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Natural Nihongo Chat

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Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates
Letter O
Repeat after me:
orangutan, olives, octopus, otter, opossum, orange, ocelot, okapi, orca, owl, ostrich
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Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Letter O

It might be useful to watch an anime and read a manga in English when it comes to building up your vocab. Check out "The Promised Neverland" to enjoy the process to the fullest!

All About English and How You Learn It!

"The Promised Neverland" Is a Fun Manga & Anime to Learn English!

Hear me read some positive stories wonderfully written by the BBC that include - the injured fox and a young girl who makes blankets for the homeless using an unusual item you would never have guessed…

The fluency with Andy podcast 

Episode 1

Kids (Çocuklar)

Çocuklar

If you see someone sitting alone in a restaurant, you might assume they're waiting for someone, or perhaps they're grabbing a quick lunch on their break.

But more and more people around the world are purposely dining alone.

Japan has a special word for this: ohitorisama, which refers to people confidently doing things alone without worrying about what others think.

A recent survey found that 23% of Japanese people eat out alone, up from 18% in 2018. And in the US, solo dining reservations have risen 29% over the last two years, according to restaurant reservation site OpenTable.

OpenTable CEO Debby Soo thinks remote work is one reason for the increase, with people looking for a break from their home offices.

The increasing popularity in solo dining comes as more people are living alone. In 2019, the Pew Research Center found that 38% of US adults ages 25 to 54 were living without a partner, up from 29% in 1990. In Japan, single households now make up one-third of the total; that’s expected to increase to 40% by 2040, according to government data.

Growing interest in solo travel — particularly among travelers ages 55 and over — is also leading to more meals alone.

But Soo thinks there could be more to it than that.

"I think there's a broader movement of self-love and self-care and really … enjoying your own company," Soo said.

As a result, many restaurants are redoing their seating, changing their menus and adding other special touches to appeal to solo diners.

But some aren't always happy to seat one diner. A Michelin-starred London restaurant caused a stir last year when it started charging solo diners the same price as two customers. The restaurant, which has 34 seats, offers an eight-course menu costing about $280 per person.

Other restaurants say it's worth seating one person because solo diners will often come back and eat there again.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Party of One: Solo Dining Increasing in Popularity

Io la mia ragazza e la sua famiglia  abbiamo scelto di passare il nostro Natale fuori porta, precisamente a Bassano del Grappa, per un super pranzo ed una gita fuori porta molto piacevole.

Rimanete connessi e buon ascolto!

Il podcast del modenese!

Natale 2023

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!

* Today's phrase is "قول بده " which means " Promise to ...
** Listen to audio file for correct pronunciations and examples to learn how to use it in your conversation
***Feel free to text me if you have any questions