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Setting the Tone: An ER RetrospectiveSTT Interviews: Abraham BenrubiOn this month's edition of STT Interviews, we're talking with the legend himself, Abe Benrubi! Better known to ER fans as Unit Services Coordinator (and official STT mascot) Jerry Markovic, Abe shared with us his fondest memories about his time on the show as well as how ER stacks up with the dozens of other film and television projects he's been a part of. Want two week early access to all our cast & crew interviews? Consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/settingthetonepodcast 2021-11-1450 min

Mind Your Hero39. Energy healing and coming into my giftsToday's episode has been a highly requested topic. I share what my new energy healing gifts entail, how they came to be and I share the details of the healers who I work with too! Here are the links to find out more about the people I work with: Claudia Markovic - Instagram Ashleigh Harrison - Instagram If you would like to book an energy session with me, you can do so here: Energy Healing Session 2021-08-1927 min

Connected to English#42 The English Greeting and the Thinking Behind ItHello ... Good morning ... Good afternoon ... Good evening ... How are you? I'm fine, how about you? I'm fine, too. In English we use ALL these words to GREET each other. It's a very interesting greeting. Some people question why ask ‘How are you?’ if we don't really want to know how the person feels. Well let's have a look at that question: The ‘I’m fine’ response gives a lot of information. It can be upbeat, in which c...2021-07-2104 min

Connected to English#41 Networking in your Second Language - English.If you would like support to improve your business English book your free Path to Professional English Call with me. Click this link: https://calendly.com/connectedtoenglish/60min In this call you will Create a crystal clear vision of how better English will help you with your business goals. Undercover hidden challenges that could be sabotaging your overall language skills. Explore which next steps to take to improve your English. Hello, everyone. So good to be here with you. I'm just so amazed at how this podcast has grown. And...2021-06-2307 min

Connected to English#40 It's a scorcher!Hello, everyone. Yes, I am really enjoying the summer weather at the moment. Tomorrow, they're expecting a storm. And the weekend is going to be super hot. Another word that you could use for super hot is it's going to be a scorcher. It's going to be a scorcher. So scorching: to scorch something means to burn, to burn it, you know, it's been scorched. It's been burnt. So when it's really really hot! I know in places like South Africa, India, parts of South America. The weather is really, really hot...2021-06-1702 min

Connected to English#39 What's your English Mission?Professional English Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/connectedtoenglish/15min Hi everyone, What a glorious day! The insects are busily getting on with their insect ways. The amount of life you can observe in just 1 square meter is incredible. I just saw a small yellow and black striped spider scuttling across the pathway - he was definitely in a hurry. Every insect here seems to be on a mission, gathering food, catching the sun, finding love, building a home. And they do it like they know it. Do you...2021-06-0904 min

Connected to English#38 Use your English. No Matter What!Find me on IG: @connectedtoenglish Language is a communication tool. There are many advantages to speaking an additional language. Developing confidence is one of them. Start with a “Close your eyes and just do it” attitude. Realise that if you want results you cannot be scared or passive - no one is going to meet you halfway. Learn to become expressive; point at things and forget about being shy and timid. What matters is making yourself understood. Business English is the same If...2021-05-2605 min

Connected to English#37 Prefixes: un-, im- il-Link to the newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c53325ae5f4b/connectedtoengnewsletter Prefixes are letters we add to the beginning of a word. For example pleasant - unpleasant. We have a range of prefixes in English. In this exercise we will focus on three: un-, im- , il- (This is a great way to build up vocabulary! So keep a list of your new words in a notebook)2021-05-2104 min

Connected to English#36 Story Time: The Missing TouchThe crone was walking down the wooden pathway, carrying some sticks and herbs. She was on her way to prepare a potion to assist a group of people with connection problems. This group has been isolated from one another for many months. They each lived in their own personal bubble and connecting could only happen through electronic means. You can imagine what they had lost. Not only did this effect the external connections, it also interfered with the internal connections of the individual. People became insular, fear was growing and distances between people...2021-05-1104 min

Connected to English#35 Different meanings of "crane".A great way to increase your vocabulary is to work out the different meanings of a word. So this week's word is "crane". There are 3 different meanings. Can you work them out? I have posted a video with the solution in the Facebook group. Click the link and be part of the Connected to English Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/connectedtoenglishgroup 2021-05-0404 min

