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An in depth look at three idioms. 
Step 1: Learn the history behind them. 
Step 2: Repeat the stories to friends at dinner parties. 
Step 3: Pretend you are smart and cultured. 
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The Jerome Meadows Experience

Idioms - Gut Feeling, Honeymoon Period, In Deep Water

Writing your CV and cover letter is NOT the first stage of your job application process. Yet this is where most people start...and fail!

This podcast explains a very early, key stage of your planning...and the 6 important questions your must answer to get started!

How to create an awesome job application strategy: Advice on careers, CVs, cover letters, interview planning

It's all about me - 6 powerful questions you must ask before applying for a job

Governments across the world are busy encouraging people to buy electric vehicles (EVs) as countries try to meet climate targets.

In some places, customers have been given incentives to buy EVs, making them cheaper than oil-powered cars at the showroom.

But drivers have been wondering whether new EVs will hold their value over time.

It's a topic that has received a lot of attention online. A number of different sites report that in many markets the prices of secondhand EVs are depreciating faster than the prices of oil-powered cars.

Depreciation is to be expected with all vehicles. As soon as a new car is driven away from the showroom, it loses some of its value.

But aging EVs are a little different to aging oil-powered cars — they come with a unique set of challenges.

In the first half of 2023, Car Dealer magazine reported that 29 of the top 30 biggest depreciating used cars were EVs.

The EV market is growing all the time, and while a few years ago there was not enough supply to meet customer demand, that's no longer the case.

Previously, customers looking for an EV might have settled for a used vehicle, but they don't have to anymore.

New models may also promise newer battery technology or longer battery life, causing people to choose a new vehicle over an older one. Perhaps they are also encouraged by those generous government incentives to buy new.

But it might not be all bad news for EV owners who are looking to sell their used vehicles. Writing for Euronews, Geraldine Herbert argues that increased public confidence in EVs will help slow depreciation rates, because people will feel more comfortable buying older vehicles.

In the next few years, the EV market will keep growing as countries end sales of new oil-powered cars, and according to Herbert this means that more EVs will keep more of their value over time.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Do Electric Vehicles Hold Their Value Over Time?

¡Bienvenidos a Cuentos en Español! Este es el espacio ideal para estudiantes de español que buscan mejorar su escucha mientras disfrutan de relatos originales y emocionantes. 🌟

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Bienvenidos 

HOLA desde Buenos Aires Argentina, con un nuevo podcast de debate social. LA INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL, formulamos y respondemos 5 preguntas, te traigo un doble desafío, escucha mis respuestas para practicar tu listening en español con un hablante nativo, y responde las preguntas vos mismo/a para practicar tu escritura o producción en español.
Si queres compartir alguna/s respuesta/s conmigo, happy to read them!

DALE PLAY Y ENTRENA TU ESPAÑOL!

Disfruta de aprender

5 preguntas sobre la Inteligencia Artificial

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Qué pesados son los vendedores telefónicos, aquí os voy a contar por qué me molestan y que podemos hacer para defendernos. 
Espero que os guste amig@s. 💕

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LLAMADAS SPAM

A：你看见我的杯子了吗？
B：这里有几个杯子，哪个是你的？
A：左边那个红色的是我的。
B：给你。



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Whether you live to work or you work to live, having a healthy work-life balance is good for both you and your employer.

Here are just a few ways to keep your balance healthy!

Plan
It can help to plan your time, making sure to include social activities in those plans, says Allaya Cooks-Campbell from job coaching website BetterUp.

Even scheduling a night in front of the TV is enough — it will give you a bit of time to switch off.

If you're able to, you could also plan to take short breaks during the day, and perhaps even use them to take a walk or read a few pages of a book.

Use apps to help
Cooks-Campbell also suggests using an app to block distracting websites during the work day — which might include things like social media.

You can then do the same in the evening and block work apps, if you find it difficult to stop checking them.

Be kind to yourself
It's important to be realistic about your work-life balance, and not to get too stressed if you don't follow your plan. That's according to Kate Eby from work management company Smartsheet.

Being kind to yourself, she says, can help you improve your mental health.

Talk to your boss
If you're finding it difficult to get your work-life balance right, speaking to your manager may be a good idea — although not everyone will feel comfortable doing this.

It may be that you have been given too much work to do, or there is a better way to do it — and talking to your boss could help you work smarter, not harder.

However, Cooks-Campbell says different things work for different people — so you have to find what's right for you!