Small talk - love it or hate it, you cannot avoid it!

Share you experience with making small talk - are you good at it?

British English with Maria

Making small talk

Ahora practicamos la pronunciación.

Escucha y repite las vocales.

Escucha y repite la combinación de vocales.

A1.1. Español básico para principantes. 

Clase 1. Pronunciación de vocales.

It’s hard for many people to admit they don’t understand something (whether they're native or non-native English speakers). But it’s crucial for avoiding misunderstandings and a vital skill to learn for your career success. 

In the workplace, you must speak up when you don’t understand. Otherwise, you’re not doing your part to ensure good communication is taking place. Do you have the humility, confidence, and vocabulary needed to speak up in the workplace? 

Tune into the latest Express to Impress Podcast episode to learn ways to ask for clarification at work. By the end of the episode, you’ll have five tried-and-true phrases to ask for clarification. 

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Episode originally published December 10, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/asking-for-clarification/

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Episode Cited: 8 Takeaways About US Business Culture: Erin Meyer’s The Culture Map which you can find at https://www.express-to-impress.com/the-culture-map/

Express to Impress

Feeling Misunderstood? 5 Phrases to Use When Asking for Clarification

Fao nos cuenta sobre Iran, los persas, su cultura, su música, cómo tuvo problemas para entrar a Iran por la policía secreta rusa que controla la frontera, y cómo en 7 días visita Persepolis, mesquitas maravillosas y aprende Daf. 

Ritmos del mundo

#13 Iran

一、Listen and fill in blanks
学生：老师，我可以（   ）吗？
老师：进来吧。你有什么事？
学生：（   ）都收齐了,交给您。
老师：好。放在这里吧。谢谢你。
学生：不用谢。老师，（   ）做完了，您还去看看吗？
老师：好，咱们一起去吧！
 
二、Do test

Ruby's Listening Studio

师生对话

In this episode we will learn a Chinsee song called "错位时空"， which means Dislocation of time and space. Let's sing and learn!  
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。我平时喜欢听歌，有一些中文歌曲我觉得很好听，歌词也很美，想和大家分享一下。今天我们要听的这首歌叫《错位时空》，2021年1月发行后就在网上爆红，到处都可以听到这首歌。希望你喜欢。
《错位时空》
填不满半排观众的电影
直到散场时突然亮起灯
字幕定格在某某出品和发行
我目送 他们行色匆匆
像个自不量力的复读生
完不成金榜题名的使命
命不是猜剪刀石头布的决定
那么任性
我吹过你吹过的晚风
那我们算不算 相拥
可如梦初醒般的两手空空
心也空
我吹过你吹过的晚风
是否看过同样 风景
像扰乱时差留在错位时空
终是空 是空
数不完见证许愿的繁星
没灵验谁来安慰坏心情
十字路口闪烁不停的信号灯
有个人 显然心事重重
三个字 只能说给自己听
仰着头不要让眼泪失控
哪里有可以峰回路转的宿命
我不想听
我吹过你吹过的晚风
那我们算不算 相拥
可如梦初醒般的两手空空
心也空
我吹过你吹过的晚风
是否看过同样 风景
像扰乱时差留在错位时空
终是空 是空
我吹过你吹过的晚风
空气里弥漫着 心痛
可我们 最后 在这错位时空
终成空
我吹过你吹过的晚风
空气里弥漫着 心痛
可我们 最后 在这错位时空
终成空 成空
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散场	/	sàn chǎng	/	(audiences) leave after the show
字幕	/	zì mù	/	Subtitles
定格	/	dìng gé	/	freeze-frame
出品	/	chū pǐn	/	(movie) production
发行	/	fā xíng	/	release
行色匆匆	/	xíng sè cōng cōng	/	in a hurry
自不量力	/	zì bù liàng lì	/	overestimate oneself
复读生	/	fù dú shēng	/	returning students (who falied the college entrance examination)
金榜题名	/	jīn bǎng tí míng	/	succeed in important exams
任性	/	rèn xìng	/	capricious
如梦初醒	/	rú mèng chū xǐng	/	like waking up from a dream
扰乱	/	rǎo luàn	/	disturb,perturb
许愿	/	xǔ yuàn	/	make a wish
灵验	/	líng yàn	/	efficacious
闪烁	/	shǎn shuò	/	flickering
心事重重	/	xīn shì chóng chóng	/	with a heavy heart
峰回路转	/	fēng huí lù zhuǎn	/	things have taken a new turn
弥漫	/	mí màn	/	suffuse

Daily Chinese With Yuli

中文歌曲《错位时空》Chinese song"Dislocation of time and space"（Intermediate level）

Podcast for beginners ( A1 level). Natural but strictly  adapted in vocabulary and Grammar( only 2 Cases used, Accusative and Prepositional)
 
Contact me for the SCRIPT! AND I have more stories like that!
 Remember, the difficulty of the text doesn’t depend on the speed of the text, or not even the vocabulary in the text, it depends on the constructions that are used in the text.



Simple Stories in Russian

Русская дача

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Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.



Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Bonus Episode 10: 我竟然是这样的人？！大五性格测试 (全中文)

Привет! Il s’agit d’une conversation entre deux amies. Elles discutent de la façon de passer le week-end. J’utilise beaucoup de verbes de mouvement avec des préfixes différents. J'utilise la méthode TPRS. Удачи!

Говорят, что выходные дни – это маленький отпуск. Хорошо, если вы не будете сидеть дома, а поедете куда-нибудь. Катя и её подруга выбирают, куда им поехать на выходные.

- Катя, давай слетаем на выходные в Москву? Можно купить билеты на самолёт недорого. 
- Да нет, я была в Москве летом. Может, тогда лучше в Питер?
- Почему?
- Там столько можно увидеть! Сходим в Эрмитаж и в Кунсткамеру, съездим в Петергоф… А ещё я давно мечтаю погулять по крышам Питера и прокатиться на теплоходе по Неве. Я очень люблю необычные экскурсии!
- Хорошо, я согласна. Давай поедем в Питер!

Vocabulaire.
выходные (дни) -  un week-end
отпуск -  les vacances
сидеть дома - rester chez soi
выбирать/выбрать – choisir
недорого - pas cher
самолёт – un avion
поезд – un train
теплоход  - un navire
крыша – un toit