Environmental protesters make a bold statement by throwing soup at the iconic Mona Lisa in France, demanding 'healthy and sustainable food.'  When activism intersects art...

Lisa's Podcast

Art Du Jour: A Soupy Pumpkin Splash for the Mona Lisa 

Recruiter: Why do you want to do this job?
Candidate: Iwould be very happy to work here because I really respect the work that this company does and I have always had a positive opinion of it. I believe that with the skills that I have learned over the past six years in this industry, I would be an excellent person to have on the team.
Recruiter: What experience do you have?
Candidate: When I started, I worked as a sales rep for two years and learned a lot during that time and went to a lot of training courses. After two years, I was promoted and became an area manager with a small team of two other people. I did that for three years, before moving to the job I do now. I currently manage a different area with a larger team of five people and since I have been there, our sales have increased by 25%.
Recruiter: Why are you looking for work?
Candidate: Ihave been with this company for six years now and I would like to have experience with a new company and I’m looking for a new challenge. Also, I have a new manager who started a couple of months ago and I don’t really get along with him. He’s pretty stupid.
Recruiter: How would you describe yourself?
Candidate: I’m a hard worker and enjoy learning new skills. I really love working in sales and don’t have a problem with working as long as I need to reach my goals. I’m good working as part of a team, but I’m happy to work by myself too.
Recruiter: What is your dream job?
Candidate: Selling ice cream on a beach! Sun, ice cream and sales: my three favorite things.
Recruiter: What are you good at?
Candidate: One of my biggest strengths is listening to customers to find out what they need and building relationships with them.
Recruiter: How do you deal with a large amount of work?
Candidate: First, I decide what are the most important tasks to deal with and I do those first. If I’ve got a lot to do, I will get up extra early and get a head start.
Recruiter: What are your hobbies?
Candidate: I enjoy cycling and usually go...

English Conversation/Dialogue

Job Interview

Self-Discovery Through Guided Exploration:
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The Global Professional Podcast

Partnering with a Coach to Develop a Personal Mission Statement - Episode 90

In this episode you will learn common verbs you will need on the daily, the verbs you will learn today are a bit advanced but useful

Spanish with Jas

EP 23. 15 MOST COMMON SPANISH VERBS

I talk about having old friends or congenial friends. Crank up your volume, I didn't edit the audio on this episode to save time. Let me know if this is fine raw and uncut. My italki teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . https://www.streetwisenglish.com

Streetwise English

SWE 67 Nothing better than a congenial friend

平平 ： 你有女朋友吗？
Andy ： 有，她就是我的女朋友。
平平 ： 啊！你女朋友长得真漂亮。
你们是怎么认识的？
Andy ： 我们是大学同学。
平平 : 她今年多大？
Andy ： 她今年25岁，跟我一样大。
píng ping ： nǐ yǒu  nǚ péng you ma？ 
Andy ： yǒu，tā  jiù shì  wǒ de  nǚ péng you。 
píng ping ： a！nǐ  nǚ péng you zhǎng  de zhēn  piào liang。 
nǐ men shì  zěn me  rèn shi de？ 
Andy ： wǒ men shì  dà xué  tóng xué。 
píng ping : tā  jīn nián  duō dà？ 
Andy ： tā  jīn nián 25 suì，gēn wǒ  yī yàng dà。 




Chinesewithelena

Pingping Chinese Elementary Lesson 3 Do you have a girlfriend？

龙马精神[lóng mǎ jīng shén]：dragon/horse/ vigour; vitality; drive；
This idiom means vim and vigor, full of life, often used to describe people's fighting spirit and healthy state.
龙马lóng mǎ：The mythical beast with a dragon head and a horse body in ancient legends of Chinese.
饱满 bǎo mǎn：full; plump; well-stacked; flush; filled
充满 chōng mǎn：be filled with;be full of
追求 zhuī qiú：seek; aspire; pursue
梦想 mèng xiǎng：dreams

eg：龙年到了祝您龙马精神! lóngnián dàole zhù nín lóng mǎ jīng shén!
         他是用自己的龙马精神战胜了懒惰的性格。
         tā shì yòng zìjǐ de lóng mǎ jīng shén zhàn shèng le lǎnduò de xìnggé。
       我中午睡了一觉后觉得龙马精神，一下子干了很多的活儿。
        wǒ zhōngwǔ shuì le yī jiào hòu jiàode lóng mǎ jīng shén, yī xià zi gànle hěnduō de huór。


“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

龙马精神[lóng mǎ jīng shén]

En kort episode om musikkens udvikling gennem historien!

Daglig Dansk

Musikkens udvikling gennem menneskets historie

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