The second installment of this wonderfal, eery tale by Roald Dahl. 

Stories to Stimulate!

The landlady part 2

みんなはカラオケ好き？私はすっごい好きなんだけど、コロナで友だちに会えないから、全然カラオケにいけないんだよね。でもヒトカラ（＝ひとりカラオケ）する勇気ないし…そしたら、switchの「JOYSOUND」を見つけたの！これは家でカラオケができるソフトなんだけど、ソフト自体は無料で自分が使いたい時間だけをチケットで買うっていうものなの。

Do you guys like karaoke? I like it a lot, but I can't go to karaoke at all because I can't see my friends at COVID‑19. But I don't dare to do karaoke alone... Then I found "JOYSOUND" for the Nintendo Switch! The software itself is free, and you buy a ticket for the time you want to use it.


早速使おうと思って、マイク買っちゃった！でも近所迷惑になっちゃうから、マイクにつける防音のやつも買ったよ。これをつけると、隣の部屋にも聞こえないし、大きい声も出せて本当にスッキリするよ。残念なのはカラオケに行ったらPVがあるんだけど、このswitchのほうにはPVがないことかな～。私は好きな歌手のPVを見ながら歌うのが好きだからちょっとそこが物足りないかな。でも、好きな時間に好きなだけ歌えるし、本当これはいい！

I bought a microphone to use it right away! But it would disturb the neighbors, so I also bought a soundproofing kit to attach to the microphone. With this, I can't be heard in the next room, and I can speak louder, so it's really refreshing. Unfortunately, the switch doesn't have any music videos, which is a pity because karaoke places have them. I like to sing while watching the music videos of my favorite singers, so I think that's a little lacking. But I can sing whenever I want and for as long as I want.


曲も15万曲あって、毎月新曲が追加されてるらしいから、歌いたい歌はだいたい見つかると思うよ。ちなみに、私が最近好きな歌手は「FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE(ファンタスティックス・フロム・エグザイル・トライブ)」っていうグループで、この前新曲だしたからその配信を待ってるところだよ。よかったら聞いてみてね！

There are 150,000 songs, and new songs are added every month, so I think you can find almost any song you want to sing. By the way, my new favorite singer is a group called "FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE," and I'm waiting for them to release a new song. You can listen to it if you like!

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ガチ日本語 - Everyday Japanese -

Ep.5 Nintendo Switch - JOYSOUND

This episode is a companion to Chapter 2 of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This short podcast highlights some of the themes and vocabulary from this chapter, and it also shares a fun quote.

Here are the vocabulary words from this chapter covered in this episode:

1. isolated (adj.) – not near to other places or people
2. thunderstruck (adj.) – amazed or surprised
3. apparition (n.) – a ghost or ghostlike image of a person
4. cumbersome (adj.) – large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use;
unwieldy
5. indulgently (adv.) – in a way that allows someone to have or do what they
want
6. acquaintance (n.) a person that you have met but do not know well

If you would like to join the The Little Prince book club, please feel free to DM me and I will be happy to share more information! 🌟

Book Club: The Little Prince

Let's Explore The Little Prince: Chapter 2

¿Cómo estás? (informal) : How are you?
¿Cómo está ? (formal): How are you?
¿Qué tal ? ( informal- just with friends or young people- its like how are you)
¿Qué más? (informal- just with friends or young people- its like how are you)
¿Qué hubo?(informal- just with friends or young people- its like how are you)
¿De dónde eres? (informal) : Where are you from ? 
¿De dónde es? (formal): Where are you from? 
¿Dónde vives ? (informal): Where are you live? 
¿Dónde vive? (formal) : Where are you live ? 

Spanish  for Beginners

Greetings and introduce yourself 

"Behind the Lessons: Get to Know Your Child's ESL Teacher" is a personal podcast designed for prospective and current parents of my ESL students. Through candid storytelling, I offer a glimpse into my educational background, share my experiences learning foreign languages, and reflect on my journey as an ESL teacher. By getting to know me better, parents can gain insights into my teaching style, values, and commitment to their child's language development. Join me on this journey as we build connections and foster trust, empowering parents to choose me as their child's ESL teacher with confidence.

Behind the Lessons: Get to Know Your Child's ESL Teacher

Introduction

In this episode you are going to find out how  to refuse and not to spoil good relationships with your significant ones.



Excellent at English with Kate K

Business english: excuses and polite inquiries: part 1

Have you ever experiences Italy's most famous daily routine, l'aperitivo?
If you haven't, discover what it is about by listening to this episode.
And you have, boost your Italian language by learning new words related to our favourite social activity.

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3 minutes Italian

L'aperitivo - 3 minutes Italian

In this episode, I am talking about some of the most popular wellness and beauty treatments that people are talking about online right now. Of course, it's hard to ignore the hype around these trends because we all want to look our best! This podcast contains a lot of specific vocabulary on this topic, but you can check it out the online document here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n_jlk2QQkH15hY2mGLS3Tvn377g55S2GxooEbiAq0no/edit?usp=sharing

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WEIRD BEAUTY TRENDS (C1)

Why we need to protect polar bears

Polar bears are being increasingly threatened by the effects of climate change, but their disappearance could have far-reaching consequences. They are uniquely adapted to the extreme conditions of the Arctic Circle, where temperatures can reach -40°C. One reason for this is that they have up to 11 centimetres of fat underneath their skin. Humans with comparative levels of adipose tissue would be considered obese and would be likely to suffer from diabetes and heart disease. Yet the polar bear experiences no such consequences.

A 2014 study by Shi Ping Liu and colleagues sheds light on this mystery. They compared the genetic structure of polar bears with that of their closest relatives from a warmer climate, the brown bears. This allowed them to determine the genes that have allowed polar bears to survive in one of the toughest environments on Earth. Liu and his colleagues found the polar bears had a gene known as APoB, which reduces levels of low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) – a form of ‘bad’ cholesterol. In humans, mutations of this gene are associated with increased risk of heart disease. Polar bears may therefore be an important study model to understand heart disease in humans.

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