This podcast series gives you strategies to succeed on each part of the IELTS Speaking Exam.

The three parts are very different from one another so you need to use strategies that are specific to each part. In this episode I look at the ways to succeed on Parts 1 of the exam.

IELTS Speaking Success

IELTS Speaking Strategies 1 2 3 - Episode 2: Part 1 of the Speaking Exam

It doesn't matter if you travel for business or pleasure, the choice of ticket is an important one. Most of us can't afford to travel first class, but business class is less expensive and has certain advantages over economy class. Pay more, and you get the following benefits:
• board more quickly
• enjoy a higher standard of food
• enjoy greater luxury
• be served by very experienced flight attendants
• have more private space
• have access to a greater variety of entertainment

English Mini Lessons

Choosing your seat

Today's topic is "Bingsu"!! A popular summer treat in Korea!
Summer, the perfect season for delicious Bingsu, is finally here.
Go out and enjoy a refreshing bowl of Bingsu! 
Bingsu never disappoints.😊

Korean speaking buddy

[한국어버전] It's time for 빙수!

Learn to answer the question "What did you do today?" with the past tense.

English Syndicate

What did you do today? - the past tense

Learn about laws that protect employees' rights to rest and to disconnect from work.
Best for upper intermediate and advanced learners!
Happy learning!

New English US

Business English: The Right to Rest and other employment laws

Una chiacchierata con mio padre sul mezzo più rappresentativo del Bel Paese e sugli anni della sua massima diffusione! Buon ascolto e buono studio a tutti!
P.S Il ragazzo in foto sono io (2004/5)

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

Tutti gli italiani hanno una vespa? 🛵 

Script

おはようございます。
日本語だんだんポッドキャストのゆかりです。

今日は日本語の方言(ほうげん)について、話します。


日本語には、地域によって様々な方言や、なまりがあります。

なまり、については前のポッドキャストで話しをしました。

アクセントがちがうことでしたね。


では、方言とはなんでしょうか？

方言とは、
ある地域で話されている、
標準語(ひょうじゅんご)とはちがう言葉、のことです。

発音やアクセントではなく、言葉そのものがちがいます。

えー、私は関西の方言があります。

ちょっと例をあげると、
とても、すごくという言葉と同じ意味で、

"めっちゃ"という言葉を使います。

例えば、
「今日はすごくあついね。」という文は

大阪の方言で、
「今日はめっちゃ、あついなぁ。」と言います。

ほかにも、
「ありがとう」は「おおきに」と言います。

いつも、使うわけではありませんが、
少し年上の人や、お店の人はよく使います。

みなさん、聞いたことがある日本語の方言はありますか？

あ、じつは、このポットキャストの名前・・だんだんポットキャストですね。

だんだんも、大阪じゃないのですが、
いなかで使われている方言のひとつです。

だんだんは、ありがとう、という意味があります。

では、今日も最後まで聞いてくれて、だんだん、です。

また明日！


-Today's Keyword-

□方言(ほうげん)
dialect

□言葉(ことば)
words

□標準語(ひょうじゅんご)
standard word frame


Japaneseだんだんpodcast

3.方言(ほうげん)について/Japaneseだんだんpodcast

Buena pregunta esta ¿no?
¿Los viajes son siempre vacaciones para vos?
¿Si tomas vacaciones del trabajo y la rutina, también las tomas de la actividad física?

CHARLEMOS!

Dale play, y practica tu español conmigo HOY!

Disfruta de aprender

¿Haces actividad física mientras viajas?

Covered with pins and adornments, Vivianne Robinson is hard to miss in the streets of Paris.

The Olympics superfan has attended seven Summer Games over 40 years. But this trip to Paris came at a cost of $10,000.

Robinson, 66 and from Los Angeles, maxed out her credit cards and worked two jobs to afford the trip and the 38 event tickets she bought. And she has to work two more years to make up the money she spent.

"It was hard to save up and it's a big budget, but it's a thousand times worth it," she says.

Robinson's fascination with the Olympics started when her mother worked as a translator for athletes during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Her mother would come home after work with pins from athletes that she gave to her daughter.

Her hobby of collecting pins led her to Atlanta 1996, where she made rice necklaces for athletes in exchange for their pins.

"I got all the pins and I got to meet all the athletes. And in those days, it wasn't high security like now," she said. "Now you can't even get near the athletes' village."

From there: Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, London 2012 and Rio 2016. She got a visa for Beijing 2008, but couldn't afford the trip. It was similar for Tokyo: she bought tickets, but got refunded as COVID-19 soared and the Games were held without spectators.

Robinson's outfits started simply but have become more complex over time. She spent a year working on her Paris outfit, which has hundreds of adornments. People often stop her in the street, asking for a photo.

As soon as these Olympics end, she will start working on the next Summer Games — which will be in her hometown in Los Angeles.

"I'm going to do it forever," she said. "I'm going to save all my money and just concentrate on Olympics."