This podcast is intended for my students who want to improve their listening skills but also learn about Polish culture and traditions. Enjoy!

Odkryj Polski 

I use this text to describe the importance of speaking casually without hesitating.
Listen to this:
I went to the sea...to the beach two weeks...ummm..ago.  My brother and I...we...ummm...we wanted to...go inside the...to go swimming.  It was very...really, really, really hot.

It is also important not to speak too quickly.  We use pauses but not long ones and not too often.
Listen to this:
I went to the sea to go to the beach two weeks ago.  My brother and I wanted to go swimming.  The weather was ... quite hot.  The water was very relieving.

Practice your speaking speed and fluency with these questions and others.  Record your voice and listen for which of my recordings you sound like.
1). What did you do last weekend?
2). What kind of books do you like to read?
3). What do you usually like to cook for yourself?


Accelerate Your IELTS Speaking with Ralph

# 4 Fluency

Joy to Our World

Where there is sugar, ants will be there. Is this good? 

In episode one, the focus is on providing valuable and relatable tips and tricks for effective business communication. 

Language Power-Up: Business English & IELTS Mastery

Mastering Effective Business Communication - Navigating the Corporate World

Today we're talking about a phrase that means that you think work is important and valuable and that it is important to work hard. This is the phrase "work ethic". We can talk about having a good work ethic and also a strong work ethic. I hope you find today's vocabulary useful!

Don't forget that I'm a full time business English coach and tutor right here on iTalki, so if you have a strong work ethic around improving your English then feel free to book some of my time and let's get to work. I look forward to meeting you soon!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

Do you think work is important?

It is a story about a Chinese teacher whose application was refused.

Story Chinese

Miss Liu is sad. 刘老师很难过

Can you work out how to say 'My treat' in Chinese by listening to the movie clips of this episode? 

******************Script for your second time listening*********************

片段一Clip one
A：我们~去唱卡拉OK吧。我请客
B:  就这么定了！换衣服，收拾东西。 
A：wǒ men ~qù chàng kǎ lā OK ba 。wǒ qǐng kè 
B:  jiù zhè me dìng le ！huàn yī fú ，shōu shi dōng xi 。  
出自From《致我们终将逝去的青春》
片段二
A：所以我说，你付了那么昂贵的旅馆费，那我就付餐费。
B：我有钱，我请客。
A：suǒ yǐ wǒ shuō ，nǐ fù le nà me áng guì de lǚ guǎn fèi ，nà wǒ jiù fù cān fèi 。
B：wǒ yǒu qián ，wǒ qǐng kè 。
出自《七月与安生》
片段三
A：老易你怎么来了？
B：我在隔壁请客。
A：lǎo yì nǐ zěn me lái le ？
B：wǒ zài gé bì qǐng kè 。
出自《色戒》
片段四
A: 王总！
B: 老严，你说你请客你还迟到！
A:  wáng zǒng ！
B：lǎo yán ，nǐ shuō nǐ qǐng kè nǐ hái chí dào ！
出自《戒烟不戒酒》


Iris' screening room

How to say "My treat" in Chinese?——Improve Chinese with movie clips

聊东西文化，也聊很多东西！
第六期，我们说说生日，对你来说生日是特别的一天吗？

聊聊东西 - Talk to Me in Chinese

006. Do you like birthdays? 你喜欢过生日吗？- ttmiChinese

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f7kCR_x_6ivM0gnjHLzEslpGKG7KpVH4/view?usp=drivesdk