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The new words and texts of HSK1-5“她女儿今年二十岁”.

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HSK1-5 她女儿今年二十岁

Describe an interesting neighbour - IELTS speaking part 2 and part 3






Describe an interesting neighbour


You should say-

Who this neighbour is
How long have you known him/her
What kind of person he/she is

And explain why you think this neighbour is interesting





“I’m extremely lucky to have a number of very good and helpful neighbours, but when it comes to an interesting neighbour, that would have to be Joe, who lives in the apartment right opposite mine.

I first had the pleasure of meeting Joe just over a year ago, very soon after I moved into the building, and thanked  my lucky stars the day I met him. It was during one of the Covid lockdowns, and it was impossible to go outside to buy groceries, which was making things quite difficult for me… being a foreigner.

I remember it was about 3 days into the lockdown when Joe knocked on my door and introduced himself to me. The first thing that caught my interest was his excellent use of English, and how he seemed to have a slight Australian accent. To cut a long story short, he told me how he guessed that being a foreigner I might need some help in buying food and other necessities during the lockdown, and had come to offer me some help, which really made my day.

After thanking him for his generous offer, I invited him into my apartment for a chat over a cup of coffee, and we spent the next few hours chatting and getting to know one another. He told me how he had spent a number of years living and travelling abroad, which explained his excellent level of English.

He had so many interesting stories of his travels, but the one that really stood out was his account of the time he travelled across the entire width of Australia, and lived to tell the tale.  As an avid traveller myself, I found all of this so fascinating and incredibly interesting, and we sat for hours swapping stories on our different adventures.


Thank you.”


IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe an interesting neighbour

This is the first episode of a podcast about the childhood in Lebanon of a Lebanese woman. 

Discovering the Francophones of Lebanon 

 Chirine : Mon enfance au Liban 

什么是996呢？
    这是一种加班情况，有很多公司会要求员工加班，员工要从早上9点工作到晚上9点，一个星期工作六天。
在你的国家，人们常常加班吗？对这种加班到情况，你怎么看呢？如果你不喜欢这种加班文化，你能说出三点原因吗？欢迎你跟我聊一聊。
接下来，是一段关于加班文化的新闻，其实这种加班文化在中国也有很多人讨论，有很多员工反对和质疑，所以科技公司做出了一些改变。
    今天新闻里，做出改变的公司，就是字节跳动，说起字节跳动可能你不熟悉，但是它的子公司 tiktok，你一定熟悉。我们一起来看看，她们做出什么改变了

    中国互联网公司“字节跳动” 带头（take the lead in）改变高科技公司的加班文化， 引起了讨论。
    作为TikTok母公司的字节跳动从本月开始鼓励员工“朝10晚7”，也就是早上10点到晚上7点工作，每周工作5天，但是，有专家怀疑这歌改变真的能改变高科技公司的加班文化吗？
    现在中国大型科技公司正遭遇政府的强力监管，与此同时，基层员工对互联网行业“996”工作环境的不断质疑，让中国互联网公司处于政府和员工双重压力下，积极调整加班制度可以理解

今天聊什么

996是什么，你还不知道吗？What is 996, you still don't know？

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【なぞなぞとは、ちょっとおもしろい問題のことです。言葉遊びです☆】


① 食べたら酔いそうな食べ物はな〜んだ？

② 12時に向かって上がっていて、12時を過ぎたら下がっていくものはな〜んだ?

③ カバを逆に読むと見つかる動物は？



答え

①鮭/さけ
②時計の針/とけいのはり
③馬鹿/ばか
　馬/うま
　鹿/しか


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〈#6〉　食べたら酔いそうな食べ物はな〜んだ？

🏋️‍♀️ Diálogo: Primera Vez en el Gimnasio 🏋️‍♂️

Instructor (Carlos): ¡Hola! Bienvenido al gimnasio. ¿Es tu primera vez aquí?

Sergio: ¡Hola! Sí, nunca antes he ido a un gimnasio y no sé por dónde empezar.

Carlos: No te preocupes, estoy aquí para ayudarte. Primero, ¿cuál es tu objetivo? ¿Quieres ganar músculo, perder peso o mejorar tu resistencia?

Sergio: Creo que quiero perder peso y mejorar mi condición física.

Carlos: Perfecto. Entonces, combinaremos ejercicios de cardio y fuerza.

Sergio: Suena bien. ¿Por dónde empiezo?

Carlos: Primero, haremos un calentamiento de 10 minutos en la caminadora. Esto ayudará a preparar tus músculos.

Sergio: ¿A qué velocidad debo ir?

Carlos: Empieza caminando a ritmo moderado y luego puedes subir la velocidad poco a poco.

Sergio: Listo. ¿Y después del calentamiento?

Carlos: Haremos un circuito básico con pesas ligeras para que tu cuerpo se acostumbre al entrenamiento.

Sergio: ¡Genial! Pero nunca he usado pesas. ¿Cómo sé cuánto peso levantar?

Carlos: Vamos a empezar con poco peso. Lo importante es la técnica, no levantar demasiado al principio.

Sergio: Tiene sentido. No quiero lastimarme el primer día.

Carlos: Exacto. Y recuerda: siempre mantén la espalda recta y controla el movimiento.

Sergio: ¿Cuántas repeticiones debo hacer?

Carlos: Para empezar, 3 series de 12 repeticiones en cada ejercicio.

Sergio: Suena bien. ¿Y qué hay del cardio?

Carlos: Después de las pesas, haremos 15 minutos en la bicicleta estática o la elíptica.

Sergio: Perfecto. ¿Y qué tan importante es la alimentación?

Carlos: Es clave. Para perder peso, necesitas un balance entre ejercicio y una buena dieta.

Sergio: ¡Gracias, Carlos! Me siento motivado para empezar.

Carlos: ¡Eso es lo más importante! Vamos paso a paso y verás resultados.