令和（れいわ）4年の確定申告（かくていしんこく）を無事に（ぶじに）終わらせたわたしのお話です。
Today's topic is my final income Tax return. I have finished it yesterday! Yeah!!

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3 わたしの確定申告（かくていしんこく）

Episode 17 | La Page Blanche
Se retrouver bloquée face à une page blanche, envie d'écrire ou de créer mais aucune idées ni motivation... Quand la créativité nous échappe et qu'on doit s'octroyer une pause. Avez-vous déjà vécu ça ?

Cher Journal

Episode 17 - La Page Blanche

Avant d'enseigner le français, j'ai travaillé 5 ans dans une centrale nucléaire. Voici à quoi ressemblait mon travail dans ce milieu très rigoureux et sécurisé. Et toi quel est ton métier ? 

Episode 9 - Travailler dans le nucléaire

Your Fears When Speaking English (Job Interview, Speaking With A Teacher, IELTS Examiner).

Imagine you'll have a speaking engagement and your level of English is from A2-B2. 

Would you feel frightened and scared in your first 3-5 minutes? 

How would you overcome this continuous fear that is following you whether you are learning English or other languages?

Listen to the podcast where my smooth voice will guide you to feel relaxed and more confident when speaking plus it'll give you some suggestions on overcoming it too.

Happy upcoming holidays and to your success!
Anatoly

tags: teacher training, confidence building, spoken English improvement, communication skills.

The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

Your Top 3 Fears When Speaking English (Job Interview, Speaking With A Teacher, IELTS Examiner).

Emma, una mina texana viviendo en tierras porteñas, me cuenta sobre el Día de Acción de Gracias.

Si eres de Estados Unidos, responde el quiz.
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Thanksgiving Day (EXTRACT)

       “桥” 以前写作“橋”，木字旁说明古时桥梁的建造材料多为木材。“喬”表示高大或高出高过。桥最初是指将一根木头架在沟壑或溪流上的通道。
       后来桥又引申出了更丰富的内涵，成为一种与文化相关的符号。
       我国神话传说中有一座由喜鹊搭成的桥——鹊桥，传说牛郎和织女真挚的爱情故事感动了鸟神，每年七月初七这天，喜鹊们便在银河上用身体搭桥，以此让牛郎和织女顺利相会。
       民间传说中还有一座神秘的桥——奈何桥。奈何奈何，无可奈何。人们希望有一座桥能连接生和死，便想象有一座奈何桥是人死后的必经之路。
      “桥”还是连接与沟通的象征。比如，书本是一座桥，带着我们走进知识的大门； 自信是一座桥，引领我们走向成功的彼岸。

汉字知识

“桥” ：从木头通道到神奇符号

提起甘肃，人们脑海中很少会出现车水马龙的繁华或花红柳树的秀美。When it comes to Gansu, the bustling traffic and the beauty of red flowers and willows rarely appear in people's minds.
十有八九会浮现出很多历久弥新、脍炙人口的诗词佳句。Nine times out of ten, there will be a lot of old and popular poetry sentences.
比如：such as
《诗经》中有一首叫《蒹葭（jiān jiā）》的诗歌这样写道：There is a poem in the Book of Songs called "jian jia" that goes like this:
（《诗经》是中国最早的诗歌集，收集于西周初年至春秋中叶（即前11世纪至前6世纪）。The Book of Songs is the earliest poetry collection in China, which was collected from the early Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn period. (i.e. from the 11th century BC to the 6th century BC）
蒹葭苍苍，白露为霜。Reeds green, white dew for frost.
所谓伊人，在水一方。The beautiful girl is on the other side of the water.


新鲜事儿（Anecdote）

诗词中的甘肃

One Minute Speaking Challenge - Children

Every day you'll receive one minute challenge - a topic based questions to inspire you to think in English more & to help you to express your ideas.

Yes, I can't check that nor you can't receive the feedback because you are not my student yet but I am trying my best to assist you with these Daily Challenges.

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One minute speaking challenge - Challenge yourself to speak English daily!

One Minute Speaking Challenge - Children

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