En este episodio te diré sobre los obstaculos más frecuentes que nos apartan de mantenernos disciplinados con el aprendizaje de idiomas y como resolverlos

Spanish Shortcut

EP 8. CÓMO MANTENER LA CONSTANCIA 

The video related to this podcast is here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcTYw5tsKpI&t=4s 

French Conjugation For All

AVOIR / to have (conjugaison / conjutation)

在這集裡我談了自己對「台灣人在台灣對外國人說英文」的看法，希望學中文的各位別怪台灣人跟你說英文。你自己的經驗和想法是怎麼樣？可能有我沒有考慮到的地方，歡迎你和我分享！

In this episode, I talked about my views on "Taiwanese speaking English to foreigners in Taiwan" and I hope that you guys who are learning Chinese will not blame Taiwanese for speaking English to you. What about your own experiences and opinions? There might be something I haven't taken into account. Please share it with me!

Fu-lan Speaking -- Natural Taiwanese Mandarin

EP2. 在台灣跟外國人說中文還是英文？Speaking to a foreigner in Taiwan in Chinese or English?

一、Listen and fill in blanks
学生：老师，我可以（   ）吗？
老师：进来吧。你有什么事？
学生：（   ）都收齐了,交给您。
老师：好。放在这里吧。谢谢你。
学生：不用谢。老师，（   ）做完了，您还去看看吗？
老师：好，咱们一起去吧！
 
二、Do test

Ruby's Listening Studio

师生对话

Listen and repeat then sing along.
The cub can hum in the tub. 

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Phonics Short Vowels

Phonics Short ub um 

Simple conversations are perfect for breaking the ice, and they are perfect for beginners. Talk about everyday situations like shopping, traveling, and dining out.



🗣️ Daily Life Dialogues

A dialogue between two friends about preparation for the examination (Chapter # 1)

Listening text for the unit of introductions
Listen to the text repeatedly, and try to imitate it by introducing yourself and stating your personal details.

Listening for beginners

acquaintance- التعارف - 2

Part 1 of 5. 

Inside a dusty workroom, an old craftsman held up a chess piece to the window. He rotated it in the sunlight and inspected its every detail. 

“Perfection,” said the craftsman. 

He added it to the set he had been building. Sixteen grey pieces sat on his worktable, all handmade and almost ready for sale. 

The craftsman felt very satisfied with his designs. He was ready for the final stage of the process. He picked up one of the pawn pieces and said, “What about you, my little friend? What colour would you like to be?” 

He reached for his paint brush, dunked it into glass of water and then into a container of paint. The grey pawn received a heavy coating of shiny white paint.

Fast-forward several years into the future. After repeated use and abuse, that little pawn’s proud white colour had faded. Areas of his original grey were visible. Because of this, whenever players assembled their chess set, they left this little grey-white pawn to the side. 

“Uhm, is that yours or mine?” said the white player. 

“It doesn’t matter. Put it back in the box and choose from the others,” said the black player. 

This little plastic pawn’s name was Gary. 


Being a Cloud

Gary the Chess Piece

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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