This podcast covers English grammar and vocabulary topics that you don't normally see in textbooks.  Stop "just memorizing" and start to see the big picture!

Difficult English Explained

Te dejo con palabras masculinas 
Artículos 
El 
Los 
Un
Unos

H h español Ecuador

Palabras masculinas. Articulos El Los Un Unos+frutas+SER+ Colores 

De plus en plus de pays expérimentent la semaine de travail de 4 jours, permettant ainsi aux employés d'avoir un jour de repos de plus. Quels sont les avantages pour les employés et les entreprises ? Est-ce un bon modèle ?

French with Maeva

Podcast 1 : La semaine de travail de 4 jours

In this episode we will talk about 【Developing your child's expression skills】, you will learn how to say 【speech,introvert,eloquence】 ect. The material helps you get used to different voice and accent. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
在中国，有的孩子除了学校的课，还会上一些课外辅导班。例如，钢琴课，美术课，演讲课等等。有的父母也越来越重视孩子的公众表达能力。那么应该如何培养孩子的表达能力呢？我们来听一听著名作家、教育家、演讲家刘墉先生的建议。
小孩很内向，要如何引导他敢于社交跟表达自己的看法？很简单，要从家里开始，所有的教育从家里开始。我的儿子他的普通话说得好的，口才也很不错，参加演讲比赛，总是得奖。你晓得他怎么练出来的吗？他在美国长大，但是他中文很好，是因为我常常训他。训完了我说："儿子，现在该是你的时间了。老爸刚才训了你20分钟，现在你有20分钟可以由你来表达了。"各位，当你训孩子的时候，你有没有给孩子时间让他能够答辩呢？让他答，他知道他要答，他在被训的时候就好好在想他要怎么答，而且这个答是非常好的训练，让他表达。于是，从家里走向外面，他会知道怎么保护自己，怎么说出自己心里的道理。
你有小孩吗？你是怎么培养小孩的表达能力的？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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辅导班	/	fǔ dǎo bān	/	a tutorial class
美术	/	měi shù	/	fine arts
演讲	/	yǎn jiǎng	/	speech
公众表达	/	gōng zhòng biǎo dá	/	public expression
作家	/	zuò jiā	/	writer
教育家	/	jiào yù jiā	/	educator
内向	/	nèi xiàng	/	introvert
引导	/	yǐn dǎo	/	lead
敢于	/	gǎn yú	/	dare to
口才	/	kǒu cái	/	eloquence
晓得	/	xiǎo de	/	know
训	/	xùn	/	lecture, reprimande
答辩	/	dá biàn	/	reply,defence
训练	/	xùn liàn	/	training
道理	/	dào lǐ	/	reason,truth

Yuli's Chinese Channel

培养孩子的表达能力 Developing your child's expression skills （Intermediate level）

In this episode we will take a closer look at Chapter 8 of The Little Price. In this chapter he meets his unique flower for the very first time! 🌹

Here is the vocabulary featured in this episode: 

sprout (v.) – to begin to grow, or to produce new growth
sprout (n.) – a young plant or seedling
miraculous (adj.) – surprisingly wonderful
coquettish (adj.) – flirtatious in a playful way
adornment (n.) – something that decorates – like an ornament
painstakingly (adj.) – with extreme care and in great detail
tenderness (n.) – affection, gentleness and kindness

Thank you for listening! Don't forget to subcribe if you enjoyed this episode. See you next time!

Book Club: The Little Prince

Let's Explore The Little Prince: Chapter 8

This time I'm talking about Onomichi in Hiroshima. It's a very special place and I hope you all have a chance to go there one day. 

Good luck with your studies and I hope to see you all in a lesson :) 

April in Tokyo

#2: 尾道、広島

Le Petit Prince souffle ses 80 bougies en 2023, c'est aussi mon livre préféré car il m'a beaucoup inspiré... Et toi quel 

Cher Journal

Episode 15 - Le Petit Prince 

PUNTOS DE INTERES EN LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO.

Spanish México

What do you think is the most expensive place in the world to live? New York? London? Maybe Tokyo?

While Japan has long had a reputation as an expensive place to live, its cities have been getting cheaper in recent years — with some big changes coming just in the last 12 months.

American consulting company Mercer recently released its 2024 Cost of Living City Ranking, which compares the costs of over 200 items in 226 cities around the world. The results are based on a March 2024 survey, and include things like housing and transportation, as well as food, clothing and entertainment.

All five of the world's most expensive cities are unchanged from last year, with Hong Kong and Singapore again in first and second place. These two Asian cities are followed by three Swiss cities: Zurich, Geneva and Basel.

Bern, another Swiss city, has risen from seventh to sixth place, while New York City has fallen one place to seventh.

However, Tokyo has dropped 30 places to 49th — putting it right after San Juan in Puerto Rico. And Osaka has dropped 53 places to 146th — just ahead of Wuhan in China.

However, the biggest drop since last year was for Lagos in Nigeria, which fell 178 places to 225th. And the least expensive city is now Abuja, Nigeria's capital, at 226th.

Mercer wrote that many big drops were caused by changes in exchange rates. Japan's yen dropped to a 34-year low against the US dollar in March — and hit a 38-year low in early July.

The ranking was also affected by inflation — especially in housing prices — as well as increasing political uncertainty around the world.

Mercer says it's important for companies to look at its cost of living ranking when thinking about sending staff to live abroad.


