 "The Umbrella Man" is  a great short story by Roald Dahl, who was a very famous British writer. I will read Part One to you and then highlight some key vocabulary. I guarantee you will be excited to hear Part Two next week. 

Stories to Stimulate!

The Umbrella Man - Part One

Mobile phones are everywhere these days. But should they be allowed in schools? Join Nick for a discussion about this topic today.

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Should children be allowed to use mobile phones in school? 

Este primer episodio es una presentación sobre mí, sobre quién soy y por qué enseño español. Hablo sobre mis padres, el lugar donde vivo, mis estudios y por qué la vida me ha llevado a convertirme en una profesora de español en línea.

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Mil y una historias reales para aprender español

Ep #1: ¿Quién soy y por qué estoy aquí?

It's the end of January: these are the coldest days of the year in some parts of the world! Let's learn the Italian words related to winter. Iniziamo!

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3 minutes Italian

L'inverno in Italia - 3 minutes Italian

Convergent Thinkers vs. Divergent Thinkers: Is One Better Than the Other?

verybody is capable of both convergent and divergent thinking, depending on the situation. However, it’s natural to lean more toward one or the other when approaching problems and projects.

“Some people have a natural preference for divergent thinking. They are the people in organizations who love to come up with new ideas,” says Manning, “They are also the people who are most useful when solving daunting, complex challenges because they are more likely to articulate ideas that are new and useful.”

The real issue lies in becoming too reliant on one method of thinking. “Too much divergent thinking can lead to endless ideation and no solutions. Too much convergent thinking can lead to no new ideas and ‘analysis paralysis,’”

Project Management and the Lure of Convergent Thinking
That’s a trap that project management professionals—who are notoriously married to their plans and processes—can fall into easily.

Let’s break this all down with some examples. Divergent thinking starts with an objective—perhaps you need to generate 1,000 new leads within a month. You start by brainstorming creative ideas and solutions to satisfy that goal: happy hours with famous speakers, direct mailers including $100 gift cards, a man in a gorilla suit on the corner of Times Square.

From there, you move into evaluating those options and settling on the one(s) that works best. This is an example of convergent thinking.

Let's continue later today on this topic and explore it further. See you soon.

The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

Business English For Project Managers. Reading & Comprehension

"I’m better than I used to be. Better than I was yesterday. But hopefully not as good as I’ll be tomorrow."

A 30-day positive affirmation journey with Rose

Day 13

Ya estoy en Albacete. Empiezo a pisar una tierra tan humilde como auténtica. Salgo de la España de agencias de viajes, turismo, aeropuertos internacionales, aroma flamenco y fotos masivas en Instagram sobre la paella o plato de tapas más llamativo de turno. Estoy en una zona que es como esa persona que te seduce por su humildad y belleza escondida, pero que sabes que va a estar contigo el resto de tu vida. Esta zona se llama Castilla-La Mancha. La tierra de Cervantes y de El Quijote.

VIAJAR POR ESPAÑA  "AUDIOS"

Mi España - La Provincia de Albacete

“Well, as I’m still a uni  student, doing things on the cheap is something I've had to learn over the last few years, and just the weekend before last, myself and my 2 best mates had a really wonderful day out that cost next to nothing.




It was a bank holiday weekend, and we really wanted to have a special day out, as the weather forecast was perfect, and we really needed to get away from our studies. 




To do anything in the city, especially during a holiday weekend, always costs a lot of money, and as we were flat broke,  we decided to look for somewhere to go outside of the city. One of the guys came up with the idea of riding our bikes to a very beautiful park and lake, about 15 km outside of the city. 




We all agreed it would be a great idea, and each chipped in some cash, so we could buy some nice food in the local supermarket, as there is a barbeque area in the park which is free to use.
It turned out to be a really wonderful and special day, and was as cheap as chips, as riding our bikes meant there was no transport cost, and entry to the park was actually free. I think in total we spent about 24 dollars on the food between the three of us, and it really goes to show that it’s still possible to have a really special day out that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a special day out that cost very little

什么是“职场人设”？今天Karen和柏威聊了聊在职场上的那些事儿。
