Welcome to English Learners Boost, where language meets empowerment! Join me, Ian, a licensed professional science teacher and English tutor, as we explore the advantages of being an English speaker. From career opportunities to cultural immersion, we'll uncover the practical benefits and enriching experiences that come with mastering the global language. Plus, don't miss out on personalized English tutoring sessions with me on italki. Book your lesson today and embark on a journey to fluency! Let's boost your English skills together.

English Learner's Boost

Advantages of an English Speaker

Hi！I am Sylvia, your native mandairn teacher from China.
Are you confused with the expression of "a little bit" in mandrain?
Why can't you just say "一点儿“ in mandarin to show all the "a little”?

Hope you will understand how to say the  correct " a little" after listening this audio!

Welcome to leave your comments if you have any questions!
 

Sylva Mandarin

一点儿VS有点儿VS一下儿， how do we say “a little” in mandarin？

In this episode, we explore why it is important to understand and embrace your motivation for learning a new language. (Hint: It's different for everyone!)

Motivation Monday

Validating Your Language Learning Experience

Hablemos de la navidad y sus orígenes y por qué no de algunas tradiciones inusuales alrededor del mundo.
¿Sabían que en Ucrania decoran el árbol de navidad con telarañas? 
¿Has golpeado a alguien para limar asperezas durante las festividades? ¿No?
Entonces no te pierdas esta nueva entrega.
En el siguiente enlace podrás encontrar el artículo del podcast, no te pierdas las imágenes de los platos navideños y de las tradiciones poco comunes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LTPYFMv_fet0bB7zTiGywA_H8DBUvsrhZtaZW9XH2YA/edit?usp=sharing

Voces Difusora

Navidad: celebraciones inusuales alrededor del mundo.

Many people say they prefer the company of their cat to humans. But can you really trust your "furbaby"?

The Social Evolutionary

How Much Do You Really Love Your Cat?

Сегодня в выпуске мы отправляемся в путешествие по легендарной транссибирской магистрали!

Скачать транскрипцию можно на davayporusski.com

Давай по-русски!

Путешествие по Транссибу

こんにちは、あかりです。2023年(ねん)、はじめてのエピソードです。あけましておめでとうございます！

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

👉Support Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials!
https://www.patreon.com/mochifika

Slow Japanese

Episode #45 - The beginning of a new year

Self help books and listening to motivational speakers can be very useful in your journey. However, there is a downside to this. In this podcast, I will discuss the downside of just listening and reading.

FLO TALKS 

The downside of listening to personal development podcast

Man 1: Several years ago, I was in a car accident that left me with a back injury. As a computer programmer, I am still able to do my job, but I often have to take painkillers. When the pain gets particularly bad, I sometimes have to lie down on my back for a while until it goes away because sitting up really hurts. When we were in the office, I would worry that my colleagues would see me taking pills. Since we’ve been working from home, it has been much better. I can go and see my physical therapist more often too. I don’t have to worry as much and if I need to lie down for a little while to help my back, I can. When we were in the office, I’d sometimes be in a lot of pain but didn’t feel like I could say anything.

Woman: I have suffered from depression for a long time. Most of the time I manage it, but I often feel very nervous. Working in an office was really hard as I was always scared that I might panic and my colleagues would wonder why I was acting strangely. Working at home has been so much better for me as I don’t have to talk to so many people and I can have a relaxed environment and play peaceful music. Management is talking about going back to the office soon and I can already feel a lot of anxiety about it. I’m worried that I will not be able to hide that I’m depressed and people will judge me.

Man 2: I’m quite deaf in one ear. I don’t like to mention it when I’m at work because I feel as though there is often a stigma around disabilities. I worry that people will treat me differently. The problem is, sometimes I don’t hear when people are talking to me and then they think I’m ignoring them or I’m not listening. Working at home has been great for me because all of our communication has been online or video calls and I can wear headphones like everyone else. I’m not looking forward to going back to the office and I don’t see the point as I can do my job perfectly well from home.