Youtube is a great platform to support your English learning...
But there are ways in which it could actually be harmful to your development!

In this episode, I talk about 3 main negative aspects of English learning videos on YouTube.

Share what you think in the comments below!

I Just Wanna Be Fluent in English!

ep3. Why Youtube Learning Can Be Harmful

این قسمت سوم اپیزود است که عنوانش "اشک رایگان" است.

حکایت های کوتاه فارسی  short stories

حکایت های کوتاه فارسی  short stories (advance)

On some tour buses, you'll hear the guide welcome passengers in a number of different languages.

And at airports around the world, announcements might be made in more than one language to help more travelers understand what's being said.

But in Belgium, a train passenger made an official complaint after the conductor used both Dutch and French to say good morning.

The problem for this passenger was that the train was traveling through a city called Vilvoorde in the Flemish part of Belgium, where Dutch is the main language.

But Vilvoorde is very close to the capital, Brussels, where both Dutch and French are used.

The French-speaking conductor, named Ilyass Alba, wrote about the complaint on Facebook.

He said that after greeting passengers, one had replied: "We're not in Brussels yet, you have to use Dutch only!"

And while many people have taken Alba's side, the person who complained was technically correct — only Dutch should have been used.

According to the country's language rules, only Dutch should have been used while the train was in the Flemish part of the country. And as Belga News Agency explains, Belgium's rules say only French should be used when trains are in the French-speaking part of the country.

But announcements can be French and Dutch in Brussels. And on trains traveling to Brussels Airport, Dutch, French, German — another of Belgium's official languages — and English can be used.

Some Dutch-speaking politicians have said it's important that conductors stick to language rules.

But the country's French-speaking transport minister said that making passengers feel welcome is the most important thing.

The train company, SNCB, agreed with the transport minister. "Saying hello in several languages is just nice, we can only thank our conductors for that," an SNCB official told Agence France-Presse.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Greeting in Two Languages Upsets Train Passenger

❥ In this podcast, Melo reads from The Aesop for Children found for free online at: https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥ Listen and learn the moral of each story.
❥ Practice listening and/or reading comprehension by answering the quiz questions.
❥ Today's fable is called “The Stag & His Reflection” and can be found here:
https://www.read.gov/aesop/017.html
❥The moral of today’s fable is: 
“We often make much of the ornamental and despise the useful.”

❥ 在这个播客中，梅洛朗读了《儿童伊索》，可在网上免费找到：https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥聆听并学习每个故事的寓意。
❥ 通过回答问答问题练习听力和/或阅读理解。
❥ 今天的寓言叫"雄鹿和他的倒影"，可以在这里找到：
https://www.read.gov/aesop/017.html
❥今天的寓言故事的寓意是： 
"我们常常夸大装饰性，而轻视实用性。"

Life Lessons from Aesop's Fables

Episode 16: The Stag & His Reflection

A mistake you don't want to make when improving communication skills in English!

Whether you are preparing for a job interview, IELTS speaking test or an important meeting - you want to keep in mind several vital components.

a) Is your dream, or desired outcome is big enough?
b) Does it excite you?
c) What are your small, actionable steps?
d) Do you have faith in your success?

Look into improving your understanding of self to gain clarity as to WHY you are doing all of these improvements.

It'll help you massively.

Listen to the podcast, share it with those will benefit by it and ask me how I can help you now.

To Your Success
Anatoly

#jobinteview #determination #success #achievements #personaldevelopment #goals #coaching #careercoaching #positivemindset #resultoriented #becomingbetter #positivepsychology 

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A mistake you don't want to make when improving spoken English.

Entrevisto a una Parisina que vive en Buenos Aires hace 6 años 
¿ Te gusta el clima de Buenos Aires ?
¿ Cómo es el clima en París ? 
¿ Cuando llegaste a la Argentina ? 
¿ Que fué lo que mas te sorprendio de Argentina cuando llegaste por primera vez ? 
¿ HAy diferencias del acento español y argentino ?
¿ Hay muchos franceses en Argentina ? 
¿ Porque viajan los franceses ? ¿ Porque deciden quedarse a vivir acá en Argentina?
¿ Querés un vaso de soda ? 
¿ De que trabajan los franceses en Argentina ?
¿ Como viviste el mundial ( world cup ) ? ¿ Como fué para un francés estar en un pais ultra futoblero que no ganaba una copa hace 36 años ( 1986 ) y que ENCIMA no tiene muchas alegrías ultimamente por las crisis ? 


Gramatica para todos y todas 😐😋

Franceses en Buenos Aires / French people in Buenos Aires

Recitation for Japanese learners.
You can practice shadowing,
and repeating with this reading.
シャドーイングやリピーティングにもどうぞ。
(the text below.　本文は下部にあります。）

📚My lessons:
https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/6185061

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『羅生門』 第六話　芥川龍之介・著
'Rashomon' #6
Written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa

どうにもならないことを、どうにかするためには、
手段を選んでいるいとまはない。
選んでいれば、築土の下か、道ばたの土の上で、
飢死にをするばかりである。
そうして、この門の上へ持ってきて、
犬のように棄てられてしまうばかりである。
選ばないとすれば――下人の考えは、
何度も同じ道を低徊した揚句に、やっとこの局所へ
逢着した。しかしこの「すれば」は、
いつまでたっても、結局「すれば」であった。
下人は、手段を選ばないということを肯定しながらも、
この「すれば」のかたをつけるために、
当然、その後に来るべき
「盗人になるよりほかに仕方がない」
ということを、積極的に肯定するだけの、
勇気が出ずにいたのである。



【漢字】

手段　　　しゅだん
選んで　　えらんで
築土　　　ついじ
下　　　　した
道ばた　　みちばた
土の上　　つちのうえ
飢死　　　うえじに
門　　　　もん
持って　　もって
犬　　　　いぬ
棄てられ　すてられ
考え　　　かんがえ
何度も　　なんども
同じ　　　おなじ
低徊　　　ていかい
揚句　　　あげく
局所　　　きょくしょ
逢着　　　ほうちゃく
結局　　　けっきょく
肯定　　　こうてい
当然　　　とうぜん
その後　　そのあと
盗人　　　ぬすびと
仕方　　　しかた
積極的　　せっきょくてき
勇気　　　ゆうき
出ず　　　でず
