Tips for speaking better in your daily life.

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

How To Speak Better

You are a manager, and you have to lead an online meeting.  
How do you find a meeting time that is convenient for everyone? 
What do you say if there are connection problems?    
This podcast contains vocabulary for (1) scheduling a meeting (2) starting an online meeting and dealing with technical problems.   This podcast is a summary of the first part of my course on business meetings.   Contact me if you want to know more.

Podcast transcript :  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1z8W1OydOjYt0s1Rvjw_39d72w40HTNSj&usp=drive_fs 



English for Business

Arranging and leading an online business meeting

A story about a little boy who discovers that the fish he thought he found in a pond were actually baby frogs (tadpoles)!

Storytime with Teacher Lauren

I Found a Frog

1.太太：tài tai  n Mrs., madam
2.秘书 ：mì shū. n secretary
3.经理：jīng lǐ.n . manager
4.办公室：bàn gōng shì. n office
周太太：喂，你好！请问周明在吗？
秘书：周经理出去了，不在办公室。
周太太：他去哪儿了？什么时候回来?
秘书：他出去办事了，下午回来。
周太太：回来了就让他给我打个电话。
秘书：好的，他到了办公室我就告诉他。

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hsk 3 在打电话 On the phone 

"... Оставшихся денег было бы достаточно, чтобы выехать из Берлина. Но для этого пришлось бы порвать с Людмилой, а как порвать,-- он не знал. И хотя он поставил себе сроком неделю и объявил хозяйке, что окончательно решил съехать в субботу. Ганин чувствовал, что ни эта неделя, ни следующая не изменят ничего. Меж тем тоска по новой чужбине особенно мучила его именно весной. Окно его выходило на полотно железной дороги, и потому возможность уехать дразнила неотвязно. Каждые пять минут сдержанным гулом начинал ходить дом, затем громада дыма вздымалась перед окном, заслоняя белый берлинский день, медленно расплывалась, и тогда виден был опять веер полотна, суживающийся вдаль, между черных задних стен, словно срезанных, домов, и над всем этим небо, бледное как миндальное молоко..."

Нескучные истории - Not boring stories

Владимир Набоков "Машенька". Отрывок.

Have you ever heard of doublespeak? The language is stripped of expressions to the point where anyone that speaks it becomes incapable of any "rebellious" or "unorthodox" thought? Well, this is, luckily, fiction right from George Orwell's famous 1984. But does a language like that actually exist? Let's hear out our expert on the subject matter - Guillaume Thierry.

The Age of Humans

Episode 1: Could Orwell´s doublespeak exist?

In this video, you will learning some vocab related to go shopping and clothes. Hope you enjoy the little story and learn some useful expressions. You can learn the new vocab or at the beginning, and also use it as a listening practice with the subtitle or look at the pics. 
Happy study and enjoy the process of learning. 
Annie

Story learning Chinese with Annie

RELAXING CHINESE STORY FOR BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATE( COMPREHENSIBLE INPUT)

NOVA PASSANTE


1. sobre
esta pele branca
um calígrafo oriental
teria gravado sua escrita
luminosa
— sem esquecer entanto
a boca: um
ícone em rubro
tornando mais fogo
suor e susto
tornando mais ácida e
insana a sede
(sede de dilúvio)

2. talvez
um poeta afogado num
danúbio imaginário dissesse
que seus olhos são duas
machadinhas de jade escavando o
constelário noturno:
a partir do que comporia
duzentas odes cromáticas
— mas eu que venero (mais que o ouro verde
raríssimo) o marfim em
alta-alvura de teu andar em
desmesura sobre uma passarela de
relâmpagos súbitos, sei que
tua pele pálida de papel
pede palavras
de luz

3. algum
mozárabe ou andaluz
decerto
       te dedicaria
um concerto
            para guitarras mouriscas
e cimitarras suicidas
(mas eu te dedico quando passas
no istmo de mim a isto
este tiroteio de silêncios
esta salva de arrepios)

[Sublunar, 1991-2011]

Brazilian Poems and Literature

Nova passante - Carlito Azevedo

We're building on our family-related vocabulary so that we can say things about your own family members.
Happy learning!