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Breakout Business English

我在中国
去年，我在中国的一所学校工作，才过了一个月，就很想家了。因为想家，我很难过，总是哭。学生们常常问我：“老师，你怎么了？生病了吗”。我告诉他们“我想爸爸妈妈，也想男朋友了。”
几个月后，我认识了一个中国女孩儿。我们一起在学校门口租房子。她的朋友都对我很热情。我们常常一起逛街、看电影、散步、去很多地方旅游。和她们在一起，我能练习中文，学习做中国菜。
有一天，爸爸妈妈给我打电话。他们问我“你现在怎么样？还是很想家吗？还会每天哭吗？”“不，我喜欢这个城市；我喜欢我的朋友；我喜欢我的中国生活”。

Wǒ zài Zhōngguó 
Qùnián ， wǒ zài Zhōngguó de yì suǒ xuéxiào gōngzuò 。 cái guò le yí gè yuè ， jiù hěn xiǎng jiā le 。 Yīnwèi xiǎng jiā ， wǒ hěn nánguò ， zǒngshì kū 。 Xuésheng men chángcháng wèn wǒ ： " Lǎoshī ， nǐ zěnme le ？ Shēngbìng le ma " 。 Wǒ gàosu tāmen " Wǒ xiǎng Bàba、Māma ， yě xiǎng nánpéngyou le。 "
jǐ gè yuè hòu ， wǒ rènshí le yí gè Zhōngguó nǚháir 。 Wǒmen yìqǐ zài xuéxiào ménkǒu zū fángzi 。 Tā de péngyou dōu duì wǒ hěn rèqíng 。 Wǒmen chángcháng yìqǐ guàngjiē 、 kàndiànyǐng 、 sànbù 、 qù hěnduō dìfang lǚyóu 。 Hé tāmen zài yìqǐ ， wǒ néng liànxí Zhōngwén ， xuéxí zuò Zhōngguó cài 。 
Yǒuyìtiān ， Bàba、Māma gěi wǒ dǎdiànhuà 。 Tāmen wèn wǒ " Nǐ xiànzài zěnmeyàng ？ Háishì hěn xiǎng jiā ma ？ Hái huì měitiān kū ma ？ "" bù ， wǒ xǐhuan zhège chéngshì ； wǒ xǐhuan wǒ de péngyou ； wǒ xǐhuan wǒ de zhōngguó shēnghuó " 。


Learn Chinese through stories - HSK2  （more podcast：https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk_Q-vfEdpBJCRJviEEY0KQ）

My life in China

寒(さむ)くなってきましたね。みなさんは今(いま)何(なに)かほしいものがありますか？
エピソードを聞いて、3つの質問(しつもん)に答(こた)えましょう。
1、こたつは、何(なん)ですか？
2、Talkerは、どうして今(いま)までこたつを買(か)いませんでしたか？2つ理由(りゆう)を言(い)ってください。
3、Talkerは、11月(がつ)に、どこに行(い)こうと思(おも)っていますか？

＜Vocabulary>
犬(いぬ:inu) ~a dog
愛(あい:ai) ~love
こたつ(:kotatsu) ~able over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
昔(むかし:mukashi) ~tin the past
暖房(だんぼう:danboo) ~heating
家事(かじ:kaji) ~Housework
布団(ふとん:futon) ~futon (Japanese-style bedding)
掃除(そうじ:sooji) ~cleaning
今まで(いままで:ima made) ~Until now
実家(じっか:jikka) ~family home
サイコー(さいこう:最高:saikoo) ~best、most、fantastic
うとうとと(:uto uto to) ~Dozing.
皆んな仲良く(みんな　なかよく:minna nakayoku) ~Everyone gets along
バトルになる(ばとるになる:batoru ni naru) ~It's going to be a battle
基本的に(きほんてきに:kihon tekini) ~Basically
マンション(まんしょん:manshon) ~mansion (on a large building)
一人暮らし(ひとりぐらし:hitori gurashi) ~Lives alone
1匹(いっぴき:ippiki) ~counter for small animals＝one animal	
＊~匹(~ひき:~hiki) ~counter for small animals
四角(しかく:shikaku) ~square□
丸(まる:maru) ~circle○
など(:nado) ~etc.
考える(かんがえる:kanngaeru) ~Think about it

にほんごのこばなし⭐️Japanese Short story⭐️byみどり

＃2　こたつがほしい

Histoires françaises pour débutants A2

Kimamila Part 1

IELTS Speaking Practice

Task 2 Tips

Oi gente, aqui é Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje falaremos sobre a diferença entre Ser e Estar. Se você é iniciante e está se sentindo perdido, pode pular direto para a parte em que explico tudo isso em inglês em dois minutos e vinte segundos. (If you are a beginner and feel lost, you can skip straight to the part where I explain all this in English at two minutes and twenty seconds). 
E se quiser acompanhar a descrição do episódio é só clicar nesse link:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IQWnxeazZQjnsZEsOdH-BLWA1LfGvIeXrCiN1j4uIP0/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá?
Hi everyone, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today's podcast we will talk about the difference between Ser and Estar. If you're a beginner and you're feeling lost, you can skip straight to the part where I explain all this in English in two minutes and twenty seconds. (If you are a beginner and feel lost, you can skip straight to the part where I explain all this in English at two minutes and twenty seconds).
And if you want to follow the description of the episode, just click on this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IQWnxeazZQjnsZEsOdH-BLWA1LfGvIeXrCiN1j4uIP0/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go?

Portuguese Drops 

Ser x Estar 

En el pódcast de hoy vas a aprender 15 expresiones que te van a ayudar a conseguir un nivel avanzado de español. Las expresiones van desde el b2, pasando por el c1, y alcanzando algunas de ellas el c2.

Reyes from Spain

15 expresiones que decimos los españoles que están relacionadas con HABLAR y debes saber

Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! What are your favorite events? Program host Akari has some favorite events. Let's listen to what are they!

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://mochifika.com/podcast-script/slow-japanese-episode-8-events/

Slow Japanese

Episode #8 - My favorite events

Communicative Technique and Coaching In Spoken English Development

What is communicative technique?

What is coaching?

How does it blend and why?

What are students goals when it comes to language learning?

What are their challenges along the way?

What makes language tutors, instructors, teachers different from one another?

How can English teachers improve their teaching game?

These points above and soooo much more is covered in this recording.

Enjoy the easy pace of speaking, soothing and relaxing voice and dive deeper into Your unconscious improvement that are taking place every second of your everyday life and listening to the words I speak...

Have fun.

Anatoly