Do you know the name of this typical food? Find out and learn a whole new vocabulary set by listening to this natural conversation between 2 natives. Fasten your seatbelts and have fun!

Keep Speaking Portuguese

Brazilian food that makes the tongue numb

Neste episódio vamos saber como a Teresa passa as férias!

Portuguese Audios for Beginners A2 -Áudios em Português para Principiantes A2

Férias no Algarve

Chinese Learning with Lily

我的家人

Teamwork and collaboration are two of the most important topics in Business English. Today let's listen to some vocabulary, grammar, phrases, idioms and ideas for speaking about this in English. As an international professional you are always collaborating with colleagues from around the world, working together to complete projects and deliver great work. Learning and understanding how we can work together better, build better teams, and have better relationships with our team mates is key to being the best professional possible.  If you're listening on Apple podcasts please don't forget to leave a review, it really helps me out! 

For non-native English speakers, and people who speak English as a 2nd language, (second language speakers), working in teams can be challenging. Listening to what your colleagues have to say, and also expressing your own ideas, making as few mistakes as possible, and creating great sentences can be a challenge that many people find really difficult.

In this podcast we're going to be listening to several tips for improving your teamwork and collaboration skills, we'll look at the vocabulary and business English that can really help us to use those tips, then at the end we'll have a short quiz to see how much of what we talk about you can remember.

Breakout Business English

Teamwork and how to work better with your colleagues!

C’era una volta un lupo, magro e affamato: erano diversi giorni che non trovava nulla da mettere sotto i denti. Un sera, passò davanti al cortile di una casa e vide un cane. Era un bel cane grassottello.  “Come mai sei così grassottello? Dove trovi tanto da mangiare?” chiese il lupo al cane.
“Il mio padrone è un brav’uomo: riempie la mia ciotola ogni giorno” gli rispose l’altro. 
Il lupo, però, si accorse che la pelliccia del cane, sul collo, era tutta rovinata.
“Cos’hai fatto al collo?” gli domandò. “E’ il collare: il mio padrone me lo mette di giorno, quando mi lega alla catena. La notte, invece, mi libera, così faccio la guardia”. Il lupo si allontanò e tornò nel bosco: preferisco mille volte andare dove voglio che avere la pancia piena ma vivere alla catena.

Morale della favola: la libertà non ha prezzo.

Favole di Esopo 

Favole di Esopo - Il cane e il lupo

元の記事/ Original Article↓
https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/507482

｢コーダあいのうた｣がこだわった障害者の描き方」という記事を音読しつつ、思うこと、映画の感想などを話しました。この映画を見た方は、ぜひ感想を教えてください！

☆目次
0:00 オープニング
0:58 導入 - Introduction
2:58 (p1) 1-(p2) 4
5:06 リアリティー
7:42 (p2) 5-7
9:00 障がい者の描き方
11:22 (p3) 1-3
12:34 役者
14:45 (p3) 4-6
15:45 コメディ
17:27 (p4) 1-5 (18:45 ちょうかく→しょうがい)
18:57 通訳という役割
21:20 (p4) 6-8
22:30 映画の感想

☆語彙
〜にまつわる
起用（きよう）
予定調和（よていちょうわ）
疎外感（そがいかん）
労働組合（ろうどうくみあい）
手配（てはい）
枠組（わくぐ）み
顕在化（けんざいか）
痛感（つうかん）
触覚（しょっかく）
憎（にく）まれ口（ぐち）

☆引用文献
熊野雅恵ほか. “｢コーダあいのうた｣がこだわった障害者の描き方: 監督が語るデフカルチャーを題材にした理由”. 東洋経済ONLINE. 2022-01-30. http://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/507482, (参照 2022-04-10).

"After 5" by Japanese Teacher

“Vivid depiction of people with disabilities in “CODA”” ｢コーダあいのうた｣がこだわった障害者の描き方」

A cover letter from James Bond applying to be Special Agent 007.

James Bond
12 Adelaide Street
C/O Connections @ St. Martin’s
London WC2N 4HW
23rd October 2018
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please consider me for the position of Special Agent
007.
I was educated at Eton College, England and studied
Oriental languages at Cambridge University. As well
as Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese I speak
French, German and Italian fluently.
I believe the world is heading for disaster if we do
not act fast to save it. In my opinion, the most
important work of all is the safety and security of the world and especially the protection of
our children. However, although a pacifist at heart, I am able to assassinate quickly and
quietly, if needed.
I have served as a British Intelligence Officer since 1998 and have been living and working in
many dangerous environments around the world.
I trained with the Special Boat Service in the UK. As a commando I have served in Iraq,
Afghanistan, and Bosnia where I saved 100 men single-handedly. I also served with the
Special Forces in Indonesia, China and North Korea.
I am fully computer literate and can multi-task, completing many tasks simultaneously. I am
skilled with all types of weapons including machine guns, sub-machine guns, sniper rifles
and pistols. Furthermore, I am an expert in all kinds of martial arts including Judo, Jujitsu
and Kung Fu. In addition, I am a qualified pilot. I can also drive cars and motorbikes very
fast.
In my spare time I enjoy running, swimming, diving, sky diving, skiing, jet skiing and rock
climbing. I also enjoy playing poker.
I attach my C.V for your attention and look forward to hearing from you soon,
Yours sincerely,
James Bond

Listening Skills

James Bond cover letter

Лето — совершенно особенное время года, и ни один русский человек не относится к нему так же, как к остальным, ведь действительно солнечного и тёплого времени в России не так уж и много (если вы не живёте на солнечном юге). 
Сегодня поговорим о типичных русских способах провести время летом.