In this episode, you will learn how to say someone did something for a period of time, has been doing something for a period of time, and stopped doing something.


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Grammar - "I lived in China for 7 years" 语法 - “我在中国住了七年”

Buongiorno e buon lunedì!


Il sole splende già caldo,
La mia giornata inizia presto;
e, questa volta, vi lascio delle espressioni di uso quotidiano e comune a tutti gli italiani, da nord a sud.
EccoLE qui:

Allora:
Mi raccomando : non fare tardi, eh!
Faccio fatica a capire le persone in questo periodo….
La cucina romana non mi piace per niente!!!
A chi lo dici!!!!
Muoio dalla voglia di partire!
Più che altro Roma è una città difficile e io sono invecchiata!

La prossima volta che ci vediamo proviamo ad usarle con la giusta intonazione.

Vi auguro una buona settimana .


la Rubrica di Simona

Mina, le espressioni comuni, il lunedì...

En este episodio vas a escuchar la rutina de una chica durante la cuarentena del covid 19. Puedes practicar las conjugaciones del preterito imperfecto aquí. 

Preteritos del indicativo 

La comuna 13- Preterito imperfecto 

小芳是一位厨师，她一直梦想开一家自己的餐厅。经过多年的努力和积蓄，她终于在市中心租了一家店面，并且装修成了她喜欢的风格。餐厅的名字叫做“美味之家”。

开业那天，小芳邀请了很多朋友和家人来庆祝。她精心准备了各种美味的菜肴，包括她最拿手的招牌菜。开业仪式上，小芳对大家表示了感谢，并希望他们能喜欢她的餐厅。

餐厅开张后的几周，小芳的餐厅生意红火，许多人都来品尝她的美食。小芳每天都很忙，但她感到非常满足，因为她终于实现了自己的梦想。

1.小芳开设的餐厅叫什么名字？

    A) 美味之家
    B) 欢乐餐厅
    C) 家乡味


2.小芳在开业仪式上准备了什么？

    A) 各种美味的菜肴
    B) 现场表演
    C) 礼品和奖品


3.餐厅开张后的生意如何？

    A) 不景气
    B) 一般
    C) 红火

每日汉语练习

小芳的餐厅开业了

Learn this effective exercise to improve tenses, grammar and sentence formation. It's super simple and fun! 

Lisa's Podcast

Sentence gymnastics.

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 Professionals Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

Business English For Project Managers. Reading & Comprehension

I remember listening to the podcast of Steve Harvey and what he said stayed with me until this very day. He said, "You are looking at a process."
The person you are looking at today is a process.
So what exactly is the process?

FLO TALKS 

EVERYTHING HAS A PROCESS

In this news report from 1964 the Beatles visit New York.

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

1964 News Report - the Beatles visit New York

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oCc73XeG1DD_ih95NBNiUsSRWXhae49s/view?usp=drivesdk