Want to grow your vocabulary? Tune into the latest Express to Impress Podcast episode to learn 5 English expressions for a conversation. 

This episode is a follow-up to the previous episode, How to Prepare for an Internal Job Interview.

Learning to recognize and use phrases and idioms in English will allow you to communicate better with native English speakers. You won’t feel confused when you hear the phrases and idioms and will keep up with the conversation. 

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Episode originally published February 18, 2022

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Bring Your A-Game and Other English Expressions

Descubra a história fascinante do regatão, o comércio fluvial que conectou as comunidades ribeirinhas da Amazônia por séculos. De trocas de mercadorias a projetos culturais modernos, este episódio mostra como o regatão continua navegando, agora levando educação, arte e cidadania pelos rios da floresta.

Everyday Portuguese 

Episódio 8 - Regatão: o comércio que navega pela história da Amazônia (EM PORTUGUÊS)

✨LEARN ENGLISH TUTOR DEBBIE 🧡

ENGLISH POEM:  The road not taken by Robert Frost

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
5月2日月曜日　天気/くもり　気温/11℃ 

新ひだか町/しんひだかちょう
二十間道路/にじゅっけんどうろ
・桜が見頃を迎える
・およそ2000本の桜が植えられている
・コロナの感染対策のため、飲食禁止


［単語］
見頃/みごろ…花などが一番きれいな時
およそ…だいたい
列/れつ…なにかが並んでる時の数え方
感染/かんせん…病気になる
対策/たいさく…問題が起きないようにする
飲食/いんしょく…飲むことと食べること
禁止/きんし…してはいけない

レッスン待ってます♪

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#50〉5月2日月曜日　2000本の桜が見頃

it's all Greek to me!

Verb to have (future tense) 

LECTURA COMPRENSIVA.


ESTE CUENTO NOS HABLA DE MARIO EN LA ESCUELA.


Antes de comenzar la lectura.


1. ¿Como fue tu vida en la escuela cuando eras joven?

2. ¿Que clases de la escuela no te gustaba?


Presta atención a la lectura de tu profesor.


Hoy es día de clase. Como todas las mañanas Mario se levanta con sueño. Hoy tiene clase de matemáticas, inglés y ciencia. Se viste, desayuna y comienza el camino hacia la escuela. Se encuentra con su amigo Alejandro. Los dos van juntos a clase desde que eran pequeños y siempre que pueden quedan para jugar en el parque al fútbol, su deporte favorito. Su mesa está junto a la de Mario y su mochila es muy parecida a la de Mario.

Cuando llegan el profesor ya está esperando. Se sientan en su silla rápido y sacan el libro, el papel, el lápiz y la regla. El profesor ha indicado un ejercicio que tienen que hacer. Es un ejercicio complicado. Cuando todos los alumnos están pensando en el ejercicio llega el director de la escuela con un alumno junto a él. Es un nuevo compañero de clase. Estudiará con Mario, Alejandro y el resto de la clase. Como no hay ninguna mesa vacía el nuevo alumno se coloca en el escritorio del profesor hasta que le traigan su mesa. Es divertido verlo en ese lugar, detrás del escritorio, como otro profesor más.

La clase de arte es la favorita de Mario. Puede dibujar cosas bonitas y la hora pasa muy rápido. Hoy ha dibujado un caballo. Le ha quedado muy bien. Cuando terminan las clases Alejandro y él se van juntos a casa. En el camino se encuentran con el alumno nuevo. Hablan un poco con él. Se llama Andrew y es de Estados Unidos. Es un chico simpático. A Alejandro y Mario les gustaría que pusieran la nueva mesa de Andrew cerca de la suya.

Spanish Reading Comprehesion

Mario at school

This short novel tells the story of some farm animals who rebel against their human masters. Orwell uses simple English to appeal to all reading levels and the animals speak in concise, clear sentences: perfect for language learners.

Audiobooks with Pip

Animal Farm by George Orwell: Chapter 1

Humans love stories. From a young age, we hear them, tell them, write them and watch them. As we get older, they're still a big part of our lives.

We tell stories every day, whether it's at work or when we tell a friend about the things we're doing in our lives.

And stories might just be one of the secrets to giving a good business presentation. "Stories connect with people much more than statistics," says Mahnoor Sheikh from Visme, a presentation company.

And with any business presentation, you want to leave an impression on the people you're presenting to.

To do this, according to the team from jobs website Indeed, you first have to understand your audience. Who are they? What do they need to know to get excited about what you have to say?

During your presentation, you want to share your own enthusiasm with the audience and involve them with eye contact, says TED curator Chris Anderson.

To begin, the Indeed team says, you need to prepare a strong start to your presentation, which will let you form a connection with your audience.

Next, you have to keep that connection — and you have to be careful.

If you're using presentation software, keep your slides simple. They're just there to help you communicate, says Sheikh. If they're full of text, people may begin reading the slides and stop listening to you.

And don't read from a teleprompter, says Anderson. If you do, you'll lose your connection with the audience. Either memorize your presentation, or use brief points on cards or slides to guide you.

Finally, Indeed says, give the audience something to think about when they leave the room. You had a strong start — now finish telling your story in the same way!

It's also important to have done your research — because you may have to answer questions from your audience at the end!

