In this empowering episode of English Learners Boost, discover how to stop waiting and start unlocking your potential in English learning today! a licensed professional science teacher and English tutor, shares inspiring stories, practical strategies, and actionable tips to help you break through fear and hesitation. Plus, learn how booking a personalized lesson on iTalki can accelerate your progress. Don’t wait—your journey to fluency starts NOW!

English Learner's Boost

Unlock Your Potential NOW: No More Waiting!

Welcome to a captivating episode of "Arabic Word Trees" dedicated to exploring the root ك-ل-م. 
We'll take you on a linguistic adventure, tracing the journey of ك-ل-م from ancient texts to contemporary usage. Together, we'll explore its various derivations, patterns, and meanings, understanding how this powerful root lies at the heart of human connection.



Arabic Word Trees: Unraveling the Roots of Language

The most important words from the root "ك-ل-م/kaf-lam-meem"

In this episode, I talk about why elaborating real authentic language examples is ALWAYS better than simplification.

The Grammarian Podcast

A beginners guide to acquiring a foreign language - Part 3 "The importance of elaboration over simplification of language teaching materials"

Oi gente, aqui é Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje falaremos sobre algumas gírias cariocas. Se você é iniciante e está se sentindo perdido, pode pular direto para a parte em que explico tudo isso em inglês em dois minutos e vinte segundos. (If you are a beginner and feel lost, you can skip straight to the part where I explain all this in English at two minutes and twenty seconds). 
Se você quiser acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar nesse link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aelsJ2SO9QA_DI0fnhR39OJlkahJwV8mvS1AI3-mwR4/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá?

Portuguese Drops 

Gírias (slangs) 

There's an old English saying that goes: "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."

But according to a recent study, "late to bed and late to rise" may actually be better for your brain — though researchers didn't check if it does anything for your health or your wallet.

A study published in BMJ Public Health looked at data from nearly 27,000 people who reported how long they slept, and whether they were a "morning lark" — someone who wakes up early — or a "night owl," who sleeps late.

The participants, aged between 53 and 86, also did cognitive tests that checked their reasoning, memory, and how quickly they could process information.

It was found that night owls performed best on the cognitive tests — ahead of those who described themselves as neither morning people nor night people. And morning larks had the lowest cognitive scores of all.

People's bodies have times when they naturally prefer to sleep. And Raha West of Imperial College London, the study's lead author, said that while it's possible to gradually shift your sleeping times, it's very difficult to completely change from a morning person to a night person.

However, she also said the results just show the trend, and not the truth for every individual.

The authors also noted that their results, which focused on older adults, contrasted with past research on adolescents, which found that young morning larks actually had better health and better mental well-being.

Speaking to The Guardian, Jacqui-Ann Hanley of Alzheimer’s Research UK, who wasn't involved with the study, also said it isn't clear if being a morning person leads to poorer cognitive results in older adults, or if the weaker cognitive abilities that come with aging just make people get up earlier.

The study also found that people generally got better cognitive scores if they reported sleeping between seven and nine hours each night.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

'Night Owls' May Have Better Brains

皆様

大変長らくお待たせいたしました。

Podcaster Kaichi, この度、マイクを新しく買いました。

ちょっとは、「イケボ※」になりましたかね？

※いけてるボイス=Cool voice

まだセッティングがいまいちなので、聞きづらいかもしれませんが

今後はもっといい音声でお届けできるようにがんばっていきますから、お時間があったら是非聞いて行ってください。



【ひとことフレーズ】

・物持ちがいい、物持ちが良い

→　一つの物を大切に、長く使うこと

例）わたし、実は、物持ちが非常にいい、というか、貧乏性（びんぼうしょう）なんです。



・最上位機種（さいじょういきしゅ）

→　いくつかあるシリーズや製品の中で、一番グレードや性能がいい商品

例）レクサス RX450Hは　SUVシリーズの中でも最上位車種（しゃしゅ）である。

例）Iphone 13 Pro Max は Iphoneのシリーズの中でも最上位機種である。



Real-Life Japanese with Kaichi

44. 新しいマイク買いました！ Blue Yeti X

So you have an IELTS speaking test. How should you spend that 1 minute you have to prepare for part 2? What kind of notes should you take? This podcast tells you what to do with your 1 minute preparation time. Listen, and don't forget to take the quiz!

IELTS Speaking Practice

IELTS speaking test part 2. How do your prepare?

Today’s Theme is “夏休みの宿題（なつやすみのしゅくだい）《summer homework》”.
This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
算数（さんすう）：mathematics
国語（こくご）：Japanese（national language）
問題集（もんだいしゅう）：workbook
遊園地（ゆうえんち）：amusement park
小説（しょうせつ）：story, novel
経験（けいけん）：experience

☆Grammar☆
・～にとって：from the standpoint of 〜
・～おかげで：thanks to

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/6596?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz

Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#27 夏休みの宿題 /summer homework // N3 Level

What is a mindset coach and what does he/she help people with?

A life and mindset coach is someone who helps people overcome their mindset blocks, boost their confidence, and gain clarity. 

For example: my coaching client wants to overcome their old, limiting money beliefs. Someone might say things like, “I don’t believe I can earn more money than I already do” or “it’s hard to earn money.” These are hardwired beliefs many of us grow up with - patterns of thoughts that we don't even recognize and are aware of it's influence. 

These kind of thoughts 'push' us in the unwanted direction - where we dislike being BUT we are taking there unconcsiously because we aren't aware of what's going on in our thoughts / beliefs!!!

You help my clients to reprogram their mindset and reframe their thoughts so that they can get past beliefs that are keeping them stuck. 

In this recording you'll hear me speak about your first stage to prepare You before your interview and don't take it lightly - it's a game changer!

If you need private consulting on career coaching ( read my achievements by looking at my career / mindset coaching ) OR if you need job interview preparation - scan through the offer and see what'll stand out for you for which you want to see me.

And book the meeting now so we can better prepare you for y our next important event!

See you in 5!

