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Hello students!

Here are five reasons why you should learn on iTalki. 😁👨🏻‍🏫

English Teacher Ryan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnJLTUnOtdrzxQAD5T96tfw

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Keep smilin'!




iTalki Teacher Ryan

Episode 1: Reasons to Learn on iTalki

Subtitles: https://youtu.be/z3wsGLrup0s

If you watch this, I would automatically smile because the main character is so lovely!!
It's a legal drama. But the more I watch it, the warmer my heart gets.
You can break the prejudice and stereotype you have about your neighbors through this show.

✔K-Universe 1on1 Class: https://www.italki.com/teacher/9928310

그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

34 Extraordinary Attorney Woo (이상한 변호사 우영우)

こんにちは！Atsushiです。
今日の天気は晴れ。
気温は18℃です。
寒いですね。

昨日の夜もとても寒く、一気に季節が変わりそうです。
今年、私は北海道ではじめての冬を迎えるので、少し心配しています。寒さにたえられるか心配です。

さて、今日は北海道の地名について話します。
日本の地名はいろんな名前があります。
基本的にはわかりやすいですが、日本人でも読み方がわからない地名がいくつかあります。

それが多いのが北海道と沖縄です。
特に、北海道の地名は、先住民族アイヌの言葉が地名になっていることが多いです。

たくさんありますが、今日はいくつか紹介します。

札幌
小樽
知床
室蘭
登別

聞いたことある言葉もあれば、はじめて聞く言葉もあるかもしれません。それぞれのアイヌ語での意味は、

札幌さっぽろ　乾く、大きい
小樽おたる　砂、とける
知床しれとこ　地面のでっぱった先端
室蘭むろらん　小さい坂
登別のぼりべつ　水色の濃い川

という意味になります。

日本人でも、その意味を知っている人はまだまだ少ないと思います。

例えばこの幌ほろという文字がつく地名は他にも、
野幌のっぽろ
美幌びほろ
など、本当にたくさんあります。

アイヌの言葉には文字はありませんでした。音だけで話していたそうです。そして北海道が開拓されていく明治時代、約150年ぐらい前に、北海道の名前と、札幌のような漢字も決まったようです。

ポロはほとんど北海道にしかないと思いますが、
ベツは川の意味で、いろんな地域にも残っていますし、
ナイは水とか沢の意味で、これも結構、いろんな地域に名前があると思います。

北海道の地名は興味深いので、またいろいろ調べて話しますね。


ということで、今回は北海道の地名について話しました。
最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！

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87 北海道の地名について

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Situation: Employee Experiencing Micromanagement

Statements: "I feel like I'm constantly being watched," "I don't have autonomy in my role," "My manager doesn't trust me to make decisions," "I'm overwhelmed with constant check-ins."

Questions: "How can I communicate my need for more autonomy?" "What strategies can I use to build trust with my manager?" "How can I handle excessive workload due to micromanagement?" "Is it appropriate to set boundaries with my manager?"

Situation: Manager Accused of Micromanagement
Statements: "I'm just trying to ensure the work is done correctly," "I want to be supportive of my team," "I'm afraid of making mistakes," "I have high expectations."

Questions: "How can I delegate effectively without losing control?" "How can I build trust with my team?" "What are the signs of micromanagement?" "How can I empower my employees to take ownership of their work?"

Situation: Team Discussion About Micromanagement
Statements: "Micromanagement is killing our morale," "We need more trust from management," "I feel like I'm not learning or growing," "This is affecting our productivity."

Questions: "How can we address micromanagement as a team?" "What can we do to improve communication with our manager?" "How can we create a more empowered work environment?" "Are there specific examples of micromanagement we can share?"

Situation: Organizational Level Discussion
Statements: "Micromanagement is a systemic issue," "We need to develop leadership training," "We need to redefine our management philosophy," "This is impacting our company culture."

Questions: "How can we create a culture of trust and autonomy?" "What are the long-term consequences of micromanagement?" "How can we measure the impact of micromanagement on performance?" "What role does organizational structure play in micromanagement?"

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Drama och skvaller. Viktoria spiller teet om vad som hände där i Cypern... Svek och lögner!

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Ep. #23 - Cypern - Del 3 Olga och drama

Today's phrase is "to be rigged" which means something has been set up to operate in some kind of unfair way. 

Today's phrase is to be rigged. Now when something is rigged, it is believed that it's operated using some kind of dishonest behaviour to promote a desired outcome. Now, let me just give you some examples to show you what I mean:

So, if we say, for example, 

The job vacancy has been advertised in the newspaper but I believe it's been rigged. We all know who's going to win.

 The football match was definitely rigged. I don't think the football players were playing in their usual way today. 

The competition to win a holiday in the local newspaper has been won by an employee of that newspaper. That was definitely rigged.

The full transcript is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EAOtcKX3LOgmTEWRU5SaEV4pLLDDtzx9/view?usp=drivesdk