Teacher Joseph's Podcast

A View from my Window

xí guàn 
习惯。  n. habit  Tā yǒu chōuyān de xíguàn
                  他 有  抽烟 的 习惯。 He has the habit of smoking.
             v. used to  Zhème duōnián nǐ yìzhí gēn wǒ zài yíkuài, wǒ dōu xíguànle.
                    这么多年你一直跟我在一块，我都习惯了。
                    You've always been there for me these years, I'm used to it.


Iris' screening room

”I'm used to it”用中文怎么说？—Improve Chinese with movie clips

The verb "is" in SPOKEN Farsi is "e".
"She" & "He" is "u" in Farsi.
"She is ....."    =   "u ....... e"  (verbs in Farsi go at the end of sentences so "e" goes at the end of the sentence"
She is beautiful = u khoshgel e.      او خوشگله
khoshgel = beautiful  خوشگل
Zesht = ugly   زشت
Chagh = fat  چاق
Laghar = Thin  لاغر
Ghad boland = tall قدبلند
Ghad kootah = short قد کوتاه
Pir = old پیر
Javoon= جوون

Persian with Shakiba (beginners-Intermediate)

Basic adjectives to describe people's appearance

Es fácil criticarnos (yo te critico a ti, tú a él, él a ella y ella a mí....) cuando vemos a alguien en el bus, metro, caminando o en la playa y que no despega los ojos de la pantalla y el cristal de su dispositivo es como si fuera una pecera dónde la persona se siente segura, protegida, sin necesidad de interactuar visualmente con el mundo que la rodea..

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

Del papel al cristal. La evolución de los dispositivos en la enseñanza.

今日はなぜ日本では財布は戻ってくるのに傘は盗まれるのか、という問題について話しました。みなさんは財布をなくしたことはありますか？とても不安な気持ちになりますが、それが戻ってきたときは安心しますよね。では傘を盗まれたときはどうでしょうか？なぜ財布は戻ってくるのに傘は盗まれやすいのでしょうか。一緒に考えてみましょう。

☆目次

0:00 オープニング
0:25 日本では財布が戻ってくる？
3:39 なぜ傘は盗まれる？
8:15 仮説

☆語彙
恩を返す
所有
ばれる
衆人環視
罰が当たる
土壇場
その場しのぎ
泣き寝入り
法廷
むしゃくしゃする
連鎖
特定
倫理観

"After 5" by Japanese Teacher

財布は盗まず、なぜ傘盗む！

Here I will share some Chinese poems, please read along to practice pronunciation.

Read poetry and practice Chinese pronunciation

笠翁对韵1 一东

Listen to hear how far explorers went to find the deepest shipwreck ever reached and learn about what they discovered.

Weird News: 30-second long news episodes to improve your listening and vocabulary

Weird News: Deepest Shipwreck Ever Discovered

Today's topic is, how to be more confident when speaking in meetings.

Some of you might know this already but my full time job is working with non native English speakers one to one on video calls to improve their’s confidence and ability when using English at work. And the number one thing that people tell me they need to improve is their confidence in meetings. How can I become more confident in meetings, how can I express my ideas better, how can I make my meetings easier. This is what we’re going to discuss today. 

For non-native English speakers, speaking in meetings can be a challenging and daunting task. Whether you’re presenting in front of a large group or just participating in a small discussion, it can be difficult to feel confident in your ability to express yourself. However, with a few simple tips, you can start speaking more confidently in meetings sooner rather than later.

At the same time, we’re going to look at some useful vocabulary and sentence structures that we can use to do this. So if you want to grab a pen to take some notes, feel free, and let’s get started.

Oh, and right at the end we’ll review a couple of the more interesting pieces of vocabulary I’ve included in today’s podcast.

Breakout Business English

Breakout Business English - Ep 5 - Speaking in meetings. How to become more confident.

You can read the podcast here>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iBxOfkAXHe1rsKnRv81Z3_8KDC5Rf8_e/view?usp=sharing