- [[English Lesson]]
	- Introduction
		- Wrap up your weekend
			- to express your opinion:
				- ***if you ask me ***
				- ***to my mind ***
				- ***I believe ***
				- ***well, I’m afraid (****negative news follows) *
			- to sum up:
				- ***overall ***
				- ***all in all ***
				- ***all things considered ***
				- ***on the whole ***
				- ***on balance ***
				- ***mainly/mostly***
			- After running on saturday, I had some pain in my left food, so I believe I have to step down on my training schedule. After that, I've been all in all pretty lazy.
				- I kept increasing the distance
				- ask a great deal of myself (= Require, push myself)
				- forced rest time
				- to stand sb in good stead = it is beneficitial
				- recover promptly = a prompt recovery
			- dodgy weather = uncertain weather
			- nothing out of the ordinary = "nothing special"
			- an away weekend
			- it cropped up/came up as one of the suggestions on Netflix
			- it's not exactly what I mean as great entertainment but still, better than nothing
	- A little retrospective time
		- what helped us move forward?
			- the lesson about email conversation was very helpful (Topic)
			- ready-made business English phrases
			- working on our proper output + analysis
			- news articles
		- what held us back?
		- how can we do things differently?
			- less everyday casual English topics (keep to informal )
			- more business English vocab
			- give a hint of the next lesson's content
		- what should we do next?
			- focus on articulation, comment on german accent
			- working on the pronunciation
	- the most prized **perks/incentives** in you workplace
		- advantages beneficts comming on top of your salary
		- in-office snacks
			- to poke fun at sb/sth = to make of fun of sth.
			- provide sb with free apples
	- bike rentals
	- **supsidised meals** = nice gesture
	- do these help **employee** **retention**?
	- do these make your **rate** the company’s culture **highly**?
	- do these **boost your engagement/**motivation?
	- **tuition reimbursement** = some of the cost is covered/education costs
		- this english course
	- **extra PTO**? (paid time off)
	- across-the-board = applicable without exception (e.g. to everyone in a company)
	- **gift cards** = Christmas vouchers
	- **social recognition**
		- peer-to-peer = among employees
		- pull one's weight = be helpful/useful in sth
		- empower you co-workers
	- Pronounce via like v and not w
		- with vs via