spirited manifesto against ageism.

Carl recently published his first children’s book, It’s The Journey Not the Destination
Published in 36 languages, Carl has landed on bestseller lists in many countries. 

In Praise of Slow was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and the inaugural choice for the Huffington Post Book Club. It also featured in a British TV sitcom, Argentina’s version of Big Brother and a TV commercial for the Motorola tablet. 

Under Pressure was shortlisted for the Writers’ Trust Award, the top prize for non-fiction in Canada. 

Bolder was also a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week as well as a Reader’s Digest (UK) Book of the Month.

Carl featured in a series for BBC Radio 4 called The Slow Coach in which he helped frazzled, over-scheduled people slow down. He also presented a television show called Frantic Family Rescue on Australia’s ABC 1.

Carl lives in London. While researching his first book on slowness he was slapped with a speeding ticket.

All American Podcast 

Carl Honoré  (Best-selling author) "The Slow Movement" 

秋（あき）と言（い）えば・・・

皆（みな）さんは春夏秋冬（しゅんかしゅうとう）、どの季節（きせつ）が好（す）きですか？
私は夏（なつ）が１番（いちばん）好きで、２番目（にばんめ）に好きなのが秋です。
ここ数年（すうねん）、秋を感（かん）じられることが少（すく）なかったですが、今年（ことし）はちょうどよい気温（きおん）が続（つづ）いており、秋を長（なが）く感じられます。

秋は過（す）ごしやすい気温なので、「〇〇（まるまる）の秋」という言葉（ことば）をよく耳（みみ）にします。
「紅葉（こうよう）の秋」、「食欲（しょくよく）の秋」、「スポーツの秋」など秋になると、暑（あつ）すぎる夏にはできなかったことをしたくなる日本人（にほんじん）の国民性（こくみんせい）があるようです。私は今年「読書（どくしょ）の秋」にしました。最近（さいきん）アニメ「キングダム」や中国（ちゅうごく）の時代劇（じだいげき）を見（み）るのにハマっているので、中国の歴史（れきし）の本（ほん）を読（よ）んでいます。今年の秋は充実（じゅうじつ）しています。

あなたはどんな「秋」にしたいですか？

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秋と言えば・・・

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

Topic - Accommodation:

Q. Tell me about the kind of accommodation you live in?
Q. How long have you lived there?
Q. What do you like about living there?
Q. What sort of accommodation would you most like to live in?

Please time yourself answering these simple questions - how did you do it?

Let me know how I can be of assistance in improving your communication skills & your confidence.

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