Здесь я буду делиться интересными темами, которые появляются во время занатий. Потихоньку разберем полезные фразы, ошибки, культурные нюансы, интересные исторические события и песни-ПОЛАКО/НАТЕНАНЕ. 

Српски натенане - Сербский потихоньку

In this episode, I read a story called "Charlie". It's an interesting story about a young man and an old woman who have a conversation while waiting for the bus. The story was found on manwrites.com, a blog for English learners and teachers.    

You can read the story here: https://manwrites.com/charlie-a-short-story-lesson-plan-for-english-reading-speaking-vocabulary/ 

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T.E.A. Time with Tayvin Bayless 

TEA Time story # 2 Charlie

**答えは下にあります。**


[1] 試験では[ややこしい]問題が多かった。

1.やさしい　2.普通の　3.複雑な　4.興味深い



[2] 子供たちの[        ]動きに見惚(みとれ)ていた。

1.会重な　2.軽快な　3.済経な　4.札中な



[3] 彼の話にいくつかの[矛盾]があった

1.むうしゅん　2.ゆしゅん　3.むしゅん　4.むじゅん



[4] 新しい現代美術館は一時的に[閉鎖]されている

1.しかい　2.へいしん　3.へいさ　4.しゅんさ



[5] この植物園は熱帯の花の香りが[      ]いた。

1.伺(うかが)って     2.漂(ただよ)って
3.争(あらそ)って     4.ためら(ためら)って



[6] 乳酸菌(にゅうさんきん)の意味は？


1.乳酸菌で通勤すると30分です。

2.友達に20乳酸菌を返す予定だ。

3.すみません、乳酸菌を大盛(おおも)りでおねがいします。

4.乳酸菌を摂るためにヨーグルトを食べている。



[7] 新しいお店にお客さんが[     ]。

1.殺到(さっとう)する
2.組織(そしき)する
3.軽視(けいし)する
4.断水(だんすい)する






答え、[1] 3.  [2] 2.  [3]  4. 
           [4] 3. [5] 2. [6] 4.  [7] 1.




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Vol.74 ロジェさんとポッドキャスト N1の練習

Homophones: each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, for example new and knew.

“You bare your skin when you wear a bikini.”

Bear: 1) To endure or carry on. 2) A large furry animal

“There is someone in the bear cage! I can’t bear to watch!”

Bored: Having a lack of interest.

“I was so bored during that speech. I almost fell asleep.”

Board: 1) A thin flat piece of material. 2) The decision-makers within an organization.

“The board of directors at the Surf Club have decided which surf board we should use.”

Toe: You have five of them on each foot.

“I stubbed my toe today and it’s still throbbing.”

Tow: To pull another vehicle, possibly by a rope or chains.

“After a car accident a tow truck will come and tow your vehicle away.”

Through: Going in on one side and coming out the other.

“The road is blocked and I can’t get through. There might be an accident.”

Threw: To hurl, or to propel with force (the past tense of ‘throw’).

“He threw the ball really fast.”

Meet: To encounter

“I will meet you tomorrow around 3 PM.”

Meat: The flesh of an animal that’s eaten as food.

“What meat would you like for dinner, chicken or beef?”

Break: 1) To interrupt something. 2) To shatter or fracture.

“We should take a break from dancing before we break our backs.”

Brake: A device for stopping a vehicle.

“I need to get my car checked, I think the brakes are going.”

I hope this clears things up a bit for you. Still confused? Ask questions in your next class, we will be happy to help.

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Common Homophones (words that sound alike)

日本語での「Many Years Ago」の言い方についてお話ししました😊

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Listen to me reading a short news article about the pros and cons of internet dating, as part of my Conversational English course.

Listen to English with Pip

News article: online dating

En este episodio aprenderás otros significados de verbos que usas normalmente pero quizas no sepas que tambien son verbos de cambio. Aprenderás a identificar cómo y cuando usarlos

Spanish Shortcut

EP 14. 6 VERBOS DE CAMBIO

Good and evil exist within each of us. It’s our responsibility to own that reality and do whatever we can to nurture the good.