As we enter the holiday season you may have time to practise your English. Podcasts can be a great way to train your listening and comprehension skills. We present here a range of podcasts that could help develop your English, as well as inform and entertain you. All podcasts here are free of charge - no paid content is included. These podcasts are widely available on Apple podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or the other main podcast providers. Enjoy!
Aiheet: English, English language, British English, American English
Why do so many modern sports have British origins?
Aiheet: English, English idioms, English language, learn English, the role of Sport in English, Sport idioms in English, Sport is culture, the history of sports
The Olympic and Paraolympic Games in Paris 2024 have just come to an end. After summer many intend to start a new sport. Sport plays a significant role in the English language, contributing many idioms and expressions that can be useful to know. Likewise, the English have played a major role in the development of modern sports. This blog explores the role of sport in English and highlights why it can be an excellent topic for discussion.
Aiheet: English, learn English, the role of Sport in English, Sport idioms in English, Sport is culture
Edellisessä blogissamme käsittelimme uusia englannin kielen trendisanoja, kuten frenemy ja fork.
Kun uudet termit vakiintuvat, vanhat sanat saavat uusia merkityksiä ja kielioppikin muuttuu.
Lue lisää ja pysyt ajan tasalla!
Aiheet: kielitaito, englannin kieli, English, English language, English-speaking world, englanniksi, trends in English language
Englannin kieleen syntyy koko ajan uusia sanoja, vanhojen sanojen merkitykset muuttuvat ja jopa kielioppi kehittyy. Blogeissamme käsittelemme uusimpia englanninkielisiä trendejä, jotka voivat olla outoja jopa kieltä äidinkielenään puhuville. Lue lisää ja pysyt ajan tasalla!
Aiheet: kielitaito, englannin kieli, English, English language, English-speaking world, englanniksi, trends in English language
Suomi kansainvälistyy. Pitäisikö meidän opetella käyttämään etunimiä enemmän? Suomessa etunimen toistuvaa käyttöä pidetään yleisesti liian tuttavallisena, jopa tungettelevana. Kansainvälisessä viestinnässä etunimen käyttö sen sijaan on kohteliasta ja suotavaa. Tutustu Galimatiaksen toiseen nimi-aiheeseen blogiin alla ja pohdi, josko voisit muuttaa asennettasi nimeäsi toistelevaan puhelinmyyjään.
Aiheet: bisneskulttuuri, English, politeness, communication, kansainväliset markkinat, kunnioittava kommunikaatio, English language, English-speaking world, international business, small talk, cultural diffefences, Make a good impression, name, role of names
In English ”scene, scheme, and scenario” are three very common business words. Unfortunately, they also have a very tricky pronunciation pattern. Over the years I have heard many otherwise fluent Finns come unstuck on the horror trinity of ”scene, scheme, and scenario”. However, help is at hand if some key pronunciation rules are followed…
English pronunciation can indeed feel like chaos – but don’t despair, there is some method in the madness!
Let Galimatias show you how…
Aiheet: ääntäminen, English, pronunciation, English language, quiz, English pronunciation, key rules
With the pandemic having such a strong influence on people’s lives all over the world, it can feel important to mention this in emails with international partners. You may feel that you wish to show your concern and good wishes towards your clients or colleagues when writing in English. How can you do this in a caring but also business like way?
Aiheet: English, keep safe, take care, Yours from afar, see you soon, showing care, pandemic, keep in touch, keep well
The coronavirus pandemic has brought not only serious disruption and change to countries across the world but also a new range of terminology to help describe the disease and its effects.The epidemic will not be under control until there is at least a working vaccine. In this blog you have the chance to revise your English vocabulary related to this current matter.
Aiheet: English, English language, covid-19, korona, pandemic vocabulary
Although videoconferencing has shown steady growth over recent years the COVID-19 pandemic has vastly expanded its use. Daily users of Microsoft Teams have grown from 10 million at the end of 2019 to over 100 million in June 2020. Skype has also shown a notable upswing while Zoom has shown the strongest growth of all - from less than 10 million daily users to over 200 million daily users in the same period. At Galimatias we have already been using videoconferencing in language training for several years with very good learning results and client feedback. Here below we would like to share some useful hints for overcoming possible challenges in videoconferences in general and in English in particular.
Aiheet: English, videokokous englanniksi, videoconference, videoconferencing in English, video conferencing key phrases, usefull tips for videoconferences, vinkit videokokoukseen englanniksi
