The tale of a street cat who one day meets a lonely man, they embark on a poignant adventure together, travelling across Japan. This is a beautiful, moving but simply-written tale suitable for English learners of all levels.

Audiobooks with Pip

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by : Chapter 1

DOCTOR: What seems to be the problem?
CATHY: Well, I have a bad cough and a sore throat. I also have 
a headache.
DOCTOR: How long have you had these symptoms?
CATHY: About three days now. And I’m really tired, too.
DOCTOR: Hmm. It sounds like you’ve got the flu. Take aspirin
every four hours and get plenty of rest. Make sure you 
drink lots of fluids. Call me if you’re still sick next week.
CATHY: OK, thanks

LANGUAGE NOTES 
• What seems to be the problem? means “What is the problem?” Notice that the intonation 
falls at the end of the question. The doctor wants information, not a “yes/no” answer.
• Well is used as an introductory word. Notice how the vowel is drawn out, to sound like 
“Weeeeeell …” This can be used as a way to “buy time” while you think about what you 
want to say next.
• A bad cough … a sore throat … a headache: Notice the article “a” before each symptom.
• About is used to mean “more or less.” It’s used here to give an estimate of time.
• Take aspirin … get rest … Make sure … Call me: Notice the doctor uses the simple tense 
here to give instructions. This is the imperative form of the verb.
• Still sick means “continue to be sick.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 11: At the doctor's office

Un premier épisode sur le savon de Marseille, produit emblématique français. Je vous présente son histoire et vous explique comment il est fabriqué.
À très bientôt !

Simple comme bonjour

Le savon de Marseille

Tengo notas escritas en papel de ideas, recuerdos, inspiraciones... apuntes por todos lados. En la puerta de la nevera, en el teléfono, entre los libros, en mi mesa de trabajo, en diarios personales y no tan personales, en mi carpeta de poemas... ¡¡¡Por todos lados!!! 


AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

Raperos y Trovadores

こんにちは、あかりです。おすすめの日本のバンド、第二回目(だい にかいめ)です！

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

✅Japanese Lesson with Akari
https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/2940427

Slow Japanese

Episode #44 - My favorite Japanese band 2

***Listen to a short news about the Russia attack against Ukraine
***send me a message if you need any help 

 خبرهای کوتاه جهان به فارسی   / Short World news in Persian

حمله موشکی روسیه /  Russian missile attack

今回は教科書のアクティビティに挑戦します。
物の名前を言わずに、それがどんな物か説明するという中上級向けのアクティビティです。
二人が何を説明しているか、皆さんも一緒に考えてみてください！！

This time we try an activity from a Japanese textbook.
The activity is for intermediate.
Each of us tries to explain a thing without saying its name. 
Let's guess what we are trying to describe.

使用教材: 『日本語上級話者への道』スリーエーネットワーク

♤ キーワード
・方言（ほうげん：dialect）
・正方形（せいほうけい：square）
・長方形（ちょうほうけい：rectangle）

♧  理解度チェッククイズ
1. けがをしたときに使う、茶色いテープのようなものは？
2. 一時的にメモをしたり何かを覚えておいたりするために使う文房具は？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. アヤさんが最近買ったものは？
→ クリーム色のワンピース
2. アヤさんの満足度が100%じゃない理由は？
→ 引きこもりで着る機会がないから

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 04：これは何？

When you think about rainforests, you might think of somewhere with a tropical climate — somewhere like the Amazon or the Congo.

But in fact, a very large rainforest can be found in a country famous for its dreary weather: the UK.

The Eden Project, an attraction in southwest England, calls itself the world's largest indoor rainforest.

Sometimes referred to as the "Eighth Wonder of the World," the Eden Project was created in 2001 from an old clay pit. It's famous for its two enormous biomes, which are designed to look and feel like rainforests and tropical regions from all over the world.


Collage of the Eden Project's iconic biomes seen from the inside and outside.
The Rainforest Biome is about 16,000 square meters in size, and is full of plants found in tropical climates, like sugarcane, pineapples and bananas.

There are rare and unusual plants too, like the titan arum — a flower famous for its terrible smell that only blooms around once a year.

The Mediterranean Biome is a little smaller at 6,540 square meters, but has plants from the Mediterranean and regions with similar climates, such as California, South Africa and Australia.

The Eden Project is not just a place for people to look at plants, though — there is an environmental message behind the attraction, and it aims to teach visitors about the importance of looking after the environment.

As well as activities and workshops that teach visitors about the importance of living sustainably, the Eden Project even offers courses for a university degree!

And there's plenty of other things to see and do, too.

Throughout both biomes, visitors can find art and installations which focus on important topics like climate change.

And every year, the Eden Project hosts the Eden Sessions, a series of outdoor music concerts. Famous artists such as Amy Winehouse, Elton John and Oasis have performed at the Eden Sessions in the past.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

The Eden Project: The UK's Indoor Rainforest

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を楽しく勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

ぼくの日常生活の話を聞くことで、日本語のリスニングをよくしたり、新しい言葉を知ってもらえたらいいなと思います。


みなさんお元気でしょうか。
今日もジョージアでPodcastを録っています。

今回は漢字をやります！

N3の漢字、全をやります。
これは、すべて、まったく、みんな、などという意味の漢字です。

音読みは、ぜん
訓読みは、まったーく、すべーて

と読みます。

熟語です。

・全員ーぜんいん　グループのすべての人

・全国ーぜんこく　国ぜんたい

・全部ーぜんぶ　すべて

・安全ーあんぜん　あぶなくないこと

・完全ーかんぜん　たりないところがないこと


例文です。

・このクラスの全員がそのことを知っていた。

・明日は全国各地で大雪のおそれがあります。

・今日の仕事は全部終わりました！

・日本は世界の中でも安全な国の1つです。

・あの映画のトリックは完全にわからなかった。

ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！

ではまた！




