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🎧 **How do you learn a language when nothing makes sense at first?**  
In this episode, I share a balanced routine:  
👂 Passive listening (20 min daily)  
🗣 Shadowing  
📖 Sentence & grammar analysis  
🤝 Asking for feedback

Your ears adjust first—but your brain must also engage.  
Don’t just listen. Read, repeat, reflect—and you'll get there.

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San Fermín es una de las fiestas más famosas de España y del mundo entero pero ¿cómo comenzó esta tradición? En este episodio te cuento la historia de la mundialmente conocida Running of the bulls y qué actividades hay (¡no solo tenemos toros!)

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In this episode we take a closer look at Chapter 7 of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

The following vocabulary is highlighted in this podcast episode: 

abruptly (adv.) – suddenly
naïve (adj.) – innocent; lacking experience
reassure (v.) – to make less worried or fearful; to comfort
unique (adj.) – one of a kind
sobbing (v.) – to be crying

Thank you for listening! Next time, we’ll have a look at Chapter 8. Until then, may you find beauty in the simple wonders around you, just like our Little Prince.

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Let's Explore the Little Prince: Chapter 7

New words— 生(shēng)词(cí)
法(fǎ)语(yǔ)
拼(pīn)音(yīn)
筷(kuài)子(zi)
电(diàn)脑(nǎo)
法(fǎ)
输(shū)入(rù)
查(chá)
客(kè)人(rén)
介(jiè)绍(shào)
公(gōng)司(sī)
同(tóng)事(shì)
认(rèn)识(shí)
那(nà)儿(ér)
会(huì)
对(duì)

Text One-课文1 kèwén1
shānběn：qǐngjìn！
dàwèi：shānběn ！ ……duìbùqǐ，nǐyǒukèrén。
shānběn：méiguānxì。dàwèi，wǒjièshàoyīxiàér，
zhèshìwǒgōngsīdetóngshìtiánzhōng。
tiánzhōng，zhèshìwǒtóngxuédàwèi。
dàwèi：rènshínǐhěngāoxìng。
tiánzhōng：rènshínǐwǒyěhěngāoxìng。
shānběn：dàwèi，nǐzhǎowǒyǒushìma？
dàwèi：wǒqùtúshūguǎnjièshū。wǒbùhuìhànzìshūrù，
bùhuìyòngnàérdediànnǎocháshū。nǐhuìbùhuì？
shānběn：wǒyěbùhuì。tiánzhōng，nǐne？
tiánzhōng：wǒhuìpīnyīnshūrùfǎ。
dàwèi：nǐnéngbùnéngjiāowǒ？
tiánzhōng：méiwèntí。
dàwèi：tàihǎole！
山本：请进！
大卫：山本 ！ ……对不起，你有客人。
山本：没关系。大卫，我介绍一下儿，
      这是我公司的同事田中。
      田中，这是我同学大卫。
大卫：认识你很高兴。
田中：认识你我也很高兴。
山本：大卫，你找我有事吗？
大卫：我去图书馆借书。我不会汉字输入，
      不会用那儿的电脑查书。你会不会？
山本：我也不会。田中，你呢？
田中：我会拼音输入法。
大卫：你能不能教我？
田中：没问题。
大卫：太好了！

Text Two—课文2 kèwén2
wǒshìfǎguórén，zàiběijīngxuéxíhànyǔ。wǒhuìqízìxíngchē，bùhuìyòngkuàizi；huìxiěhànzì，bùhuìhànzìshūrù。shānběngěiwǒjièshàotādetóngshìtiánzhōng。shānběnduìwǒshuō，tiánzhōnghuìshuōhànyǔ、yīngyǔ，háihuìyīdiǎnérfǎyǔ。tāhuìpīnyīnshūrùfǎ，huìyòngdiànnǎoshūrùhànzì。tiánzhōngshuōyǒukòngérjiāowǒ。wǒhěngāoxìng。
我是法国人，在北京学习汉语。我会骑自行车，不会用筷子；会写汉字，不会汉字输入。山本给我介绍他的同事田中。山本对我说，田中会说汉语、英语，还会一点儿法语。他会拼音输入法，会用电脑输入汉字。田中说有空儿教我。我很高兴。


HSK2--materials and exercises for listenning, reading and speaking

我不会汉字输入  wǒbùhuìhànzìshūrù

Tune in for a special episode! Here, I share my conversation with Audrey and Abigail, the hosts of the You Don't Say?! English Podcast. We talk about cultural differences, interviewing, traveling and living abroad, culture shock, and more!

Episode originally published April 22, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter
 
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Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/cultural-differences/. 

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Job Preparation Counseling. How To Impress the manager in a matter of minutes?!

Preparing for an interview might seem intimidating, but there are several steps you can take to prepare yourself for a successful interview.

In this article you'll hear several tips on how to show you greatest value right after you'll open your mouth. 

HR managers are busy so your goal is capture their interests from the first minutes of your self-presentstion.

Listen to the recording and if you feel, hear something relevant to your life - come for my one-on-one jobpreparation experience so we can go through common interview questions, we'll work on your posture, your pitch of voice, the speed of your speech, your confidence, the content of your self-presentation and a lot more!

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