My mentee – who worked for Gucci – was leading negotiations with their global headquarters. In English. Afterwards, she told me: “I’m a failure.” She was one step away from becoming the head of one of the world’s top luxury houses in China. There are only three women like her in the world (OK, I’m joking – but very few). I asked her to repeat it because I thought I’d misunderstood. She wasn’t joking. She genuinely felt that way – specifically about the part of her job that required speaking English. That day, I stopped trusting people’s self-assessments at face value. The person you think you are and the person you actually are – they’re often two different people. And they need to be introduced. So now I’m asking you: What would you say about yourself right now – and how true is it, really? 👇 #EnglishLearning #BusinessEnglish #ImposterSyndrome #italki #SelfAwareness #anatolyglazkovmentor

А 15-mіnutе аudіо gіft tо hеlр уоu fееl ѕаfеr ѕреаkіng Еnglіѕh. Υоu'll bе guіdеd іntо а саlm, fосuѕеd ѕtаtе – whеrе оld blосkѕ саn ѕоftеn, аnd уоur nаturаl vоісе саn ѕurfасе. Nо ѕаlеѕ ріtсh. Nо ѕtrіngѕ. Juѕt mу vоісе аnd уоur wіllіngnеѕѕ tо trу ѕоmеthіng nеw. 🎧 Lіѕtеn nоw. Аll уоu nееd tо dо іѕ brеаthе.

English speakers around the world use different words for the same thing! 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇦🇺🇿🇦 Which word do you use?

和菓子 Wagashi Wagashi is a generic name for Japanese traditional sweets, and there are two kinds of Wagashi. One is named Namagashi which contains a lot of liquid such as cream, and another is named Higashi which has less liquid. Wagashi values seasons and is very beautiful, for instance, it is shaped like flowers and leaves. It also has a relationship with Japanese traditional events. It is said the basis of Wagashi came from China in the AD 600s. What’s more, Yougashi means Western sweets that came from Europe after the Meiji era. Ingredients of Wagashi include beans and grains such as rice, and usually don’t contain oil, dairy products, or spices. A combination of green tea and Wagashi is not only for daily life but has a relationship with Japanese traditional tea ceremonies, too.

I was touched by a scene that a monkey drinking dirty water in a the pit at park. A biy saw it and passed the monkey a bottle of mineral water. It is do kind of the good boy.

ESL students try this. Choose the correct preposition.

30-day Idiom Challenge #day20

Pronunciation Read these aloud: Think Sink Three Tree Can you hear the difference?

Business English 101 In a startup company, what comes first, the suppliers or the clients? Then how do you grow from there?