This is an excerpt from the podcast Monocle on Culture.
This podcast is a great resource for lively reports and in-depth interviews on the newest and finest in art, film, books, and the media business.

Topic: What Gets Washed Up?
In this podcast, you will trawl the shores of Britain, Brazil, and beyond to ask, ‘What gets washed up?’ Ancient objects are examined that tell tales of London's past and the authors of messages in bottles are tracked down.

English News

What Gets Washed Up?

En este episodio hablamos sobre los estereotipos más comunes de México y te comparto datos curiosos y reales para que conozcas un poco más de la riqueza cultural de este país. ¿Qué sabes realmente sobre México? ¡Descúbrelo y prepárate para conversar en español!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vITbo9lh7Gz7p0J9mMnfqayGjGN02M5-p8KKqqvrklQ/edit?usp=sharing

México Contemporáneo 

¿Qué sabes de México?

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❓ Et toi, c'est quoi la dernière chose que t'as annulée ?

Here are some notes on grammar and vocabulary:
*j’ai dû - passé composé du verbe devoir - I had to // мне пришлось 
*en extérieur - outside, outdoors // на свежем воздухе 
*depuis hier - since yesterday // со вчерашнего дня 
*je me demandais - imparfait du verbe se demander - I was wondering // я думала 
*y - there // там, туда 
*plein de choses - familier - lots of things // куча всего 
*le boulot - familier - job, work // работа 
*aprèm = après-midi
*si j’étais allée - plus que parfait - if I had gone // если бы я пошла 
*je n’aurais pas eu - conditionnel passé - I wouldn’t have had time  // у меня не было бы 
*du coup - familier - so // и поэтому 
*j’aurais dû organiser - conditionnel passé - I should have organized // я должна была бы планировать 
*on ne sait pas bien - you don't know how // ты не умеешь 
*c’est quoi - what is ? // какой 

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En français avec Victoria

🇫🇷 1 minute in slow French. 1. J'ai annulé mon rendez-vous. 

💬 Some people say, "Good things should be shared." But shouldn’t we first ask: Good for whom? 🤷


One Story, One Lesson

Why Good Intentions Backfire? | One Story, One Lesson #1

Today we'll learn what elision is, how important it is when speaking and we'll look at 5 phrases that are commonly subject to elision in English. If you wanna hear more please subscribe to my channel or book a lesson with me so we can discuss more in depth. 

The English Way

What is elision?

WHY DID YOU LEAVE YOUR LAST JOB? - Stay positive regardless of the circumstances. Never refer to a major problem with management and never speak ill of supervisors, co-workers or the
organisation. If you do, you will be the one looking bad. Keep smiling and talk about leaving for a positive reason such as an opportunity, a chance to do something special or other forward-looking reasons. 
DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF SUCCESSFUL? - You should always answer yes and briefly explain why. A good explanation is that you have set goals, and you have met some and are on track to achieve the others.
WHAT DO CO-WORKERS SAY ABOUT YOU? - Be prepared with a quote or two from co-workers. Either a specific statement or a paraphrase will work.

All Ways Business

3 Interview Questions (1)

そうですよね。まずは、どこへ行くかが大切ですよね。
日本列島は南北に長いので、日本の夏と言っても場所によっては、気温や湿度が違うんですよね。高気圧が近づくと本当に暑いです。そして、最近は夕立も多いので、雲の動きにも注意が必要になりますね。また日本の夏は梅雨が明けると、湿度が高くて、蒸し暑いですし、日差しも強いので、暑さ対策は必要です。少しでもこの暑さを避けるために、海沿いで、海風がある場所か、山のふもとで、近くには滝が流れていたり、地下水が沸いていたりするところがいいですね。山へ行くか、海へ行くか迷います。



N2合格

第1部4章の言葉を使って②「どこへ行くつもりですか」

Das Thema ist, wie man mit den Präpositionen umgeht).

Deutsch unterwegs / German on the go

Präpositionen

兵法中分析战争胜负，有五个关键步骤：
看土地大小： 先要比较交战双方谁控制的土地更广阔。
算资源多少： 土地的大小，直接决定了哪一方能生产或获取的粮食、物资等资源更丰富。
计兵力规模： 资源是否丰富，又影响着能招募和供养的军队人数有多少。
比整体实力： 军队人数的多寡，是衡量双方整体军事实力谁强谁弱的关键基础。
定胜负结果： 最终，哪一方的整体军事实力更强，哪一方就赢得战争。
这五个步骤紧密相连，形成因果关系：
土地大小决定了资源多少。
资源多少决定了兵力规模。
兵力规模决定了整体实力的强弱。
整体实力的强弱对比，决定了最终的胜负结果。
因此，胜利的一方相对于失败的一方，实力优势极其巨大，就像用很重的“镒”去称量极轻的“铢”，完全不在一个等级上。反过来，失败的一方相对于胜利的一方，实力劣势非常明显，就像用很轻的“铢”去称量很重的“镒”。
当实力占绝对优势的一方指挥军队作战时，其威力就像万丈高山上的积水突然冲破堤坝，奔腾直下，势不可挡。这种由强大实力积蓄而成、一旦发动就不可阻挡的巨大威势，正是军事上制胜的关键所在。