In this episode you will listen about George's misadventures in a kindergarten. Don't forget that you've got a quiz after the podcast for additional practice.

What if...?

Wonders G4 Week 2 Vocabulary

Chào em.
Chào anh. Xin lỗi, anh tên là gì?
Anh là Peter. Em tên là gì?
Tên em là Hoa.
Em ơi, số của em là gì?
À, số của em là 0987543210.
Cảm ơn em.
Không có gì. Hẹn gặp lại anh.


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Common phrases

JAMES:  Good morning, Professor Austin, how are you doing?
PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Good morning, James. I am doing well. And you?
JAMES: I’m great, thank you. This is my friend Emma. She 
is thinking about applying to this college. She has a 
few questions. Would you mind telling us about the 
process, please?
PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Hello, Emma! It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m more 
than happy to speak with you. Please stop by my office 
next week.
EMMA: It’s a pleasure to meet you, professor. Thank you so 
much for helping us.
PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Don’t mention it. Hopefully, I will be able to answer 
your questions!

LANGUAGE NOTES
• The greetings good morning/good afternoon/good evening are used at different times 
of the day to greet people. “Good evening” is often used after 6 p.m. or generally when 
the sun has set.
• “Good night” is not a greeting: It is used when leaving a place or group of people. 
Thank you and good night!/Good night, and see you tomorrow.
• When people meet in the United States, it is customary for them to shake hands. A 
handshake should be firm and usually lasts for about two to three seconds — which 
allows enough time to say “Nice to meet you.”
• “Don’t mention it” is another way of saying “You’re welcome.” The phrase “You are 
welcome” is more formal. However, responses such as Don’t mention it./No problem./
Happy to help. are informal ways of responding to a thank you.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day1: Formal Greeting in English

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#107〉8月26日金曜日　　天気/くもり　気温/23℃ 

・銭湯の大人料金30円値上げ480円にするために、北海道にお願い
・燃料費が上がってるため
・銭湯の料金は、都道府県で決まる。

［単語］
銭湯/せんとう…みんなで入る大きなおふろ
料金/りょうきん…値段のこと
値上げ/ねあげ…料金を高くする
燃料費/ねんりょうひ…お風呂の水を温めるための物のお金
都道府県/とどうふけん…東京都、北海道、大阪府、京都府、43の県


〈美和Miwa〉
日本語の先生
Podcast「どこでも.JAPANESE」も放送中！

レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#107〉8月26日金曜日　銭湯の大人料金30円値上げ

In this episode, I speak about the phenomenon of the "collateral effect" and how it can help us learn a language.  

Rethinking Language Learning

The collateral effect

Learn 8 new Business English Idioms from ESL Teacher Shelley Lipke. Her speciality classes teach Business English and CELPIP and IELTS tests for adults. She is a level 2 CELPIP certified Instructor

ESL DREAM ENGLISH

8 Business English Idioms you should know!

These Pronunciation episodes follow chronologically. They follow a reading on Engoo - with explanations along the way. Go to the website in order to follow along. : https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/study-says-reading-fiction-helps-us-understand-others/MsfhnFVrEe22EWf-hDINhQ 

English in 60 Seconds

Pronunciation 8

大家好 欢迎来到我的播客 今天聊什么
今天我们聊一聊，睡午觉！
睡午觉就是中午的时候睡觉，一般睡很短的时间，比如睡30分钟、睡15分钟
你有没有睡午觉的习惯呢？很多中国人都有睡午觉的习惯。
如果你问一个在美国公司工作的中国人：“工作当中最不适应的地方是什么？”
很多人可能会想到文化差异、语言、思维方式（想问题的方式）等等常见的话题。其实，首先让他们不习惯的是：中午不方便睡觉

不同的办公室文化，是因为每个国家都有不同历史文化传统。对讲求个人空间和隐私的美国人来说，在办公室呼呼大睡，是非常不合适的。这时候，人们一般会喝一杯咖啡。

午睡、睡午觉在美国办公室文化中很少见到，但科学家开始研究午睡对午餐后困倦(post-lunch dip)的作用。睡眠专家David Dinges指出，在办公室、工厂和别的工作环境，人们在吃午饭以后的时段比别的上班时间更容易犯错误。也有科学家说，60分钟到90分钟的午睡，可以提高你的记忆力。

睡午觉，是为了下午工作更好，更有精神；不睡午觉，是为了有时间做更多事。不同国家，有不同的办公室文化。欢迎你跟我上课讨论，你们国家的办公室文化。今天的播客就到这里，下次再见