In this week's episode of English In A Teacup,  we will be revising the third conditional as well as learning about modal perfects.  To help us with these grammar topics, Miss Finesstocrat will be talking about regrets as she reminisces about the last few months, but will the episode have a happy ending for her? Let’s put the kettle on and find out!


ENGLISH IN A TEACUP

ENGLISH IN A TEACUP EP10: REGRETS

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🎙 EPISODE 4 — How Psychology + Performance Create Fluent Presence?

In this episode you'll find out what made me laugh.  Spoil alert: It's about sound of animals. 

Shay的中文小课堂

Chat Episode1-动物的叫声

Why Sleep Matters for Language Learning
1.	Memory Consolidation
During sleep, especially in the REM stage, your brain organizes and strengthens memories. Studies show that newly learned vocabulary and grammar rules are more likely to stick if you get adequate sleep after studying. Skipping sleep disrupts this process, making it harder to recall what you’ve learned.
2.	Problem-Solving and Creativity
Sleep boosts your ability to solve complex problems and think creatively. If you’ve ever woken up with a solution to a problem, you’ve experienced the power of sleep in action. This applies to cracking tricky grammar rules or composing sentences in your target language.
3.	Cognitive Resilience
Lack of sleep impairs focus and mental flexibility. Research shows that even one night of poor sleep can reduce your ability to absorb new information by up to 40%. For consistent language progress, consistent sleep is non-negotiable.


💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 58 - Why quality snooze time is important for learning a language

Today I’m going to talk about a new system, the face pass for station ticket gate. 
It is the test stage before the full-scale operation. 
I have doubts if this system can recognize correctly who I am. 
Why do I doubt it? Please listen this story! Thank you!
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先日、新聞に駅の改札に「顔パス」で通過できる改札機を試験的に導入するという記事が載っていました。　改札を「顔パス」で通過するには、あらかじめ顔写真を登録しておく必要があるそうです。　毎日　同じ駅を使って　会社に行く人や学校に行く人たちにとっては、とても便利なシステムだと思います。
すでに、「顔」をパスワード替わりに使っているアプリが普通に使われています。例えば、銀行口座のアプリでは、顔認証と暗証番号の入力のいずれかでアクセスできるようになっています。　
実は、この顔認証に私は少々不便を感じています。最初に顔を登録したとき、私はばっちり化粧をして眼鏡をかけていました。　そのため、眼鏡をかけていなかったり、寝起きの化粧をしていない顔だと本人だと認識してくれないのです。　間違いなく本人なのに、化粧をしているかしていないか、眼鏡をかけているかいないかで、本人かどうかがわからないのです。これって、なんだか変ですよね。　化粧をしていない、眼鏡をかけていない顔が　本当の私の顔のはずなのに、アプリに「本人ではありません」と判断されているのですから。
きっと、これから駅の改札に導入される「顔パス」機能も、同じようなことが起こるのじゃないかと思っています。。　そう考えると、「顔パス」登録用の顔とスタイルを決めておかなくてはいけません。　そうしなければ、私が登録していない顔で通るたびに、改札が開かずに渋滞が起きてしまいますからね。
今日は新しい駅の改札についてお話しました。


やさしい日本語（にほんご）

Face pass for the station ticket gate 駅の顔パス改札

Sījī: 	Nín 	qù 	nǎr 	? 
司机： 	您 	去 	哪儿？ 
Yuēhàn: 	Wǒ 	bù 	zhīdɑo 	zhèɡe 	dìfɑnɡ. 
约翰： 	我 	不 	知道 	这个 	地方。 
Sījī: 	Hái 	yǒu 	biéde 	dìzhǐ 	mɑ? 
司机： 	还 	有 	别的 	地址 	吗？ 
Yuēhàn: 	Zài 	diànshìtái 	fùjìn. 
约翰： 	在 	电视台 	附近。 
Sījī: 	Hǎo 	de, 	nín 	shànɡ 	chē 	bɑ. 
司机： 	好 	的， 	您 	上 	车 	吧。 
Yuēhàn: 	Nín 	nénɡ 	bunénɡ 	zài 	kuài 	yìdiǎnr? 
约翰： 	您 	能 	不能 	再 	快 	一点儿？ 
Sījī: 	Hǎo 	de, 	nín 	zuòhǎo 	le. 
司机： 	好 	的， 	您 	坐好 	了。 
Yuēhàn: 	Shīfu, 	diànshìtāi 	dào 	le, 	jiù 	tínɡ 
约翰： 	师傅， 	电视台 	到 	了， 	就 	停 
zài 	ménkǒu 	bɑ. 
在 	门口 	吧。 


日常用语

乘出租车

Vidéo avec sous-titres et images: 
https://youtu.be/Vfjhfmg7ifo?si=sq4V31fWl4RoqMAh

French Stories For All

Blabla Pêche & Mangas

*** This audio is about the fourth biggest city in Iran which is called Shiraz
**Feel free to send me message if you have any questions

**** You can find more stories in Farsi in my channel on Spotify : https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yas-omidvar

Persian Podcasts / پادکست فارسی 

شهر شیراز /  Shiraz city

In this audio dialogue you will learn how to order a food or drinks at a restaurant. Enjoy!

Transcript

WAITER: Hello, I’ll be your waiter today. Can I start you off with something to drink?
RALPH: Yes. I’ll have iced tea, please.
ANNA: And I’ll have lemonade.
WAITER: OK. Are you ready to order, or do you need a few minutes?
RALPH: I think we’re ready. I’ll have the tomato soup to start, and the roast beef with mashed potatoes and peas.
WAITER: How do you want the beef — rare, medium, or well done?
RALPH: Well done, please.
ANNA: And I’ll just have the fish, with potatoes and a salad.