Success at work!
Vocabulary to help your career.  
These podcasts are from my 'ENGLISH IN THE OFFICE courses.   
If you need more help, please send me an italki message, to discuss your needs. 


English for Business

To avoid getting rusty, and to keep up your skills, you should hear and speak English every day.  This can be expensive.  Here are some free ways to keep up your English skills between classes. 

How to keep up your English level 

Do you know the difference between these words? 
Answer these questions and find out. 
Please look at the PDFs for the transcript.

Confusing words - intermediate 

With 26 letters, (but 44 different sounds), and not many rules, English pronunciation is sometimes difficult.
Sometimes, reading a word, does not help you to say it.  Here is some help.


Pronunciation 

A2 - B1  
Conversation Class Preparation.
Listen to the podcast and read the text. 
These podcasts are for my structured conversation class (there are over 80 topics)
(book a class to see the text).

English with Angela -  conversation 

Do you know the difference between these words?
Answer these questions and find out.

Please look at the PDFs for the transcript.


Confusing words  (A2 - Elementary)

❥ In this podcast, Melo reads from The Aesop for Children found for free online at: https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥ Listen and learn the moral of each story.

Life Lessons from Aesop's Fables

Episode 17: The Cock & the Fox

Join us as we explore the classic British experience of visiting a fish and chip shop. Perfect for B1-B2 English learners, this episode follows a local introducing his friend from China to the iconic British dish. Enjoy interactive elements such as shadow reading and a glossary to enhance your learning. Immerse yourself in British culture and discover the charm of this beloved tradition.

Transcript and glossary: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XnAuMei0Hl5XosMm9SRrT8XCBdqssT-eJAx0js1rmck/edit?usp=sharing

Tea, Talk & Textbooks: An ESL Podcast

Episode 8: A First Visit to a Fish and Chip Shop

[conversation]

A : 진아 씨, 이분은 누구세요?
B : 우리 아버지세요.
A : 아버지는 무슨 일을 하세요?
B : 은행에서 일하세요.
A : 이 사람은 누구예요?
B : 제 동생이에요.
A : 동생은 뭘 해요?
B : 학생이에요.

A : Jina, who is this?
B : My father.
A : What does he do for a living?
B : He works at a bank.
A : Who is this?
B : My younger brother.
A : What does he do?
B : He is a student.


[vocabulary]

할아버지 grandfather 할머니 grandmother 아버지 father 어머니 mother
형 elder brother (from a male perspective) 누나 elder sister (from a male perspective)
오빠 elder brother (from a female perspective) 언니 elder sister (from a female perspective)
남동생  younger brother 여동생 younger sister 동생 younger brother or sister
가족 family
이분 this person (honorific) 저분 that person (honorific)

[grammar]

N의 N
When expressing possessive case, '의' is added to posessor, N.
Also note that '의' is often omitted.

N(이)세요
-(이)세요 is a combination of -이에요/예요 and -(으)시-, which shows respect towards the subject.
nouns ending with a vowel + -세요
nouns ending with a consonant + -이세요

무슨 N
무슨 is used when asking someone to choose and answer from a pool of options.



Reading Korea.

Family

Ep 2. Conversation Starters - How you can open up an easy and enjoyable convo about Hobbies :)

Baffling Lingo

"Hobbies"

Shapes of all sorts and sizes, great and small,	      
That stood along the floor and by the wall;	
  And some loquacious vessels were, and some	
Listened, perhaps, but never talked at all.

Persian Poetry

در کارگه کوزه گری رفتم دوش

2024 is my first year in business. It was a tough ride for me with ups and downs and many lessons that I would like to share to new entrepreneurs or even to people who are already in business for a long time. All I can say is that, "business is hard but the character development is so worth it , even if there is no substantial amount of money earned yet."

FLO TALKS 

The three business lessons that I learned this 2024

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
6月29日水曜日　天気/雨　気温/21℃ 

比布町/ぴっぷちょう
・いちごの収穫期を迎え、いちご狩りが始まってる
・例年よりも甘みが強く、おおきないちご
・7月上旬までいちご狩りを楽しめる

［単語］
いちご…赤い食べ物。果物のような野菜のような。ケーキに使われる。
収穫期/しゅうかくき…野菜などが取れる時
迎える/むかえる…始まる
いちご狩り/いちごがり…外でできたいちごをとって、外で食べる。
例年/れいねん…毎年
上旬/じょうじゅん…1日〜10日まで


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#84〉6月29日水曜日　いちご狩り！

VENTANAS ARQUEOLÓGICAS DE LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO 1.