TingMate

Day 20 · Closing The Loop

A slow English story about closing the feedback loop before tomorrow's rehearsal. 8 simple sentences. Word by word. About 9 minutes. 📖 In this episode Tuesday morning. Inbox refreshed. Two more pieces of feedback came in overnight. By 9, pinged the holdouts. By 11, all in — fewer comments than expected. Sat down with Claude, resolved the easy ones. One vague comment from Lisa, quick 1:1 to talk it through. Back at the desk, worked everything into the deck. Closed the loop. The draft is locked. 📝 Today's sentences Tuesday morning. I refreshed my inbox first thing. Two more had come in overnight. By 9, I pinged the folks who hadn't sent feedback yet. And by 11, all the feedback had come in. Luckily, fewer comments than I expected. I sat down with Claude. We resolved the easy ones first. Just one comment from Lisa was a bit vague. So I set up a quick 1:1 to talk it through. Fifteen minutes. We were on the same page. Back at my desk. I worked all the changes into the deck. Closed the loop. Sent the updated deck out. The draft is locked. 🔑 Vocabulary • ping /pɪŋ/ • resolve /rɪˈzɑːlv/ • 1:1 /wʌn ɒn wʌn/ • on the same page /ɒn ðə seɪm peɪdʒ/ • close the loop /kloʊz ðə luːp/ 🎧 New episode every weekday Subscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.

Day 19 · Before The Meeting

A slow English story about the morning before the big presentation. 8 simple sentences. Word by word. About 9 minutes. 📖 In this episode Monday morning. The big week starts now. Before heading out, you look in the mirror and give yourself a firm nod. Coffee. Notes app. Three things on today's list. Proofread the design doc with ChatGPT. Share the deck with everyone on the invite. Drop a message in the group chat — reach out anytime, leave comments by 11. Hit send. Honestly, half the work feels done already. 📝 Today's sentences Monday morning. The big week starts now. And before heading out, I looked in the mirror and gave myself a firm nod. I got to the office, made coffee, opened my notes app. I started a new list. Just three things for today. One: I proofread the design doc with ChatGPT. Took half an hour. Two: I shared the deck with everyone on the invite. Three: I dropped a message in the group chat. Reach out anytime. Leave comments by 11. I hit send. Honestly, it felt like half the work was done. 🔑 Vocabulary • head out /hed aʊt/ • proofread /ˈpruːfriːd/ • reach out /riːtʃ aʊt/ • leave comments /liːv ˈkɑːments/ • hit send /hɪt send/ 🎧 New episode every weekday Subscribe so you don't miss the next sentence.

Day 18 · Out Of Nowhere

A slow English story about a Sunday deep clean out of nowhere. 8 simple sentences. Word by word. About 9 minutes. 📝 Today's sentences I slept in today. Like really slept in. Sunday morning, no alarm. Then out of nowhere, I started cleaning. Like deep cleaning. Which makes no sense. I'm a lazy person. Nobody's even coming over. But I kept at it for the whole afternoon. Scrubbing, sorting, throwing things out. Then it hits me. Maybe I'm just running from that presentation. But you know what? It worked. I'm exhausted, but kinda proud. I promised myself I'd clean more often. Yeah right. I ordered Haidilao for one. And I really enjoyed myself. 🔑 Vocabulary • slept in /slɛpt ɪn/ • out of nowhere /aʊt əv ˈnoʊwer/ • running from /ˈrʌnɪŋ frəm/ • yeah right /jæ raɪt/ • for one /fɔːr wʌn/ 🎧 New episode every weekday Subscribe so you don't miss the next sentence. — 中文 — TingMate 是一档慢速英语精听播客。今日话题：周日突然大扫除，其实是在逃避。一段简单的英文独白，8 句话，每个词都拆给你听。约 9 分钟。 — 한국어 — TingMate는 천천히 영어를 듣는 팟캐스트입니다. 오늘의 주제: 일요일 갑작스러운 대청소, 사실은 도망치는 거. 8문장의 짧은 영어 이야기, 단어 단위로 분석. 약 9분. — 日本語 — TingMateはゆっくり英語を聞くポッドキャストです。今日のテーマ:日曜日に突然大掃除、実は逃げてる。8文の短い英語ストーリー、単語ごとに解説。約9分。

Day 17 · Dear You

A slow English story about a movie that stayed with you all day. 8 simple sentences. Word by word. About 9 minutes. 📝 Today's sentences I don't watch a lot of movies. They're too much of a time commitment. But today I watched one. And honestly, it's stayed with me all day. It's called "Dear You." A grandma's husband went to Thailand for work decades ago. And letters and money kept coming home. Year after year. Like clockwork. But here's the thing. The letters weren't from him. He'd been gone a long time. I don't want to spoil it. I just hope we all have that kind of devotion in our lives. Hey, please, please take a moment to drop a comment. Tell me how it made you feel. It really matters to me. 🔑 Vocabulary • time commitment /taɪm kəˈmɪtmənt/ • stayed with me /steɪd wɪð miː/ • like clockwork /laɪk ˈklɑːkwɜːrk/ • here's the thing /hɪərz ðə θɪŋ/ • been gone /bɪn ɡɔːn/ 🎧 New episode every weekday Subscribe so you don't miss the next sentence. — 中文 — TingMate 是一档慢速英语精听播客。今日话题：看了一部电影，到现在还印在心里。一段简单的英文独白，8 句话，每个词都拆给你听。约 9 分钟。 — 한국어 — TingMate는 천천히 영어를 듣는 팟캐스트입니다. 오늘의 주제: 오늘 본 영화, 지금도 마음에 남아있어. 8문장의 짧은 영어 이야기, 단어 단위로 분석. 약 9분. — 日本語 — TingMateはゆっくり英語を聞くポッドキャストです。今日のテーマ:今日見た映画、今も心に残っている。8文の短い英語ストーリー、単語ごとに解説。約9分。

Day 16 · Make Friday Count

A slow English story about protecting your Friday. 8 simple sentences. Word by word. About 10 minutes. 📝 Today's sentences TGIF, you guys! Thank God it's Friday. I'm working from home today. No meetings on my calendar. Honestly, no one schedules meetings on Friday. It's just an unspoken thing. I mean, do you know how important Friday is for us 9-to-5ers? I've been working so hard all week. Just to make my Friday count. Next week is gonna be huge. I'm giving a presentation to the leadership. So today, I'm only doing one thing. Just take a breath. Clear my head. Then reframe my slides. Tighten it up. And maybe plan something fun for the weekend. Today's mine. Gotta go protect my Friday. 🔑 Vocabulary • TGIF /tiː dʒiː aɪ ef/ • working from home /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ frəm hoʊm/ • make X count /meɪk X kaʊnt/ • leadership /ˈliːdərʃɪp/ • take a breath /teɪk ə breθ/ • reframe /riːˈfreɪm/ 🎧 New episode every weekday Subscribe so you don't miss the next sentence. — 中文 — TingMate 是一档慢速英语精听播客。今日话题：TGIF，守住属于自己的周五。一段简单的英文独白，8 句话，每个词都拆给你听。约 10 分钟。 — 한국어 — TingMate는 천천히 영어를 듣는 팟캐스트입니다. 오늘의 주제: TGIF, 나만의 금요일 지키기. 8문장의 짧은 영어 이야기, 단어 단위로 분석. 약 10분. — 日本語 — TingMateはゆっくり英語を聞くポッドキャストです。今日のテーマ:TGIF、自分だけの金曜日を守る。8文の短い英語ストーリー、単語ごとに解説。約10分。