To avoid getting rusty, and to keep up your skills, you should hear and speak English every day.  This can be expensive.  Here are some free ways to keep up your English skills between classes. 

How to keep up your English level 

With 26 letters, (but 44 different sounds), and not many rules, English pronunciation is sometimes difficult.
Sometimes, reading a word, does not help you to say it.  Here is some help.


Pronunciation 

Success at work!
Vocabulary to help your career.  
These podcasts are from my 'ENGLISH IN THE OFFICE courses.   
If you need more help, please send me an italki message, to discuss your needs. 


English for Business

Do you know the difference between these words? 
Answer these questions and find out. 
Please look at the PDFs for the transcript.

Confusing words - intermediate 

A2 - B1  
Conversation Class Preparation.
Listen to the podcast and read the text. 
These podcasts are for my structured conversation class (there are over 80 topics)
(book a class to see the text).

English with Angela -  conversation 

Do you know the difference between these words?
Answer these questions and find out.

Please look at the PDFs for the transcript.


Confusing words  (A2 - Elementary)

The Greetings are the first conversation between two people.
Los saludos son la primera conversación entre dos personas:
We have two ways of making salutations: Formal and Informal.
Tenemos dos formas de hacer saludos: Formal e Informal.
The formal way is used when you meet new people, talk with the oldest person, or converse politely.
Here, we have an example of Greeting:
Good morning Mr. Rodriguez. (in Spanish you say)
Buenos días, señor. Rodriguez.
You start the conversation with: Buenos días (at the morning), Buenas tardes (in the Afternoon) and Buenas noches (at the evening or night)
After that, you need to put the profession or etiquette to show respect to men and women
(Mister = señor, Mistress = Señora, and  Miss = señorita)
(don’t forget to add the surname or First name) like this example: 
Señor. Rodriguez or Profesor. Rodriguez 
The second part of the conversation is making information about the person, situation or what do you want to know?
For example:
¿Cómo te sientes hoy?: How do you feel today?
¿Qué tal? = How are you?
¿Cómo estás? =How are you?
¿Qué estás haciendo? = What are you doing?
¿Como esta el trabajo? How is work?
¿Cómo va todo? = How is everything?
You can include more dialog to keep going the conversation.
And, the third part is the farewell or despedida. 
For example:
Adiós = bye
Hasta luego = See you later
Nos vemos pronto = See you soon
Hasta la vista = See you around
Chao = bye
Te veo luego = See you later
Que te vaya bien = Good luck
The informal way is used when you know well the people for example a friend, partner, brother or coworker.
Epale! = Hey
¿Que mas? = What´s up?
¿Qué tal? = How are you?
¿Qué hay de Nuevo? = What´s new?
Hola, ¿Cómo va todo? =  Hi, How is everything?
This part of the dialog can be more flexible according to the country, age, and social group.


Podcast Learn Spanish

GREETINGS or Saludos en Español

In this episode you will learn about the traditional food we eat in Colombia for christmas holidays, you will learn new vocabulary for food and ingredients.

Spanish with Jas

EP 18. TRADITIONAL COLOMBIAN FOOD FOR CHRISTMAS

En este episodio aprenderas los diferentes usos que tienen los verbos quedar y quedarse.

Spanish Shortcut

EP 31. USOS DE QUEDAR Y QUEDARSE

In today's podcast I'll go into sharing ways to answer these questions from IELTS Speaking Part 1.

Q. 1. Do you enjoy reading? [Why/why not?]
Q. 2. What types of books do you read more often?
Q. 3. Tell me something about your favourite book.
Q. 4. How has your reading habit changed since your childhood? 

What was your way of answering these questions if you did prior to listening?

how different would your answers be if you'd do it now?

Do you need assistance?

Let me know how I can support you in your IELTS Speaking preparation.

To Your Success!

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Speaking, Part One - Reading. [Band 8/9 answers]

Ya sé que el idioma original de esta película no es el español pero...¡el doblaje es muy bueno! ¡es una gran opción para ver algo interesante y al mismo tiempo practicar tu español!

Películas de todo el mundo que me emocionan 😃🌅

1408 una película que te dejará la boca abierta 

Salut! J'utilise la méthode TPRS, qui permet d'apprendre à bien comprendre et à utiliser activement le vocabulaire et la grammaire de niveau A1. Écoutez, répétez, répondez aux questions et vérifiez. Bonne chance! 

Эпизод 2. Хобби.
У Кати есть хобби. Она занимается плаванием. Она ходит в бассейн на тренировки два раза в неделю.  Катя очень активная, она любит спорт. Катя думает, что спорт – это жизнь.

Vocabulaire:
- заниматься плаванием, плавать – nager
- ходить в бассейн - aller à la piscine
- два раза в неделю - deux fois par semaine
- быть активным/активной - être actif/active
- любить (+делать) что-то …. – aimer +(faire) quelque chose
- ненавидеть – détester
- думать - penser
- по мнению … - selon (+quelqu'un)
- жизнь  - la vie


По-русски легко!

Короткие истории. 2. Хобби

Consistency refers to behaving or performing in a similar way each time. It's about being reliable and dependable. In everyday life, consistency can be seen in following a routine, maintaining good habits, or treating others fairly.

The Global Professional Podcast

Business Dictionary - Consistency  - EP 9 

Oi gente, aqui é a Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No episódio de hoje vamos nos aprofundar em outra habilidade muito prática e essencial para os viajantes: frases essenciais para compras em Português. Se você está planejando uma viagem ao Brasil ou simplesmente deseja impressionar seus amigos brasileiros, este episódio será muito útil. Se quiser acompanhar o podcast script é só clicar nesse link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vwr25y1ZAzAFm2JW-URoABUnMXmMXGvC6FYn1Uc1j1I/edit?usp=sharing
Então, vamos lá!

Hi guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today's episode we will delve into another very practical and essential skill for travelers: essential phrases for shopping in Portuguese. If you are planning a trip to Brazil or simply want to impress your Brazilian friends, this episode will be very useful. If you want to follow the podcast script, just click on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vwr25y1ZAzAFm2JW-URoABUnMXmMXGvC6FYn1Uc1j1I/edit?usp=sharing
So, let's go!