This podcast covers English grammar and vocabulary topics that you don't normally see in textbooks.  Stop "just memorizing" and start to see the big picture!

Difficult English Explained

Olá pessoal, no episódio de hoje eu ensino três maneiras que os brasileros utilizam para dizer NÃO de forma amigável e educada. Vocês ja utilizam algumas dessas?

Português com Thiago

3 maneiras de dizer NÃO de forma amigável

Duas amigas de São Paulo vão decorar a casa para o Natal! 

Portuguese Audios for Beginners A1 -Áudios em Português para Principiantes A1

A decoração do apartamento

Oi gente, aqui é Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje, vou contar para vocês mais uma lenda do folclore brasileiro chamada "A Lenda do Saci Pererê", que fala sobre um ser mítico que habita as florestas e prega peças nas pessoas. No final, trarei algumas palavras com seus significados em inglês para ajudar caso vocês tenham dificuldade com o vocabulário.
Se quiserem acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar nesse link: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17tfnJzU7oKnqg8ihkev7Bx24WbOAqzWgficO-vnXel8/edit?usp=sharing 
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Portuguese Drops 

Lendas do Brasil - Saci Pererê

These two words are often confused. Some words in the English language have similar uses, but different meanings. "As" and "like" are two of those words. When studying English grammar, you must be able to understand how to use these words in a proper way. Don't forget to take a test after listening!

All-Weather English

"Like" vs. "as": Do you know the difference between the two?

Let's learn short e vowels. Listen and repeat.
wet, net, jet, pet
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Phonics Short Vowels

wet net jet pet

In this lesson we speak about the Spanish-speaking world with a focus on countries, cities, places, and people. Best for beginner and elementary learners! (A1-A2)

Super Basic Spanish

Basic Spanish: El español en el mundo (Spanish in the world)

Aunque la mayoría de las veces los adjetivos van detrás del nombre en español, hay ciertos adjetivos que podemos usar delante sin que esto cambie su significado. Pero algunas veces este cambio si cambia lo que queremos decir. 

En el episodio de hoy te hablo de los adjetivos en español, su colocación, cuales podemos poner delante y detrás, y cuáles de ellos cambian su significado cuando los ponemos delante del nombre.

Espero que este episodio te resulte útil. Después de escucharlo no te olvides de dejarle una valoración ni de visitarme en mi Instagram para decirme qué te ha parecido. 

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Blanca to go 

116 – La colocación de los adjetivos en español.

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Man Fired for Keeping Webcam Off Awarded $73,000
A remote worker who was fired for refusing to keep his camera on while working has been awarded about $73,000 by a Dutch court.

The man, whose name was not made public, had been working for the US software company Chetu in the Netherlands since 2019. On August 23, 2022, while working remotely, he was told by his employer that he should keep his webcam on all day for online training.

The employee said he didn't feel comfortable being monitored on camera for nine hours, and refused to do so. He added that the company could already see all activities on his laptop and that he was also sharing his screen.

But Chetu said that having a camera on was no different from being watched in an office. And the company fired him.

Finding this unfair, the man took the company to court in the Netherlands. He told the court that he hadn't been given clear enough reasons for being fired, and that asking him to keep his camera on for the whole workday was against his right to privacy.

And the court agreed. Chetu now must pay the man about $73,000.

While using a webcam to check on employees may not be very common, computer programs that monitor employee activity have become popular.

A survey from 2021 found that 60% of US companies with remote workers were using employee monitoring software, and 81% of those companies found that their workers were more productive while being monitored.