In this episode, I will share my stories about being a fully funded exchange student to the US during covid. It has all the story from the beginning with all the hardship and bitter-sweet until I found the right path that leads me to my dream and career in iTalki. Selamat mendengarkan!

I AM DENA MANDALA

Petualangan ke Negeri Paman Sam

WAITER: Hello, I’ll be your waiter today. Can I start you off with
something to drink?
RALPH: Yes. I’ll have iced tea, please.
ANNA: And I’ll have lemonade.
WAITER: OK. Are you ready to order, or do you need a few minutes?
RALPH: I think we’re ready. I’ll have the tomato soup to start, and the
roast beef with mashed potatoes and peas.
WAITER: How do you want the beef — rare, medium, or well done?
RALPH: Well done, please.
ANNA: And I’ll just have the fish, with potatoes and a salad.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• Can I start you off with something to drink? Notice how the question starts with 
“Can.” Since this is a yes/no question, the intonation rises at the end.
• And I’ll have lemonade. Notice how Anna stresses “I’ll” and “lemonade” to 
emphasize her choice.
• Are you ready to order, or do you need a few minutes? The word “or” signals 
a choice here. Notice the rising intonation on order, and the falling intonation on 
minutes (the first choice is “Are you ready to order?” and the second choice is “Do 
you need a few minutes?”).
• I’ll have the tomato soup to start, and the roast beef with mashed potatoes and
peas. Notice that “tomato soup,” “roast beef,” “mashed potatoes” and “peas” are 
stressed because the food order is the important information here. Notice also that 
“tomato soup,” “roast beef” and “mashed potatoes” are compound words. The stress 
falls on the second word in each phrase.
• Well done, please. Notice that the subject and verb are omitted in the response; only 
the necessary information is given.
• I’ll just have the fish. Anna says “just” here to mean that she does not want a starter.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 10: 

One Minute Freestyle Speaking Challenge: Work-Life Balance

The goal of my 1 minute podcasts is to have you communicate in a freestyle manner - without criticizing or over analyzing your performance.

Additional goal - building up more confidence and improve your story telling skills.

Listen to the recording and inspire yourself to speak today!

Some idioms to use in today's story:

1. Burning the candle at both ends
Refers to working excessively hard, both early and late, leading to exhaustion.

2. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
Suggests that without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring.

3. Keeping your nose to the grindstone
Indicates staying focused and working hard, but can imply neglecting other important aspects of life.

4. Work hard, play hard
Encourages balancing intense work with equally intense leisure activities.

5. Finding the sweet spot
Refers to achieving the perfect balance between work and personal life.

Include some of them in your short story and pat yourself on the back for achieving another goal!

To your success
Anatoly

One minute speaking challenge - Challenge yourself to speak English daily!

One Minute Freestyle Speaking Challenge: Work-Life Balance

OK, we talk about communication between different cultures, but did you know that emotion can be a determinant factor in distinguishing them? Some people are more affective, others rather neutral. And we bet you might have noticed that in your everyday interactions. But why?

The Age of Humans

Episode 2: Affective vs Neutral Cultures 

👉Today, in the “Serbian to go” podcast, you will hear 3 WAYS of how to say YOU’RE WELCOME🙇‍♂️ in Serbian. Let’s start!🤩
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!📚
See you in class!👋


SERBIAN TO GO

3 НАЧИНА да кажеш – You’re welcome… на српском – 3 WAYS to say – You’re welcome… in Serbian (A1-А2)

Learn to talk about your daily schedule in Spanish!
Best for beginner and elementary students.

Super Basic Spanish

Basic Spanish: Horarios (schedules)

Se describen otras frases en las que se utiliza no da.

Che, ¿qué significa en español?

Episodio 3, No da igual

우리 벌써 산 중턱까지 올라왔네. 먼저 좀 쉬고 음식 좀 먹고 다시 올라가자.
咱们已经爬到半山腰了。先歇会儿吃点儿东西再爬吧。	

좋은 생각이야, 너희 뭘 가져왔어?
好主意, 你们都带了什么?	

난 단백질 보충할 찐 계란하고 신선한 오이 가져왔어.
我带的是补充蛋白质的蒸鸡蛋和新鲜的黄瓜。	

난 주먹밥 가져왔어, 우리 같이 먹자.
我带了饭团, 咱们一起吃吧。	


산 허리, 산 중턱.  半山腰 
쉬다, 휴식하다 歇 
보충하다 补充 
찐 계란 蒸鸡蛋
신선하다 新鲜
주먹밥 饭团 