Music, food, customs, traditions, dance, language, and many more form a culture. The list can keep going, but new cultures can be overwhelming. That's why the cultural shocks. So? What do we do with all the information?

The Age of Humans

Episode 2: How to Process the Cultural Input

Picture this: you’re standing at the coffee machine and a colleague comes over. You don’t know him very well. You both say hello and then you can’t think of much to say. You mumble* something about the weather (if you are British this is a sure thing. We love to talk about the weather) and then… nothing. 

Your mind goes blank* and you stand awkwardly looking at the coffee, wondering why it is taking so long to make…

Or picture this: you’ve joined a meeting online and there are one or two colleagues already there. You’re waiting for others to join and you have to pass the time. But the same thing happens … you can’t think of anything interesting to say and there is awkward silence….

In these situations we need small talk.

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Engine English

Episode 7: Small talk at work: an English learner’s guide

标准汉语会话360句 book1-4 Standard Chinese conversation 360 sentences

今天天气真热。

Si te comes mucho el coco, te queda poca energía durante el día. ¡No es recomendable!

Expresiones en español

Comerse el coco

En este audio-artículo describo los lugares de la ciudad de Valencia que, para mí, son los más interesantes : )

VIAJAR POR ESPAÑA  "AUDIOS"

Mi España - La Ciudad de Valencia (II)

Trailer for the SERBIAN TO GO podcast. Причај српски да те цео свет разуме!

SERBIAN TO GO

TRAILER 

Guests Leave Taps Running for 25 Days in Seoul

English Vibes

The Airbnb Nightmare

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Friends. Q3-Q4.

Q.3. The last time you saw your friends, what did you do together?
Q.4.  In what ways are your friends important to you?

Before continuing please record your thoughts and any ideas you picked up while you are listening. You can utilize them in your answers if you wish.

and..

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To Your Success!

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

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Friends. Q3-Q4.

Resources for Speaking Better (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G2UjqNj82C2Qc6q9pcg7lqfqKRtNejz1/view?usp=drivesdk