Being able to talk on a wide variety of topics is really helpful for getting a higher mark on the IELTS test. 

In this podcast I will help you to form opinions and ideas for Speaking Part 3 and Writing Part 2.

You can also book a private lesson with me on my profile. Hope to see you in a lesson soon!

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Do people today work too much? 

"Comment tu t'appelles ?" 

➡️ Voici des expressions alternatives pour donner son prénom en français.

"What's your name ?"

➡️ Here are some alternative expressions for giving your name in French.

Ecris un petit mot si tu as aimé cet épisode :)
Please write a message if you have enjoyed this episode :)



French with Isabelle

Episode 1 : Différentes manières de se présenter en français | Different ways to introduce yourself in French 

HSK 3-6 passage audios

HSK 3 Lesson 2 Passage 2

En este diálogo veremos la manera unica en que los mexicanos se saludan y se despiden

Quiubo Spanish

Mexican Slang (Saludos y despedidas) Diálogo 1 

Eccoci con una seconda mini storia in italiano facile per aiutarti a comprendere sempre meglio questa lingua meravigliosa.

Here we are with a new mini story in Italian to help you learn this wonderful language.

Oggi trovi anche il transcript!
Today you will find the transcript!

C'era una volta un ragazzo di nome Luca. Luca viveva in un piccolo villaggio ai piedi di una montagna. Amava passare il suo tempo libero a camminare nei boschi e a esplorare nuovi posti. Un giorno, mentre era in giro per i boschi, incontrò una volpe molto simpatica. La volpe era curiosa e decise di seguire Luca ovunque andasse.

Luca era molto felice di avere la volpe come sua amica e la portava con sé dovunque. Insieme, esplorarono le montagne e visitarono bellissimi laghi. Un giorno, durante una delle loro passeggiate, incontrarono un uomo anziano che sembrava avere bisogno di aiuto.

L'uomo chiese a Luca e alla volpe se potevano aiutarlo a portare alcuni pesi fino alla sua casa, che si trovava sulla cima della montagna. Luca e la volpe accettarono di aiutare l'uomo e insieme portarono i pesi fino alla sua casa.

Il signore era molto grato per l'aiuto di Luca e della volpe e decise di offrirgli una cena come ringraziamento. Durante la cena, l'uomo raccontò loro storie meravigliose sulle montagne e sulla natura che li circondava.

Da quel momento in poi, Luca e la volpe visitavano spesso l'uomo sulla cima della montagna e passavano del tempo con lui. Luca imparò molto dalle storie dell'uomo e apprezzò ancora di più la bellezza della natura.

E così, Luca e la volpe continuarono a esplorare i boschi e le montagne insieme.

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3 minutes Italian

Mini storia in Italiano 2 - 3 minutes Italian

Transcript + Exercises → https://espanolparati.notion.site/Mi-personalidad-ser-ed9a3e835dea4c41b7f7030416a2437d
Do the exercises in the transcript to get the most out of every episode!


Español Para Ti (Spanish For You!)

"Mi personalidad" (+ Transcript 📄) - A1 / Beginner

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요. I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog.
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/223062094952
https://youtu.be/UcQXFpOq01w

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -what are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening,
After reading many sentences with Korean grammar in Korean conversations sentences,
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording.
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording.
And Listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely.

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.)
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 4. (Intermediate 2)
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 4. (Intermediate 2) - Lesson 5. Part 1 -는 바람에,  Part 2 -았더라면/-었더라면/-였더라면

