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On this episode, we will learn more about “time”.
前天qián tiān(the day before yesterday) 昨天zuó tiān(yesterday) 今天jīn tiān(today) 明天míng tiān(tomorrow) 后天hòu tiān(the day after tomorrow)

前年qián nián(the year before last year) 去年qù nián(last year) 今年jīn nián(this year) 明年míng nián(next year) 后年hòu nián(the year after next year)

上个星期shàng ge xīng qī(last week)  这个星期zhè ge xīng qī(this week)  下个星期xià ge xīng qī(next week)

上个月shàng ge yuè(last month) 这个月zhè ge yuè(this month) 下个月xià ge yuè(next month)

1.昨天几月几号？(What was the date yesterday?)
zuó tiān jǐ yuè jǐ hào ?
2.明天几月几号？(What is the date tomorrow?)
míng tiān jǐ yuè jǐ hào ?
3.后天星期几？(What day is it the day after tomorrow?)
hòu tiān xīng qī jǐ ?
4.上个月五号星期几？(What day was the fifth of last month?)
shàng ge yuè wǔ hào xīng qī jǐ ?
5.今年是哪一年？(What year is it this year?)
jīn nián shì nǎ yì nián ? 
6.去年是哪一年？（What year was it last year?）
qù nián shì nǎ yì nián ?


Daily Conversation（日常对话）

4. More about Time（关于日期）

日本語の先生のTinaです！
今日は、「喜怒哀楽（きどあいらく）」という言葉と、オノマトペを紹介します。

レッスンの予約もお待ちしています♪
いっしょに、日本語の勉強をがんばりましょ〜！

Tina Japa Go!

Episode 36. 喜怒哀楽（きどあいらく）とオノマトペ

I am scared to face a difficult question in the IELTS speaking exam.

Do you feel the same way as my student did?

What comes to mind when you imagine taking the IELTS test?

What do you see yourself doing in this imaginary picture?

Are you happy about it? What is missing or wrong with the picture?

I hope these questions can help you and leave some clues for you to build yourself up and find your special power, as I did for my student.

If you can't find it, apply for my private coaching now.

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

I am scared to face a difficult question in IELTS speaking exam 

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Do you go to work even when you're not feeling well?

If you do, you're not alone. A survey of workers in the US has found that 9% of people never take sick days.

Some said that's just because they don't get sick very often. But others said pressure at work makes them less likely to take sick days.

And some part-time workers said they feel financial pressure to go to work even when they aren't feeling well — because they need the money!

Yahoo News and YouGov surveyed almost 1,500 US adults — although only about half of them were actually workers, so the other half weren't able to comment.

About 16% said they take one or two sick days a year. Twelve percent said they take "a few" days, and 4% said they take "more than a few" days.

Another 3% of people said they don't have the option to take sick days where they work.

But how do your colleagues feel when you take a sick day — or when you go in to work even when you're not well?

More than one-third of people said they prefer their colleagues to stay at home if they're sick. But 5% said people should work even when they're sick.

However, only 7% of people said they always believe their colleagues really are sick when they have a day off!

Experts told Yahoo News that going to work when you're unwell isn't a sign of commitment, however — they said it just shows you're disrespecting yourself and your body.


Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Almost One Tenth of US Workers Never Take Sick Days

I order a decaf latte and an egg mayo sandwich. It is interesting that the brown bread is still "frozen" so she only has white bread available. That says a lot about how we treat food here.