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Speaker 1: For me, having a dumbphone would be …dumb. I really like surfing the web on my phone to find out about things. If I hear the name of an actor I don’t know about, I can look them up, or if I‘m in a new place and I want to find a restaurant to go to, I can find somewhere easily. Plus, I love Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. I follow loads of celebrities and I love to watch concerts and live-tweet what is happening. Without my smartphone, my friends wouldn’t know what I was doing. It would feel very strange.

Speaker 2: I’m seriously thinking about getting a dumbphone. I hate how the battery on my smartphone is in control of my life. I always have to find somewhere to charge the phone when I’m out and I’m always worried about it. I also don’t like the way search engines record your history and use it to sell you things. I feel as though my attention is always taken away from everything I do with my smartphone because I use it so much. I was with a friend the other day and after a while, we were sitting there not talking, just looking at our phones. It was like our phones just killed the conversation. We didn’t even realize it was happening.

Speaker 3: I like the idea of a dumbphone. I’m just not sure if I would like it in practice. I travel a lot with my work, so it really helps being able to access my inbox when I’m out. If I didn’t, I would spend all my time in the office answering emails. I also have a favorite podcaster who I listen to all the time when I’m traveling. I can download his latest episode and pass the time when I’m on a flight or a train. I do enjoy being offline as I feel as though I am always using my phone to communicate, with email, Skype, phone calls, and text. But I think if I didn’t have access to the Internet most of the time, I would worry.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

DUMBPHONES

Key words:  疼，téng ，painful

Words:
头疼 (tóu téng)🤦‍
牙疼 (yá téng) 🦷
肚子疼 (dùzi téng) 🥴
肚子 (dùzi ) → belly/ abdomen

Sentence structure:  我 _____ 疼 (wǒ _____ téng) 
我头疼 🤦‍(wǒ tóu téng) My head hurts
我牙疼🦷 (wǒ yá téng)  My tooth hurts
我肚子疼 🥴 (wǒ dùzi téng) My belly hurts:

If you don’t want to go too detail ,you can say:
不舒服🙁 (bù shūfu),  uncomfortable

我有点不舒服。😟(Wǒ yǒu diǎn bù shūfu),., I'm uncomfortable
我今天有点不舒服。🥴(Wǒ jīntiān yǒu diǎn bù shūfu)  ,I’m a little under the weather today.( I’m uncomfortable today)

How to Greet Someone in English When Friends or Colleagues Are Unwell

(1）好好休息！❤️‍🩹(Hǎohǎo xiūxi), Get plenty of rest！

休息xiūxi👉take rest

(2）希望你能快点好起来！💝(Xīwàng nǐ néng kuài diǎn hǎo qǐlái) ,Hope you get well soon！

希望 (Xīwàng）Hope，wish
快点 （ kuài diǎn）quick，soon
好起来 (hǎo qǐlái) get well

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今日は、日本昔ばなしの中でも特に有名な「傘地蔵」というお話を紹介したいと思います。

⚪︎笠地蔵とは？

笠＋地蔵

・笠（Hat）
雨・雪・日光などを防ぐため、かぶったり、さしたりするもの。
このお話に登場する「笠」は、昔ながらの「笠」です。三角形の形をした帽子です。もう一つの「傘」（英語のumbrella）とは形が違うことに注意してください。

・地蔵＝お地蔵様 （Jizo-）
仏教の神様の石像です。 お地蔵様を正しくは「地蔵菩薩（じぞうぼさつ）」といいます。お地蔵様は仏教という宗教の神様の一つです。日本では、お地蔵様は神社や、道路のわきに置いてあることが多いです。道路のわきにあるお地蔵様は、その土地、その場所を悪いものから守る土地の神さまとして、信仰を集めています。

...という訳で「傘をかぶった神様の石像」についてのお話です。

それでは、物語をゆっくり話していきます。短い物語なので、ぜひ 最後まで聞いてみてくださいね。物語を話した後にいくつかの単語について解説していきます。

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한국의 예능 프로그램은 다양한 형식과 재미있는 콘텐츠로 많은 사람들에게 사랑받고 있습니다. 예능 프로그램은 주로 웃음을 주거나 감동을 전하는 것이 목표이며, 여러 가지 스타일로 제작됩니다.

먼저, 대표적인 예능 프로그램 형식으로 토크쇼가 있습니다. 토크쇼에서는 연예인이나 유명인들이 출연하여 서로 이야기를 나눕니다. 예를 들어, 《유 퀴즈 온 더 블럭》은 진행자가 길거리에서 사람들을 만나 인터뷰하는 형식의 토크쇼입니다.

또한, 리얼리티 예능도 인기 있는 형식입니다. 리얼리티 예능은 출연자들이 실제 상황에서 자연스럽게 행동하는 모습을 보여줍니다. 《런닝맨》은 출연자들이 다양한 게임을 하며 미션을 수행하는 리얼리티 예능입니다.

서바이벌 예능도 한국에서 많은 인기를 끌고 있습니다. 서바이벌 예능은 경쟁을 통해 승자를 가리는 방식입니다. 대표적인 프로그램으로는 아이돌 오디션 프로그램인 《프로듀스 101》이 있습니다. 이 프로그램에서는 연습생들이 노래와 춤 실력을 겨루고, 시청자의 투표로 데뷔할 멤버가 결정됩니다.

최근에는 요리 예능도 많은 사랑을 받고 있습니다. 예를 들어, 《백종원의 골목식당》은 음식점을 운영하는 사람들을 돕는 프로그램입니다. 또한, 여행 예능도 인기가 많으며, 출연자들이 세계 곳곳을 여행하며 경험하는 모습을 보여줍니다.

한국의 예능 프로그램은 다양한 주제와 형식으로 제작되며, 시청자들에게 큰 즐거움을 줍니다. 이러한 프로그램들은 한국뿐만 아니라 해외에서도 많은 인기를 얻고 있습니다.

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