Connected to English#34 Remember, remind, recognise, forgetJoin our newsletter and the exercise that goes with this podcast. If you would like the exercise to this podcast please ask me for the remember, remind, recognise, forget exercise and I can send that to you. (You can do this as soon as you've received the first email from me:) https://mailchi.mp/c53325ae5f4b/connectedtoengnewsletter Hello, Hello, everyone. How are you today? So happy that you're here. And today we are going to speak about four words that can sometimes get mixed up when we use them...2021-04-2705 min

Connected to English#34 Special Guest Florian Pollack: Your gifts are important.Get in touch with Florian if you would like to access your growth and purpose through your gifts: wellamo.fp@gmail.com 2021-04-2224 min

Connected to English#33 Special Guest: Magda Malinowska - The Artist's JourneyYou can find Magda on Instagram: @blogumagu To join the English Facebook Group go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/connectedtoenglishgroup Here are some words from the podcast to listen out for: without further ado It's made my day. bond photography portraiture analogue digital municipality artistic journey at ease dabbles in the arts over and over again skeptical to the idea what the represented ...2021-03-1936 min

Connected to English#32 Story time: The Feast by Petra EsmarkClick the link to join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/connectedtoenglishgroup The Feast - by Petra Esmark The Village was in a tizz. This weekend was Feasting Day and everybody was preparing for this great event. Aunty Rachel was busy turning her olives, making sure that they were just perfect. Cousin Elizabeth was once again checking the ingredients for her Lemon Meringue Pie, and over there, Carola was getting ready to make her famous Strawberry Punch. Uncle Kurt was tending to the huge pumpkins as his wife needed the best...2021-03-0906 min

Connected to English#31 Rain Dance by Petra EsmarkHello there:) This is another story written by my mom. Thank you so much! Which words are new for you? Notice the way the tense changes. Especially from the present perfect to present simple. This is a great story to practice !He/She/It das 's' muss mit! Please note: Promise is the name of the lady in the story. It is a typical translated name in South Africa. Here we go, we hope you enjoy it:) It is hot! The sun...2021-02-2404 min

Connected to English#30 As fit as a fiddleHello there! Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/connectedtoenglishgroup I've been posting a lot about 'health and fitness' at the moment and I hope you are as fit as a fiddle and not as sick as a dog - in which case you may need a new lease on life. These are just 3 useful 'health' idioms. as fit as a fiddle means you've got lots of energy. You're well and healthy. as sick as a dog means you're really very sick. a new lease on life means you have...2021-02-0304 min

Connected to English#29 Journey into English:)Link to register for the English Vision Board Workshop: www.connectedtoenglish.com Hello there:) I would like to wish you a very happy New Year and I hope it will be filled with unexpected, beautiful surprises. Saturday we met for our monthly Conversation Class and we discussed some of our goals for 2021, including our English goals (in my case German goals;). And at the end of the exercise I asked everyone to find one word that would guide them through this next year. These are some of the wonderful words that came up...2021-01-2003 min

Connected to English# 28 Who is Claudia and why use a vision board?To register for the workshop go to: www.connectedtoenglish.com To get in contact with Annette Fengler from Hamsterradoase: www.hamsterradoase.de A: Hello Claudia. I’m looking forward to asking you my questions. So let’s begin. Tell us a little bit about yourself. C: So as many of you know my name is Claudia Markovic and I started a company called Connected to English. So I’m the English coach in this space. A:Yes you are. But you also have very specific reasons for WHY you co...2020-11-2600 min

Connected to English#27 Special Guest Podcast and Special Announcement with Annette FenglerFor more information and to register for the workshop go to www.connectedtoenglish.com Welcome to another special guest podcast. Today we will be meeting Annette Fengler! We met each other at a conference and decided we have to collabarate. Because our business compliment each other so at the end of this interview I will be making an announcement for our project together! Which you will be able to register for at …... Welcome Annette Thank you, Claudia. So nice to be here. Claudia Annette, you founded the Hamsterradoase, literal translation (hamster wh...2020-11-2000 min

