Every obstacle we come across in life gives us an opportunity to improve our circumstances, and whilst the lazy complain, the others are creating opportunities through their kind hearts, generosity, and willingness to get things done.

Short Stories with Rose 

The Obstacle In Our Path (Opportunity)

建议同学们先听一遍，不懂的地方再看文本！

女:	旋风快递吗？我10号买的东西都三天了还没收到，你们不是承诺二十四小时到货吗？
男:	您好，小姐，我马上帮您查一下……查到了，小姐，您的东西已经有人签收了。
女:	什么？怎么可能呢？什么时候签收的？
男:	昨天上午十点，写的是代收。估计是您的同事帮您代收，又忘记告诉您了。要不您先问问您公司的人？
问：这段对话发生在什么时候？
A：10号
B：12号
C： 13号
D：14号

Merry's voice (HSK五）

HSK 五    收快递

Get ready for a special treat! In this episode, I talk with Cara Leopold, an English Teacher known as the Listening Expert. We covered a lot of topics, so this will be the first of two episodes with our conversation. The main theme of our conversation was building great listening skills in another language. In this first episode, we talk about the importance of listening when learning another language, including pronunciation, and what to do when you don’t understand your colleagues in meetings.  Here are some gems from this episode:

“People might think, “I spend most of my time speaking.” But listening is actually the skill that dominates. So by that logic, the foundation for also learning future languages should be listening.”

“So what’s really helped me to get fluent in French is observing what people say, understanding them, and then copying them.”

“Notice the expressions that people keep using and then use them. You will sound more authentic because you'll be using what the people around you actually say, as opposed to what you read in a book or what you got out of a list of 100 idioms.”

Tune in to get more valuable insights from Cara, so you’ll understand more of what people say around you! The second part of our conversation will be released in the next episode. 

Read the transcript here: https://www.express-to-impress.com/listening-skills/.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Express to Impress

How to Improve Your Listening Skills With Movies With Cara Leopold

Today we're talking about the verbs that we use with the noun, "problem" . I hope you find them useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I'm so glad you've ran into my podcast!

Break down
 
"Break down" означает сломаться или перестать работать. Например, когда мы говорим, “моя машина "broke down", это значит “моя машина сломалась или перестала работать.” 

1. My car broke down on the way to work.
Моя машина сломалась по дороге на работу.

2. The washing machine broke down yesterday.
Стиральная машина сломалась вчера.

3. His computer broke down during the game.
Его компьютер сломался во время игры.


Английский для Русскоговорящих _ 50 Самых Распространённых Фразовых Глаголов в Английском Языке

изучение фразового глагола "Break Down"

I share 3 key concepts to learn any language and use for your language studies.

Join and enjoy the journey!

The JaneCast

3 Key Concepts to Learn a Language

Learn Turkish with TurkishPodcast. In our first episode we learn how to ask someone how he/she is and also how to answer that question. Transcription: https://turkishpodcast.com/2022/08/31/learn-turkish-with-turkishpodcast-episode-1/