Success at work!
Vocabulary to help your career.  
These podcasts are from my 'ENGLISH IN THE OFFICE courses.   
If you need more help, please send me an italki message, to discuss your needs. 


English for Business

To avoid getting rusty, and to keep up your skills, you should hear and speak English every day.  This can be expensive.  Here are some free ways to keep up your English skills between classes. 

How to keep up your English level 

With 26 letters, (but 44 different sounds), and not many rules, English pronunciation is sometimes difficult.
Sometimes, reading a word, does not help you to say it.  Here is some help.


Pronunciation 

Do you know the difference between these words? 
Answer these questions and find out. 
Please look at the PDFs for the transcript.

Confusing words - intermediate 

A2 - B1  
Conversation Class Preparation.
Listen to the podcast and read the text. 
These podcasts are for my structured conversation class (there are over 80 topics)
(book a class to see the text).

English with Angela -  conversation 

Do you know the difference between these words?
Answer these questions and find out.

Please look at the PDFs for the transcript.


Confusing words  (A2 - Elementary)

How many of China's world heritage sites have you been to?

Knowing Everything About Chinese Cultrue

8How many of China's world heritage sites have you been to?

今天几号？Jīntiān jǐ hào?   What's the date today?  今天12号。Jīntiān 12 hào.  Today is the 12th.
明天几号？Míngtiān jǐ hào?   What's the date tomorrow?   明天13号。Míngtiān 13 hào.    
Tomorrow is the 13th.
昨天几号？Zuótiān jǐ hào?  What's the date yesterday?   昨天11号。   Zuótiān 11 hào.   
Yesterday was the 11th.

零基础汉语---zero basic Chinese

第十一课 lesson 11

Conhecer os dias da semana e a sua pronuncia em português brasileiro é muito importante no começo do aprendizado. Hoje você que esta aprendendo português terá a oportunidade de conhecer de forma completo os dias da semana e um pouco da sua história junto com a sua pronuncia com acento nativo da língua.

Brasileiro Automático Podcast

03. Dias da Semana em Português Brasileiro

Repeat after me:
castle, crab, coral reef, clownfish, clam, cowfish, camel, cave, coconut, cow, cotton candy, capybara, carrots, cardinal

Send me a message for your **FREE** flashcards to follow along.

Follow me for more episodes.
www.italki.com/en/teacher/13365914

Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Letter C

In only 20 years, cell phones have gone from being an item only a few 'cool people' had to an item nearly everyone has (and can't imagine leaving the house without it)! In this Real English Conversations Podcast episode, Curtis and Amy talk about their first cell phones, and share some funny stories to show how important cell phones are and how they can be used to save the day! 

Learn English On Italki with the host of this Podcast:
Book a lesson with Curtis - https://www.italki.com/teacher/4672521/english

Real English Conversations Podcast

Cell Phones & Technology Podcast | Real English Conversations Podcast On Italki

我决定做一个关于中国美食的系列播客，敬请期待！欢迎关注我的播客！

今天是第一期：火锅 [huǒ guō]

Mike: Lisa, 我来点菜。你想要什么锅底？
Lisa: 我不能吃辣，我们来个鸳鸯锅吧，我要番茄锅底。
Mike: 好，那我就要一个麻辣锅底。你要吃牛肉吗？
Lisa: 我要两份雪花牛肉。我还想要香菇肉丸和蔬菜拼盘。
Mike:那我再点一份虾丸和两份羊肉。

感谢收听今天的播客，如果你有任何问题或者建议，可以私信给我，或者在我们的课堂上讨论。我们下次节目再见！

Talk to Cara in Chinese

9.中国美食系列:火锅 HOT POT 

In this Chillchat episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about useful expressions about allergies as well as common allergies and their symptoms.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Ahhh...achoo! Allergies... 过敏！

DONDE FESTEJAR 3.

Si hay algo que ha maravillado a locales y viajeros, es el Centro Histórico de Ciudad de México donde se encuentra, por un lado, el Palacio Nacional, la Catedral Metropolitana al frente y al fondo, los vestigios del Imperio Azteca. Llegar a cada uno de ellos es algo muy sencillo, ya que tan sólo los separan unos cuantos metros, por lo que solo necesitarás de tiempo y ganas para conocer su historia.
 
Antes del whatsapp, el correo electrónico, el fax o el telegrama, el servicio postal era la principal vía de comunicación. Muchas personas se mantuvieron en contacto y esperanzadas de recibir noticias desde prácticamente cualquier parte del mundo, gracias a este sistema. México, “Ciudad de los Grandes Palacios” y su auge porfirista de principios del Siglo XX, no podían quedarse atrás. Así fue como se mandó construir un Palacio Postal en el número 1 de la calle de Tacuba.
 
Si conoces la capital mexicana, recordarás de inmediato el edificio, pero si es tu primera vez por el rumbo, estamos seguros de que lo has visto antes. Su fachada de Cantera de Chiluca es inconfundible y elegante. Pero, la opulencia no termina ahí, continúa al interior, donde su mármol italiano y revestimientos en bronce te invitarán a mandar una carta como a la vieja usanza, porque efectivamente sus servicios continúan en operación.
 
Continuando por la zona, pero cruzando el Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, se localiza el Palacio de Bellas Artes, un recinto cultural que alberga exposiciones temporales y permanentes de pintura y escultura. Su teatro es tan versátil que ha sido escenario de conciertos de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, Ópera y danza clásica, así como de presentaciones de cantantes como Juan Gabriel, quien supo ganarse un lugar en el preciado sitio.
 
Si avanzas por dentro de la Alameda Central te encontrarás con el Hemiciclo a Juárez, con su deslumbrante color blanco, cortesía del mármol de Carrara con el que fue hecho. Puedes mirarlo de cerca para observar cada uno...