Success at work!
Vocabulary to help your career.  
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English for Business

Do you know the difference between these words?
Answer these questions and find out.

Please look at the PDFs for the transcript.


Confusing words  (A2 - Elementary)

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Answer these questions and find out. 
Please look at the PDFs for the transcript.

Confusing words - intermediate 

With 26 letters, (but 44 different sounds), and not many rules, English pronunciation is sometimes difficult.
Sometimes, reading a word, does not help you to say it.  Here is some help.


Pronunciation 

A2 - B1  
Conversation Class Preparation.
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English with Angela -  conversation 

To avoid getting rusty, and to keep up your skills, you should hear and speak English every day.  This can be expensive.  Here are some free ways to keep up your English skills between classes. 

How to keep up your English level 

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１回に1日ずつ読んでいきます。
今日は、第2週２日目です。


N3合格

N3　語彙　第2週2日目

I hope everyone is enjoying the Olympics! Maybe you've seen a couple of RELAY events. If you have, then perhaps you'll be interested to know how we can use this word at work. That's what we're talking about today. 

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

This Olympic event is also a Business English verb!

[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]

 — Olá! Como você se chama?
 —  Oi! Meu nome é Carla. E você?
 — Prazer em te conhecer, Carla! Eu sou Maria.
 — O prazer é meu, Maria! Você é daqui?
 — Sim, eu sou do Brasil. E você?
 — Eu sou de Portugal. Estou visitando o Brasil.
 — Que legal! É a sua primeira vez aqui?
 — Sim, é a minha primeira vez. Estou adorando conhecer o país.
 — Fico feliz que esteja gostando. Se precisar de alguma ajuda, é só me falar.
 —  Muito obrigado, Maria. Você é muito gentil.
 — De nada, Carla.

PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

Oi, tudo bom? — INTRODUCTION IN PORTUGUESE (A1 LEVEL)

Each week I read an interesting news article from the BBC. Listen along to the words and pronunciation and I will also share with you the link to the story so that you can read along as well. This week's news article can be found here: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63645765

The Breaking News Podcast

Deliveroo: UK-based food delivery firm quits Australia

Tutti gli animali vanno a trovare il leone, ormai vecchio e malato. Tutti tranne la volpe. Il lupo, allora, cerca di mettere in cattiva luce la volpe agli occhi del leone, ma quest'ultima si vendicherà.

Vittorio per Voi

La volpe, il lupo e il leone

Hay muchas marcas españolas, algunas de ellas conocidas internacionalmente. En este episodio comento algunas marcas españolas que creo que puedes conocer, aunque igual no sabes que son de España. Son marcas bastante conocidas en diferentes sectores.
Después de escuchar el episodio dime si conocías estas marcas, y si sabías que eran españolas. Y por supuesto, si conoces alguna otra marca española, ¡dime!
Te espero en los comentarios o en mi Instagram 


Blanca to go 

46 – marcas españolas 

No a todas las personas se nos dan bien las mismas cosas. Hay personas que son genios de las matemáticas, otras pueden crear música, algunos pueden bailar y otros tienen un gran sentido de la orientación. Y ninguno es más inteligente que otro, simplemente tienen diferentes tipos de inteligencia.

En el episodio de hoy te voy a hablar de la teoría de las inteligencias múltiples de Howard Gardner, y vamos a mencionar algunas características de cada una de ellas.

Artículo en el que estás basado el episodio: https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-37751108


85 - Diferentes tipos de inteligencia 

Food-related idioms:
   a. A piece of cake - Very easy or effortless.
      Example: "The maths test was a piece of cake for me."
   b. Bite off more than you can chew - To take on more responsibility than you can handle.
      Example: "He took on multiple projects and bit off more than he could chew."
   c. Spill the beans - To reveal a secret or confidential information.
      Example: "Don't spill the beans about the surprise party!"
   d. Take it with a grain of salt - To be skeptical or not fully believe something.
      Example: "I heard a rumor about her promotion, but I'll take it with a grain of salt until it's confirmed."
   e. The icing on the cake - Something additional that makes a good situation even better.
      Example: "Winning the lottery was amazing, and getting a new car was the icing on the cake."
