italki online Japanese teacher, Akari talks about Japanese language and culture for language learners.

Akari Talks Japan


The Little Prince meets a lonely flower in the desert. 🌼

A brief, gentle episode—listen in Farsi and learn new words about loneliness, nature, and searching for friends.

Once Upon a Time

شازده کوچولو، فصل هیجدهم

In this episode, my dad and I recall some of our favorite memories as sports fans.

If you’re a sports fan yourself, that’s great, but even if you’re not, I think you’ll benefit from listening to this one, as many English idioms and other vocabulary were born out of the world of sports.

Otherwise, listening to this episode should give you a sense of what being a sports fan in America is like, because it’s unique compared to sporting culture in most other countries.

***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 31:56***

***Full episode transcript available ⁠⁠here: https://american-idiom.com/f/005-sports-memories ⁠⁠***

Episode Outline:

Baseball – the Detroit Tigers win the World Series in 1984 (Starts at 1:35)
Hockey - touching the Stanley Cup in 2001 (Starts at 6:27)
Hockey - meeting Guy Lafleur in New York (Starts at 10:22)
American Football - attending Michigan vs. Notre Dame in 2011 (Starts at 15:27)
American Football - Michigan Football's 2024 national championship (Starts at 20:31)
The Olympics - Attending the 2024 Olympics in Paris (Starts at 22:36)
American Football - Michigan's victory over Ohio State in 2024 (Starts at 24:04)
Association Football (Soccer) - France wins the 2018 World Cup (Starts at 27:21)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 30:04)

and so on and so forth (used at 4:08 explained at 32:40)
a stone's throw away from (used at 11:09 and explained at 34:40)
to run into someone (used at 11:35 and explained at 36:37)
to get to do something (used at 6:39, 11:43, 23:13 and 23:32 and explained at 38:35)
to pass away (used at 13:22 and explained at 40:51)
to be grandfathered in (used at 14:00 and explained at 42:55)
to pull something off (used at 17:29 and explained at 44:53)
in a nutshell (used at 26:32 and explained at 47:04)

***A list of specific sports vocabulary (with brief explanations) used during this episode can be found at the bottom of ⁠the following page: https://american-idiom.com/f/005-sports-memories ***

Brentoni's English Podcast

005 Sports Memories

¿Cómo se dice "graCias" o "graSias"? Un audio-artículo que habla sobre este conflicto fonético.  : )

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

La diferencias fonéticas del español de España vs Latinoamérica

Nausico is upset when his mother arranges a marriage for him.

https://saracasalino-books.weebly.com/blog/the-adventures-of-odyssea-ch-5-nausico

Learn English with Stories

The Adventures of Odyssea: Ch 5.3 - Nausico

“有点儿+adj.” can show how you feel about the current situation；

“Adj.+一点儿” can show what you are looking for or expecting for.

Ex: 这件衣服有点儿大，有小一点儿的吗？也有点儿贵，可以便宜一点儿吗？

Karen Mandarin

Chinese Grammar-“有点儿”VS“一点儿”

🔴Quieres conocer cuando usar el subjuntivo y hablar como un nativo❓
En este capítulo, te ayudo mostrándote dos situaciones más en cómo debes usar el subjuntivo.
También te comparto algunas curiosidades de Latinoamérica🌎

Escucha Facil Español

PRESENTE SUBJUNTIVO! Situaciones 3 y 4📚💭 [Capítulo 9]

元の記事/ Original Article↓
https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/265062

｢スマホを｢1時間以上｣見続ける人が陥る悪循環」という記事を音読しつつ、思うことを話しました。みなさんもスマホとの付き合い方について考えがあれば、教えてください！

☆目次
0:00 オープニング
0:31 (p1) 1-2
1:21 SNS
2:05 (p1) 3-5
3:04 一人の時間
5:31 (p1) 6-7
6:05 精神力は有限？
6:30 (p1) 8-10
7:12 実験の概要
7:43 (p2) 1-5
8:53 悪循環
13:00 (p2) 6-9
14:13 自分のルール

☆語彙
介（かい）して
距離（きょり）を取（と）る
内向的（ないこうてき）
外交的（がいこうてき）
自我消耗（じがしょうもう）
反論（はんろん）
プラシーボ効果（こうか）
手（て）につかない
ストレス発散（はっさん）

☆引用文献
齋藤孝. “スマホを｢1時間以上｣見続ける人が陥る悪循環: 過度なネット利用が｢あなたの判断力｣を奪う”. 東洋経済ONLINE. 2019-02-23. http://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/265062, (参照 2022-03-19).

"After 5" by Japanese Teacher

“The vicious cycle that a person who keeps using a smartphone more than a hour is stuck in” ｢スマホを｢1時間以上｣見続ける人が陥る悪循環 」

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - The Internet and It's Impact. Question 4.

Q. Should companies check job applicants’ online profiles? Why/ Why not?

Linking words:

Firstly, secondly, however, in addition, finally.

Relevant vocabulary:

Get a better understanding, of the prospective, applicants’ lifestyles, behaviour, pattern, decisions, based, solely, special occasion.

Let me know how you'll put this together and what kind of assistance you are hungry for when it comes to IELTS speaking.

See you in my one-on-one tomorrow!

