Hello everyone! Happy Tanabata—it’s the night of star-crossed lovers.
By the way, in this episode I'm chatting about bamboo and sasa grass. Are they the same thing?
Turns out, the main difference is size—bamboo is big, sasa is small. Even the pros can’t always tell them apart!
So I guess we can say they’re pretty much the same, right?
See if you can catch where I talk about this in the podcast!


みなさまごきげんよう、今夜は七夕、恋の物語です。ところでポッドキャストの中で竹と笹っておなじもの？と話しているのだけれど、調べてみたら大きいのが竹、小さいのが笹らしい。しかもプロでも見分けがつかないんだって！てことはほぼ同じものだと思っていいよね！ポッドキャストの中でどこでこの話をしているか、探してみてね

Moekoの日本語ベラベラtime

Moekoの日本語ベラベラtimeEpi14: 7月7日は七夕(たなばた)の日【Japanese Podcast: listening practice】

This week we talk about the different aspects of Easter. Such as the religious significance, the different days of Easter, and how the Easter Bunny connects with it all.

今週、私たちはカナダと日本のイースターの違いについて、話しました。例えば、宗教的な意味合いやイースターに関係する日について、また、イースターのうさぎがどう関係しているのかなど、イースターについてとても興味深い話ができました。


Koryuu Podcast/交流ポッドキャスト

 No One Knows the Origins of the Easter Bunny/だれも知らないイースターのうさぎの起源について

    小明今年上初中，他每天早上六点半就起床了，然后吃早餐。七点半他会准时到学校上课。小明最喜欢的科目是数学和历史。他觉得数学很有意思，历史故事也非常精彩。下午放学后，小明喜欢和朋友一起打篮球，或者去图书馆看书。晚上，他会写作业，然后和家人一起吃晚饭。

问题：

    1.小明每天早上几点起床？
    2.小明最喜欢的科目是什么？
    3.小明下午放学后喜欢做什么？
    4.晚上，小明和家人一起做什么？

每日汉语练习

小明的一天

Hello, in this episode I say more about OET (Occupational English Test) which I mentioned in my previous episode. This is the English test that healthcare professionals need to be able to work in the UK, America, Canada, Australia, etc. In future episodes I wil talk about the different sections, writing and speaking. If you have any qs, you can message me on italki and I will be happy to answer them.

Kev's English Podcast

 Kev's English Podcast: Episode 18 Introduction to OET

Throughout the 20th century, many scientists believed that bilingual children would have trouble concentrating and learning in school. In the last decade, however, studies have proved just the opposite.

People that speak more than one language often perform better on tests that measure problem solving, concentration, mental flexibility and multitasking.

Basically, speaking more than one language keeps your brain fit!

Over half of the world’s population speak more than one language, and most countries have more than one official language. Native English speakers usually only grow up speaking one language.

Young children learn language easily, but that’s because they’re constantly surrounded by native speakers! Unfortunately, adults don’t have that luxury.

Bilingual brains have more grey matter. This part of the brain controls our muscles, sight, hearing, emotions, speech, and decision making. Learning another language makes our brains work harder and builds up our grey matter.

Some schools in the U.K. and America have started conducting lessons in one language in the morning and switching to a different language for lessons in the afternoon. Teachers say that the children concentrate much better and have more self-esteem.

For adults, it’s sometimes hard to stay motivated when learning another language, so make sure it’s always an enjoyable experience! Be sure to set goals for yourself, try a lot of different learning activities and talk to native speakers as much as you can.

Don’t worry about the mistakes you make, after all, the reward for all that hard work is well worth it!

