Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse! Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter U. Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own. Unicorn, umbrella bird, unicycle, upside down cake, utensils, uniform, umpire, urchin, ukulele Great job! Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more! See you next time—bye for now!

Adapting to different ways of dealing with uncertainty The people you meet might respond to uncertainty differently than you. Consider seeing things from their point of view and adapting a little. Listen to this story of Nicole and Susan. Nicole likes routines and likes to plan in advance. Every Sunday she spends the afternoon and evening at her parents’ house. Every Monday she meets her best friend for lunch and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings she goes to a café and reads. Having some control over what’s going to happen makes her feel safe. Then one day Nicole meets Susan. Susan never plans things in advance, is always late, and prefers to be flexible. She likes to make decisions based on how she’s feeling that day and feels that doing the same thing is limiting. Nicole tried to make plans to meet for coffee in advance, Susan sounds uninterested, but she never gives her definite answers. Her behavior really annoys Nicole. With people who don’t mind uncertainty … Remember that you can learn a lot from the unknown and the unfamiliar. Show flexibility. For example: For me, either way is fine. Let me know what you’re comfortable with. With people who avoid uncertainty … Offer details when making decisions. Provide a context with background information. For example: The reason I do it this way is… Let me explain why (I’m doing this). Show you understand the importance of structure and plans. I understand the (structure/flexibility) is important / means a lot to you. I can see why you (spend time on planning). Follow me for more Everyday English.

Letter U Listen and repeat then sing along. umpire, uncle, umbrella, up This is an umpire. This is an uncle. This is an umbrella. This is up. Follow me for more phonics.

Being able to talk on a wide variety of topics is really helpful for getting a higher mark on the IELTS test. In this podcast I will help you to form opinions and ideas for Speaking Part 3 and Writing Part 2. You can also book a private lesson with me on my profile. Hope to see you in a lesson soon!

In this episode, we talk about how to say no politely in Turkish.

Hi, and welcome back to Everyday English with Teacher Alyse! Today we are learning useful expressions for showing interest. These expressions help you respond when someone tells you good news, bad news, or just information. Let’s practice together. Part 1: Good News When you hear good news, you can say: • Wow! • Amazing! • Really? Example 1: “My team won the game!” → “Wow! That’s amazing!” Example 2: “I passed my English test!” → “Really? Amazing!” Part 2: Bad News When you hear bad news, you can say: • Oh, no! • That’s terrible. • No way! Example 1: “My phone broke yesterday.” → “Oh, no! That’s terrible.” Example 2: “I lost my wallet.” → “No way! That’s terrible.” Part 3: Neutral Information When the news is not good or bad, just information, you can say: • I see. • Interesting. • Really? Example 1: “I have math class every Monday.” → “I see.” / “Interesting.” Example 2: “I usually wake up at 6 a.m.” → “Really? Interesting.” Great job today! Now you know how to show interest when you hear good news, bad news, or just information. Try using these expressions in your conversations this week. Have a good day. See you next time.

Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse! Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter T. Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own. Tortoise, turkey, tiger, toucan, tangerine, Tasmanian devil, termites, treasure chest, tea, trumpet Great job! Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more! See you next time—bye for now!

Letter T Listen and repeat then sing along. turtle, tent, teacher, tiger That is my turtle. That is my tent. That is my teacher. That is my tiger. Follow me for more phonics.

Being able to talk on a wide variety of topics is really helpful for getting a higher mark on the IELTS test. In this podcast I will help you to form opinions and ideas for Speaking Part 3 and Writing Part 2. You can also book a private lesson with me on my profile. Hope to see you in a lesson soon!

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