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102 - PART 2 Lingo Junkie - Eugeniu from Moldova
This is PART 2 of the interview with Eugeniu aka Lingo Junkie from Moldova. Full transcript YouTube Version Vocabulary list further below! Time Stamps: 04:28 Working as a business analyst in the US 05:48 Becoming an English teacher 08:05 What is the CELTA certificate? 11:09 Taking the CELTA online: his experience 29:03 Some last important words about the CELTA 32:17 YouTube channel Lingo Junkie 38:57 Happy Friday (song) 42:06 Other projects of Eugeniu 45:44 Favourite English expressions (you're off the hook) 52:09 To take sth. with a pinch of salt / with a grain of salt 47:58 Expression And All That Jazz 54:30 Outro / Happy Friday song by Lingo Junkie Links Lingo Junkie https://youtu.be/2AUXf8Alb6M (Oatmeal) Lingo Junkie Diaries (my vlog) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQlaKuPsI6rteFggX4Y1SGiQa7Ll8_tOb  thelingojunkie   lingojunkie  https://lingojunkie.com/  https://soundcloud.com/eugeniuprodan/popular-tracks  Happy Friday Song: https://youtu.be/ifeLMFLbyVI  Vocabulary: Exchange program: an arrangement in which people from different countries visit each other's country, perhaps to strengthen links between them or to improve foreign language skills. An acceleration: increase in speed or rate. So that your language skills will improve faster. TEFL: Teaching English as a Foreign Language SAT: Scholastic Aptitude Test, later: Scholastic Assessment Test The ACT: originally an abbreviation of American College Testing, is a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States. TOEFL: Test Of English as a Foreign Language Jargon: special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand. "legal jargon" At a certain point: some day, at some point. Altruistic (/altruːˈɪstɪk/): showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish. CELTA: Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages A fee: a payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services. To refund: to pay back (money) In air quotes: also called finger quotes (see also "scare quotes"), are virtual quotation marks formed in the air with one's fingers when speaking. (more information on Wikipedia) In that sense: In this sentence "in that sense" means "because of what I just said, it's true that..." Down the road: in the future (informal, used especially used in North America) Hands-on: practical To touch on something: deal briefly with a subject in written or spoken discussion. Technologically savvy people: f you describe someone as having savvy, you think that they have a good understanding and practical knowledge of something. [informal] (see. Collinsdictionary) Supervised: watched over by someone. Deliverables:  a product of a development process. The product that you produces you need to deliver to the school. Graded: give a mark to (a student or a piece of work). Just kind of a side note here: a marginal note in a text. (Eugeniu wanted to add sth. that might not be as important as the other things mentioned before) An assessor: a person who evaluates the quality of a person or thing An accreditation body: An accreditation body is an organisation delegated to make decisions, on behalf of the higher education sector, about the status, legitimacy or appropriateness of an institution, or programme This is a legitimate certificate: conforming to the law or to rules. Dunno: = I don't know (slang) Associated with: (of a person or thing) connected with something else. Messed up:  to make a mistake / to do something incorrectly  An ESL teacher: English as a Second Language teacher. Teachers specialize in helping non-native speakers of all ages and levels learn the formal grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation of spoken and written English. On point: relevant and appropriate to what is happening or being discussed.  Busy work: work that keeps a person busy but has little value in itself. (negative connotation) Submit a lot of, forms: To send in a lot of documents. Community feeling: better: Sense of community: a feeling that members have of belonging, a feeling that members matter to one another and to the group, and a shared faith that members' needs will be met through their commitment to be together." Liaising: act as a link to assist communication between (people or groups). The better way to put it: What a nice way to put it!: That's a very pleasant way of saying it! A transition: the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another A backstory: a history or background created for a fictional character in a film or television programme (here: the history of the story: detailed information) Affordable: inexpensive; reasonably priced A hobbyist: a person who pursues a particular hobby You're off the hook: no longer in difficulty or trouble  
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