In today's episode of Stairway to English, understand the idiom "to have a lot on my plate". You will be able to use it in sentences and understand the meaning. Comment on this podcast with a sample sentence and I will correct your work!

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I have too much on my plate to study English today! Learn the idiom "to have a lot on my plate"

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In this Chillchat episode, Karen and 柏威chatted about some words you can used to compliment others, outside and inside. The words mentioned in this podcast are just some examples of how you can compliment others in Chinese. 


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In this episode, a student from David's 'Movies, TV, and Podcasts' course discusses a new movie; 'Downton Abbey - The end of an era'. This quintessential English drama reveals a great deal about life in an upper-class English family. Listen as Helen tells us why she was attracted to the movie, who her favourite character is, and whether she would recommend the movie to other students of English. If you've watched the movie, please send me your comments, and let me know whether you agree with Helen's review.

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Movie Review: Downton Abbey - The end of an era

Globalisation often comes up in the IELTS test. Make sure you're ready to answer this question by listening to this podcast.

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Otra plática muy chida con Ahyeong, sobre la carne asada de su natal Corea del Sur, en eso nos parecemos los mexicanos norteños .

Ahyeong 아영:
https://www.italki.com/teacher/4587384

Mucho que decir

Carnita asada coreana Ft. Ahyeong 아영

2. ルカさんとポッドキャスト　日本の夏の旅行2

•池袋に2回行ったこと

•私たちの行動, 私とセイさんと

•フリーマーケット
•なつまつり　夏祭り

•たかおさん　高尾山

•ぎんざ　銀座



[単語など]

ぜんかい　前回

まちあわせ　待ち合わせ

げんきん　現金

かへい　貨幣

まいこ　舞妓

ためしてみようとした　試してみようとした

なつまつり　夏祭り

にかいめ　2回目

ぜんぶで　全部で

さんぺい　三平

つりきちさんぺい　釣りキチ三平

ひのとり　ほうおうへん
火の鳥鳳凰編

ずっといきたかった　ずっと行きたかった

おもったより　思ったより

じもとのまち　地元の街

いいおもいで　良い思い出

かんどうしました　感動しました

いがいだった　意外だった

まちあわせ　待ち合わせ

じーゆー　GU

きほんてきな　基本的な

じかい　次回

そのあと　その後




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Vol.86 ルカさんと日本の夏の旅行2

As the US navigates what some experts have described as a loneliness epidemic, employers and employees across the country are trying to address what for many people is a lack of real friendships at work.

It's not a new thing, but remote work has only intensified the problem, says leadership expert Michael Bungay Stanier.

"People have this desire to be seen and be heard," Bungay Stanier says, but on video calls, the group gets right down to business rather than having the natural, informal interactions of a real room. It reduces people to "little heads in squares."

It's not easy to talk about this lack of friendship at work "because it feels like a shameful confession," Bungay Stanier says. But his clients are beginning to bring up the subject.

Awkward as it may be, these are conversations worth having, according to psychology professor Laurie Santos.

At-work friendships are good for employers, too. Santos says research shows that workplace friendships and a sense of belonging are vital to employees' happiness — and companies' success.

We assume that friendships at work are "a nice-to-have, not a need-to-have," she said.

But "maybe one of the reasons we're all so disengaged at work ... is that we're actively not investing in the thing that might matter the most for our happiness at work, which is our connection with other people," Santos said.

Some large companies began paying more attention to employee health long before the pandemic, often focusing on physical health.

Today, more employers are looking at ways to really improve people's mental health and well-being.

And experts say there is a lot that companies can do, even rethinking physical spaces in the offices with relationships in mind.

More than anything, remember the importance of everyday greetings at work — even if they make you a bit uncomfortable. A simple hello, Bungay Stanier says, could be the beginning of the end of loneliness.