In questo episodio racconto come è stato tornare all'universitá dopo di avere giá una laurea e i figli  grandi, in una lingua diversa dalla propria e in un'altro paese. 

Vivendo tra due lingue

Di ritorno all'universitá.

Comienza la segunda temporada de "El kinetoscopio" con un comentario sobre la serie de AppleTV de título "El estudio".

El kinetoscopio

Episodio 11: El estudio

みなさんは、日本の居酒屋を知っていますか？
日本の飲み物と食べ物を出す店で、お酒を飲む人がよく行きます。
食べ物は小さい料理が多く、友だちや仕事の仲間と一緒に行きます。

居酒屋で日本人は、まず、飲み物を注文します。
その時に私たちは「とりあえずビールで」とよく言います。
「とりあえず」は、日本語でよく使う言葉で、「まずは」「ひとまず」という意味です。

ですから、
「まずはビールを飲もう」
「他のことはあとで考えて、とにかくビールを注文しよう」
という意味になります。

飲み物を注文すると、お通し　という、小さい料理が出てきます。

これは最初に出るサービスの料理で、少しお金がかかります。
料理を楽しむ前の軽い食事として、または酒の進みを良くするための役割を果たします。

お通しは、日本の飲食文化の中で非常に重要な位置を占めており、特に居酒屋などの店舗では、ほぼ必ず提供されます。お通しには地域や店舗ごとに特色があり、季節に応じた食材を使ったり、店主の工夫が凝らされていたりします。
お通しはお客様に対する「おもてなし」の一環としても重要視されています。
私は、お通しが好きです。
なぜなら、お店によって、お料理が違って、お店のこだわりが感じられるからです。
居酒屋でお料理を注文すると似たようなものになりがちです。
でも　お通しは　食べたことがないものが出てくることが多く、新たな発見があり、ワクワクするからです。

最近は、お通しを出さないお店も増えています。
食べたくないものを食べるのが嫌だという人が増えているようです。
みなさんは、日本のお通しの文化をどう思いますか？
意見を教えてくださいね！


Japanese culture ♪

日本の居酒屋のお通し　Japanese Izakaya Culture :Otooshi 日本の居酒屋のお通し

秧秧老师的中文课堂-HSK专项练习

HSK4级听力题-10

Many of my students choose to practice "small talk" in their conversation classes because, no matter whether they are outgoing or shy, chatting with strangers (especially in English) can make most people feel nervous...But guess what? Small talk doesn’t have to be hard!
Here are five tips and some questions you can ask to prepare for small talk situations in advance!

UK TALKS WITH LIZ

EP 8: SMALL TALK!

Easy News📺
I introduce Japanese news in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “ポテトチップスの袋《Plastic Bag of potato chips》”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
紙（かみ / kami）：paper
プラスチック（ぷらすちっく / purasutikku）：plastic
環境（かんきょう / kankyō）：environment
～を守（まも）る（～o mamoru）：protect
カルビー（かるびー / karubi-）：Calbee（Confectionery Company in Japan）
空気（くうき / kūki）：air
薄（うす）い（usui）：thin
商品（しょうひん / shōhin）：products
親指（おやゆび / oyayubi）：thumb

☆Grammar☆
・～ために：in order to
・～そうです：heard
・～（よ）うと思う：be going to（This sentence pattern is used to talk about the speaker’s determinations or plans.）

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/7650?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz

Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#35  Easy News / ポテトチップスの袋《Plastic Bag of potato chips》 // N4 Level /Japanese listening

This podcast episode will help you with numerous expressions that contain the words 'upon'. Be sure to go to my profile and book your online English lesson! ^^

All About English and How You Learn It!

Phrasal Verbs that Have 'Upon'

In this video, you will learn the vocabulary about travelling and packing with the context. Enjoy the slow stories with my video.   Hope you like it!!
Please do let me know if you like this type of comprehensive input way of learning. Thank you
Annie

Story learning Chinese with Annie

I am having fun with packing!! CHINESE COMPREHENSIBLE INPUT(intermediate)

Narrator: The challenge for modern-day employees is to​evolve as the world is rapidly changing around them. You may not change, but the skills required to do your job well. In the last decade, ​automation has already had an impact on the number of jobs, and there are fears that this isn’t going to slow. Learning new skills allow workers to stay​relevant and competitive, even in the face of changes in their industry. It doesn’t have to be vastly time-consuming. Something such as improving your​Word or Excel skills, or learning basic code, to make you more efficient is a start. Yet, investing in more up-to-date abilities is a good idea. A good starting point is job-specific skills, but personal skills are also worth looking into. For example, if you find it difficult to cope under pressure, you may want to look into ​self-management. Communication is another area worth considering. You may want to look at, not only how you express yourself, but also your ability to ​actively listen when others are talking and incorporate their feedback and ideas into what you do. With globalization, another ​fundamental skill these days is intercultural awareness. So, there are a variety of options for us to improve our working knowledge.