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Job Vocabulary - Professions in English. What is your Job? Occup...
source: Twominute English 2013年7月22日
There are so many jobs in the world. Do you know all these jobs in English? Can you say what a person does in English language? Watch this quick and fun lesson to learn about people's jobs in English, and what they do.
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Learn expressions for interrupting
source: JenniferESL 2017年5月25日
Listen to model conversations with native speakers. Learn common expressions that people use to interrupt (if they have to). Test your ability to understand fast speech.
Index:
0:01 Introduction/Conversation 1 (short version)
0:33 Lesson title
0:41 Conversation 1 (full version)
1:13 Expressions set 1
1:31 Conversation 2
2:26 Expressions set 2
2:58 Exercise to recall the expressions
5:10 Lesson ending
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Talking about Boasting & Boasters
source: Learn English with Let's Talk 2017年5月24日
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Great boast, small roast: people who show or talk more than they actually do or brag more than what they actually do
It is harder to be poor without complaining than to be rich without boasting: it is easy for rich people to boast and flaunt what they have
Great boaster, little doer: used for people who boast and show off but actually do very little.
Great boasters, little doers: people show off and boast but do not so much in real
Believe a boaster as you would a liar: this is a sarcastic phrase. Do you believe liars? Of course not, so like wise you would not believe a boaster.
He is a fool who boasts of four things: that he has good wine, a good horse, a handsome wife, and plenty of money: people generally boast about these four things when there is no need to.
Envy waits on boasting: people who boast generate envy
He makes idle boasting: used to say someone boasts for no reason at all
It is one thing to boast, another to fight: some people prefer boasting rather than doing anything or struggling for what they want
They can do least who boast loudest: people who boast the loudest or the most are the ones who do the least
How to Express English Ordinal Numbers
source: Shaw English Online 2014年1月25日
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Robin will teach an easy way to learn English ordinal numbers. Ordinal numbers are very important to English and you must understand them. Many students make mistakes using them. This video will help you understand.
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phrasal verb PLAY
source: Rachel's English 2017年1月9日
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Slang Expressions with the letter 'K'
source: Maple Leaf ESL 2016年3月15日
In this lesson, we look at the following slang expressions that use the letter 'K': kick, kill, knock-off, know-it-all, killer, keep a straight face, kosher, kick in, kick-ass, and kick it.
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Easily confused words
source: BBC Learning English 2015年8月17日
In this video we look at words like 'dessert' and 'desert', 'bored' and 'boring'. Learners of English often find it difficult to choose the right one. Do you? Practise using easily confused words with us.
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Making someone redundant - 50 - English at work has to give someone the ...
source: BBC Learning English 2017年6月14日
At the offices of Tip Top Trading, the team is catching up on yesterday's good news from the conference. But today it's bad news that everyone is going to hear following Paul's chat with big boss, Mr Socrates. Someone is going to lose their job!
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TRANSCRIPT
Denise
Morning everyone. How did you get on at the conference?
Tom
Oh hi Denise. Yeah it was… it was OK.
Anna
What do you mean 'OK'? It was great. We made some new contacts and we won an award – Best Plastic Innovation of the Year, for our Imperial Lemon.
Denise
Oh that's wonderful. Wish I'd been there.
Tom
Maybe next year eh?
Narrator
Maybe?Welcome back to the offices of Tip Top Trading where everyone is catching up on yesterday's good news. But today it's bad news that everyone is going to hear following Paul’s chat with the big boss, Mr Socrates. But how bad is it? Let's find out.
Paul
Morning everyone.
Anna
Hi Paul. Everything OK?
Paul
Yes, fine. Well done for winning Employee of the Year – I hope you can continue to be a great employee. Excuse me.
Denise
Hmm, he sounded odd. What did he mean?
Tom
Probably run out of biscuits!
Anna
He's obviously got something on his mind.
Paul
Denise, could I have a word with you in my office please?
Denise
Of course. I'll bring my notepad and pen shall I?
Tom
What's that all about? Anyway, now we're alone, I wanted to see what you're doing tonight… are you free?
Anna
Sorry Tom, I'm seeing Dave tonight. He's offered to fix something on my computer at home.
Tom
Oh, has he now?
Denise
All the years I've worked here – why me? Why now?
Anna
Denise, what's up?
Denise
Paul says he needs to move the furniture around and he has to let me go. He says he can't afford me anymore.
Anna
That's terrible… but where's he letting you go to? And what furniture is he moving?
Narrator
No Anna! If someone says they are 'moving the furniture' they really mean they are restructuring or changing the business. And if they say 'they have to let you go', it means they are sacking you or in other words, ending your job.
Anna
Sacking you? Oh, that is serious. Denise, I'm really sorry to hear this. But why does Paul want to 'move the furniture' around?
Denise
He says it's because of the tough economic situation. My role is no longer needed
Tom
Hey, that's not true. You make a great cup of tea Denise. I've got a good mind to smash Paul's bourbons into tiny crumbs. Grrr.
Anna
Calm down Tom. Now Denise, when did Paul say you had to go?
Denise
He's given me seven days' notice.
Narrator
A 'notice period' is an amount of time an employer must give an employee if they plan to terminate their employment.
Denise
I never thought I would be facing redundancy… not now… not at my age.
Anna
Redundancy?
Narrator
Yes, if someone says 'they are facing redundancy', it’s another way of saying they are losing their job. Hmm, I think Denise needs a shoulder to cry on.
Anna
Yes. Denise, do you want my shoulder to cry on?
Denise
Oh thanks.
Tom
Urgh! Erm… Denise, I've just made some tea would you like a cup?
Denise
Oh yes please.
Tom
There you go. You know Denise, you've got to think positively. You'll get another job… and let's face it you didn't like working here anyway… you always looked so miserable.
Narrator
I don't think Tom's attempts to cheer Denise up are going to work! Losing your job can be a traumatic experience. It can come as a surprise and a shock. Let's hear the phrases Paul used to break the news to Denise:
We've got to move the furniture around.
I'm afraid I've got to let you go.
I'm giving you seven days' notice.
Narrator
And here are some other expressions you may hear in connection with losing your job:
Facing redundancy
Getting the sack
Terminating your employment
Leaving the company
Denise
Right, well, I might as well start clearing out my desk.
Tom
Yeah it's a real shame. Any chance I could have your stapler?
Anna
Tom, you could be a bit more sympathetic.
Tom
Oh right.
Paul
Tom, Anna. Could I have a word in my office please?
Tom
Oh no. This is it. It's my turn to get the chop!
Denise
Ha, You might not need my stapler after all!
Narrator
Crikey! Things aren't looking good at Tip Top Trading. Are Tom and Anna getting the chop… I mean, the sack? Join us again next time on English at Work.
How to Use Contractions - English Pronunciation...
source: Oxford Online English 2017年4月25日
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Do you use contractions like 'isn’t', 'I’m' or 'he’d'? Many English learners don’t. But, using contractions can really help to improve your English fluency.
First, it will help your English listening, because contractions can be difficult to hear if you don’t use them yourself.
Secondly, your English speaking will sound more fluent and natural if you use contractions. You can learn more about how to pronounce English contractions in this lesson.
Points covered in this English pronunciation lesson:
- How to form contractions in English.
- How to pronounce English contractions correctly.
- How to form positive and negative English contractions.
- When to use (and not to use) contractions.
- Unwritten English contractions: contractions which are used in spoken English but not in written English.