Get ready for the four-day working week
Younger managers are much more open to the idea than their bosses and female leaders like it too. 

I will be discussing the four day working week from a UK prospective. Feel free to comment and let me know what you think about the four day week focusing on the benefits and negatives of the idea. 



Engine English

The Four Day Working Week

🎧 Palatul Parlamentului – Discover Romania’s Giant Palace
Join Teacher Daya for a fascinating story about Bucharest’s iconic Parliament Palace — the world’s heaviest building! Learn key Romanian words, fun facts, and cultural insights while practicing your listening skills.

Daya's language corner (ROMANIAN)

Palatul Parlamentului B1

conjuguemos y conjugamos 

Capítulo 9 - HARÉ - I WILL DO

Welcome to the first episode of OET Roleplay Practice with Kev, The English Native.

In this episode, you’ll hear a complete OET Speaking roleplay between a doctor and a patient recovering from a mild heart attack. The consultation covers building rapport, gathering information, explaining safe exercise, returning to work, and giving lifestyle advice.

Kevin also shares strategies for using these recordings to study effectively:

Listen once to get the flow of the consultation

Read the transcript to notice useful OET phrases

Shadow the doctor’s lines to improve pronunciation and intonation

What you’ll learn in this episode:

How to reassure patients naturally in OET roleplays

Useful phrases for explaining medical recovery and lifestyle changes

Why memorised templates lower your score

How to map your responses to the OET clinical communication criteria

Practical shadowing techniques to improve fluency and confidence

This episode is designed for doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals preparing for the OET Speaking sub-test.

👉 Download the transcript at theenglishnative.com
 and follow Kevin for more OET practice and exam strategies.

Kev's English Podcast

OET Speaking Roleplay Practice: Episode 1 – Heart Attack Recovery Consultation

In this episode, my dad and I recall some of our favorite memories as sports fans.

If you’re a sports fan yourself, that’s great, but even if you’re not, I think you’ll benefit from listening to this one, as many English idioms and other vocabulary were born out of the world of sports.

Otherwise, listening to this episode should give you a sense of what being a sports fan in America is like, because it’s unique compared to sporting culture in most other countries.

***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 31:56***

***Full episode transcript available ⁠⁠here: https://american-idiom.com/f/005-sports-memories ⁠⁠***

Episode Outline:

Baseball – the Detroit Tigers win the World Series in 1984 (Starts at 1:35)
Hockey - touching the Stanley Cup in 2001 (Starts at 6:27)
Hockey - meeting Guy Lafleur in New York (Starts at 10:22)
American Football - attending Michigan vs. Notre Dame in 2011 (Starts at 15:27)
American Football - Michigan Football's 2024 national championship (Starts at 20:31)
The Olympics - Attending the 2024 Olympics in Paris (Starts at 22:36)
American Football - Michigan's victory over Ohio State in 2024 (Starts at 24:04)
Association Football (Soccer) - France wins the 2018 World Cup (Starts at 27:21)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 30:04)

and so on and so forth (used at 4:08 explained at 32:40)
a stone's throw away from (used at 11:09 and explained at 34:40)
to run into someone (used at 11:35 and explained at 36:37)
to get to do something (used at 6:39, 11:43, 23:13 and 23:32 and explained at 38:35)
to pass away (used at 13:22 and explained at 40:51)
to be grandfathered in (used at 14:00 and explained at 42:55)
to pull something off (used at 17:29 and explained at 44:53)
in a nutshell (used at 26:32 and explained at 47:04)

***A list of specific sports vocabulary (with brief explanations) used during this episode can be found at the bottom of ⁠the following page: https://american-idiom.com/f/005-sports-memories ***

Brentoni's English Podcast

005 Sports Memories

Begin by explaining what cross-functional collaboration is. It involves working together across different departments or teams to achieve a common goal. Emphasize that it requires effective communication, flexibility, and an understanding of different perspectives and expertise.

Identify specific examples of cross functional projects or tasks where you’ve worked with people from different departments. 
Describe your role in these projects and the outcomes achieved by the cross-functional teams. Use the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to structure your answers.

