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Un podcast con un finto interlocutore che pone domande.

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If a person is beautiful, we'll say “ta长得美”，but when you heard someone say ”你想得美“, what does that mean? Let's find out.

Shay的中文小课堂

Idioms and Slangs Episode6-想得美

This episode is part two of Salary Expectations: How to Answer This Interview Question.

You learned to reassure the interviewer that you are reasonable and won’t give them a headache about salary down the line. In this episode, you will learn the definitions of five new English idioms and phrases, including definitions for “give (someone) a headache” and “down the line.”

You'll also get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills. Tune in to continue building your English vocabulary with new idioms and phrases! 

Episode originally published on December 4, 2020.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/idioms-phrases/

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Express to Impress

Idioms and Phrases for Salary Negotiations

Interviewed At The Wrong Level. How Hiring Managers Actually Decide?

Most job interview advice focuses on answers, confidence, or “speaking better English.”

That’s not why experienced professionals fail interviews.

This podcast is for qualified, capable professionals whose CV is strong, but whose interviews don’t reflect their real level.

In this podcast, we look at interviews from the perspective that actually matters: how hiring managers evaluate trust, seniority, and readiness.

We talk about:

why strong professionals underperform in interviews

how role and psychological state affect clarity

the difference between task executors and trusted contributors

how interviews become business conversations instead of exams

This is not about scripts or tricks.
It’s about being evaluated at the level you actually operate.

If you’re experienced, international, and tired of being under-positioned in interviews — you’re in the right place.

Let me know your "aha moment" from this recording.

Job Interview Preparation | Build Strong Communication Under Pressure

Interviewed At The Wrong Level. How Hiring Managers Actually Decide?

Being able to talk on a wide variety of topics is really helpful for getting a higher mark on the IELTS test. 

In this podcast I will help you to form opinions and ideas for Speaking Part 3 and Writing Part 2.

You can also book a private lesson with me on my profile. Hope to see you in a lesson soon!

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Why do people have pets?

Reading a book in Japanese
''The Music Box Planet'' #12

You can do shadowing, repeating with this reading and the text below.
Besides, it's helpful to study Kanji. 😊

📚My lessons: https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/6185061


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森の夜は静かです。
その夜、なかなか寝つけなくて、カンパネラは、ヨナヨナから もらったオルゴールを 
ゆっくりと鳴らしました。
やさしい音色に身をまかせ、きょうのことを思いかえします。
『森』の住人たちが楽器をかなで、歌をうたって、歓迎してくれたこと。
あのときの『森』の住人たちの顔や、それを見まもる どうぶつたちの顔。

「世界をつなげる魔法はなんですか？」
「感動じゃよ」

カンパネラは気がつきました。

カンパネラはとび起き、玄関の戸をあけ、ヨナヨナのもとへ走ります。
サンゴの森のむこうがわ、グルグル林の木の枝に、ヨナヨナは すわっていました。


【Kanji】
森　もり
夜　よる
静か　しずか
寝つけない　ねつけない　G1verb ねつく
鳴らしました　ならしました　G1verb ならす
音色　ねいろ
身　み
思いかえします　おもいかえします　G1verb おもいかえす
住人　じゅうにん
楽器　がっき
歌　うた
歓迎してくれた　かんげいしてくれた　G3verb かんげいする
顔　かお
見まもる　みまもる　G1verb 
世界　せかい
魔法　まほう
感動　かんどう
気がつきました　きがつきました　G1verb きがつく
とび起き　とびおき G2verb とびおきる
玄関　げんかん
戸　と
走ります　はしります　G1verb はしる
グルグル林　ぐるぐるばやし
木　き
枝　えだ


朗読クラブ📚Reading to Japanese language learners 

朗読：『オルゴールワールド』#12 にしのあきひろ著

We use language almost every minute of the day.  And it is one of the ways classism shows up readily, don't you think?

Hablando Al Chile

Language is a Form of Classism? 🎧

On this episode my guest Jerome and I discuss different useful phrases related to Halloween🎃🎃 Take a listen and try using one in your next English conversation!

Thanks to Jerome for being such a great guest!!!

Alexis : https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/9464070
Jerome: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/4075458

Hey Alexis!

Useful Halloween Idioms

Please check if you know these words before you start:
am/is/are
country
do
have
how long
introduce
language
learn
meet
month
name
say
see
speak
what
where
practice the conversation between Jose and Keiko:

Jose:Hi. What's your name?
Keiko: My name's Keiko.
Jose: I'm Jose. I haven't seen you in this school before.
Keiko: This is my forst year here.
Jose: Where are you from?
Keiko: I'm from Tokyo, Japan.
Jose: How long have you been in this country?
Keiko: I've been here for 10 months.
Jose: What languages do you speak?
Keiko: I speak Japanese and  a little English.
Jose: It's nice to meet you.
Keiko: Nice to meet you too.