PHRASES and VOCABULARIES USED:
• place an order
• take your order
• What would you like to order?
• menu
• a moment to
• take your time
• decided
• drink
• medium
• great choice
• additional items
• anything else?
• that's all
• the total comes to
• proceed to
• counter
• Enjoy your meal!

Language Lab: Conversations with Teacher Rose - Unlocking English Fluency

How to Order Foods at Mc Donald's

Intermediate Chinese Listening：日记 —— 我的一天   Diary — My Day

Intermediate Chinese Listening

There is an old saying, "that birds of the same feather flock together." The law of association will tell you that you attract who you are. Why is the law of association important?

FLO TALKS 

LAW OF ASSOCIATION

Do you know how to get better at anything? Athletes do. They work with a coach. 

You don’t have to try to get better at something on your own--a coach can help! Surgeon Atul Gawande says in a popular Ted Talk,  "Great coaches are your external eyes and ears, providing a more accurate picture of your reality." 

Some people seek out coaches proactively. They hire a professional coach to help with their resume, cover letter, LinkedIn Profile, and interview responses before they ever apply for a job. These people undoubtedly get jobs quicker because they hired a coach. However, the majority of people wait too long to get a coach, only seeking out help after a period of failure. 

In this Express to Impress Podcast episode, you will learn different approaches to bet better at something and the tremendous career opportunities from working with a coach. You’ll hear how others’ lives have been enriched by working with coaches. I talk about my experience working coaches in Brazil and the US. You’ll also hear a story about one of my clients - an engineer in Taiwan who enlisted my help after trying and failing to get a job for years.  You will find out what type of professional coaches exist and how they can help you. If you want to increase your English vocabulary, continue listening to the end, where you’ll hear definitions of five idioms and phrases that came up during the episode.

Episode originally published on August 14, 2020.
Transcript at express-to-impress.com/get-a-job/
Infographics at pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/ 

Express to Impress

How to Get Better At Anything, Including Getting A Job 

This podcast explores Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening".

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42891/stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening

Poem of the Day

"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost

오늘 공기 정말 좋다!
今天空气真好!

맞아! 오늘 미세먼지도 없고, 게다가 날씨도 선선하네.
对啊! 今天没有雾霾, 而且天气也很凉快。 

우리 자전거 타고 한강 가자.
我们骑自行车去汉江吧。

좋아! 우리 한강 가서 치킨하고 라면 먹자!
好啊! 我们去汉江吃炸鸡和方便面！

공기 空气
미세먼지 雾霾
게다가 而且
날씨 天气
선선하다 凉快

[YOON] 1분 한국어

오늘 공기 정말 좋다! 今天空气真好!

El Jinete Negro es una de las leyendas más misteriosas de los Llanos Orientales de Colombia. La historia cuenta que, en vida, El Jinete Negro era un hacendado cruel que trataba mal a sus trabajadores y cometía muchas injusticias. Después de morir, su alma quedó condenada a vagar por los campos, montado en un caballo negro y vestido completamente de negro.

Se aparece especialmente en las noches sin luna, cuando el viento sopla fuerte. Los viajeros solitarios pueden escuchar el galope de su caballo, que se acerca rápidamente. Lo más terrorífico de El Jinete Negro es que no muestra su rostro; su sombrero y capa negra lo cubren por completo. A quienes se atreven a mirarlo, les arroja una maldición que los deja enfermos o los hace perderse sin rumbo.

Se dice que el galope de El Jinete Negro es una advertencia para quienes llevan una vida llena de maldad y egoísmo, y que aquellos que lo ven deben rezar inmediatamente para que el jinete no los persiga.