【北海道Hokkaido生活】
2022年3月9日　水曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/-2℃

・函館市（はこだてし）では、学校で子どもたちを預かる。
・コロナが原因で学級閉鎖
・親が仕事で休めない。

［単語］
預（あず）かる...見る、守る、いっしょにいる。
コロナ(ころな）…COVID-19
感染（かんせん）…病気になること
学級（がっきゅう）…クラスのこと
閉鎖（へいさ）…休むこと
勇気（ゆうき）...がんばる気持ち

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#12〉2022年3月9日水曜日　学校で子どもたちを預かる

Darrell the language therapist

Commom English mistakes 02

EVERYONE'S DOING THEM!
If you search the internet you will discover that workshops are a teaching opportunity that isn't focused on marketing, whereas webinars are built to teach and sell at the same time. It's a lot more about training and learning than it is about selling, but there will always be a pitch at the end of a webinar.

Then there are seminars...
An in-person seminar is more or less dependent on attendees' ability to physically attend the event, so there haven't been many of them during the Covid-19 pandemic, which has been problematic for some businesses but it has gone some way towards reducing carbon footprints.

Wikipedia has defined these 2 event types individually:

A seminar is ‘a meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community.’

A webinar is 'an interactive seminar conducted via the World Wide Web. Usually a live presentation, lecture, or workshop that happens in real-time, as users participate through chatting, video-chatting, file-sharing, or asking questions with a microphone.’

Time for a masterclass!
Workshops progress from theory to practice, with a focus on grasping key tools or skills. Masterclasses are specialized classes in which students attain their learning objectives via in-depth practice and thorough guidance.

Listen as we discuss the hype surrounding online learning today!

BizPod - The Business English Podcast

BizPod Episode 11 - Webinars & Workshops

How to speak to a police officer in the US.
Some explanations are in 中文.
Book a lesson with me!
https://teach.italki.com/teacher/1947582


Streetwise English

SWE #6 How to talk to the police when you get a speeding ticket!

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストの13回目です。まだ５月ですが、朝や昼の日差しが強くなってきました。手術の傷は塞がってきました。まだ運動はできません。午後にダンベルとスクワットをしてみたら、途中でお腹が痛くなってきたのでやめました。髪が伸びてきたのでそろそろ切りたいです。先週大学のクラスの申し込みを終わらせました。

Hello, this is episode 13 of season 2 of my podcast. It's only May, but the morning and afternoon sun is getting stronger. My surgical wounds have healed. I can't exercise yet. I tried to use some dumbbells and do some squats in the afternoon, but my stomach started hurting halfway through, so I had to stop. My hair is getting long and I want to get it cut soon. I finished registering for university classes last week.

今日は久しぶりに買い物に行きました。買い物といっても、オンラインで買おうと思っていた服を試着しに行っただけなので、実際に買い物をしたわけではありません。街には観光客や若い人がたくさんいて、平日なのにとても混んでいて驚きました。そういえば今日はゴールデンウィークでした。どこの店もセールやキャンペーンをしていました。買おうと思っていた服は写真のイメージと違ったので、他のにすることにしました。家に帰ってから、綿のパンツとTシャツをオンラインで買いました。

Today I went shopping for the first time in a while. I say shopping, but I just went to try on some clothes I was planning to buy online, so I didn't actually do any shopping. I was surprised to see so many tourists and young people in the city and it was very crowded even though it was a weekday. That reminds me, today was Golden Week. All the shops were having sales and promotions. The clothes I was going to buy were different from the image in the picture, so I decided to buy something else. When I got home I bought some cotton trousers and T-shirts online.

そういえば最近の授業で、日本語の「パンツ」のアクセントの違いについて話しました。日本語でパンツというと、ズボンと下着の二つの意味があります。私が今言っているのは、ズボンのほうのアクセントです。下着のアクセントは、パンツです。パンツ（上昇）とパンツ（下降）です。現代人が普段着ている服は西洋文化のものなので、日本語でもほとんどがカタカナです。それに合わせて、服の素材もカタカナで表現することが多いです。たとえば、「綿」や「麻」は、「コットン」や「リネン」と表記されていることがあります。どちらも同じ意味です。私は綿の服が好きです。

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

S2 Ep13. ズボンとパンツ

In questo episodio vi racconto il sogno che ho fatto questa notte facendovi notare delle piccole differenze fra l'inglese e l'italiano nell'utilizzo dei verbi associati alla parola sogno. Buon ascolto a tutti e soprattutto buono studio!

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast for beginners

How to dream in Italian?

Understanding the most common English prefixes and suffixes is a great way to build your vocabulary. This post covers the prefix "be-" and the suffix "-en" in English verbs. For the full text, check out:

https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/the-prefix-be-and-the-suffix-en-making-english-verbs/


Difficult English Explained

The Prefix “be-” and the Suffix “-en” — Making English Verbs

Hay frases, que por una razón o por otra han pasado a formar parte de la historia, o si no de la historia, al menos de la cultura popular. Frases de personas famosas dijeron en un momento especifico y que son recordadas y usadas con frecuencia. 

En el episodio de esta semana comento alguna de ellas para que escuches como suenan en español.

Después de escuchar el episodio no te olvides de dejar una valoración del podcast, ni de decirme qué piensas del episodio, ¿conocías estas citas en español? ¿Qué otra frase crees que podríamos incluir en esta categoría de frases célebre?


Blanca to go 

84-frases célebres en español 

IELTS SPEAKING PART 1 - Topic - Food and cooking:

Q. What sorts of food do you like eating most? [Why?]
Q. Who normally does the cooking in your home?
Q. Do you watch cookery programmes on TV? [Why/Why not?]
Q. In general, do you prefer eating out or eating at home? [Why?]

Here are some ideas for you, let me know which one was of help?

