So if you and your brother were bored and had nothing to do because it was raining outside, you might say to him, "I've been in the doldrums ever since the rain started."



English Vibes

Have You Ever Been 'In the Doldrums'?

HSK2

HSK2-11-Warm up

In this episode, we will follow the daring adventures of Bjørn Ironside and Hasting, leading a fleet of 62 Viking longships into the heart of the Mediterranean. Their goal? The legendary riches of Rome. From assembling their formidable fleet in 859 to the brutal raid on Paris, and through treacherous waters to a dramatic climax at Luna, we unravel their strategic missteps and cultural encounters. This episode delves deep into their perilous journey, exploring the bold ambitions that drove them and the historic impacts of their exploits. Witness the cunning strategies, fierce battles, and the harsh lessons learned when ambition meets reality. Tune in as we dissect the myth and reality of one of the Vikings' most audacious voyages.

AnsuR

Luna / Roma – Vikings at the Gates: The Misguided Conquest of Rome

How often do you tell lies?  
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 46 - LIES AND DECEPTION

Habit stacking, a concept popularized by James Clear in his book “Atomic Habits,” can be a powerful tool in business negotiations. It involves pairing a new habit with an existing one to create a sequence of behaviors that lead to a desired outcome. With practice, habit stacking can help negotiations become more natural and impactful.

Identify Core Habits: Start by pinpointing habits that are already part of your negotiation routine, such as reviewing key documents like contracts or setting clear meeting agendas in advance of discussions. These foundational habits form the base of your negotiation process.

Stack New Behaviors: Attach new habits that enhance negotiation skills, like practicing active listening techniques or rehearsing persuasive yet empathetic language with a colleague, to these core habits. Layering in complementary behaviors builds negotiation acumen over time.

Create Triggers: Use the completion of one habit as the trigger or cue to smoothly start the next habit in the sequence. For instance, after reviewing all pertinent documents, you might then take 10 minutes to practice delivering your opening pitch out loud.

Maintain Consistency: Repeat this full habit stack sequence consistently, whether daily or weekly, to solidify the new negotiation habits. Performing the behaviors together and over time will make them almost automatic. Over several months, this approach can lead to more effective, impactful and confident negotiations.

By using habit stacking to systematically improve your negotiation techniques, you can achieve better outcomes and build stronger long-term business relationships. With practice, your negotiations will become more natural and impactful.

Mail Bag coming on Monday!

The Global Professional Podcast

Habit Stacking to Improve Negotiation Skills - Episode 43

In Chinese there’s a word called 衣食住行 (yi1 shi2 zhu4 xing2), representing the 4 essential aspects in our life: clothing, food, place to live and going out. In today’s episode we are tackling the last aspect ‘行’. What are the most popular transportations in China? What transportation we DO NOT have in China? And many more! 

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Transportation Information! Best Way to Get Around in China?

Nuit de fête
Le soleil du matin se lève sur la clairière; les invités dorment à poings fermés. Charlotte et Monsieur Hibou ont partagé le gâteau et le dévorent avec délice.
- Quelle belle fête et quel délicieux gâteau! déclare Charlotte, ravie.
Monsieur Sanglier s'éveille en grognant et observe les deux gourmands.
- Charlotte, dit-il, je vous souhaite de vivre très longtemps. Mais je me demande combien de nuits et de jours il faudra compter pour fêter votre centième anniversaire.

Des Milliers D'histoires

Histoire 50 - Nuit de fête

こんにちは、Atsushiです。
今日の天気は、晴れたり、曇ったり。時々雨が降っています。気温は25℃。

今日は映画について話します。
みなさんは映画は好きですか？
私はとても好きです！


映画にはいろんなジャンルがありますね、

アクション
アドベンチャー
アニメ
伝記
コメディ
犯罪
ドキュメンタリー
ドラマ
ファミリー
ファンタジー
歴史
ホラー
音楽、ミュージカル
ミステリー
ロマンス
SF 
短編
スポーツ
スリラー
戦争

みなさんはどんなジャンルが好きですか？
私は、SFやドラマ、歴史が好きです。
反対に、ホラーは好きではありません。

日本では、映画館で見るためには、通常大人は¥1,800かかります。ですが、ファーストデイといって、毎月1日は、誰でも1,200円で見ることができたり、レイトショーといって、21:00以降などの上映を対象に割引もあります。

個人的には、最近は自宅でNetflixで映画を見ることが多くなりました。

私が最近好きな映画を3つあげます。
インターステラー。これはSFの映画です。
ミッションインポッシブル。これはアクションですね。
そして、シェフ。これはドラマ？コメディ？かな。
それぞれおもしろいです。

興味があれば、見てみてください。

みなさんはどんな映画が好きですか？
ぜひ、日本語のレッスンで私と一緒にお話しましょう！

それではまた！






Atsushi のJapanese podcast (travel/news /文法・漢字・語彙/Osaka/Hokkaido/🇹🇷🇬🇪🇦🇲🇪🇸🇵🇹)

19 映画について

Today's phrase is "to be rigged" which means something has been set up to operate in some kind of unfair way. 

Today's phrase is to be rigged. Now when something is rigged, it is believed that it's operated using some kind of dishonest behaviour to promote a desired outcome. Now, let me just give you some examples to show you what I mean:

So, if we say, for example, 

The job vacancy has been advertised in the newspaper but I believe it's been rigged. We all know who's going to win.

 The football match was definitely rigged. I don't think the football players were playing in their usual way today. 

The competition to win a holiday in the local newspaper has been won by an employee of that newspaper. That was definitely rigged.

The full transcript is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EAOtcKX3LOgmTEWRU5SaEV4pLLDDtzx9/view?usp=drivesdk