I Libri In  Pillole di Federica

Quarto capitolo, Storia di un Gatto e del Topo  che divento' suo amico

If there is a direct train, it is usually the fastest way to travel from A to B in Britain.
A stopping train stops at a lot of smaller stations between main stations. An express (train) provides a faster service to your destination, and avoids the problem of traffic jams on the bus services.
For rail travel, you might need a single or a return ticket. Many people buy a travel card, which allows them to travel on any bus or train in a specific area for a period of time for less money. A bus pass lets you do the same for bus routes. You can buy rail tickets online, from a ticket machine or at the ticket office I booking office in the station.
If you get a train or bus In time, you catch it. If you are late, you may miss it. You may need to change trains or buses.

English Mini Lessons

Trains and bus journeys

花粉症は、花粉が鼻や目から入って、くしゃみが出たり目がかゆくなったりする病気です。
東京都は、2月15日から杉の花粉が飛んでいることがわかったと言いました。去年より9日、遅くなっています。
今年、東京都では去年の1.5倍ぐらい多く杉の花粉が飛びそうです。そして3月の中ごろにいちばん多く飛びそうです。東京都のウェブサイトやツイッターで、どのくらい花粉が飛んでいるか見ることができます。
専門の医者は「新型コロナウイルスになった人が花粉症になると、くしゃみでウイルスを広げてしまうことがあります。くしゃみをするときはマスクの上からハンカチで鼻や口をおおうようにしてください」と言っています。
＜ニュースについてのコメント＞
私は花粉症になったことがありません。毎年、春になると、「今年は花粉症になるんじゃないか」と心配になります。日本ではたくさんの人が花粉症に悩んでいます。コロナがおわって、マスクをつけなくてよくなっても、花粉症のためにマスクをつける人が増えるかもしれませんね。

＜VOCABULARY＞
花粉症：かふんしょう　Hay fever
鼻：はな　nose
くしゃみ：sneeze
かゆくなる：get itchy
杉：すぎ　ceder
病気：びょうき　illness disease
花粉：かふん pollen
花粉が飛ぶ：かふんがとぶ　pollen float around
おおう：cover
悩む：なやむ  suffer from ~

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

花粉が飛び始めた！?

Deux amis sortent ensemble.
Voilà leur interaction.
Bonne écoute!

French with Séb

Sortie entre amis - A2

JAMES:  Good morning, Professor Austin, how are you doing?
PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Good morning, James. I am doing well. And you?
JAMES: I’m great, thank you. This is my friend Emma. She 
is thinking about applying to this college. She has a 
few questions. Would you mind telling us about the 
process, please?
PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Hello, Emma! It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m more 
than happy to speak with you. Please stop by my office 
next week.
EMMA: It’s a pleasure to meet you, professor. Thank you so 
much for helping us.
PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Don’t mention it. Hopefully, I will be able to answer 
your questions!

LANGUAGE NOTES
• The greetings good morning/good afternoon/good evening are used at different times 
of the day to greet people. “Good evening” is often used after 6 p.m. or generally when 
the sun has set.
• “Good night” is not a greeting: It is used when leaving a place or group of people. 
Thank you and good night!/Good night, and see you tomorrow.
• When people meet in the United States, it is customary for them to shake hands. A 
handshake should be firm and usually lasts for about two to three seconds — which 
allows enough time to say “Nice to meet you.”
• “Don’t mention it” is another way of saying “You’re welcome.” The phrase “You are 
welcome” is more formal. However, responses such as Don’t mention it./No problem./
Happy to help. are informal ways of responding to a thank you.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day1: Formal Greeting in English

“Well I'm certainly not a photography geek, but I do like to take photos now and again using my smartphone camera. I remember about a year ago I went on a trip to Phu Quoc, which is a very beautiful island in the south of Vietnam, and famous for its amazing sunsets. 




I guess like most tourists, I really wanted to get that perfect shot of one of the island's famous sunsets. I remember, I first did some research online to try and find out the best spots to photograph the sunset on the island. After deciding on what I thought would be the best location, I made sure to get there early as I didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity.




The sunset certainly wasn’t a letdown, and lived up to its reputation.

I don’t actually remember how many shots I took, but I’m sure it was at least a few dozen, and I just hoped that even a few of them would do it justice.

After I got back to my hotel room, I started going through all the photos I had taken on my phone, and there was one that really stood out. It was the perfect shot, and really captured the beauty of the sun setting over the beach, with the sea in the background. 




I felt proud as punch when i looked at it, and couldn’t wait to post it on my social media account, for the world to see. Within just a few minutes I started to receive lots of likes and complementary comments on the post, which really made me feel so proud of it.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a photo you are proud of-IELTS speaking part 2

In this Podcast I am reading the introduction and one page of my book Pensieri Felici. One of my four books that I published on 2021.
In this book you can listen Italian, gain vocabulary, pronunciation and who knows maybe you even get inspired by this book.

I podcast secondo San Luca

I podcast secondo San Luca - Lettura del libro Pensieri Felici di Luca Facchini - Luca Facchini

Analysis of the cultural, social and linguistic content, of the text of the song