Want to learn 5 common idioms that can be used in both business and ordinary life? Nicole will introduce them to you so clearly and  simply that you can use them in your conversation immediately!

5 Weekly Idioms 

This podcast is aimed at intermediate to advanced students who are interested in seeing life through the eyes of an online English teacher living in Cape Town, South Africa.  

The real life of an English teacher in Cape Town

This podcast is for those who enjoy listening to short stories. I will explain some vocabulary at the end of each episode and then you can listen again.... and again (if you  like)!

Stories to Stimulate!

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
6月12日月曜日　天気/くもり　気温/17℃ 

・6/10から外国人観光客の受け入れ再開について、北海道知事が会見をした。
・感染対策と経済の両立をすると言った。

［単語］
知事/ちじ…北海道や東京、大阪などの大きな場所で、いろいろ決めることができる人。
観光客/かんこうきゃく…景色を見たり、いろいろな食べ物を食べたりして、楽しむ人のこと。
受け入れ/うけいれ…入っていい
再開/さいかい…止まっていたことが、また始まること。
会見/かいけん…考えをみんなに伝えること
感染/かんせん…病気になること
対策/たいさく…問題が起きないようにすること
経済/けいざい…お金が動くこと
両立/りょうりつ…２つとも大事にする

レッスン待ってます♪

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#78〉6月13日月曜日　6/10から、外国人観光客の受け入れ再開

In this episode we will talk about balance, you will learn how to say work-life balance, nine-to-five office routine ect.
It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, then look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: shadow reading without looking at the text.


大家好，我是Yuli。这是我的第4期播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊“平衡”的话题。
大家应该都听说过 work-life balance吧？中文我们可以说“工作和生活的平衡”。我们每个人的时间都是有限的，每天只有24小时。我们需要睡觉、吃饭、工作、照顾家人、联系朋友，还有自己的兴趣爱好等等。
如果工作很忙，需要经常加班，那我们留给其他事情的时间就变少了。你会怎么选择呢？我觉得不论选择工作还是选择生活，最重要的是你明白自己想要的是什么。
有的人每天花很多时间在工作上，很忙很累，但是他很享受，因为他喜欢他的工作。有的人每天朝九晚五，也就是早上9点上班，下午5点下班。每天都是很固定的上下班时间，一点儿也不忙。但是他们过得很不开心，即使下班后有很多自己的时间，他们也只是玩一晚上手机。
在人生的不同阶段，我们追求的东西会不一样。年轻的时候，我们有很多个人的时间，可以去尝试很多的事情，了解自己喜欢什么。到了中年，我们有了家庭，有了责任，这个时候需要有更多的时间留给家人。不论是什么时候，都要热爱自己做的事情。只有热爱，才会让你对生活充满激情。平衡不是我们的目的，幸福快乐才是。
你是如何保持工作和生活的平衡呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。

有限	yǒu xiàn	limited
不论······还是······	bú lùn ······ hái shì ······	whether... or...
享受	xiǎng shòu	enjoy
朝九晚五  	zhāo jiǔ wǎn wǔ	nine-to-five office routine
固定	gù dìng	fixed
阶段	jiē duàn	stage,period
追求	zhuī qiú	pursue,chase for
尝试	cháng shì	try
责任	zé rèn	responsibility
热爱	rè ài	have deep love for
充满	chōng mǎn	be full of
激情	jī qíng	passion

Yuli's Chinese Channel

平衡 balance

There's a video on TikTok in which a user takes a jar of seasoning called "Everything But the Bagel" and carefully separates the ingredients into small piles to find out the secret to the recipe.

The video has been viewed almost 2 million times — a sign of just how popular this seasoning mix, made by US company Trader Joe's, has become.

People like to put it on top of bagels and use it in lots of different meals.

However, fans of the mix have been finding out that it's not welcome everywhere in the world.

Signs have been posted at Incheon Airport in Seoul, telling passengers they can't bring jars of the seasoning into the country.

The reason is that one of the ingredients is banned in South Korea.

The mix contains things like sesame seeds, dried garlic, dried onion and salt — but poppy seeds are the problem.

Poppy seeds are banned in South Korea because they are narcotic-related items, according to the airport. The ban is not new but travelers have said that airports are now cracking down on the seasoning mix.

The seeds are also banned in a number of other countries, including Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

The poppy plant is used to make drugs like heroin and morphine, although the seeds don't contain any opiates.

However, the country worries that the seeds could be contaminated by opiates.

In fact, in the US, members of the armed forces have been advised not to eat products containing poppy seeds in case they affect the results of drug tests.

Drug tests can be very sensitive but experts say that it would be almost impossible to eat enough poppy seeds to feel any narcotic effect.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

South Korea Cracks Down on Popular Seasoning Mix

Welcome to Spanish in the workplace, the podcast for professionals looking to speak better Spanish at work in order to create more money, more clients, more career opportunities.

If you're ready to take your Spanish to the next level do get in touch to book a trial lesson on my profile.

Spanish in the Workplace

#1 My Journey into Teaching (English)

V této epizodě se podíváme na vánoční cukroví🎄🍪! 

Pocket Czech

4. Vánoční cukroví

In today's podcast, we will talk about the importance of exercise in the form of walking. Many people lead very busy lives and as a result they neglect what is truly important and that is their health. This podcast aims to help especially busy professionals who is finding it extremely hard to find the time to exercise. 