This story tells the adventures of Mara, a girl with really big ears, who is called "Orejotas" because of that. By Luisa Aguila y André Neves. Editorial Kalandraka

Short Stories for (our inner) Child(ren)

Episodio 1: Orejas de Mariposa

Let's go for a walk in Saint-Petersburg. I'll tell you about my favorite places and places you should visit if you're there for the first time. 

If you've been there before, you can remember your time in Peter and leave your comment what's your favorite place there. 

All episode is in Russian. Good for B1-B2 level

Russian Fluency

Walking in Saint-Petersburg

Why is it important to learn English slang words?
Here are some of the most common slang words used in the English language today! 

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Did you feel confident in your last interview? 

If you didn’t feel confident, your interviewer likely didn’t perceive you as confident. 

Yet, in the U.S. and many other countries, interviewers prefer confident candidates. It seems to have an intoxicating effect on them, and many of them equate it (for better or for worse) with competence. So, it’s a skill worth learning! 

Tune into the latest Express to Impress podcast to learn which groups of people struggle most with confidence in interviews. You’ll also learn how you can overcome self-doubt to feel and project confidence in an interview.  Ultimately, you'll feel better, increase your interviewer's confidence in you, and land a job offer. 

Papers Cited:

Belmi P, Neale MA, Reiff D, Ulfe R. The social advantage of miscalibrated individuals: The relationship between social class and overconfidence and its implications for class-based inequality. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2020 Feb;118(2):254-282. doi: 10.1037/pspi0000187. Epub 2019 May 20. PMID: 31107052.

Exley, Christine L and Kessler, Judd B. The Gender Gap in Self-Promotion. National Bureau of Economic Research: Working Paper Series number 26345. 2019 Oct. doi: 10.3386/w26345.

Episode originally published June 28, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/be-confident/

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How to Be Confident in an Interview

You've been working for weeks on a project and finally get it finished, but someone else takes the credit — what could be more annoying?

Nothing, according to a new workplace survey! It found that people who steal your credit are the most annoying colleagues to work with.

Jobs site Kickresume asked almost 2,900 people around the world about the things that annoy them at work, and they had a lot to talk about!

Around 85% of people said they've worked with an annoying person.

And annoying colleagues don't just make people roll their eyes — they actually affect productivity too. In fact, almost six out of 10 people said that having annoying colleagues has a big effect on their productivity.

Thirty percent of people have a problem with colleagues who complain too much, while the same number get annoyed by those who don't respect personal space — they always stand a little too close!

Colleagues who steal other people's food from the fridge are also a source of annoyance.

Another common annoyance is bosses who micromanage — watching every move you make.

So what can we do about annoying behavior at work?

Many people say they'd like to talk to the person about it, but most don't have the courage.

Instead, 32% of people said they just try to stay away from the person who is annoying them. But that's not always easy, especially if they're stealing your credit — or your lunch!

Experts suggest speaking to a manager about workplace problems.

But here's a question: how do you know if you're not one of the people annoying your colleagues yourself?

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Annoying Colleagues Affect Productivity, Say Workers

In questo episodio di Italiano Chiaro, esploriamo uno degli aspetti più interessanti della grammatica italiana: quando è possibile usare il presente per parlare di azioni future. Imparerai:
	•	In quali situazioni il presente può sostituire il futuro (azioni certe, espressioni di tempo, frasi con “dovere” e altro).
	•	I casi in cui è necessario usare il futuro, come ipotesi, promesse, dubbi ed espressioni idiomatiche.

Alla fine, ti invito a mettere in pratica ciò che hai imparato con un esercizio semplice! Iscriviti per altri contenuti utili e pratici per migliorare il tuo italiano.

🎧 Ascolta ora e scopri come parlare come un vero italiano!

Italiano Chiaro Grammatica

Quando usare il presente al posto del futuro in italiano

체했어요. I have an upset stomach.
소화제 주세요. Please give me a digestive medicine.

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한 걸음씩(One Step At A Time)

체했어요(I have an upset stomach.)

四條友入黎第一件事就係「我好攰啊！」所以我地今期冇稿冇flow，就講下最近做乜咁攰。一定就係因為翻工㗎啦，人人都翻工，唔通人人都想翻工咩？

夠鐘煲粥 Congee Time

EP 25.個個都翻工，唔通個個都想翻工咩

Have you ever gone on a long road trip?  I went on a road trip from Las Vegas to Washington D.C.  Along the way I met several interesting people.  In this episode I talk about when I met a really interesting character who was an ex con while driving coast to coast in the U.S. Book a lesson with me and tell me about your favorite road trip!