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English Learner's Boost

The Power of Slang and Idioms in English: Understanding and Incorporating Informal Language

"I give them lots of money and chocolate and beer and time off work"

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Talk about your specific strategies to motivate your team and give concrete examples of when this has been successful!

Check out this podcast on how to answer this question!




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Interview Question - "How do you motivate others?"

My mom and I finish the quiz about American dialects we started last week to discover whether we speak the same way as other people from our region.
During our conversation, we also discuss regional vocabulary and accents from distinct sociocultural regions across the United States, including the South, the West Coast, New England, Texas, the Midwest and more.
You'll certainly learn a bit more about regional American cultures as well!
This is only the second half of the quiz. Please listen to episode 006 Exploring American Dialects (Part One) for the first half!
And if you'd like to try the quiz yourself, it's available at the following link if you scroll to the bottom and click on 'How Y'all, Youse and You Guys Talk': https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/learning/what-does-your-accent-say-about-who-you-are.html
***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 23:27***
***Full episode transcript available ⁠here: https://american-idiom.com/f/007-exploring-american-dialects-part-two⁠***

Episode Outline:

Question 14 (Frosting vs. Icing) - (Starts at 1:20)
Question 15 (Service Road, etc.) - (Starts at 3:57)
Question 16 (Devil's Night, etc.) - (Starts at 4:43)
Question 17 (Rubbernecking, etc.) - (Starts at 6:00)
Question 18 (Blow-Off, Easy-A, etc.) - (Starts at 7:45)
Question 19 (Dinner vs. Supper) - (Starts at 9:08)
Question 20 (Drinking Fountain vs. Water Fountain) - (Starts at 10:49)
Question 21 (Highway vs. Expressway) - (Starts at 12:14)
Question 22 (Firefly vs. Lightning Bug) - (Starts at 15:00)
Question 23 (Pronunciation of 'Aunt') - (Starts at 16:44)
Question 24 (Party Barn, etc.) - (Starts at 19:15)
Question 25 (Cot vs. Caught) - (Starts at 21:40)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 23:27)

by the way (used at 3:23 explained at 23:40)
the cherry on top (used at 3:31 and 3:47 explained at 26:01)
sure enough (used at 5:16 and 13:00 explained at 27:57)
you're kidding! (used at 5:42 explained at 29:58)
to wrap up (used at 23:12 explained at 32:33)

Brentoni's English Podcast

007 Exploring American Dialects (Part Two)

En este episodio desentrañaremos el misterio de los verbos ser y estar. 

Español en Acción

Temporada 1 Episodio 15 Los Verbos Ser y Estar - Diferencias, Usos y Ejercicios

En el episodio de hoy comparto contigo algunos adjetivos que son muy usados en el español del día a día. La mayoría de estudiantes los desconoce, porque son bastante coloquiales y no aparecen en los libros de texto, pero si visitas España o ves series españolas, estoy segura de que vas a escucharlos más de una vez.

Blanca to go 

11 - adjetivos coloquiales 

Shannon’s Easy English

Cats! 🐱 🐈 🐈‍⬛ 

Understanding Concessive Clauses in Spanish and English

In Spanish, the mood (indicative or subjunctive) in concessive clauses depends on whether the action is factual, non-factual, or counterfactual. For example, the conjunction "aunque" (although) can be used with both indicative and subjunctive moods depending on the context.
Example in Spanish:
Indicative: "Vendré aunque no tengo ganas." (I will come even though I don't feel like it.)
Subjunctive: "Vendré aunque no tenga ganas." (I will come even if I don't feel like it.)
In English, concessive clauses typically use the indicative mood. The conjunctions "although," "even though," and "though" are commonly used, and they don't change the mood of the verb.
Example in English:
"Although he doesn't want to, he will come."
"Even though she is tired, she will finish the work."
So, while Spanish requires a choice between indicative and subjunctive based on the nature of the action, English consistently uses the indicative mood in concessive clauses.

Taming the Spanish Verb: The  Macondo Man

Aunque vs. Even Though: El Subjuntivo y las Cláusulas Concesivas en Inglés y Español

Struggling to practice English alone?
In this episode, I discuss the smartest and most efficient exercise you can do. Explore the tools you can add that make this activity even more useful. 

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I Just Wanna Be Fluent in English!

ep6. The Smartest Exercise to Practice Alone

В этом подкасте я рассуждаю о том, почему сейчас важно, кто ваши соседи. Приятного прослушивания!