Connected to English#26 Basic Banking English Part 2Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/connectedtoenglishgroup Continuing with more banking vocabulary: (This is just basic, everyday banking terminology) You deposit money into someone's account either by transfer, by credit card or by cash. At the end of each month your bank will send you your bank statement. On this bank statement you will see your bank balance which is the amount of money you have at the end of each month. Of course you can check your bank balance on a daily basis, but that...2020-11-1700 min

Connected to English#25 Basic Banking EnglishCome and join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/connectedtoenglishgroup/ (If you speak German, this will be particularly useful) Words you may need for banking: Most people have a current bank account (Girokonto) and possibly a savings account as well. When you want to withdraw cash from your account you will probably use your debit card to withdraw money from an ATM (Bankautomaten). Excuse me, where is the nearest ATM? (Great question to learn) If you need to pay someone via your bank account you will make...2020-11-1000 min

Connected to English#24 Three building blocks in EnglishIf you would like to have more information about these building blocks, go ahead and subscribe to my weekly newsletter. After that you can request the building block sequence and I will gladly email you what was in the newsletter. This newsletter is a great way to start building up a weekly ENGLISH READING HABIT which is o important to keep your language on track. https://mailchi.mp/c53325ae5f4b/connectedtoengnewsletter 2020-10-2000 min

Connected to English#23 Confidence : Special guest Susan Graves Here are some words that you may find useful from the podcast: redundant, confidence, computer department (What else does Susan call the computer department?), get a promotion, go for a promotion, facing getting a new job, puzzle pieces, entrepreneurial world, Confidence Tip 1. Start to record all the things you have done well. 2. Notice how many things are going well. 3. Write down what is working for your English right now? You can find Susan on the following links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-graves-1805956/ https://www.facebook.com/susanlgraves 2020-10-0700 min

Connected to English#22 How patient (geduldig) are you?Hello all you English Fans! For those of you who know me, you know I LOVE food! And it was really funny because I was in the countryside a few weeks ago and there were these HUGE mushrooms growing in the garden. I saw these things and all I wanted to do was cut one, cook it and eat it. But I wasn't allowed to! They were so beautifully big, that I had to wait and be patient (geduldig) because my boyfriend's grandparents wanted to still show their daughter these wonderful mushrooms. ...2020-09-3003 min

Connected to English#21 Why How WhatCome and join the Private Facebook Group and join other English learners. Come and practise your English in a safe space. https://www.facebook.com/groups/connectedtoenglishgroup 2020-09-0807 min

Connected to English#20 Life IS change!HELLO HELLO! Are you ready to get back into the swing of things? It took a few days for me, but now I'm ready and raring to go! Holiday reflections: I go to the Baltic Sea every year and, I don't know about you, but every year I learn something new. Last year I deepened the lesson of "I live in an abundant universe". You just have to look at the amount of water, sand, trees, grass, leaves ... If you would like to read the rest of...2020-08-1807 min

Connected to English#19 We're off to the SEA:)We're off to the sea … Hooray! Finally, the date has arrived. The Smith family are going to the beach this year. It has been a very demanding year and a couple of weeks of rest in an ocean environment is just what the doctor ordered. Oodles of sunshine; hours of lazing on the beach; building sand castles; therapeutic swims in salty water; delicious ice cream … and many more fun activities. The car is packed, the house is locked, even Ben, the dog, is in&n...2020-07-1404 min

Connected to EnglishBe BRAVE!Hello, hello! When I was living in South Africa, I was busy learning Zulu. I already had a little bit of knowledge from school, but I wanted to go deeper. And even though my Zulu was by no means perfect, and no matter how nervous I was to use it, I spoke to every person I met who would speak to me. And that really accelerated my learning. So I needed to be BRAVE. I needed to have courage. And I gained...2020-07-0703 min

Connected to English#17 Holidays! Thinking about them?In 3 weeks I'll be off on holiday. How about you? Any plans this summer?(Note: that's a cool small talk question!!!!! I digress).And if you're anything like my boyfriend, he's already started planning the logistiks - how much food to take, what food to take. (Notice, that was a MIXED CONDITIONAL) Food's always a very important subject for us. If you didn't know this about me - I love food! Who's with me on this one? But he's also planning inall thegadgets and gizmos, and bells and whistleswe might need as well. Chairs...2020-07-0105 min

