This episode introduces three idioms that use the word elephant. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

Elephant

Modern Chinese(時代華語)B1- Reading(短文)

ACL Podcast🎙episode #46

This is the Anyone Can Learn English podcast, episode #46

My name is Spencer and I’m an English conversation teacher. 

For English Conversation lessons, you can find me on Italki.com/spenceramansick 

This podcast is a weekly collection of my student questions and answers or (Q&A). Some Q&A may repeat. 

Today, we are covering 5 topics:

Brunch
Home stay
Corridor
Pile and piled up
The proposed rule 

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During my HOMESTAY in America, the family I stayed with had a PROPOSED RULE to never PILE UP dirty laundry in the CORRIDOR before BRUNCH.

My daughter’s friend from Japan is on HOMESTAY with us and they both ate a PILE of pancakes each for BRUNCH while walking through the CORRIDOR back to my daughter’s room.

Thank you for your time!

Please contact me for a copy of today’s script or video.

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Thank you for listening to episode #46

Until next time!

This is Spencer from anyone can learn English podcast! Catch you later. 

Anyone can Learn English Podcast

ACL Podcast🎙episode #46

Master Mandarin Daily : Learn Three Sentences a Day!

Learn Three Sentences a Day: DAY4

Try these tips during awkward silences or when you don't know what else to talk about.

1.   Don't reject your own ideas thinking that they are not worth sharing. When you filter most of your stories and experiences you have fewer topics to talk about. 
 
2.   Don't list your points, instead elaborate on each point using examples or personal experiences. This also gives the opportunity to the listener to add to the topic or share their own experiences making it a two-way conversation.
 
3.   Speak at the right pace. If you speak too fast, you end the conversation very quickly. It’s usually because the listener doesn’t understand you and therefore can’t keep the conversation going.  
 
4.   Learn to ask smart questions to keep the conversation going. Ask open-ended questions such as, “what do you think about …?” with follow-up questions “why do you think …?”. This helps you build up on the information that you received.
 
5.   Practise thinking critically so you always have something to say. When you practice critical thinking and ask yourself counter-questions, you are able to spontaneously think of ideas and form arguments using your background knowledge. You can easily connect the dots and be eloquent while talking to people.
 
6.   Learn a few speech frameworks such as Past - Present - Future, Problem – Solution - Benefit, or other storytelling formats such as ‘the mountain’. When you have a structure, you don’t lose your chain of thoughts and you don’t run into dead ends. Your listeners are also able to understand you better and remember what you said.
 
7.   If you are using a second language to communicate such as English, then simplify your complex thoughts in your native language first and then translate them to English. Lots of times when translation is tough, we give up and change the topic. But this practice helps you make the translation process easy. 
 
If you want to learn more, please book a session with me. 


Sensei Ann

Tips for not running out of things to say

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The Social Evolutionary

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【北海道Hokkaido生活】
4月21日木曜日　天気/はれ　気温/12℃ 

旭川市/あさひかわし
・20日から春の火災予防運動が始まった。
・スーパーで訓練が行われた。
・消防車、消防隊員も参加した。

［単語］
火災/かさい…火事
予防/よぼう…問題が起きないようにする
運動/うんどう…なにかのために、たくさんの人にお願いする。
スーパー/すーぱー…野菜や肉が売ってる店
訓練/くんれん…練習
消防車/しょうぼうしゃ…火を消すために、水を出す車
消防隊員/しょうぼうたいいん…消防車に乗ってる人、火を消すために特別な訓練をしてる人



北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#43〉4月21日木曜日　春の火災予防運動が始まる

New year's resolutions are a must but why do we actually fail at achieving these and what to do differently this time round.