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Welcome to the Just Chatting podcast where Paul & Rachel just chat about everyday events using natural British English.

Just Chatting

Each week I read an interesting news article from the BBC. Listen along to the words and pronunciation and I will also share with you the link to the story so that you can read along as well.

The Breaking News Podcast

みなさん、こんにちは！
I will just talk about how getting acquire English skill has changed my life in this session. 

English changed my life in terms of two things bellow.
#世界中（せかいちゅう）に友達（ともだち）が作（つく）れる！Make new friend across the globe
#異文化理解（いぶんかりかい） Understanding culture 

I will also talk about
#私(わたし)の体験談(たいけんだん) ... My testimonial of learning English.
Like： How hard it was to study English for me as Japanese 
             Little bit about my experience of leaning English.

I speak in English and only some Japanese in this podcast. 
Sorry if the content was long but please just listen to it casually if you like😁✨

I am going to live and study Spanish in Costa rica from this May for one year! 
I will also post about my daily and new language learning life at there as well! 
Please stay tuned😁🌿

Muchas gracias!
ありがとうございました！
Thank you for much for listening!✨

Marichanの部屋（へや）

Getting acquire english skill changed my life! 英語（えいご）で人生（じんせい）が変（か）わった話（はなし）

1. 이 빵은 맛있는데 조금 작아요.
2. 한국어는 어려운데 정말 재미있어요.
3. 제 친구는 많이 먹는데, 날씬해요.
4. 저는 많이 자는데 피곤해요.
5. 수업을 들었는데, 잘 모르겠어요.


[Translation]
1.This bread is tasty but a little bit small. 이 빵은 맛있는데 조금 작아요.
2. Korean is hard but very fun. 한국어는 어려운데 정말 재미있어요.
3. My friend eats a lot, but is slim. 제 친구는 많이 먹는데, 날씬해요.
4. I sleep a lot, but tired. 저는 많이 자는데 피곤해요.
5. I took a class but I don’t understand. 수업을 들었는데, 잘 모르겠어요.


Listening Practice

[4] V는데, A은/ㄴ데: however

Each week I read an interesting news article from the BBC. Listen along to the words and pronunciation and I will also share with you the link to the story so that you can read along as well. This week's news article can be found here: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63725212

Cost of living: New Zealand steps up fight against soaring prices

Here are some useful tips given by teacher Smith. Listen carefully!

LEARN BY LISTENING

Solutions To English

#Halloween 🎃👻

La profe colombiana Paula, me contó unas leyendas colombianas. Pon atención y responde la pregunta:
¿Cómo se llaman las leyendas?

Mucho que decir

Leyendas de terror colombianas 

Это история о молодой писательнице, которая живёт в маленьком доме на берегу озера. Она рассказывает о своей жизни в этом тихом и никому неизвестном месте. 


 Russian stories with Elena Русские истории с Еленой

Девушка, которая живёт на берегу озера 

Imagine poder caçar na selva Amazônica? Teria coragem? Venha se aventurar junto com a gente e entender como eu fui parar nessa aventura e como foi essa experiência.  


Keep Speaking Portuguese

Caçando no Amazonas

In this episode my mom teaches me how to make blueberry pie, my childhood favorite, step by step. You can expect to learn a lot of new cooking-related vocabulary and phrasal verbs. And then, if you’re able to follow the recipe, you may even want to try baking the pie yourself!

***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 30:04***

***Full transcript available ⁠at https://american-idiom.com/f/002-making-a-blueberry-pie⁠***

Episode Outline:

Background information about pies in American culture (Starts at 2:10)
Choosing and preparing your blueberries (Starts at 2:46)
Making a pie crust (Starts at 6:52)
Making a decorative edge for your pie crust (Starts at 18:40)
Preparing your berry mixture and finishing your pie (Starts at 21:23)
Making a streusel crust to top the pie (Starts at 25:49)
Baking and serving instructions (Starts at 26:58)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 30:04)

To end up (used at 6:07, 13:22 and 29:02 and explained at 30:28)
To rinse off (used at 6:17 and 6:37 and explained at 32:30)
To wear out (used at 15:38 and explained at 34:05)
To look the part (used at 18:53 and explained at 35:17)
As is (used at 29:04 and explained at 38:21)

Note on native shortcuts (Starts at 40:07)

***A written recipe for the blueberry pie can also be found at ⁠american-idiom.com⁠ at the bottom of ⁠the following page: https://american-idiom.com/f/002-making-a-blueberry-pie***