Plastic packaging is hurting our planet!
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English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 24 - TOO MUCH RUBBISH FOR PLANET EARTH 

Learn Thai by Kru Jane 

Thai Podcast 3/2025 (เครื่องดื่ม)

The question that is causes stress, fear, anxiety! Don't worry - this is HOW you prepare for, and answer, this very typical question!

STRESSED about interview questions? - This Podcast channel is for YOU!

Tell me about yourself?

Hoy conoceremos algunos tragos típicos de América Latina, aprenderemos un poco más del origen, proceso, curiosidades y hasta procedimiento para hacer algunos. Continúa por aquí

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Tragos típicos de América Latina 

In this episode of "Tech Talk English," we share tips for IT professionals to improve their English skills in meetings, emails, and presentations. Boost your career with effective communication strategies! 

Tech Talk English 

Episode one

Video on YouTube
Каждое время года чудесно по-своему, и у каждого есть своя прелесть и свои особенности. 
Мы подготовили для вас 4 подкаста о временах года. В первой части мы поговорим о весне. Весна – самое прекрасное время года! Весной пробуждается не только природа, но и люди. Это время радости, хорошего настроения и любви.
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russian in context

Podcast 8. Seasons. Spring. Part 1! (subtitles in 10 languages) Времена года. Весна. Часть первая

In today's episode, we talk about Sa'di Shirazi's famous poem on the interconnectedness of human beings from his Golestan, a famous and monumental work of classical Persian poetry.

Persian with Mohsen (Advanced)

Episode (2): The Persian Poetry Podcast: Sa'di Shirazi: Human Beings Are Members of a Whole

揠苗助长[yà miáo zhù zhǎng]：pull;spoil/shoot/help/grow;to try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward.
宋国 sòng guó：Song state in the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.) in Chinese history.
嫌 xián：to dislike and avoid
庄稼 zhuāng jia：crops
拔高 bá gāo：pull upward
疲乏 pí fá：tired; exhausted
一大截 yī dà jié；a wide margin
枯死 kū sǐ：wither; dry up and die
This idiom also known as “拔苗助长[bá miáo zhù zhǎng]“.Literally means to do harm to a thing by being over-enthusiastic about it.

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

揠苗助长[yà miáo zhù zhǎng]

"If you were an ice cream flavor, which one would you be, and why?"

This may be your idea of a nightmare interview question — and yes, employers really use it.

Your answer won't reveal anything about your ability to, say, use Microsoft Excel or drive a forklift truck. But it may tell your potential boss something about your "soft skills."

It's been said that hard skills will get you an interview, but soft skills will get you a job.

Hard skills are things you might learn at university, like how to write computer code or speak French.

Soft skills are the things you might not be able to prove with a qualification, but that will help you succeed in the workplace.

These could include being good at things like problem-solving, time management, and communicating with others or understanding how they feel — even being a good listener.

Employers say soft skills are more important than ever as the world adapts to remote and hybrid working patterns, because being able to communicate clearly and adapt to new situations is even more vital to success.

Some have called soft skills innate. But can we learn them or at least improve them?

"Yes," says jobs website Indeed.

It says the keys are to communicate regularly with the people on your team, be open to feedback, and pay attention to the way others overcome challenges including how they interact with people to do so.

Indeed also says it's important to simply get to work on time. This will help with time management, and also helps you achieve your goals and stand out from your colleagues.

Amanda Vickers, CEO of training company Speak First, told The Guardian that it's also important to try to understand what other people's needs and motives might be. This will help you adapt and work successfully with different people.

So, which ice cream flavor are you?

Well, the flavor isn't important but your answer could demonstrate soft skills such as creativity, quick thinking and even self-awareness.

Just don't choose vanilla.