In today's podcast for ESL Learners:

1. Making Light of..... a useful phrase to make a situation better
2. Cats to get microchipped - but only in England
3. Courteney Cox claims Matthew Perry visits her from the dead. 


Full transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S5_73AKbPjlSZOwPLVjlF_556pnXMd3chHXcTZckIEw/edit?usp=sharing



Teacher Joseph's Podcast

To Make Light of..... a useful phrase to make a situation better

Poema de Federico García-Lorca del Romancero Gitano

POEMAS DE FEDERICO GARCÍA-LORCA

ROMANCE DE LA GUARDIA CIVIL

it's all Greek to me!

Verb to want 

Listen to Paco and Marina getting to know each other.


Español Práctico 

Presentación & Conversación Básica / Self-introduction & Basic Conversation (Level A1-A2)

Clear usage try and + (verb)
Andrew says:
'we try and meet up when we can'
'we try and make excuses to meet up'
Putting try and before a verb means you want to do something, and you make an effort to do it - Andrew and his family make an effort to meet up.
 You may also hear try to + (verb), which means exactly the same thing.  

Everyday English with Teacher Alyse

Clear usage try and + (verb)

道听途说是不负责任，不道德的行为。在日常生活中，我们要对听来的消息加以辨别，要有自己的判断。不要轻易相信，更不要轻易传播。

汉语云  Chinese cloud

成语故事道听途说

The Missing Element in All Types of Interviews

In a job interview, make your case fast and be sure your suit is pressed, too. But it's not what the recording is about :) 

You might laugh, but it takes a few seconds for an experienced HR manager to decide on the outcome of the interview.

One of my students from China working as a general manager for a luxury firm said, "Oh, Anatoly, I watch for the words they use; if they have a victim mentality, the chances of them succeeding with us are low.". 

What are you going to do now after reading this?

I mean, I hear these remarks by my students who are top managers—they don't want to hear any kind of whining or complaining about the past. All they care about is how successfully you are going to assist and support the company's evolution and growth!

The winner's attitude is what they are looking for, and to be honest, it's a rare-case scenario.

If you check with yourself, what do you like? A complainer? A thrilled and excited individual? Are you happy about the changes, or does the future seem dark and gloomy?

Top managers got themselves trained to pick those nuanses, and so do I, as I've had top performers as my students for 8 years, and I did close to 21 thousand meetings with them—it's evident!

Let me know if this text was an eye-opener for you. I would be for me!!! 

If you want  me to listen to your speech and share some recommentations of how to improve your English performance - be my guest, book my classes now!



Job Interview Preparation | Build Strong Communication Under Pressure

The Missing Element In All Types of Interviews

Привет!

В этом выпуске подкаста мы рассмотрим проверенные способы, которые позволят расширить словарный запас на иностранном языке систематично и эффективно.

Полезная лексика в этом выпуске:
• словарный запас - vocabulary 
• запоминать слова = изучать слова
• расширить словарный запас - to widen vocabulary
• ключ к успеху - a key to success
• память - memory

Приятного прослушивания!

Speak fluent Russian B1-B2

Выпуск 16. Эффективные способы изучения лексики на иностранном языке

Faço uma leitura de um material que criei na sessão Vocabulário, sendo esses os verbos vitais em segunda pessoa, ou seja, verbos extremamente importantes que você pode usar ainda hoje, também incluí exemplos para facilitar seu uso, preste atenção e responda às perguntas.