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Un detto italiano dice: "Non si può avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca", applicandolo al tema di oggi, è molto difficile avere un salario alto e molto tempo libero. Purtroppo spesso è anche difficile avere del tempo libero pur non avendo un salario alto. Ma in genere, se è vero che il tempo è denaro, più ne vendiamo più si guadagna. Quanto vale la nostra libertà? 

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

Tempo libero e salari

You may have heard the phrase “beating a dead horse”, which refers to continuing an effort that is no longer useful. But how do you know when your study methods, goals, or mindset are the dead horse? And when should you move on?

Let’s explore how to detect when something isn’t working, how to adjust your approach, and most importantly—how to avoid wasting energy on language learning methods that will never work for you.

🐴 The Dead Horse Theory in Language Learning
The Dead Horse Theory suggests that if a strategy no longer works, stop using it. But here’s the catch—most of us don’t realize we’re on a dead horse until it’s too late.
We keep pushing through outdated learning strategies, believing that more effort will eventually yield results. We blame ourselves for not being “smart enough” or “motivated enough,” when in reality, we might just be riding the wrong horse.

Here’s where self-awareness and rational decision-making come into play. How can you tell if you’re stuck beating a dead horse in your language journey?



💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 63 - How to apply the Dead Horse Theory in Language Learning

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#healthydiet  #listening #understanding

Teacher Robert's Podcast

The Benefits of Home-Cooked Meals (with transcript and quiz)

Escucha este audio-artículo y descubre la provinvia de Valencia y buenos trucos para viajar por ella disfrutando de los lugares más auténticos.

VIAJAR POR ESPAÑA  "AUDIOS"

Mi España - La Provincia de Valencia

今年の最後に会う日本人、日本語の先生に言ってね！

今年は大変おせわになりました。
来年もよろしくお願いします。
良いお年を！


Japanese "Taka" it easy

これ、ぜったい言ったほうがいいよ！⭐️日本人の大切なあいさつ⭐️

我的家里有四口人：爸爸、妈妈、妹妹和我。
Wǒ de jiā lǐ yǒu sì kǒu rén: bàba, māma, mèimei hé wǒ。

我爸爸是一名中学数学老师，他对学生很热情，并且很有耐心。我小时候也去过爸爸的学校，他一直都很受学生的欢迎；
Wǒ bàba shì yī míng zhōngxué shùxué lǎoshī, tā duì xuéshēng hěn rèqíng,bìngqiě hěn yǒu nàixīn。Wǒ xiǎo shíhòu yě qù guò bàba de xuéxiào, tā yīzhí dōu hěn shòu xuéshēng de huān yíng。
 
我的妈妈是个普通工人，但她工作认认真真，多次拿到优秀工作者的称号。回到家里，妈妈还会照顾爸爸、妹妹和我的生活，即使我现在长大了，但仍然很喜欢与妈妈一起聊天儿；
Wǒ de māma shì gè pǔtōng gōngréng, dàn tā gōngzuò rèn rèn zhēn zhēng, duō cì nádào yōuxiù gōngzuòzhě de chēnghàoà。Huídào jiā lǐ, māma hái huì zhàogù bàba, mèimei hé wǒ de shēnghuó, jíshǐ wǒ xiànzài zhǎngdà le, dàn réngrán hěn xǐhuān yǔ māma yīqǐ liǎotiānr。

 妹妹是一名大学生了，样子甜甜的，特别喜欢唱歌, 她连洗澡都在唱歌。每到大家的休息日，她总要我们当她的粉丝，听她唱一个下午。
Mèimei shì yī míng dà xuéshēng le, yàngzi tiántián de , tèbié xǐhuān chànggē，Tā lián xǐzǎo dōu zài chànggē。Měi dào dàjiā de xiūxī rì, tā zǒngyào wǒmen dāng tā de fěnsī, tīng tā chàng yī gè xiàwǔ

我爱我的家人。工作之余，总喜欢跟他们呆在一起，聊聊天，逛逛街，吃吃饭。
Wǒ ài wǒ de jiārén。 Gōngzuò zhī yú, zǒng xǐhuan gēn tāmen dāi zài yīqǐ, liáo liáo tiān, guàng guàng jiē, chī chī fàn。


There are four people in my family: father, mother, sister and I.  

My father is a middle school math teacher. He is very warm and patient to his students.  I went to my dad's school when I was young, and he was always popular with the students;  
 
My mother is an ordinary worker, but she works seriously and has won the title of excellent worker for many times.  Back home, my mother will take care of my father, my sister and me. Even though I am older now, I still enjoy chatting with my mother.  

My sister is a college student, like sweet, especially like singing, she even take a shower are singing, every day to everyone's rest, she always want us to be her fans, sing an afternoon.  
 
I love my family. After work, I always like to stay with them, chatting, shopping and eating.  





Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

我的家人   My family    Wǒ de jiā rén    (HSK2-3)

Meetings can be intimidating for a lot of people, even to native speakers! 
Especially if you’re meeting with people who you don’t know very well, if at all. Today we’re going to look at a few pieces of vocabulary that you might hear in meetings and that you might be able to use yourself. At the end we also have our 'big discussion question'.

You can find the vocabulary from this podcast in the vocabulary sets on my profile. I hope you enjoy today's podcast and I look forward to meeting you on a call very soon!

Breakout Business English

Breakout Business English - Ep 1. Meetings

Today I talk about the phrase "to fall through", the young couple who lied about a house sale falling through and a story about a woman defending her seat on an airline. https://anchor.fm/joseph-mc42/episodes/674-To-Fall-Through-with-transcript-e2g2t1m

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R1RwlljBdc4KKhyjPmnLP_t2zv6OPO56/view?usp=drivesdk