A summary of the news reported by the Guardian newspaper. 

News in Slow English

23rd May 2025 (First Episode)

Conheça alguns objetos comuns que têm em um escritório e outros nem tão comuns assim.

Português em 1 minuto com o Júlio

Itens do meu escritório

Always remember 5 most important things: - 

1) Your name, city & country
2) Age
3) Current job and Work Experience
4) Education Qualifications 
and last but not least, 

5) Your hobbies

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How to Introduce yourself in English - The most effective and easy way! 

The Adventures of Captain Underpants” is a popular children's book written by Dav Pilkey. It is about the hilarious adventures of George and Harold as they try to trick their strict principal Mr. Krupp, but their trick ends up backfiring on them!

Send me a message for your free pdf copy of this book to follow along.


The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Chapter 4 Mean Old Mr. Krupp, Chapter 5 One Day Very, Very Soon

You've been working for weeks on a project and finally get it finished, but someone else takes the credit — what could be more annoying?

Nothing, according to a new workplace survey! It found that people who steal your credit are the most annoying colleagues to work with.

Jobs site Kickresume asked almost 2,900 people around the world about the things that annoy them at work, and they had a lot to talk about!

Around 85% of people said they've worked with an annoying person.

And annoying colleagues don't just make people roll their eyes — they actually affect productivity too. In fact, almost six out of 10 people said that having annoying colleagues has a big effect on their productivity.

Thirty percent of people have a problem with colleagues who complain too much, while the same number get annoyed by those who don't respect personal space — they always stand a little too close!

Colleagues who steal other people's food from the fridge are also a source of annoyance.

Another common annoyance is bosses who micromanage — watching every move you make.

So what can we do about annoying behavior at work?

Many people say they'd like to talk to the person about it, but most don't have the courage.

Instead, 32% of people said they just try to stay away from the person who is annoying them. But that's not always easy, especially if they're stealing your credit — or your lunch!

Experts suggest speaking to a manager about workplace problems.

But here's a question: how do you know if you're not one of the people annoying your colleagues yourself?

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Annoying Colleagues Affect Productivity, Say Workers

In this episode, my dad and I recall some of our favorite memories as sports fans.

If you’re a sports fan yourself, that’s great, but even if you’re not, I think you’ll benefit from listening to this one, as many English idioms and other vocabulary were born out of the world of sports.

Otherwise, listening to this episode should give you a sense of what being a sports fan in America is like, because it’s unique compared to sporting culture in most other countries.

***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 31:56***

***Full episode transcript available ⁠⁠here: https://american-idiom.com/f/005-sports-memories ⁠⁠***

Episode Outline:

Baseball – the Detroit Tigers win the World Series in 1984 (Starts at 1:35)
Hockey - touching the Stanley Cup in 2001 (Starts at 6:27)
Hockey - meeting Guy Lafleur in New York (Starts at 10:22)
American Football - attending Michigan vs. Notre Dame in 2011 (Starts at 15:27)
American Football - Michigan Football's 2024 national championship (Starts at 20:31)
The Olympics - Attending the 2024 Olympics in Paris (Starts at 22:36)
American Football - Michigan's victory over Ohio State in 2024 (Starts at 24:04)
Association Football (Soccer) - France wins the 2018 World Cup (Starts at 27:21)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 30:04)

and so on and so forth (used at 4:08 explained at 32:40)
a stone's throw away from (used at 11:09 and explained at 34:40)
to run into someone (used at 11:35 and explained at 36:37)
to get to do something (used at 6:39, 11:43, 23:13 and 23:32 and explained at 38:35)
to pass away (used at 13:22 and explained at 40:51)
to be grandfathered in (used at 14:00 and explained at 42:55)
to pull something off (used at 17:29 and explained at 44:53)
in a nutshell (used at 26:32 and explained at 47:04)

***A list of specific sports vocabulary (with brief explanations) used during this episode can be found at the bottom of ⁠the following page: https://american-idiom.com/f/005-sports-memories ***

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005 Sports Memories

Recommended Studio Ghibli Movies for Learning Japanese - Best 3
日本語勉強におすすめのジブリ映画 Best 3を紹介します。

 • My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
 • Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008)
 • Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

This program is a good audio resource for people at JLPT N4 or N3 level.

ANIME ・MANGA TALK | アニメ・マンガトーク | Japanese listening practice N4-N3

3 Best Ghibli Movies to Study Japanese　日本語勉強におすすめのジブリ映画 Best 3

How to Speak like a Native: The Power of Lexical Chunks
*Background music by Pixabay and Bensound

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Episode 2: How to Speak like a Native: The Power of Lexical Chunks

Today we will learn that Spanish is among the most widely spoken languages in the world, and is spoken in Central America, South America, parts of the United States, Spain and the Philippines.