English Corner

Learning Another Language Keeps Your Brain Fit and Healthy

第15课  我是坐飞机来的
一、听力  第一部分
1.电话
2.出租车 
3.听
4.饭店 
5.大学

第二部分
6. 男：你是什么时候来中国的？
女：我是2011年来的，已经两年了。
7. 男：这些苹果是在哪儿买的？
   女：在前面的商店买的。
8. 男：你爸爸是怎么去商店的？
女：我们一起开车去的。
9. 女：李老师睡觉了吗？
 男：睡了，他是五点睡的。
10.女：我们怎么去？
男：小王是坐出租车去的，我们也坐出租车吧。

第三部分
11.我们是2008年在北京认识的。
   问：他们是什么时候认识的？
12.我的衣服都是在美国买的，我喜欢美国的衣服。
   问：他喜欢哪儿的衣服？
13.王老师不是坐出租车去的。
问：王老师是怎么去的？
14.李老师是八点去学校的，九点前会到。
问：李老师是什么时候去学校的？
15.张先生是坐飞机来的。
问：张先生是怎么来的？

hsk1  第15课  我是坐飞机来的

This time I'm talking about Goto in Nagasaki. I hope to see you all in a lesson sometime :) 

April in Tokyo

#3: 五島、長崎県

Today, in the “Serbian to go” podcast, you will hear 24 useful phrases that you can use while doing sightseeing.  Let’s start. 
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!


SERBIAN TO GO

Корисне фразе Тема: Разгледање - Korisne fraze Tema: Razgledanje – Useful phrases Topic: Sightseeing (B1 and above)

前回　↓
汗ばんだ両手で明太子と梅のおにぎりを一つずつ持ちレジへと向かった。


レジの前に来たが、レジには誰もいない。若くて長い黒髪を後ろで束ねてる男の店員Aは忙しそうに商品を補充している。

すいませんと声を出そうと思ったその時にレジの台の上にあるベルに気がついた。
そこには小さい字でご用の方はこのベルを鳴らしてくださいと日本語と英語の両方で書かれてある。

最初に私は人差し指を使って軽く押してみたが音が出ない。今度は親指を使って強く押すとかわいくて高い音が店内に響いた。

少々お待ちくださいという店員Aの声が聞こえ、彼は小走りにレジに向かってきた。


店員A  「お待たせいたしました。梅おにぎりが一つ、明太子おにぎりが一つ、以上で260円になります。袋はいかがなさいますか？」

私「いらないです。支払いはパスモカードでお願いします。」

店員A「はい、こちらにお願いします。」

彼はカードを近づける場所を右手でていねいに指した。
私はパスモカードをレジ台にかざして支払いをした。

店員A「ありがとうございました。」

私は店員から二つのおにぎりとレシートを受け取ると自分のカバンに入れた。店内を見回すと客は私だけのようだ。それから店を出ると男が一人店の前の横に座っていた。

[単語リスト]

ご用の方　ごようのかた
 
人差し指　ひとさしゆび

親指　おやゆび
 
小走り　こばしり 

指した　さした

指す　さす 

かざした
かざす  

見回す　みまわす



Last time ↓ With sweaty hands, I held one cod roe and one plum rice ball and headed for the cash register. 

I come to the cash register, but the cash register is empty. Clerk A, a young man with long black hair tied back, was busily restocking. 

I was about to say, "Excuse me," when I noticed a bell on the checkout table. In small letters, it says in both English and Japanese, "Please ring this bell if you need anything. 

First I pressed it lightly with my index finger, but no sound came out. I pressed harder with my thumb, and a lovely, high-pitched sound echoed through the store. 

I heard the voice of clerk A saying, "Please wait a moment," and he came to the cash register at a short run. 

Clerk A - Thank you for waiting. One ume rice ball and one cod roe rice ball will be 260 yen. Would you like a bag?" 

I said, "No, I don't need one. Please pay with your PASMO card." 

Clerk A: "Yes, this way please." 

He carefully pointed with his right hand where I should put my card. I held my PASMO card over the cash register and paid. 

Clerk A "Thank you very much." 

I took the two rice balls and the receipt from the clerk and put them in my bag. I looked around the store and saw that I seemed to be the only customer. Then I left the store and saw a man sitting next to the front of the store. 

