In this episode, I talk about the difference between passive and Active Vocabulary. I also explain ways to improve productive knowledge.

Rethinking Language Learning

Receptive & Productive Vocabulary

Due amici camminano, verso sera, nelle vicinanze di un bosco. Un orso appare all'improvviso davanti a loro: quale sarà la loro reazione?

Vittorio per Voi

I viandanti e l'orso

Colombian slang and words

The meaning and correct use of these Colombian slangs are explained

Colombia

Frases y dichos colombianos

Let's talk today about how to give feedback at work, especially if you use English as a second language in the workplace and are not a native English speaker.

Giving feedback to your colleagues, your staff, and your managers, is an essential part of a great team. However, so few people actually do it! We often think of feedback as a scary thing that is reserved for end of year performance reviews and appraisals. However, the best teams in the world make both negative and positive feedback a key part of their company culture.

Today we’re going to hear some tips and ideas for how to give feedback to your colleagues. We’ll hear some great natural and native sounding vocabulary that we can use to do this, and then we’ll finish off with some challenges for you. Including a speaking challenge and a vocabulary quiz to see what you’ve remembered from today’s podcast. 

Breakout Business English

How to GIVE FEEDBACK to your colleagues at work - Business English lesson

In this lesson, we will focus on learning Swahili Fundamentals, Grammar and Basic conversation for both complete beginners and intermediate learners. Pronunciation , Forming sentences, words and expressions, Grammar, comprehension, Greetings, Swahili culture and tradition.

Lets Learn Swahili

Swahili For Beginners

日本語の自己紹介をゆっくり読みます

Japanese For Beginners Podcast

#1 にほんごでじこしょうかい Let's do self introduction in Japanese (for Elementary level)

In this story, a piece of toast named Buttersy has an uncomfortable bus ride to work. How will she deal with the terrible smell? This is Part 3 of 5. 

The bus kept going as the morning sun rose higher and higher. The candy passengers begun to seem uncomfortable. They wiped sweat off their foreheads and fanned themselves using their wrappers. The temperature was rising. 

Buttersy had a painful look on her face as she sniffed. “What’s that smell?” 

She scanned the bus and found the offender. 

In the middle of the bus was a middle-aged piece of cheesecake. He sat at the window and almost took up two seats because of his size. He was sweating, breathing heavily and groaning. The passenger next to him left her seat and decided to stand at the front. 

“Ugh, it’s disgusting,” said Buttersy, now holding her nose, not worried about what others will think. “How can he be so inconsiderate? A thing like that shouldn’t leave the house without a wrapper!” 

Choco laughed, knowing that Buttersy wasn’t serious, but only expressing her frustration. He said, “This is public life. Just keep breathing through your mouth; we’re not far from our stop.” 

Buttersy held her nose, getting angrier and angrier. She noticed the bus was equipped with a huge air conditioning system, but it was only blowing a tiny breeze. 

“What’s going on!? Are these candies all crazy?” she said, noticing how the others just tolerated the sour smell that filled the bus. “I’d prefer to have a bird peck out my eyes than this.” 

As the journey continued, the smell only got worse and worse. 


Being a Cloud

Buttersy the Piece of Toast

Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! How often do you go shopping? I do... not so much! Let's talk about your shopping style.

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://mochifika.com/podcast-script/slow-japanese-episode-9-shopping/

Slow Japanese

Episode #9 - Do you like shopping?

Zhōu shēn jīn nián 32 suì ， tā shì Zhōng guó rén ，
周       深    今   年   32    岁，    他 是  中       国    人，

tā de jiā xiāng shì hú nán shào yáng 。
他 的   家  乡   是    湖    南   邵      阳。

Zhōu shēn cóng xiǎo jiù rè ài yīnyuè ，shēngyīn hěn tèbié 。
 周      深       从    小      就   热 爱  音乐，     声音        很  特 别。

Tā huì chàng mín zú gē qǔ ，shí dài gē qǔ hé xì qǔ ，děng děng 。
 他 会    唱        民    族 歌 曲，   时  代  歌  曲   和  戏曲，   等  等。

Tā chàng guò 《Qíng shì hé wù 》，《Dà yú 》hé 《Dēng huǒ lǐ de Zhōng guó 》。
 他    唱     过     《情     是   何   物》，    《大鱼》  和   《 灯    火   里 的  中     国》。

2024 nián 4  yuè ， Zhōu shēn hái zài Lián hé guó zǒng bù ，chàng le yì shǒu 《Hé píng sòng》。
2024  年    4   月，        周    深    还   在    联    合   国  总   部，         唱    了  一  首    《  和   平    颂》。
 
Xiànzài yuè lái yuè duō de rén rèn shi Zhōu shēn ，xǐ huan tīng tā de gē le。
   现 在   越 来    越    多    的    人   认 识    周    深，         喜欢     听   他 的  歌 了。

Nǐ rèn shi Zhōu shēn ma ？Nǐ yě xǐ huan tīng tā de gē ma ？
 你  认  识    周      深      吗？ 你  也  喜  欢    听  他  的  歌 吗？



Zhou Shen is 32 years old. He is Chinese and his hometown is Shaoyang, Hunan.

Zhou Shen has loved music since he was a child and has a very special voice.

He can sing folk songs, contemporary songs and dramas, etc.

He has sung "What is Love", "Big Fish" and "China in Lights".

In April 2024, Zhou Shen also sang "Ode to Peace" at the United Nations headquarters.

Now, more and more people know Zhou Shen and like to listen to his songs.

Do you know Zhou Shen? Do you like listening to his songs?
	