In this episode we will learn some speaking skills at work.
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It is recommended:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊职场的话题。如果你的领导和你说辛苦了，你应该怎么回答呢？如果你是领导，你更喜欢什么样的回答呢？杨天真是公司的老板，我们来听听她的建议吧。
当领导或者长辈跟你说辛苦了，你该怎么回答才能把这个话聊下去呢？给你几个高情商的应对方案。我们大多数人听到领导说辛苦了，第一反应回答说，唉不辛苦不辛苦。其实呢领导说辛苦了，一方面也是客气，一方面也是你工作的肯定，他也是想表达一种感谢。所以这个答案呢根据你领导的类型，不同类型的领导应该给与不同的回答方案。
第一，你的领导如果比较注重权威，是一个比较有官威的领导。那这种领导呢其实就是要你懂得感恩，知道TA给了你一个工作机会，所以你就回答TA说：“谢谢领导给与这个机会让我锻炼，我确实通过这个机会成长了不少。这点辛苦跟收获比起来其实不算什么，我会好好继续努力的。”那么领导就会有一种大满足的感觉，觉得我果然选对人了。
第二呢就是老师型的领导。有一种领导呢，其实TA是比较好为人师的，很愿意指导你。那么遇到这种领导的时候，你可以这么回答：“谢谢领导的关心。其实呢，我把我这次工作已经总结成文字了，有一些我做得好的地方和一些做得不好的地方。甚至呢，我还想象了一下，可能未来我们能怎么做，有一个方案给您。你要得空的话，可以给我指导指导。”这样呢，领导就会觉得哇这小孩子真不错，既对当下有总结，还对未来有规划，同时很尊重自己的意见。这样你能创造跟领导的进一步的交流机会。
第三呢，还有一种领导是比较和蔼的，喜欢跟员工打成一片。遇到这样的领导呢，你就可以这样回复：“谢谢领导的认可。其实不光我辛苦，所有的小伙伴都挺帮忙的，要不然看在大家这么努力的份上，您请大家搓顿饭吧。”这种调侃式呢，比较受用于这种和蔼的领导。TA会觉得你这个小朋友不贪功，知道团队的作用。那他也许就趁机搞了个团建活动等等。这都是一种比较好的促进和蔼型领导跟大家打成一片，更认可你的方法。以上，你学会了吗？
你觉得哪些方法适合你？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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职场/zhí chǎng/Workplace
长辈/zhǎng bèi/Elders
高情商/gāo qíng shāng/High Emotional Intelligence
应对方案	/yìng duì fāng àn/Solutions
肯定/kěn dìng/Affirmation
权威/quán wēi/authority
官威/guān wēi/bureaucratic airs
锻炼/duàn liàn/anneal (oneself)
好为人师	/hào wéi rén shī/like to lecture other people
指导/zhǐ dǎo/guide,lecture
得空/dé kòng/have time
规划/guī huà	/planning
和蔼/hé ǎi/amiable
打成一片/dǎ chéng yī piàn/play well with others
看在~的份上/kàn zài~de fèn shàng/for the sake of
搓顿饭/cuō dùn fàn/have a meal
调侃/tiáo kǎn/crack a joke
受用于/shòu yòng yú	/be useful for
趁机/chèn jī/take the opportunity to
团建/tuán jiàn/team building

Yuli's Chinese Channel

领导说辛苦了，怎么回？ What is the best way to respond to a leader who says, "Thank you for your hard work"? （Intermediate level）

Walnuts Could Help Students with Stress, Says Study

University isn't all sleeping, parties, and video games — many students find it a stressful time, with exams and the beginning of adult life.

But a recent study has suggested that there's a food that could help with some of that stress — walnuts.

Walnuts are known to be a healthy snack. They contain healthy fats and proteins, which are good for the body and the mind.

They may not be the most exciting food for young adults to snack on in a world of pizza and burgers, but they could have a positive effect both on academic stress and on the health of the body.

That's according to researchers from the University of South Australia, who had 80 students take part in their study.

One group of students was asked to eat about half a cup of walnuts every day for 16 weeks. They could eat them as a snack or add them to meals at any time of the day.

The other participants were told not to eat nuts for those 16 weeks.

The researchers found that academic stress was having a negative effect on student's mental health, on the amount of protein in their bodies, and — in female participants — on the diversity of bacteria in their guts.

But these things all improved among those who had been eating walnuts.

Larisa Bobrovskaya, one of the study's authors, said not only are walnuts good for students, they're an easy thing to add to lots of different meals.

However, she also said just having something extra to eat might have made the students feel better, so more research is needed.