Why is it "What have you been doing this week?" not "What have you done this week?"... or is it "What were you doing this week?" or maybe "What have you done this week?" This is how I know my students level instantly. It's a very straight forward way to grasp English's system of past tenses and perfect aspect. Let's discuss it and break it down together.

English Off Script

The one question that confuses most of my students

王后不喜欢白雪公主。
Wánghòu bù xǐhuan báixuě gōngzhǔ。
But the queen didn't like Snow White.

她从来不和白雪公主在一起。
Tā cónglái bù hé báixuě gōngzhǔ zài yīqǐ。
She never spent time with the girl.

她经常和魔镜说话。
Tā jīngcháng hé mójìng shuō huà。
She talked to her mirror often.

“魔镜！我是最美的女人，对吗？” 
“Mójìng! Wǒ shì zuì měi de nǚ rén, duì ma?”
"Mirror! I'm the most beautiful woman, right?"

“尊敬的王后，” 魔镜说，
“Zūnjìng de wánghòu,”Mójìng shuō,
"My Lady," the mirror said.

“您确实很美。但是现在有一个人比您更美。” 
“Nín quèshí hěn měi。Dànshì xiàzài yǒu yī gè rén bǐ nín gèng měi。”
"You are indeed quite fair. But now there's someone more beautiful."




Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

白雪公主与七个小矮人（ 新王后-3） Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

" I know that I know nothing "

Take a walk w/ me down Socrates Scrutiny Lane ...

Baffling Lingo

Socrates #2

第1回　「〜てみる」TRY! N4 p 18-19
参考として”TRY! N4”という教科書を使っていますが、教科書を見なくても聞けます。
I use a textbook “TRY! N4" as a reference, but you don't need to look at it to listen.

雪まつり　ゆきまつり：北海道札幌市で冬に行われるまつり。
Yukimatsuri: A festival held in Sapporo, Hokkaido, in winter.

にほんご　いろいろ

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When is your birthday? / Когда твой день рождения?

Un monstre terrorise les habitants du Gévaudan. Est-ce un ours, un loup ou un tueur en série ?

Douce France

La bête du Gévaudan

Partez aujourd'hui avec nous sur les pas de Claude Monet en Normandie. 


Claude Monet et la Normandie

In this short dialogue, you hear about different vacation destinations from two protagonists – Ajša and Bojana! Happy summer vacation!🎉
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!📚
See you in class!👋


SERBIAN TO GO

Где Ајша и Бојана иду на одмор? – Gde Ajša i Bojana idu na odmor? – Where Ajša and Bojana go on a vacation? (Dialogue A2 level)

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