"Prepositions of Place: Mastering Everyday English with Jerome"
In this episode, we’re diving into prepositions of place—those small but essential words that make a big difference in everyday conversations! I’m joined by Jerome, an experienced ESL teacher, who shares fun tips, examples, and activities to help you understand how to use prepositions like in, on, under, behind, and more. Whether you're describing your surroundings or giving directions, this episode will boost your confidence and clarity. Tune in and learn how to make your English more precise and natural!

Thanks to Jerome for being such a great guest!!!

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Prepositions of Place: Mastering Everyday English with Alexis

Un primer episodio sobre la conjugación del verbo "comer"

conjuguemos y conjugamos 

Comer - To eat

There's a video on TikTok in which a user takes a jar of seasoning called "Everything But the Bagel" and carefully separates the ingredients into small piles to find out the secret to the recipe.

The video has been viewed almost 2 million times — a sign of just how popular this seasoning mix, made by US company Trader Joe's, has become.

People like to put it on top of bagels and use it in lots of different meals.

However, fans of the mix have been finding out that it's not welcome everywhere in the world.

Signs have been posted at Incheon Airport in Seoul, telling passengers they can't bring jars of the seasoning into the country.

The reason is that one of the ingredients is banned in South Korea.

The mix contains things like sesame seeds, dried garlic, dried onion and salt — but poppy seeds are the problem.

Poppy seeds are banned in South Korea because they are narcotic-related items, according to the airport. The ban is not new but travelers have said that airports are now cracking down on the seasoning mix.

The seeds are also banned in a number of other countries, including Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

The poppy plant is used to make drugs like heroin and morphine, although the seeds don't contain any opiates.

However, the country worries that the seeds could be contaminated by opiates.

In fact, in the US, members of the armed forces have been advised not to eat products containing poppy seeds in case they affect the results of drug tests.

Drug tests can be very sensitive but experts say that it would be almost impossible to eat enough poppy seeds to feel any narcotic effect.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

South Korea Cracks Down on Popular Seasoning Mix

Script

おはようございます。日本語だんだんポットキャストのゆかりです。

きのうは、東京にひっこしをする人が増(ふ)えている話をしました。

日本で一番(いちばん)、人口が多いのは、東京ですね。

人口(じんこう)とは、人の数のことです。

たとえば、

"日本の人口は約1億人(いちおくにん)です。"

"人口が多い国は、インド、中国、アメリカなどです。"

"残念(ざんねん)なことに、日本の人口は減(へ)っています。"

といいます。

日本で1番人口が多いのは東京都です。

2番目は、神奈川県です。

神奈川県(かながわけん)は、横浜市(よこはまし)や鎌倉市(かまくらし)があるところですね。

箱根温泉(はこねおんせん)も、とても有名です。

日本の人口、3番目の都市(とし)はどこでしょうか？

3番目は大阪府(おおさかふ)です。

あなたの国の人口はどのくらいですか？

人口はふえていますか？
それとも、へっていますか？

では、今日も最後まで聞いてくれて、だんだん、です。

また明日！

Japaneseだんだんpodcast

65. 東京都の人口(じんこう)/人口はふえています。

       猫妈妈带着小猫在河边钓鱼。一会儿，一只蜻蜓飞过来，小猫就去捉蜻蜓。一会儿，一只蝴蝶飞过来，小猫又去捉蝴蝶，结果什么都没有捉到，也没有钓到鱼。这时，猫妈妈已经钓到好几条大鱼了。小猫生气地说:“我怎么钓不到鱼呢?“ 妈妈说：“你一会儿捉蜻蜓，一会儿捉蝴蝶，三心二意，怎么能钓到鱼呢?”
       小猫听了妈妈的话，就专心地钓鱼了。不一会儿，小猫也钓到了一条大鱼，她和妈妈都笑了。

māo mā ma dài zhe xiǎo māo zài hé bian diào yú。yí huìr， yì zhī qingtíng fēi guo lai，xiǎo māo jiù qù zhuōqīng tíng。yí huìr，yì zhī hú dié fēi guo lai，xiǎo māo yòu qù zhuō hú dié，	jié quǒ shén me dou méi yǒu zhuō dào，yě méi yǒu diào dào yú。zhè shí，māo mā ma yǐ jīng diào dào hǎo jǐ tiáo dà yú le。xiǎo māo shēng qi	de shuo：“wǒ zěn me diào bú dào yú ne？”	mā ma shuo	：“ni yí huìr zhuō qīng tíng，yí huìr zhuō hú dié，sān xīn èr yì，zěn me nénq diào dào yú ne？”	

xiǎo māo tīng le mā ma de huà，jiù zhuān xīn de diào yú le。bù yí huìr，xiǎo māo yě diào dào le yì tiáo dà yú，tā hé mā ma dōu xiào le。

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小猫钓鱼

No terceiro episódio, nós vamos mergulhar no fascinante mundo das novelas brasileiras. Vou falar um pouco sobre as minhas novelas preferidas também! 
Mande-me uma mensagem contando o que achou do episódio, se já assistiu alguma novela brasileira, ou dando sugestões de temas para os próximos! 

Português Brasileiro

#3 - As novelas brasileiras

Sleep is an integral part of our lives. Getting a nice one can have a huge effect on your study performance. Listen to the podcast episode to learn more! (You can always go to my profile to book a lesson right away :) )

All About English and How You Learn It!

Benefits of Sleep For Studying

Passengers flying on some routes could have to spend almost $80 more to help European airlines pay for sustainable fuels.

According to European Union (EU) rules, airlines will have to use more sustainable fuel starting in January. Two percent of the fuel they use will have to be sustainable in 2025, but that will increase to 6% in 2030 and 70% in 2050.

This is part of the EU's plan to reduce carbon emissions, with the airline industry said to produce 2% of the world's carbon emissions.

However, sustainable fuels are much more expensive than normal jet fuel, and German airline Lufthansa has announced that travelers will have to pay more for flights leaving on or after January 1, 2025.

Lufthansa said it spends billions every year on new technologies, and has been working to help make flying more sustainable. It added that it has also supported research into global weather and climate, but that it can't pay for sustainable fuels without help from customers.

Passengers will have to pay extra on any flight leaving from any EU country, as well as from Norway, Switzerland and the UK.

Any flights booked for 2025 from now on will include the extra cost, and customers flying on any Lufthansa-operated airline will have to pay. The Lufthansa group also operates Eurowings, Austrian Airlines, Swiss Air, Brussels Airlines and Lufthansa City Airlines.

People taking short-haul flights in economy class may only need to pay about $5 more, according to Reuters, while those flying long-haul in first class could pay almost $80.

Many other airlines have said they won't be increasing prices, but they want governments to do more to help them.

Airline to Increase Prices to Pay for Green Fuel

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