How to say "Seriously?!" in Casual Japanese
Say it with me after I count to 3
Let's do it.
1...2...3!


マジで！？
マジで？！　 

Well if you're correct, congratulations.
And see you in the next one! 

じゃまたね！

THIS & THAT in Casual Japanese

"Seriously?!" in Casual Japanese

Estamos en Colonia, cansados y felices después de todo el viaje, pero falta la última noche. ¿Qué mejor manera que terminar nuestro viaje jugando a cartas? Que mejor manera que terminando de manera èpica. Y tú, ¿alguna vez has disfrutada de un momento épico? ¡Cuéntanos!

Audiolibros de Joan

Viajando por Europa. Capítulo 12.

When you see a word for the first time, how do you say it?
The way we write words,  often does not tell us how to say them.  We do not have many rules to help us.  But we do have some common patterns (things that often work).  You don't have to learn ALL these common patterns, but some of them might help you understand how we usually say words.

Transcript:  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LJKUcC3ld3z6prT1cezdYLeiJrITuiMA&usp=drive_fs

Pronunciation 

Problem three - When you see a new word, you don’t know how to say it

The Step Pyramid of Djoser

A

The pyramids are the most famous monuments of ancient Egypt and still hold enormous interest for people in the present day. These grand, impressive tributes to the memory of the Egyptian kings have become linked with the country even though other cultures, such as the Chinese and Mayan, also built pyramids. The evolution of the pyramid form has been written and argued about for centuries. However, there is no question that, as far as Egypt is concerned, it began with one monument to one king designed by one brilliant architect: the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara.

B

Djoser was the first king of the Third Dynasty of Egypt and the first to build in stone. Prior to Djoser’s reign, tombs were rectangular monuments made of dried clay brick, which covered underground passages where the deceased person was buried. For reasons which remain unclear, Djoser’s main official, whose name was Imhotep, conceived of building a taller, more impressive tomb for his king by stacking stone slabs on top of one another, progressively making them smaller, to form the shape now known as the Step Pyramid. Djoser is thought to have reigned for 19 years, but some historians and scholars attribute a much longer time for his rule, owing to the number and size of the monuments he built.

C

The Step Pyramid has been thoroughly examined and investigated over the last century, and it is now known that the building process went through many different stages. Historian Marc Van de Mieroop comments on this, writing ‘Much experimentation was involved, which is especially clear in the construction of the pyramid in the center of the complex. It had several plans … before it became the first Step Pyramid in history, piling six levels on top of one another … The weight of the enormous mass was a challenge for the builders, who placed the stones at an inward incline in order to prevent the monument breaking up.’

Part 2 will be added later today. Stay tuned.


The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

Cambridge IELTS Reading & Comprehension

Este podcast es sobre la importancia de recordar el nombre de las personas. Menciona 3 técnicas para poder hacerlo.

Español latino

¿recuerdas su nombre?

It's a mini story of Dongdong, a golden monkey.

Story Chinese

story: Dongdong the golden monkey the way home

From this episode, we are going to learn how to read time.

Q: 请问，现在几点？(Excuse me, what time is it now?)
   qǐng wèn , xiàn zài jǐ diǎn ? 
   几点了？
   jǐ diǎn le ?
A: 现在五点。(It is 5 o’clock.)
    xiàn zài wǔ diǎn .
     
早上zǎo shanɡ/上午 shàng wǔ（morning）
中午zhōng wǔ （noon）
下午xià wǔ （afternoon） 
晚上wǎn shang （night,evening）
半夜bàn yè （midnight）

6:00AM 早上六点zǎo shang liù diǎn 
12:00PM 中午十二点zhōng wǔ shí èr diǎn
3:00PM 下午三点xià wǔ sān diǎn
9:00PM 晚上九点wǎn shang jiǔ diǎn
1:00AM 半夜一点bàn yè yì diǎn

The questions from the beginning of this episode:
1.你叫什么名字？
2.你是哪国人？
3.你会说什么语言？
4.你喜欢做什么？
5.今天星期几？
6.今天几号？


Daily Conversation（日常对话）

5. Reading Time（读时间）part1

The Work from Home, Remote Working, and Telecommuting Handbook: Updated Edition (section) - Written and Narrated by JR Public Speaking

A huge number of workers today must work remotely to survive in today's economy...are you ready? 

The Work from Home, Remote Working, and Telecommuting Handbook is a compact and definitive guide to working from home, remote work, and telecommuting in the 2020 decade and beyond. Today, an unprecedented number of workers have suddenly been tasked with working from off-site and home locations. But working from home or telecommuting is not just an issue of taking a laptop and working from home. 

Learn about the techniques, benefits, and pitfalls that employees, freelancers, "solo-preneurs", and digital nomads need to know before viably undertaking remote work, including:

* The trends in remote work today, and projections for the future
* How to select and equip a remote work space
* Hardware and furniture required to work away from the office
* Software applications designed to support and manage productivity when working at home or away from the office
* Psychological benefits - and pitfalls - related to working away from an office environment
* A practical handbook, with a useful chapter of online and remote working resources at your fingertips

Created by award-winning multimedia and content producer and speaking coach Jason Rosette, aka JR Public Speaking, who has been working remotely for more than 15 years. The Work from Home, Remote Working, and Telecommuting Handbook is a must-have guide for any remote worker or telecommuter to add to their arsenal of knowledge in today's uncertain and distributed working environment.

Teacher JR Public Speaking's Podcast Wonderworld

The Work from Home, Remote Working, and Telecommuting Handbook: Updated Edition (Audio Version) - Written and Narrated by JR Public Speaking

IELTS Speaking Part 1 - Topic - Photographs:

Q. What type of photos do you like taking? [Why/Why not?]
Q. What do you do with the photos you take?
Q. When you visit other places, do you take photos or buy postcards? [Why/Why not?]
Q. Do you like people taking photos of you? [Why/Why not?]

How would you answer it yourself?

Let me know if I can support you in IELTS speaking.