I take a look at the celebrations in my street.

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Guy Fawkes Night

"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year."

A 30-day positive affirmation journey with Rose

Day 24

In this post, I reflect on the early days of fatherhood and one big mistake I made when setting expectations for life with a newborn. I share some honest thoughts about the challenges of adjusting to a completely new lifestyle and offer advice for new or expecting parents on how to better prepare mentally for the changes ahead—while also highlighting the joy that comes with it. 

The English Umbrella

One big mistake I made with my newborn son!

JOHN: Hi, Alice, it’s John. How are you? 
ALICE: Oh, hi, John! I was just thinking about you.
JOHN: That’s nice. I was wondering if you’d like to go to a 
movie tonight.
ALICE: Sure, I’d love to! What’s playing?
JOHN: I was thinking about that new comedy Lights Out. What do
you think?
ALICE: Sounds great!
JOHN: OK, I’ll pick you up around 7:30. The movie starts at 8:00.
ALICE: See you then. Bye!



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Hi, Alice, it’s John: Hi, ____, it’s ____ is a casual and friendly way to say hello on the 
phone. Although “it’s” means “it is,” it is used to mean “I am” here.
• Oh, hi, John! Notice the rising intonation here. Alice is excited to hear from John and is 
very pleased that he called her.
• I was wondering if you’d like to ... This is a polite and indirect way of asking “Do you 
want to …?” John is nervous and does not want to appear too direct or bold. Notice 
how the question goes up at the end, which shows that he is not overly confident.
• Sure! I’d love to means “Yes, I would love to.” Notice that Alice is very enthusiastic 
and friendly. She wants John to feel comfortable about asking her out on a date.
• I was thinking about … / What do you think? Again, John does not want to appear 
too bold. He wants to give Alice a chance to suggest a movie.
• Sounds great! Is an informal way of saying “That is a good plan.”
• I’ll pick you up is an informal way of saying “I’ll come to your house so that we can 
go together.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 6: A Telephone Call

In this story, an elephant named Eleven does whatever it takes to maintain peace, even using violence. This is Part 4 of 5. 

As Eleven watched the thieves creep forward, he considered what course of action to take. He could tell the monkeys about the thieves, possibly causing a physical fight to break out. Or he could stop the thieves himself, either scaring them off with his roar or his powerful tusks. Either way, conflict was unavoidable. 

Peace was Eleven’s his highest value. If anything attempted to disrupt it, he made sure to remove it from his life. He saw himself as a protector of peace. It never occurred to him that he might have been actually afraid of healthy conflict.
 
So, believing there to be no ethical dilemma, Eleven decided to conceal the thieves’ robbery. This way the thieves would get what they want, the monkeys would only realize after the fact, and, most importantly, Eleven could get back to his relaxing day in the sun.  

Eleven positioned himself in such a way as to block any view of the robbery. The fox and wild chicken snatched the bananas and made their way for the bushes. However, at that exact moment, one of the monkeys, having climbed up a tree and swung itself into the river, was flying through the air and saw the robbery. 

Splashing into the river, the monkey screamed and shrieked, trying its best to alert the others. But they were too busy slapping each other to notice anything.
 
In an instant, without giving the moment proper reflection, only thinking about his own interests and his self-appointed duty, Eleven forcefully swung his trunk and whacked the shrieking monkey, who flew with great speed into the dense forest and out of sight. 

Being a Cloud

Eleven the Elephant

En este episodio reflexionamos sobre la eugenesia: qué es, cómo ha sido usada en el pasado y qué dilemas éticos podría causar hoy. Practicaremos el subjuntivo presente y pasado en un contexto real para expresar opiniones, miedos y deseos. ¡Incluye preguntas para reflexionar y conversar!

Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HC_bEq_cIXGnXKZtBqKYqIEDLVlKS1fghSg5zIAyckA/edit?usp=sharing

Subjuntivo en Contexto B1 B2 

Eugenesia, tecnología y decisiones difíciles (con transcripción y actividades)

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Aprenda Português Com Notícias Insólitas e Malucas -Learn Portuguese With Crazy Isoteric News 

Adeptos do Benfica Vão Parar à Cidade Errada

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を楽しく勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

ぼくの日常生活の話を聞くことで、日本語のリスニングをよくしたり、新しい言葉を知ってもらえたらいいなと思います。

今、ぼくはトルコにいます。
約３か月、トルコにいる予定です。

トルコで生活をはじめてから1週間が経ちました。
いろんなものを食べたので、この1週間でおいしい！と思ったものを紹介します。

それは、サバサンドです。
一般的にはサバサンドなんですが、ぼくが好きなのはサバラップです。
バゲットのようなパンではなく、薄いパン生地のようなもので巻かれたものです。サバラップ？みたいなものです。

サバは、日本人も好きな魚ですね。
もちろん、好き嫌いはあると思います。

日本だと焼き鯖や締め鯖寿司などが有名です。
個人的には、サバは好きです。健康にも良いですしね。
塩で焼いた塩サバは美味しいです。

こんな風に日本でも馴染みのあるサバが、ご飯と一緒ではないですけど、違う食べ方で楽しむことができます。


それが、サバラップ？です。トルコ語で、
バルック・ドゥルム（Balik Durum）

といいます。

このBalık Dürüm、本当においしいです。
炭火で焼いて骨をきれいに取ったサバを、トルティーヤのような生地で巻きます。

その中には、
レタス
玉ねぎ
トマト
などが入っています。

そこにチリパウダーのようなスパイスをかけ、トルコのしょうゆみたいなものをかけ、ラップにした状態でもう一度焼きます。

これをいただきます。

バケットにはさんだサバサンドはおいしくない、という情報を妻がネットから見つけていたので、このBalık Dürüm、サバラップを探して食べました。

味は少しスパイシーです。
大きなアジが半身ぐらい入っているので、結構な食べごたえと満足感があります。

日本を出て、異国の地で魚を食べられるととても嬉しいですね。知らない土地でもほっとした気持ちになります。


みなさんは海外で食べた好きな食べ物はありますか？
日本で食べた好きな食べ物はありますか？

そんな話をぜひオンラインレッスンでお話しましょう！


ということで、今回は以上です。
最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！


Atsushi のJapanese podcast (travel/news /文法・漢字・語彙/Osaka/Hokkaido/🇹🇷🇬🇪🇦🇲🇪🇸🇵🇹)

#377 Balık Dürüm(サバラップ？)について！

Describing a Musical Event (no transcript today)