Today we're talking about the idioms "free rein" and "carte blanche" 

For instance, "the architect given carte blanche to design the store", or "you have free rein to hire anyone you want".

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

You're free! Do whatever you want!

Throughout the 20th century, many scientists believed that bilingual children would have trouble concentrating and learning in school. In the last decade, however, studies have proved just the opposite.

People that speak more than one language often perform better on tests that measure problem solving, concentration, mental flexibility and multitasking.

Basically, speaking more than one language keeps your brain fit!

Over half of the world’s population speak more than one language, and most countries have more than one official language. Native English speakers usually only grow up speaking one language.

Young children learn language easily, but that’s because they’re constantly surrounded by native speakers! Unfortunately, adults don’t have that luxury.

Bilingual brains have more grey matter. This part of the brain controls our muscles, sight, hearing, emotions, speech, and decision making. Learning another language makes our brains work harder and builds up our grey matter.

Some schools in the U.K. and America have started conducting lessons in one language in the morning and switching to a different language for lessons in the afternoon. Teachers say that the children concentrate much better and have more self-esteem.

For adults, it’s sometimes hard to stay motivated when learning another language, so make sure it’s always an enjoyable experience! Be sure to set goals for yourself, try a lot of different learning activities and talk to native speakers as much as you can.

Don’t worry about the mistakes you make, after all, the reward for all that hard work is well worth it!

English Corner

Learning Another Language Keeps Your Brain Fit and Healthy

A new podcast just came out! Today we will read the story of Princess Aurora, Sleeping Beauty.

Source and transcription: https://www.principessedisney.com/p/la-bella-addormentata-riassunto-della.html

🧚🏾‍♀️ STORIE PER BAMBINI #QuickItalianWithMara

😴  AURORA (Sleeping Beauty)

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夠鐘煲粥 Congee Time

EP.31 如果自由職業會係點

Joy to Our World

Never do this - Crying over spilt milk. 

Learn about the seven continents of the world.

Shannon’s Easy English

The Seven Continents

This episode is part two of the episode How to Answer, "Why Should We Hire You?" In this episode, you will increase your English vocabulary for everyday conversations in your personal life or work. You'll learn seven definitions for the phrases and idioms I used in the last episode. You'll also get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills. 

If you currently work or want to work with native English speakers from the U.S., you won't want to miss it!

Episode originally published on September 4, 2020.
Transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/hit-the-ground-running-phrase/.
Infographics for this episode at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/. 

Express to Impress

Hit the Ground Running and Other English Phrases

В первом выпуске, вы узнаете, что такое сказка, и почему нам так интересно их читать, а ещё познакомитесь с основными типами сказок. Это хороший старт, чтобы начать изучать русскую литературу и культуру. 
Здесь будут трудные слова с переводом: Древнерусский язык = Old Russian; Устная форма = Oral; Добавлять = To add; Cмелый и честный = Courageous and honest; Добро побеждает зло = Good conquers evil; Враг = Enemy; Волшебник, волшебство = Wizard, magic


Russian with a tale

Что такое сказка? 

When do we use "will" or "going to" to make the future. 

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/155Yb5DPq_4wuP8f7INWYlkzK9VDgesev/view?usp=drivesdk