There is plenty of information on the internet as to how to get high score in IELTS speaking, right? I don't want to go over it because you did it yourself. In this episode and in the future episodes I'll be talking about Psychology and HOW it is influencing us WHILE we are taking the test.

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

If you don't have that in your 'preparation plan' - it will reflect in your performance!

In this episode you will hear the surpizing fact about Japanese food and its new trend:) Enjoy! 

Here are the key words : frozen food,convenience stores ,popularity ,from scratch,a fitness buff ,nutrition ,when it comes to,popularity ,culinary award. Enjoy!

Kate´s speaking :)

Japanese Dish of the year 2022! 

A: Foreign passport holders this way. Foreign passport holders this way.

B: Well, it was nice to meet you.

C: Same here.

B: By the way, this is my business card. This is my e-mail address, and this is my phone number.

C: Oh, thanks! I have a business card too. This is my business card. Here you are. My e-mail and my cell phone number are here. E-mail me!

B: Okay! Thank you!

C: Bye-bye! Enjoy your stay!

B: Thanks Bye!

English Conversation/Dialogue

Airport

ベルギーの新しい働き方とは週の勤務時間を変えずに、１日に働く時間を増やすことで、週４日勤務を可能にする、勤務時間外の上司からの連絡を拒否できる、というものです。
この働き方について生徒と話していて、気づいたことがありました。

まず、一つ目はこの働き方ができる職種は限られるということです。サービス業の人や医療に関わる仕事をしている人は難しいと思います。
二つ目は、その人の体力によってできる人とできない人がいるという問題です。週に40時間働いている人が週４日勤務にする場合は１日に約10時間働く必要があります。週に10時間働くのは体力的に難しい。長時間働くと集中できなくなり、効率が悪くなるという人もいると思います。

「勤務時間以外の上司からの連絡を拒否できる」というルールについてもできる職業とできない職業があると思います。

でも、こういう選択ができるようになるということはとても素晴らしいことだと思います。この新しい働き方ができるようになって生活が楽になったり、ストレスが減る人もいると思います。
みなさんは週４日勤務ができるようになれば、やってみたいですか？
もし、勤務時間外に上司からの連絡が来たらどうしますか？

勤務時間：きんむじかん　working hours
勤務時間外：きんむじかんがい　out of working hours　
上司：じょうし　boss
連絡：れんらくcontact
拒否（きょひ）する：refuse
職種：しゅくしゅ　Type of occupation
職業：しょくぎょう　occupation
医療(いりょう)に関（かか）わる仕事（しごと）をしている人：medical workers
週4日：しゅうよっか　four times a week
体力的に：たいりょくてきに　physically
集中する：しゅうちゅうする　focus
効率：こうりつ　efficiency
長時間：ちょうじかん　for long hours
素晴らしい：すばらしい　great
楽（らく）になる：get easy
減る：へる　decrease

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

ベルギーの新しい働き方について、みなさんはどう思いますか？(For advanced learners)

In this Chillchat episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about different music genres, their favorite singers and musical instruments. Correction! The song Baiwei mentioned from Shovels And Rope is called Boxcar, Not Birmingham.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

聊聊音乐！Music (Genre, Singer and Musical Instruments)

* In this episode, we explore the meaning of inner values , the core beliefs that guide our actions, shape our characters and influence how we see the world. 

**Book Podcast lesson to discuss the topic and access the texts

English Psychology Podcasts

Live based on your inner values

Sientes que eres otra persona cuando hablas un idioma diferente a tu lengua nativa? ¿Te has preguntado por qué te comportas, sientes o piensas de manera distinta según el idioma que usas? Si tus respuestas son afirmativas, no eres el único o única. Muchas personas que hablan más de un idioma experimentan cambios en su personalidad al cambiar de lengua. ¿Sabes a que se deben estos cambios y qué implicaciones tienen para nuestro cerebro y nuestra vida? ¿Qué tan diferentes somos cuando hablamos idiomas? Hoy los develaremos.

Español con todo 

¿Qué tan diferentes somos cuando hablamos idiomas?

Company culture matters. A common reason people are motivated to switch jobs is a desire for a different company culture. When employees fit into the culture of a company, they not only feel more comfortable, like they are at their home away from home, but they are happier, more engaged, and more productive. 

In this episode, I walk you through questions to identify the type of culture you want in a company. You'll hear some of the most memorable and shocking answers I've heard from clients as we've talked about company culture. Then, I share steps that you can take to find companies with attractive cultures. Finally, I share what to do during a job interview to detect the culture of the company. You'll learn what to look for and questions to ask your interviewers. The episode concludes with definitions for nine idioms and phrases for English language learners.

Episode originally published on April 24, 2020.
Transcript available at https://www.express-to-impress.com/culture-of-a-company/. 
Infographics from this episode are at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/. 

Express to Impress

How to Uncover the Culture of a Company

Escucha este breve audio y diferencia las palabras con los fonemas de ش  y ج, fáciles de confundir en árabe. 