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Aldona z dziećmi będą jechać na ferie zimowe! 
Quiz do podcastu - w sekcji quizów :) Sprawdź co rozumiesz

Your dose of Polish language

Ferie zimowe 

私たちが地球に長く住むためには地球に優しくしなきゃいけないよね⭐️
そのためには、私たちにも出来ることがあると思うよ🌈

Japanese "Taka" it easy

地球に優しいことしてますか？🌏

“ I actually just finished a wonderful engrossing book just last week, which I couldn’t put down for a moment, and read from cover to cover in just two days. The book was an autobiography on a very famous musician and member of one of the most famous rock bands in history, the Rolling stones….

 

It was one of my friends who is also interested in music recommended the book to me, as he knew I am a huge fan of the Rolling Stones. That evening I checked out reviews for the book online and everyone was giving it a 5 star rating, so it was off to the bookshop for me to pick up a copy as quickly as I could. 

 

The book basically tells the life story of a music legend from his time growing up as a young child in England in the 1950s to becoming a rock legend, and a founding member of one of the biggest rock bands of all time. It really gave an incredible insight into his life, from a very humble beginning to becoming a megastar. It certainly was not heavy reading, and the author’s sense of humour actually made it light reading.

 

The reasons I really loved this book so much apart from being a lifetime fan of the central character, were firstly…. It gave me an amazing insight into the real life of a rockstar, which was actually very thought provoking…….I also found it very inspiring and uplifting….to discover how this young boy from a very normal background believed in his dreams, and stopped at nothing to achieve them….and of course the crazy journey of a rock star along the way…So….yes…..It really was one of those books that i just couldn’t put down, and would have no hesitation in recommending  to anyone.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a book you enjoyed - IELTS speaking part 2 topic.

Do you go to work even when you're not feeling well?

If you do, you're not alone. A survey of workers in the US has found that 9% of people never take sick days.

Some said that's just because they don't get sick very often. But others said pressure at work makes them less likely to take sick days.

And some part-time workers said they feel financial pressure to go to work even when they aren't feeling well — because they need the money!

Yahoo News and YouGov surveyed almost 1,500 US adults — although only about half of them were actually workers, so the other half weren't able to comment.

About 16% said they take one or two sick days a year. Twelve percent said they take "a few" days, and 4% said they take "more than a few" days.

Another 3% of people said they don't have the option to take sick days where they work.

But how do your colleagues feel when you take a sick day — or when you go in to work even when you're not well?

More than one-third of people said they prefer their colleagues to stay at home if they're sick. But 5% said people should work even when they're sick.

However, only 7% of people said they always believe their colleagues really are sick when they have a day off!

Experts told Yahoo News that going to work when you're unwell isn't a sign of commitment, however — they said it just shows you're disrespecting yourself and your body.


Almost One Tenth of US Workers Never Take Sick Days

Somepaasto on yhdeksännen podcastin jakson aiheena. Onko kännykän räplääminen heti aamusta sun tapasi aloittaa päivä? Itse otin tiukemman linjan somen käyttööni ja yritän tietoisesti olla käyttämättä somea. 

Puolen vuoden somepaastoa viettänyt Konsta Lattu, 23, kertoo Ylen artikkelissa miten somettomuus vaikutti hänen hyvinvointiinsa ja elämäänsä. Mainitsemani Ylen artikkeli: https://yle.fi/a/74-20015066 

Suomea for you

9. jakso: Somepaasto

Don’t take these Chinese phrases too seriously...
Here come 5 friendly lies your Chinese friends might say 👀

#1 我想死你了!
wǒ xiǎng sǐ nǐ le!
I miss you like crazy!
( They’re just being dramatic. )
#2 下次 / 有空请你吃饭。
xià cì yǒu kòng qǐng nǐ chī fàn .
I’ll treat you sometime!
#3 改天再聊。
gǎi tiān zài liáo .
"Let’s talk another day."
#4 有事儿你说话。
yǒu shì ér nǐ shuō huà .
"Let me know if you need anything!"
(Sure... depends what you need 😉)
#5 有空常联系。
"Let’s keep in touch!"
yǒu kòng cháng lián xì .

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Chinese White Lies Between Friends

Bir öğretmen gemiye binmiş. Gemiciye, “Sen hiç dilbilgisi kitabı okudun mu?” diye sormuş. Gemici “Hayır, daha önce hiç dilbilgisi kitabı okumadım.” diye cevap vermiş. Bunun üzerine öğretmen, gemiciye “Ömrünün yarısı mahvolmuş.” demiş.
Gemici çok sinirlenmiş, kalbi kırılmış ama öğretmene hiçbir şey söylememiş. Bir süre sonra büyük bir fırtına çıkmış, fırtına sebebiyle gemi çok sallanmış. Gemici, öğretmene “Sen yüzme biliyor musun?” diye sormuş. Öğretmen, “Hayır, yüzme bilmiyorum.” demiş. O zaman gemici, öğretmene şunları söylemiş: Şimdi senin ömrünün tamamı mahvoldu. Çünkü gemi biraz sonra batacak!

ALL ABOUT TURKıSH

B1 Dinleme

Mere paas Maa Hai, I have my mother
Let’s break down this iconic dialogue:

मेरे पास (Mere paas): ‘I have’ or ‘I possess.’

मेरे (Mere): My.
पास (Paas): With or near.
माँ (Maa): ‘Mother.’ This is a simple yet profound term for ‘mother’ in Hindi.
है (Hai): ‘Is’ — This is the present tense form of the verb ‘to be,’ used here to indicate possession or existence.