Today we're talking about the adjective "punctual" and the noun "punctuality". These are two really important words for things that you likely already talk about at work all the time!

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小测试 - 1
请辨别“了” 的用法，选择不相同的一项。
苹果树长高了。                                                           (表示状态的改变)
爱上运动后，我的身体好多了。                               （表示状态的改变）    
小王去办公室找老师了。                      ✔                 （表示动作的完成）                                                
我的牛奶没了，是弟弟喝光的。                               （表示状态的改变）

小测试 - 2
“就”的用法，请选出不相同的一项。
我的家离公司不远，骑自行车5分钟就到了。    ✔                      （表示时间短，动作快）
你爸爸最爱吃鱼了，我们明天晚上就吃烤鱼吧。     （表示根据前面的原因得出的结果）
不想做饭也不想动，我们就叫外卖吧。                    （表示根据前面的原因得出的结果）
你还感冒，就不要到处走动了。                                （表示根据前面的原因得出的结果）

小测试 - 3
请感受疑问代词 ”怎么“ 的用法，选出不同的一项。
他一天都不说话，怎么回事儿了？                                   （表示疑问的语气）
别多想了，我怎么说，你怎么做就行。         ✔                （含有具体的内容）
你怎么还在玩手机？上班要迟到了！                               （表示疑问的语气）
都几点了，怎么还不睡觉？                                               （表示疑问的语气）

小测试 - 4
根据 ”还“在句子中表达的意思，找出语用不同的一项。
7点了，姐姐还在家里，早班车一定是赶不上的。                （表示状态的保持）
我工作一直太忙了，书还没看几页。                                     （表示状态的保持）
奶奶最近的身体还好，她坚持吃着药。         ✔                    （表示勉强，过得去）
你怎么还说个不停，快出门吧，要迟到了！                          （表示状态的保持）

小测试 - 5
”能“与”会“在用法和含义上，有一定程度上的相似，请找出含义不同的一项。
这么晚了，他还在开会，今天晚上能回家吗？                                  (表示可能性)
他一直没有来电话，我想他明天不会跟我们一起去爬山了。          （表示可能性）
除了书法，小丽还会弹琴。                   ✔                   （表示学习过后掌握的能力）
妈妈明天还要上班，不能带我去公园玩了。                                      （表示可能性）


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语法语用

These Pronunciation episodes follow chronologically. They follow a reading on Engoo - with explanations along the way. Go to the website in order to follow along. : https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/study-says-reading-fiction-helps-us-understand-others/MsfhnFVrEe22EWf-hDINhQ 

English in 60 Seconds

Pronunciation 6

Giant Dreams Midget Abilities by David Sedaris read by Teacher Alyse
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"WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING YOUR GUITAR, MAKE BELIEVE YOU'RE PLAYING AN ACTUAL WOMAN," MISTER MANCINI TOLD ME. "GRAB HER BY THE NECK AND MAKE HER HOLLER."

My father loves jazz and has an extensive collection of records and reel-to-reel tapes he used to enjoy after returning home from work. He might have entered the house in a foul mood, but once he had his Dexter Gordon and a vodka martini, the stress melted away and everything was "Beautiful, baby, just beautiful." The instant the needle hit that record, he'd loosen his tie and become something other than the conservative engineer with a pocketful of IBM pencils embossed with the command think.

"Man, oh man, will you get a load of the chops on this guy? I saw him once at the Blue Note, and I mean to tell you that he blew me right out of my chair! A talent like that comes along only once in a lifetime. The guy was an absolute comet, and there I was in the front row. Can you imagine that?"

"Gee," I'd say. "I bet that was really interesting."

Empathy was the wrong tack, as it seemed only to irritate him.

"You don't know the half of it," my father would say. " 'Really interesting' my butt. You haven't got a clue. You could have taken a hatchet and cut the man's lips right off his face, chopped them off at the quick, and he still would have played better than anyone else out there. That's how good he was."

Because it was the music we'd grown up with, I liked to think that my sisters and I had a genuine appreciation for jazz. We preferred it over the music our friends were listening to, yet nothing we did or said could convince him of our devotion. Aside from replaying the tune on your own instrument, how could you prove you were really listening? It was as if he expected us to change color at the end of each selection.

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other stories from David Sedaris ( Adult 18+) 

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Level: Intermediate
Source and transcription: https://www.discovertuscany.com/it/firenze/

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What Is a Mock Interview? 

A mock interview is a simulated or practice interview that affords job seekers the opportunity to sharpen their interviewing skills by formulating responses in real time, presenting how in-depth they’ve researched the organization and what problems they’ll potentially be solving in the role, asking relevant questions of the interviewer(s), and receiving actionable feedback.

The best way to prepare for anything is to practice. The same applies to job interviews. Thus, having passed such a mock interview, you will get practical experience close to a real one, you will assess your weak sides (and strengthen them of course), and besides, you will obtain the necessary confidence. 

A mock interview is the best way to practice your winning strategy for a real job interview with a future employer. But to do everything properly, you should organize the entire training process and its circumstances as accurately as possible, to make you feel familiar and calm about your future interview. 

Here we will consider mock interviews and how to conduct them!

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В этом эпизоде мы повторим родительный падеж,  прошедшее время и поговорим о том, как люди жили раньше. 

Russian for daily life with Lena 📖💫

Как жили люди раньше?

こんにちは！みほです。みなさん元気ですか。私のポッドキャスト「Mihongo Nihongo」へようこそ！
このポッドキャストでは、私がみじかい話(はなし)をします。みなさんは私の話を聞(き)いて、質問(しつもん)に答(こた)えてください。

きょうの話は「休(やす)みの日」です。質問は３つです。
①私は休みの日、何を勉強(べんきょう)しますか？
②私は日曜日(にちようび)、だれと出かけますか？
③どうして私はちょっとさみしいですか？

じゃあ準備(じゅんび)はいいですか？始めましょう！

みなさんは休みの日、何をしますか。私はアニメを見たり、ゲームをしたりします。あと、英語(えいご)も勉強します。最近(さいきん)、フランス語も始めました。それから、ときどき夫(おっと)と息子(むすこ)と出かけます。息子が小さかった時(とき)は、毎週(まいしゅう)日曜日に家族(かぞく)で出かけていました。でも、最近息子は友達(ともだち)とあそぶのがたのしいから、あまりいっしょに出かけません。いいことですが、ちょっとさみしいですね。


ではもう一度(いちど)質問です。
①私は休みの日、何を勉強(べんきょう)しますか？
②私は日曜日、だれと出かけますか？
③どうして私はちょっとさみしいですか？

答えです。
①英語とフランス語を勉強します。
②夫と息子と出かけます。
③最近息子が友達とあそぶので、あまり家族でいっしょに出かけないからです。

どうでしたか？答えられましたか？
それではきょうのポッドキャストはここまで。最後(さいご)まで聞いてくれてありがとうございました。またね！

Mihongo Nihongo [Elementary] 

#2 休みの日 (やすみのひ) Listening comprehension

This bit of grammar is explained in English for beginners at A1 level. Let's learn the difference between MISLITI O and MISLITI NA. 🤔🤔🤔
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!✨
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