Connected to English#16 Summertime TensesHello there! Are you enjoying the summery weather? Did you enjoy the rain over the weekend? Are you more a summer or a winter person (or something in between)? Have you been spending time outside lately due to the lovely weather? What's it been like for you? WOW!!!! So many tenses, so many questions - in just ONE paragraph! Can you work out which tenses they are? I'll give you the list. Can you match them up correctly? Present Simple Present Continuous Present Perfect 2020-06-2303 min

Connected to English#15 Jane's Jo'burg AdventureFacebook: @connectedtoeng Today we're off on an adventure with Jane. So let's get started! Jane was so bored. Another day in the countryside where she knows everybody and each day is just the same as the next. She wanted to experience something new! She needed to get out! The vegetable delivery truck, that came every day, was getting ready to go to the Jo'burg market and without any further ado Jane managed to hitch a ride. The truck arrived at the...2020-06-0903 min

Connected to English#14 Reading: A powerful tool to help your EnglishLately I've been focusing on my wishes. How do wishes come true? What are wishes? And I found a German book, "Magie der Wünsche" by Daphne Unruh. It's a fantasy story - my favourite genre. And the best thing about it for me is that it is in GERMAN! I love finding wonderful German books which I can read or listen to because I know it is one of the most powerful ways to stay connected to German and improve it at the same time. Reading helps because I c...2020-05-2604 min

Connected to English#13 Abundant Avocado!Hello Everyone! You can find me on Facebook: @connectedtoeng This story is compliments of my mom:) We both send greetings. Enjoy! Abundant Avocado John lived in the heart of a very green tree. It was huge and provided a lot of shade during the hot summer months. It had some odd-looking green fruit which was very hard. Occasionally one of the fruits would fall down with a thump. This always frightened ...2020-05-1905 min

Connected to English#12 I wanna learn English. So do I!Oh the song I mentioned in the podcast was written by Gershwin!!!! You can find me on Facebook @connectedtoeng Greetings everyone! Summer looks like it's on it's way! Today I wanted to discuss that we have many phrases of agreement in English. Do you know what they are? I will share 2 of them today. (I gave you a clue in the subject line:) These are the phrases we use to agree with someone's statement. So for instance, in a dialogue between person A...2020-05-0605 min

Connected to English#11.1. Postcard fun!If you are interested in having your own postcard set to send out to friends and family, this is where you can get them: Www.familiacard.de Also if you would like them to be in English please send me a DM on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/claudia.markovic Use #postcardenglish and I'll know what the message is about. Have a beautiful day:)2020-04-3017 min

Connected to English#11 Don't give up!Hello:) Links: https://www.facebook.com/groups/connectedtoenglishgroup/ Have you ever felt really frustrated about learning English? Maybe you've been learning for a while and you still feel - MY ENGLISH SHOULD BE BETTER! Why is it so hard for me? Why can't I find the words? We've all been there, including me when I want to level up on my German. This place of - is it ever going to improve? Am I improving? I'm trying so hard! I'm here to...2020-04-2804 min

Connected to English#10 Top 5 tensesToday, I wanted to spend some time on tenses. What do you think the top 5 tenses are in English? Here is my list: 1. Present Simple (for habits and the future) 2. Present Continuous (for right now and the future) 3. Past Simple (for events in the past) 4. Present Perfect (for events that have started in the past and are still relevant now) 5. Future simple (for future events and predictions) Of course there are many tenses in English - 12 to be exact. And if you want...2020-04-2107 min

Connected to English#9.1 Overcoming the hurdle to speak EnglishToday we are meeting Thomas Neumann! If you would like to know more about what Thomas does here are the links you need to get hold of him: Dipl. Ing. Thomas Neumann Geschäftsführer Artel.Pro – Expertise I Consulting I Management linkedin.com/in/thomas-neumann-70a205a1 www.artelpro.de 2020-04-1609 min

Connected to English# 9 Take time to pauseIs your life still really busy, despite our current situation? Do you still have a hundred and one things to do for work, family and home schooling? Then let this time for English be your down time. Take a breath, grab your favourite drink and take a few minutes to find three new words or phrases in this text which inspire you. I've managed to make my life ultra busy in this time, working on ideas, pivoting old ones and working out ways to not cancel...2020-04-1402 min

