【北海道Hokkaido生活】
5月2日月曜日　天気/くもり　気温/11℃ 

新ひだか町/しんひだかちょう
二十間道路/にじゅっけんどうろ
・桜が見頃を迎える
・およそ2000本の桜が植えられている
・コロナの感染対策のため、飲食禁止


［単語］
見頃/みごろ…花などが一番きれいな時
およそ…だいたい
列/れつ…なにかが並んでる時の数え方
感染/かんせん…病気になる
対策/たいさく…問題が起きないようにする
飲食/いんしょく…飲むことと食べること
禁止/きんし…してはいけない

レッスン待ってます♪

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#50〉5月2日月曜日　2000本の桜が見頃

Il a chanté My ability lors de la cérémonie d'ouverture des Jeux Paralympiques de Paris.
Grâce à sa magnifique interprétation, il s'est fait connaître du grand public.

Découvrez un peu sa vie dans ce podcast.

Cliquez sur les liens pour découvrir ses chansons :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCw6wvro6K8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dab-fO7QiBY

Nouvelles de France

Un artiste français : Lucky Love

If someone has "the gift of gab," they have the natural ability to talk in a way that makes people want to listen to them or believe them. For example, a politician may use "the gift of gab" to get people to vote for them.



English Vibes

Do You Have 'The Gift of Gab'?

We use new words every year to talk about what has happened.   Here are some words from the year 2017.
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.



English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 21 - THE WORD OF THE YEAR 2017 is …….

I contend your LinkedIn Profile is even more important than your resume. Why? For starters, your LinkedIn profile is more robust than your resume. You can add multimedia, join professional organizations, list more accomplishments, among other features. More importantly, you can display others' recommendations for you and their endorsements, which carry more weight. It’s also something that is dynamic and shows what you’re doing now. You can use it daily and leave a digital footprint, all while building your personal brand. It’s the living, breathing version of your resume. Finally, when you apply for jobs through LinkedIn, the person viewing your application will see a breakdown of how your profile aligns with the job description, including your skills. While you have limited space on a resume to list your skills, you can incorporate keywords throughout your profile as well as in your Skills & Endorsements profile section. Plus, when you apply for jobs with a Premium LinkedIn account, you can see how you compare to other candidates and how many people have applied. In some cases, applying won’t be worth your time.

In this Express to Impress Podcast episode, you will learn how to write about yourself on LinkedIn so that recruiters and employers discover you. You'll learn common mistakes and how to correct them, so you write a LinkedIn Profile that stands out. Specifically, you'll learn how to write a keyword-rich headline and summary, choose the right professional profile photo, and select skills to feature in the Skills & Endorsements section. At the end of the episode, you'll learn definitions for English idioms and phrases.

Episode originally published on June 18, 2020.
Full transcript available at https://www.express-to-impress.com/podcast/.
Infographics for this episode are available at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/.

Express to Impress

How to Write a LinkedIn Profile That Stands Out

Welcome to Words from Melvin. This is an introductory episode to the Podcast. I look forward to seeing you all at the next episode.
Don't forget to book a lesson with me...
Bye!!!!!

Words from Melvin

Words from Melvin Introductory Episode

Cet épisode devait porter uniquement sur le parc de la tête d'or lyonnais et les bâtiments qui l'entourent... C'était sans compter notre amour pour les discussions philosophiques ;)


Douce France

Du parc de la tête d'or à l'amour de la nature


“I think one of the most difficult decisions I ever had to make was choosing what major and university to apply for after graduating from high school. I had to make this decision about 3 years ago, at which time I was at a crossroads in my life, and had to decide something that I knew would affect my whole future life in a pretty short space of time. 

Since I can remember, I loved anything to do with computers, and knew I wanted to further my studies in something related to computers, especially programming. After a few weeks of research on the internet, I narrowed my choice down to two universities. I was at my wits end trying  to make a decision between these two universities, when my mother reminded me that two of my cousins had both graduated in computer science. After some really sound advice from my cousins I decided to apply to the university which specialised in coding.

I can happily say that I think I made a really good decision, thanks to the great advice from my cousins, and I'm really happy with my choice, as well as with what I have learned in the last 3 years. I’m also feeling very confident about my future, and because of making this decision, I now feel very confident that I will find a good job in the future.


IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a difficult decision you made

Unaccustomed  == >  you are not familiar with something or not used to something  
1 -  I am unaccustomed to American culture  
2 -  I am unaccustomed to  this environment  