Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well. Today I’ll be commenting on an article titled: “Why are people on TikTok asking men how often they think about the Roman Empire?” published on CBSNews. Don’t hesitate to participate in the discussion if you wish. Enjoy.

Useful vocabulary:
An enthusiast
To go viral
Modern-days sewage system
To popularize
An Aqueduct
To rise to power
A spectacular collapse
To expand
A political / military system
An emblematic movie
To be portrayed (in TV shows or movies)


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New TikTok trend: How often do you think about the Roman Empire?

Hajimemashite! Welcome to the first episode of "Midori no Heya". In this episode, I share how I came to learn Japanese for the first time. I will never forget my first Indonesian Japanese-teacher, Retno-sensei. When I returned from Japan, I looked for her, but I couldn't find her. The Japanese Language Course where I met her couldn't (or didn't want to?) give her contact.

How could a teacher, teaching at simply an evening course, turn the student's next course of life? She was paid just to teach a language. But the impact she made was beyond.

Midori no Heya

Hajimemashite! It's about the first time.

In today's episode of Stairway to English, understand the idiom "to have a lot on my plate". You will be able to use it in sentences and understand the meaning. Comment on this podcast with a sample sentence and I will correct your work!

See you in the next episode! 

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I have too much on my plate to study English today! Learn the idiom "to have a lot on my plate"

It's normal to face questions that you don't have answers for.

How do you deal with them?

Do you lie or be transparent?

What is your strategy and how do you feel/think about this event if it were to happen?

Will you be shocked?

Send me a message with your ideas, I'd love to know how I can help!

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Всем привет! In this episode of Easy Russian listening you'll learn a lot of vocabulary to talk better and more detailed about your weekends. 

We'll look into the verb "заниматься" as it's super useful and could be used in a lot of contexts. Also, we'll divide all the activities that we do at the weekend in 4 groups: home, city, nature and weekend getaway. This way, you'll be able to describe any type of weekend you might have.

Словарь
🔸полное выражение – full expression
🔸посвящать - to dedicate
🔸Во-первых - firstly, first of all
🔸заниматься – to be busy doing something, to be engaged in some activity
🔸занятие – activity
🔸творительный падеж - Instrumental case
🔸возвратный, рефлексивный глагол - a reflexive verb
🔸любительски – amateurishly
🔸увлечение – hobby, interest, passion
🔸садоводство – gardening
🔸разделить - to divide
🔸выспаться – to have a good sleep
🔸недосыпать – to not get enough sleep
🔸восстановить - to restore
🔸в итоге - as a result
🔸пылесосить – to run the vacuum cleaner
🔸мыть полы – to wash, to mop the floor
🔸протирать пыль - to dust
🔸увлекательно – fascinating
🔸модный - fancy, trendy
🔸зависеть от - to depend on
🔸жители – residents
🔸жарить шашлык - to make barbecue 
🔸поход – hiking
🔸обязательно – definitely
🔸если повезёт - if you get lucky
🔸относительно – relatively
🔸достопримечательности - places of interest
🔸подвести итоги – to sum up

A cup of Russian | Podcast

Talking about the Weekends | A2-В1 | Ep.2

This episode refers to the law 20/80. This is a law we can apply when we are learning a language.

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A gerund is a verb in its present participle form (root verb + “ing”) that acts as a noun in a sentence. 

What are the different kinds of gerunds?
Subject
Direct object
Indirect object
Object of a preposition
Subject complement
Object complement

Dusty's LETS TALK!

What Is a Gerund? Not just "ing"

最初（さいしょ）に覚（おぼ）えた日本語って、何ですか。「こんにちは」の人、多いんじゃないですか。私の英語のテキストは、"Hello Mike!" だっだかな？　でも「こんにちは」は、Hello のようには使えない。日本人、あいさつを言うより、おじぎしているほうが　多いですから。コロナで、もっとあいさつを言わなくなった日本人。ついに「顔（かお）パンツ」という言葉まで生まれました。どこへ行くのか、日本のあいさつ習慣（しゅうかん）…

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じゃあ、またね！





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第13話　一日一回の「こんにちは」

As it's already May, a lot of the part 1 and part 2 topics are changing in the IELTS speaking exam. Let's start with the topic "Describe a positive change you made in your life" with some good idioms which are explained below.

Remember this is just an example answer, and you should never learn example answers off by heart. It's very important to speak naturally in the speaking exam.


Idioms used in the example answer:

Out of shape

If someone is unhealthy or not able to do a lot of physical activity, we can say they are out of shape.

“He drinks and smokes too much, and has become very out of shape.”



In good shape

If you’re in good shape, you are fit and healthy. This  especially refers to the physical condition of your body ( being at a healthy weight, not overweight, getting plenty of exercise)


Run down

If you’re feeling run down, you are tired and lacking energy, usually after a sustained period without enough rest.

“After working late in the office every night for the last 2 weeks, he started to feel very run down.”


Full of beans

Someone who has a lot of energy might be described as full of beans.

“Young children are always full of beans, and love to run around, and play.”


Fit as a fiddle

Fit as a fiddle means ‘in very good health’ and may more often be used to refer to older people.

“My grandfather is 86, but is still as fit as a fiddle, and goes to exercise in the park every morning.”


Picture of good health

To look the picture of health simply means to look very healthy and well.

“Wow! Have you been going to the gym recently? You look the picture of health.
