the most effective ways to learn a new word.

Build Your English Thinking

03 Avoid the Forgetting Curve when leaning a new word

１０年ぶりにスケートに行きました！皆さんはスケートをしたことがありますか？
こちらでpodcast配信中です。↓
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mizuhojapa

日本語でおしゃべり　podcast for Japanese learners

＃29 １０年ぶりに行ったスケートの話

Knowing Everything About Chinese Cultrue

15Eight major cuisines in China

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

UK TALKS WITH LIZ

WEIRD BEAUTY TRENDS (C1)

This audio is a conversation between two coworkers discussing their boss's work methods.

English Conversation/Dialogue

How's it going

A1 Arabic

Arabic Basic greeting part 2

You may sometimes notice people at airports wearing a green lanyard with sunflowers on it. This is usually worn by people who have a hidden disability — disabilities that can't always be seen from the outside, such as learning difficulties or autism.

But soon, you might start noticing the Sunflower lanyard somewhere new: Lego pieces.

The toy company announced on December 3 — International Day of Persons with Disabilities — that it has partnered with Hidden Disabilities Sunflower, the UK company that first created the lanyards in 2016.

Lego is releasing three sets featuring the lanyard: one for its Duplo toys, which are for kids under the age of 8; an airport set for older children; and a set with over 3,000 pieces for adults. The sets will go on sale between January and June 2025.

People will also be able to add the Sunflower lanyard when customizing their own Lego pieces at official Lego stores in parts of Europe and North America.

The Lego Group said it's proud to have created what it calls "the world's first toys to feature the official Sunflower lanyard," and hopes the sets will promote inclusion for people of different ages and with different disabilities.

On Lego's website, Martin Moxness, an adult Sunflower lanyard user, said seeing the lanyard on Lego pieces will help normalize hidden disabilities.

"As a child, this would have been life-changing and would have made me feel seen and accepted," he added.

According to the World Health Organization, one in six people around the world lives with some form of disability, many of them hidden. Disability inclusion is an important part of achieving health for all, it said.

Over 280 airports around the world now recognize the Sunflower lanyard, Hidden Disabilities said.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Lego Announces New Toys with 'Hidden Disability' Lanyards

En el episodio de hoy hablo con Irene Luque de Irene Luque Psicología. Irene es psicóloga que se especializa en personas migrantes, es decir personas que hemos salido de nuetsro país de origen. En este episodio Irene y yo charlamos entre otras cosas de los retos de vivir fuera de tu país, las expectativas y como manejarlas y de nuestras propias experiencias viviendo en el extranjero.

Como siempre espero que disfrutes el episodio. Si lo haces, te agradecería muchísimo si dejaras una valoración a este podcast, ya que eso ayuda mucho mi trabajo. 


Blanca to go 

132- Emigrar con Irene Luque Psicología

Un escritor terriblemente vanidoso, que no podía soportar que nadie criticara sus obras, estaba un día en el café y entró un amigo diciendole:
Acabo de Hablar con uno que anda diciendo horrores de tus escritos.
-¡Esto es una ofensa! ¡Dime quien es! ¡Prónto!
-Es alguien a quien no conoces.
-Está bien: voy a salir a la calle, y al primero que no conozca: ¡le rompo la cara!