The flat is such a mess. There's mud on the floor and dirt and dust everywhere. And we really need to decorate the hall and stairs
 we need to tidy up, clean the floors and wipe all the furniture with a damp cloth
 another thing: the TV isn't working properly. We must get someone to repair it.
 there's something wrong with the bathroom tap. It needs fixing. 

English Mini Lessons

Household task 2

Things could always be worse - my story of putting things into perspective. 

In a universe of randomness 

Put it into perspective 

皆さん、お久しぶりです！！
しばらくポッドキャストを休んでいましたが、また月１くらいのペースで更新していこうと思います！
今回は、最近気になっている新語について話します。

It’s been a while!
We have been taking a break from podcasting for a while, but we are going to start updating it about once a month again!
This time, we talk about new words that have been on our minds recently. 

♤ キーワード
・絡む（からむ：hang out）
・素行が悪い（そこうがわるい：behave badly）
・湯船に浸かる（ゆぶねにつかる：soak in the bath）
・出汁（だし：broth）
・属す（ぞくす：belong to）
・あるある（common things）
・黒装束（くろしょうぞく：dressed in black）
・積読（つんどく：the act of leaving a book unread after buying it, typically piling it up together with other such unread books）
・物騒な（ぶっそうな：dangerous）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ
1. フミが最近気になっている言葉は？
2. それはどういう意味？
3. 元々どこで使われていた言葉？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. フミが朝顔を育てようと思った理由は？
→ ２、３年前に育ててみたら、思いの外きれいだったから
2. 小学生用の朝顔の種にはどんな工夫がされている？
→ 子どもでも育てやすいように一手間加えてある 

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 29：最近気になっている新語（2024）

Junto con Martín, nos reimos mucho mientras te contamos algunas expresiones NO LITERALES que tenemos en Argentina y México. No te podes perder este episodio! Te la vas a pasar bien escuchándolo! Contanos como se dicen algunas de estas expresiones en tu idioma, dejando un comentario en el video!

Para ver la primera parte de "frases no literales" visitá el perfil de Martin: https://www.italki.com/teacher/5211013

Dale Play al Español

Frases NO LITERALES en Argentina y México!

In today's podcast, we will talk about the importance of exercise in the form of walking. Many people lead very busy lives and as a result they neglect what is truly important and that is their health. This podcast aims to help especially busy professionals who is finding it extremely hard to find the time to exercise. 

FLO TALKS 

4000 steps a day

Teacher Stan's musings

Half measures bring miserable results

IELTS Part 3.  The internet and its impact on our social life. Q1.

Q. What types of websites are popular among your generation?

Linking words:

To begin with, however, finally

Relevant vocabulary: 

Young generation, careers, news, job postings, social networking, entertainment industry, sports and e-commerce, job sites, top them all, unemployed youth, surf through, opportunities to land on a new job, don’t fall very far behind, attract a lot of young visitors, hugely popular.

Let me know how I can help you to speak confidently, without being afraid of making mistakes and to speak logcally in the given time of IELTS part 1,2 and 3. 

Book my class now to start improving!





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

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - The internet and its impact on our social life.

Chillchat在YouTube Music上线啦！！欢迎来到网络词汇第三集，在这集播客里，你会学到和社交媒体有关的表达。

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

社交媒体词汇101 Social media lingo

Around the world, "Kiwi" is a popular nickname for New Zealanders, and people from New Zealand will often call themselves "Kiwis" too. For most New Zealanders, the word Kiwi is a positive and friendly nickname — but where did it come from?

The name actually comes from the kiwi: a fluffy bird that has a round body, a long beak and cannot fly. It is only found in New Zealand.

While the bird was already used on New Zealand's stamps and money by the late 19th century, it was first used to represent New Zealand in 1904 — when it was used in a cartoon to represent the country's rugby team. After that, the bird was often shown in cartoons to represent the country.

During World War I, soldiers from New Zealand who were fighting in Europe wore an image of the bird on their uniforms. "Kiwi" became a popular nickname for these soldiers, and it continued to be used after the war.

So the people and the birds don't get mixed up, "Kiwi" as a nickname for New Zealanders is usually written with a capital K, while the bird's name is usually written with a small k: "kiwi."

The kiwi fruit, which is originally from China, is also named after the bird. In 1959, fruit exporters in New Zealand started calling it "kiwifruit" because its fluffy, brown skin looks similar to the fluffy bird.

However, it is important not to mix up Kiwi people, kiwi birds and the kiwi fruit! Although the fruit is usually just called "kiwi" in other parts of the world, New Zealanders only ever call it "kiwifruit."