These podcasts are for anyone who is preparing for the IELTS.
There will be a variety of lengths of podcasts featuring advice for some aspect of the Speaking test. 

Accelerate Your IELTS Speaking with Ralph

In these podcasts, I will provide some guidance to English vowel pronunciation and sentence speaking patterns.  These are for B1 to C1 students who want to be better understood or take the IELTS.

Accelerate your English Pronunciation with Ralph

I'm working on a book about living abroad and cultural differences.
The first story "Time" is being revised.
Another Weekend of Hunting is chapter 4 from my book.
Marta comes near the end of book one.

Expect the Unexpected

Conoce en un tan solo un minuto un poco sobre nuestro famoso escritor que ganó un premio Nobel...

In just one minute, learn a little about our famous Nobel Prize-winning writer...

Podcast en español para principiantes - Vocabulary (Podcast in Spanish for beginners)

Gabriel García Márquez 

【Script】
日本には６月ごろに、「梅雨（つゆ）」という雨が多い季節があります。毎日雨が降ると、外に出るのが嫌になるかもしれません。でも、雨の日もそんなに悪くないですよ。家で雨の音を聞きながら本を読むと、とてもリラックスできます。
あなたは、雨の日になにをするのが好きですか？

【withひらがな】
日本（にほん）には６月（ろくがつ）ごろに、「梅雨（つゆ）」という雨（あめ）が多（おお）い季節（きせつ）があります。毎日（まいにち）雨（あめ）が降（ふ）ると、外（そと）に出（で）るのが嫌（いや）になるかもしれません。でも、雨（あめ）の日（ひ）もそんなに悪（わる）くないですよ。家（いえ）で雨（あめ）の音（おと）を聞（き）きながら本（ほん）を読（よ）むと、とてもリラックスできます。
あなたは、雨（あめ）の日（ひ）になにをするのが好（す）きですか？

【English】
In Japan, around June, there is a rainy season called "Tsuyu." When it rains every day, you might get sick of going out. However, rainy days aren't all that bad. I can relax by reading a book at home while listening to the sound of the rain. What do you like to do on rainy days?

【Vocabulary】
梅雨（つゆ）ー　 rainy season (especially in Japan)
季節（きせつ）ー　season
嫌（いや）になる　ー　to get sick
音（おと）ー　sound
リラックスする　ー　to relax

【Grammar Notes】
🔶Proper noun + という + Noun　(Noun) called (Proper noun)
Example: 
梅雨（つゆ）という季節（きせつ）
the season called "tsuyu"
ドラゴンボールというアニメ
the anime called "DRAGON BALL"　

🔶noun/short form + ～かもしれない  may/might ~
Example: 
嫌（いや）になるかもしれません。
You might get sick of it.
来年（らいねん）、日本（にほん）に行（い）くかもしれません。
I might be going to go to Japan next year.
彼（かれ）は学生（がくせい）かもしれません。
He might be a student.

🔶verb stem + ～ながら　while doing~
Example:
雨（あめ）の音を聞きながら本（ほん）を読（よ）みます。
I read a book while listening to the sound of the rain.
歩（ある）きながら食（た）べないでください。
Please don't eat while walking.

🔶short form + ～と　whenever / if~ 
Example: 
本（ほん）を読（よ）むと、リラックスできます。
Whenever I read a book, I can relax.
たくさん食（た）べると、眠（ねむ）くなります。
Whenever I eat a lot, I get sleepy.

🌸That’s all for today! Let me know if you have any questions.🌸

Read Japan in Japanese

#4　梅雨　Cozy Rainy Season

Ah, with the Grape my fading Life provide,
And wash my Body whence the Life has died,
And in the Windingsheet of Vine-leaf wrapt,
So bury me by some sweet Garden-side.

Persian Poetry

چون درگذرم به باده شویید مرا

Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
You can check the script at the link provided.

今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■働くお母さんは77.8% 今まででいちばん多い - 77.8% of mothers work - 
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014505591000/k10014505591000.html

NEWS for beginners - Native Japanese Accent -

働くお母さんは77.8%  - 77.8% of mothers work - 

LECTURA COMPRENSIVA.


ESTE CUENTO NOS HABLA DE: La Bruja que Olvidó Volar.