Cross-functional teams rely on communication. Discuss how you’ve effectively communicated with colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
Share instances when you actively sought input from others, listened to their perspectives, and built consensus. Highlight your adaptability in adjusting your communication style to suit different team members.

Address how you handle conflicts that arise during collaboration. Explain how you’ve resolved disagreements or differing opinions.
Showcase your ability to find common ground, mediate, and maintain positive relationships even when faced with conflicting priorities.

Cross-functional work environments can be dynamic. Discuss how you’ve adapted to changing circumstances or unexpected challenges.
Share examples of how you’ve adjusted your approach, learned new skills, or embraced different viewpoints to achieve common goals.

Demonstrate your ability to understand the organization’s overall objectives. Explain how your cross-functional work contributes to the company’s success.
Discuss how you’ve aligned your efforts with broader strategic goals and how you’ve helped bridge gaps between different functions.

Highlight instances when you’ve collaborated with colleagues from various departments. Describe how you’ve leveraged their expertise to enhance outcomes.
Discuss your role in bringing teams together and fostering a collaborative culture.

The Global Professional Podcast

Answer Job Interview Questions about Cross Functional Teams - Episode 47 

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を楽しく勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

ぼくの日常生活の話を聞くことで、日本語のリスニングをよくしたり、新しい言葉を知ってもらえたらいいなと思います。


みなさんお元気でしょうか。
今日もジョージアでPodcastを録っています。

今回も漢字。
余説明します。

音読みは、よ
訓読みは、あまーる

意味は私、あまるなどの意味です。

熟語です。
・余ーよ　私、平安時代から使っていた。今は使わない

・余白ーよはく　あまり、スペースがあること

・余震ーよしん　大きな地震のあとにつづく小さな地震

・余裕ーよゆう　ゆとり

・余罪ーよざい　他の罪



例文
・余は満足じゃ。

・余白の時間を作ると気持ちが楽になります。

・まだ余震が続きますので、引き続きご注意ください。

・家を買う余裕なんてありません。

・警察は余罪があるとみて捜査を進めています。




　
ということで、今回は以上です。

最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！






Atsushi のJapanese podcast (travel/news /文法・漢字・語彙/Osaka/Hokkaido/🇹🇷🇬🇪🇦🇲🇪🇸🇵🇹)

#474 N3 漢字　余(ヨ、あまる)について！

こんにちは！Atsushiです。
92.93と食べ物シリーズなので、続けます。

今回は、おにぎり、です。
みなさんはおにぎりは知っていますか？
食べたことがありますか？

日本の食文化として、日本人にはとても馴染み深い食べ物です。日本のコンビニがある国では、見たことがある人もいるかもしれませんね。

おにぎりは日本が誇るソウルフードですね。お米と塩、海苔はほぼ共通の食材で、具を変えることでバリエーションは本当にたくさんあります。持ち運びにも優れているので、かなり昔から日本の食文化に根付いてきました。

歴史は、日本でいう弥生時代のころからもち米を使っておにぎりのようなものを作っていたところから始まります。日本の昔話にもよく出てきます。

　おにぎりはいろんな形があります。
三角型、丸型、円盤型、俵型があります。
また、最近ではにぎらないおにぎり「おにぎらず」というのもあります。

　おにぎりの食材もいろんな種類があります。
昆布、鮭、梅干、鰹かつお、シーチキンマヨネーズ、エビマヨネーズ、明太子、たらこ、高菜、いくら
などがあります。

　今は他にはわかめを混ぜたものだったり、オムライスをおにぎりにしたものだったり、いろんな種類があります。

　私は、明太子が好きです。それから、昆布も好きですね。
ネットで調べたら、海外の人はシーチキンマヨネーズが好きと書いてましたが、みなさんはどうですか？よかったら、ぜひ、オンラインレッスンでお話しましょう！

ということで、今回はおにぎりについて、話しました。
最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！

　


94 おにぎりについて

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FcjgV-mPfrwa5dBbM30f09iccvmWRC0T/view?usp=drivesdk