Are you a student, or are you working?
What do you study?
What’s  your major?
Why did you choose this major? ( Choose is an irregular verb, so lets see if you can use the past tense of choose!)
Did your family influence you in your choice?
How did you make this choice?
What do you like most about your studies?
Does your study require the use of any technology?
Do you study better in the morning or afternoons?
Is there anything that you don’t enjoy about your studies?
What’s the most interesting part of your major?
What university do you go to?
What do you like most about your university or school?
Is there anything that you don’t like about it?
Do you prefer to study alone or with classmates?
Do you get along well with your classmates?
 Does your school/university have any extracurricular activities?
Are you looking forward to working?

IELTS 85 Speaking

Talking about your studies - IELTS speaking part 1.

春といえば、日本では新しい始まりです。
このエピソードでは日本の文化と私が今年の春から新しく始めたことについて話しています。

ゆかのにほんごカフェ

#4 春・新しい始まり N3-N1

打、大、大家、大學、帶、蛋，例句和發音

Taiwan Daphne - elementary vocabulary

打、大、大家、大學、帶、蛋

はい、こんにちは。ようへい先生です。え、今日はみんなの日本語の31課でならう ”閉（と）じます”ということばを、お話ししたいと思います。で、みなさんは14課で、”閉（し）めます”ということばも ならっています。”閉じます”と”閉めます”、どうちがいますか。
じゃ、・「ドアを閉じます」と・「ドアを閉めます」、これは2つとも正しいですか？ うん、これは正しいんですね。・「ドアを閉めます」・「ドアを閉じます」。でも、・「ドアを閉めます」の方がいいです。「ドアを閉めます」の方がいいです。しぜん（natural)ですね、”閉じます”もOKですが、少しだけ変（へん）です。
えー、他にも・「窓を閉めます」・「窓を閉じます」これも両方（りょうほう）大丈夫ですが、 えー、・「窓を閉めます」の方がいいです。”閉じます” でもいいんですが、”閉めます” の方がいいです。はい、じゃ、31課で、どういう風（ふう）に使っているんでしょうか。え、51ページの７に出てきますんで、 じゃあ、ちょっと読（よ）みますね。
・目を閉じると、友達と泳いだ川の音が聞こえる。

はい、「目を閉じると」。うん、”目” ですね、「目を閉じます」と使っていますね。で、これはじゃあ、「目を閉（し）めます」は言うことができますか。できません。「目を”閉じます”」ですね。はい、OKですか。じゃ他にもですね。えー・「口を閉（と）じます」これも・「口を閉じます」 がいいです、・「口を閉（し）める」は言いませんね。はい、で、あと、じゃあ”本” ですね・「本を閉（と）じます」・「本を閉（し）めます」。これも・「本を閉じます」しか言うことができません。じゃあ、もう1つ、え～・「かさを閉（と）じます」ですね、・「 かさを閉（と）じる」ね。これ・「かさを閉める」は言うことができません。
じゃ最後（さいご）にもう1つ。インターネットの画面（がめん）、スクリーンですけど、画面、・「スクリーンのタブを閉（と）じる」ですね。タブ、タブはわかりますか。 英語でtabs、screen tabですかね。えー、そのインターネットのタブを閉じる。えー、・「ネットのタブを閉（し）める」は言うことができません。・「ネットのタブを閉じる」。はい、こういう使い方をします。えー、みなさん、覚（おぼ）えといてください。じゃ、今日も聞いてくれてありがとうございます。 
日本語の勉強がんばって。バイバイ👋


ようへい先生　N4～N3　レベルの生徒（せいと）へ　(^^♪

＃４　閉じる vs 閉める 　　 みんなの日本語 31課・14課

Transcript
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Learn English with Stories

The Scholar and the Vampire- Chapter 3

Is college worth the time and money? Americans are increasingly skeptical about the value and cost, according to a new survey.

And most said they feel the US higher education system is moving in the "wrong direction."

Overall, only 36% of adults said they have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in higher education, according to a report released by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation. That confidence level has declined steadily from 57% in 2015.

Some of the same opinions have been reflected in declining enrollment numbers as colleges contend with the effects of the student debt crisis, concerns about the high cost of tuition and political debates over how they teach about race and other topics.

"It's so expensive, and I don't think colleges are teaching people what they need to get a job," said Randy Hill, a 59-year-old driver from Connecticut.

He added: "You graduate out of college, you're up to [your] eyeballs in debt, you can't get a job, then you can't pay it off. What's the point?"

The June 2024 survey's overall finding — that 36% of adults feel strong confidence in higher education — is the same as the year before.

But what concerns researchers is that more Americans — 32% — said they have "very little" or no confidence in higher education.

Experts say that fewer college graduates could lead to labor shortages in fields from health care to information technology.

For those who choose not to go to college, it often means lower lifetime earnings — 75% less compared with those who get bachelor's degrees, according to Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce. And during an economic downturn, those without degrees are more likely to lose jobs.

However, others still see the value in higher education. College student Kristen Freeman from California told The Associated Press: "I think higher education can give students the spark to want to change the system."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Many US Adults Unsure if College is Worthwhile

    小明今年上初中，他每天早上六点半就起床了，然后吃早餐。七点半他会准时到学校上课。小明最喜欢的科目是数学和历史。他觉得数学很有意思，历史故事也非常精彩。下午放学后，小明喜欢和朋友一起打篮球，或者去图书馆看书。晚上，他会写作业，然后和家人一起吃晚饭。

问题：

    1.小明每天早上几点起床？
    2.小明最喜欢的科目是什么？
    3.小明下午放学后喜欢做什么？
    4.晚上，小明和家人一起做什么？

每日汉语练习

小明的一天

What do professional coaches do right before a game starts? That's right - they will try their best to ramp up the spirits of athletes. They will tell stories, tell jokes, maybe get angry or shout if they have to. Why? To create a certain state of mind in the heads of those boys and girls with which they'll achieve the goal! 

The missing element in IELTS preparation is the word Attitude! Listen to the ideas in this audio and move into Episode 3 to discuss The Magic of Positive Attitude.

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Preparation. The speaking Part, The Missing Element

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BeuOHX6YGK7pIj6nhR96rp2aRzyW6yr7/view?usp=drivesdk