En un bosque encantado vivía Azucena, una bruja que había olvidado cómo volar. Mientras sus compañeras surcaban los cielos en sus escobas, ella pasaba sus días entre libros antiguos y pociones mágicas. Un día, un pequeño duende llamado Brillo se ofreció a ayudarla. Juntos, descubrieron que para volar, una bruja necesitaba un corazón lleno de alegría y confianza en sí misma.

Tras preparar una poción especial y realizar una danza mágica, Azucena se subió a su escoba y, para su sorpresa, comenzó a elevarse por los aires. Había recuperado su habilidad y, lo más importante, había aprendido una valiosa lección. Desde aquel día, Azucena se convirtió en la bruja más feliz del bosque, compartiendo sus conocimientos con los demás.

A menudo, organizaba clases de vuelo para las brujas jóvenes que, como ella en su momento, tenían miedo de alzar vuelo. Con su paciencia y sabiduría, ayudó a muchas a superar sus miedos y a disfrutar de la libertad de volar. Azucena y Brillo se convirtieron en los mejores amigos del bosque, explorando juntos cada rincón y compartiendo muchas aventuras mágicas. Y así, la bruja que olvidó volar se convirtió en una leyenda, recordando a todos que la magia más poderosa reside en uno mismo.

Spanish Reading Comprehesion

The Witch Who Forgot to Fly.

In this podcast we'll look into some answers to 3 common questions:

1. How to answer: ‘Tell me a bit about yourself.’

2. How to answer: ‘What are your weaknesses?’

3. How to answer: ‘Describe a time you faced a challenge and what steps you took to overcome it.’

Before you'll go further - how would you do it yourself? What will your thinking be while answering?

Question One: The interviewer typically isn’t asking you about your weekend here. Take this opportunity to capture and distill the most important things they need to know about you as an employee—your most impactful job, the skills you’d most like to highlight, as well as some of the previous projects you feel showcase your abilities are all great options.

Question Two: Avoid responding with something that’s not genuine and communicates inauthenticity—saying something like ‘I work too hard!’ doesn’t come across well. Everyone has weaknesses—it’s how we manage them that’s important and expressing what you’ve already got underway to alter it is the key.

QUestion Three: This demands self-reflection and self-examination, focusing on problem solving skills and your attitude to challenges, conflict resolution and how you cope under pressure. Work through the S.T.A.R method if you get a little stuck: first, contextualise the situation for your interviewee by presenting the challenge in a professional manner and explain how it arose in the first place, then explain a little about where you fell in the group in relation to the task at hand.

Use some ideas aboe and also prepare your answers as well. At the end of the day - they are 'buying' your personality, not so much how you answer those questions so don't be shy being yourself, it countrs massively!

Let me know how I can help you privately in your interview preparations!

To Your Success!

Job Interview Preparation | Build Strong Communication Under Pressure

Job Interview Preparation. Tip 10. How to answer 3 common questions?

みんなの日本語　7課

みなさんは、すしがすきですか。　Do you like Sushi?
わたしはすしがすきです。I like Sushi.
手ですしをたべます。I eat Sushi by hand.
はしですしをたべます。I eat sushi with a chopstick.
ケーキは何でたべますか。What do you eat cake with?
フォークで食べます。I eat it with a fork.

映画をみますか。Do you watch films?
パソコンで映画をみます。I watch films on my computer.
映画館で映画をみます。I watch films at the cinema.

わたしの誕生日です。It is my birthday.
夫にプレゼントをもらいました。My husband gave me a present.
ネックレスをもらいました。I received a necklace.
友だちにチョコレートをもらいました。I received chocolates from a friend.
かいしゃの人にペンをもらいました。I received a pen from a member of the company.
ともだちの誕生日に何をあげましたか。What did you give your friend for his/her birthday?
Tシャツをあげました。マンガをあげました。I gave them a T-shirt. I gave him a comic book.
雨です。わたしはシルバさんから傘（かさ）をかりました。It is raining. I borrowed an umbrella from Silva-san.
だれから日本語をならいましたか。のぞみせんせいからならいました。Who taught you Japanese? I learnt from Nozomi-sensei.
のぞみせんせい、これは日本語でなんですか。Nozomi-sensei, what is this in Japanese?
はさみです。They are scissors.
ホッチキスです。A stapler.
パンチです。A punch.
消しゴムです。An eraser.
セロテープです。Sellotape.
あした　日本へ行きます。I'm going to Japan tomorrow.
えー、もうお土産（みやげ）をかいましたか。Well, have you bought your souvenirs yet?
はい、もうかいました。Yes, I have.


