On this episode my guest Jerome and I discuss different useful phrases related to Halloween🎃🎃 Take a listen and try using one in your next English conversation!

Thanks to Jerome for being such a great guest!!!

Alexis : https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/9464070
Jerome: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/4075458

Hey Alexis!

Useful Halloween Idioms

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

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How to ACTUALLY Master Grammar Rules

Hoy vamos a aprender una fruta y es........la ............., escribe que fruta vamos a aprender hoy 

H h español 

La manzana 

"The Mouse and the Snake" is a short story by David Sedaris that explores themes of fear, vulnerability, and the unexpected connections between strangers. In the story, Sedaris recounts an incident from his childhood when he found a dead mouse in his family's pool. Initially repulsed, he decides to dispose of it by throwing it over the fence into a neighbor's yard. However, when he goes to retrieve it later, he discovers that a snake has coiled itself around the mouse, preparing to eat it.

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other stories from David Sedaris ( Adult 18+) 

The Mouse and the Snake 

こんにちは、あかりです。違(ちが)う自分(じぶん)になりたいと思(おも)うことはありますか？

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STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

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Slow Japanese

Episode #64 - Become a different person

Hoy te daré trucos para mejorar tu pronunciación y sonar más natural. 

Español en Acción

Temporad 1 Episodio 18 Pronunciación: Trucos para Mejorar tu Acento en Español

Apart from the obvious language differences between your own language and English, there are also likely to be differences in the way job interviews are handled. Some companies have a very formal job interview process run by dedicated HR professionals, who strive to find the best educated and experienced people, while others have more informal recruitment processes and are more interested in your personal qualities and attributes, rather than technical skills and knowledge.

In most cases, however, you are more likely to experience a mix of both formal and informal approaches to job interviews.