"Hit the Books" with these slick and smooth idioms pertaining to BOOKS :) 

Baffling Lingo

Book Idioms 

Cloth and clothes: The difference and how to use it in everyday life. I have included examples on how you can use this in everyday life.

English speaking with Xoliswa 

Difference between cloth and clothes.

In today's episode we learn an anecdote about the American tourists who once met the Queen and had no idea who she was. Here's the story. 

Key Vocabulary:
An anecdote   /ˈanɪkdəʊt/   noun  = a short, interesting story about a real incident or person.
To play a prank on someone = To carry out a trick, deception, or practical joke on someone.
To pull someone's leg  =  to deceive someone playfully; tease someone.
Cantankerous	/kanˈtaŋk(ə)rəs/ adjective   = bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
To be a fly on the wall =  you would like to hear what will be said or see what will happen while not being noticed

Former Royal Protection Officer, Richard Griffin said he and the Queen met the American hikers one day while they were walking near Balmoral Castle, her holiday home in Scotland.
"The Queen would always stop and say hello," Griffin said. "And it was clear from the moment we first stopped that they hadn't recognized the Queen."
Griffin said one of the Americans asked the Queen where she lived.
"She said, 'Well I live in London, but I've got a holiday home near here,"' Griffin recalled. 
The hiker then asked if she had ever met Queen Elizabeth.
"Well I haven't, but Richard here meets her regularly," the Queen replied.
The hiker then turned to Griffin and asked: "Oh, you've met the Queen? What's she like?"
"I decided to pull her leg, so I said, 'she can be very cantankerous at times, but she's got a lovely sense of humour".
The American then got his camera out, and gave it to the Queen, asking if she could take a picture of him with the royal protection officer. "Then we swapped places and I took a picture of them with the Queen and we waved goodbye". "The Queen said to me, 'I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he shows those photographs to their friends —  hopefully someone tells him who I am.'"

Learn English with Cambridge David

The Queen and the American tourists

Business Goodbyes in English

Have you been in a situation where you couldn't say the last phrase carefully and your tongue got twitsted and you looked somwhat silly?

We all have and this small podcast is an opportunity to a) improve your listening skills and b) learn how to say goodbye professionally c) how to thank your boss/colleagues if you are leaving your job and few others success tips.

Enjoy it and let me know which part was the most useful. Send me a message, let me know what your spoken English improvement journey is like. 

To Your Success,
Anatoly

Job Interview Preparation | CEO Interview Strategies From Diverse Business Sectors!

How To Say A Formal Goodbye In English?

Students regularly ask me, "How do I know what comes after a verb?" If a verb takes another verb as a complement, it is usually either a full infinitive or a gerund (e.g., "to do" or "doing").  Bare infinitives (e.g., "do") can only be complements for a small number of verbs, but these verbs are very common.  In this article, I take a look at some verbs that take bare infinitives as complements.  

To access the full text of this podcast, please go to https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/what-comes-after-verb-2/.

Be sure that you read the first post in this series!  You can find it at: https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/what-comes-after-a-verb-to-do-do-or-doing-part-1/

Difficult English Explained

What comes after a verb? "To do", "do," or "doing"? (Part 2)

Halo semua! Kembali lagi di podcast saya! 
Apa kabar di bulan Januari ini?
Apa kalian sudah buat gol-gol kecil untuk tahun ini? 
Kalau saya, karena sekarang saya sedang belajar Bahasa Spanyol, saya juga mau buat gol kecil, yaitu mendengar 1 podcast setiap hari. 
Tips dari saya untuk belajar bahasa baru adalah : 
1. Kelilingi diri kalian dengan bahasa itu, lewat musik, film, buku, media sosial.
2. Sabar, be patient! Belajar bahasa baru itu perlu waktu. 
3. Bersenang-senang, have fun! Jangan terlalu serius, dan itu akan membuat lebih menyenangkan!
4. Cari tutor atau teman yang berbicara dengan bahasa itu. Berlatihlah dengan mereka. 
Jadi, untuk kalian yang sedang belajar Bahasa Indonesia, bersabarlah, bersenang-senanglah dan nikmatilah!
Jangan angkat tangan! "Angkat tangan", artinya "menyerah", ”give up", "諦める”
Jangan menyerah ya! Don't give up!  諦めないでね！
Selamat beraktivitas! Sampai jumpa lagi! ^^


Akhir minggu

Angkat tangan

La querelle gronde dans l’ouest de la France. Breton ou Normand ? Où se trouve le Mont-Saint-Michel ? La réponse dans ce nouvel épisode de Douce France.


Douce France

Le Mont-Saint-Michel est-il breton ? 

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サユリさんは海外旅行から帰ってきたばかりで、まだ時差ボケが残っています。今日は8時にアラームが鳴（な）りましたが、体がだるく10時にやっと起きることができました。
サユリさんは発酵食品（はっこうしょくひん）が好きで、特に納豆が好きです。今朝は納豆とご飯、そして味噌汁を食べました。
サユリさんの趣味は家庭菜園（かていさいえん）です。ベランダで野菜を育てています。今日もトマトとナスに水やりをしました。
昼間は久しぶりにいとこに会い、旅行のお土産（みやげ）を渡しました。一緒に海鮮丼（かいせんどん）を食べました。新鮮（しんせん）で美味しかったです。値段はたったの800円でとてもコスパが良かったです。
そして夜は友達とカラオケに行き、飲み放題（ほうだい）のコースを注文しました。たくさん歌って食べて、楽しい時間を過ごしました。
充実（じゅうじつ）した１日になりましたが、次の日は二日酔（ふつかよ）いになりました。

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-時差ボケ=jet lag
-だるい=to feel tired/lethargic
-発酵食品（はっこうしょくひん）=fermented food
-家庭菜園（かていさいえん）=home gardening
-ベランダ=veranda
-水やり=watering (plants)
-コスパが良い=good value for the price
-飲み放題（ほうだい）=all-you-can-drink
-充実（じゅうじつ）した=fullfilling
-二日酔（ふつかよ）い=hungover

日本語いずみの国

サユリさんの休日🌿

This is the introduction to my podcast. In this episode I will explain how the perfect conversation method works. Examples are also provided. Listen and enjoy. 😊