Connected to English#8 An Inspired LifeWhy not subscribe to our weekly newsletter? That way you can see and read the story as well. Go to this website and subscribe: http://bit.ly/2VV7zfYCtoEngNewsletter Check: - Which new words pop out at you. Write them down and use them in a new sentence. Come share your inspiring words with me on facebook: @connectedtoeng 2020-04-0703 min

Connected to English# 7.1 Beautiful spaces around meWelcome to this Bonus episode, where we will be speaking to our special guest, Christiane Stolze. I wanted to create a space where we can still be connected to other people during this coronavirus time and not forget about the beautiful people we have around us and with whom we can still communicate. If you would like follow Christiane, here are her details: www.christianestolze.com instagram.com/christianestolzeinterior m.facebook.com/christianestolzeinterior If you would like to connect to Connected to English here are the...2020-04-0204 min

Connected to English#7 Flowers on my balcony:)Links: Private Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/connectedtoenglishgroup/ Facebook: @connecttoeng Instagram: @connectedtoenglish Email: claudia[at]connectedtoenglish.com Subscribe to the weekly newsletter: http://bit.ly/2VV7zfYCtoEngNewsletter Hello! Hello! How is everybody holding up during this time? Please come find me on Facebook connectedtoeng. I’d really love to hear from you. I'm keeping busy by continuing to develop my online English concepts and teaching my students via Zoom. Even the English group classes have moved to zoom and we’re busy...2020-03-3004 min

Connected to English#6 The -ISH Factor:)Hello! Hello! All you English fans Greetings to all on this beautiful sunny day:) The sun is shining in Leipzig. And I am experiencing warmish weather on my balcony. (Practicing social distancing you know) Ooh! Did I just say warmish? What doeswarm-ISHmean? Did you know you can almost end any adjective with -ish in English? Try it! Choose an adjective and add -ish. Pretty-ish, ugly-ish, tall-ish, .... -ISH is a useful suffix(ending) to add when something is almost warm but not quite. Something is almost red but not...2020-03-2303 min

Connected to English#5 What are you grateful for?Hello all you English Fans! Since we can’t ignore the fact that the Coronavirus is the central theme at the moment, I thought I would take this time to help shift the focus a little in this strange but real situation. Personally I’m experiencing different emotions. On the one hand I’m quite relaxed about everything and am happy to go with the flow. On the other hand I'm going through a range of emotions as I notice how people’s lives are being rearranged by this situation. I am tak...2020-03-1702 min

Connected to English#4 It's gone!Hello hello everyone! Welcome to this podcast where we help you to grow a habit to listen to English through short stories and tips on a weekly basis so you can stay in touch with your English. Learn new words. Listen to sentence structures and your own discoveries. Let’s begin… (If you would like to read the story, subscribe to the weekly newsletter by clicking the link: http://bit.ly/2VV7zfYCtoEngNewsletter) Check: 1. Write down any new words or phrases in a dedi...2020-03-0903 min

Connected to English#3 Building an English HabitHello all you English Fans! So, a lot of you have probably learned English at school or you've done an English course (or both!) but now what?! Have you been using your English consistently since then? Have you been able to practice, improve and maintain your English on a weekly basis to keep it active in your brain? If your answer is YES! That's fantastic:) Keep going! and let this podcast be part of your weekly English listening habit. If your answer is NO. You're in the right place...2020-03-0205 min

Connected to English#2 The Unwelcome VisitorCluedUpp Detective Day Leipzig If you’d like more input and support you can find us on Facebook @connectedtoeng or Instagram at @connectedtoenglish. The rest of the show notes will be posted in a weeks time:)2020-02-2403 min

Connected to English#1 Whacky WeatherHello English Fans! Welcome to the first ever episode on our Connected to English podcast. I’m really excited to be using this technology to help you improve your English listening skills! This is where you can practice and strengthen your listening skills each week through a little story. Our first one is all about Wacky Weather, since we’ve been having some whacky weather due to a few storms. Ready to get started! I'm currently sitting in my flat watching the whacky weather – changing from dark clouds to sunshine to storm. I don't...2020-02-1702 min