In this episode I talk about the soothing sounds of the ocean. Here is Carl's italki teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . https://www.streetwisenglish.com

Streetwise English

SWE 81  🌊Soothing sounds of the ocean⛱️

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you're having a wonderful time now. As a Christmas gift from Japanese Santa, I made this podcast for you! I recommend you not to just listen to this, but also find differences between Christmas in your country and Japanese one and write about it on italki or talk about it to someone else (ideally in Japanese)! メリークリスマス！

たつきのにほんご

日本のクリスマス (Advanced)

This episode describes the proverb "Barking dogs seldom bite" with an examples.

American English Proverbs

2- Barking dogs seldom bite

Píšete si nákupní seznam? (Ano / Ne)
Máte otázku? Rezervujte lekci! 


Všední den v Čechách - Everyday life in the Czech republic

Jak jsem byla nakupovat A0+

In this episode, I'll be sharing a snapshot of my week, from the moment I wake up to my daily routine at work. I'll take you through the tasks and activities that keep me busy during the weekdays and how I unwind in the evenings. On weekends, I'll talk about how I spend my time with friends, engage in various events.

  Fluent in Azerbaijani

Mənim Həftəm (My Week)

Intermediate Chinese Listening：十二生肖  Chinese Zodiac

Intermediate Chinese Listening

５日本語でレポートを書いたんですが、見ていただけませんか。
オファーの”が”

ごはんを作りました。食べませんか。
→ごはんを作ったんですが、食べませんか。

映画に行きます。一緒に行きませんか。
→映画に行くんですが、一緒に行きませんか。

会社を作ります。うちで働きませんか。
→会社を作るんですが、うちで働きませんか。


”ので”
ごはんを作ったので、食べませんか。

映画に行くので、一緒に行きませんか。

会社を作るので、うちで働きませんか。


ほとんど同じ。”が”は会話の始めという感（かん）じ。
”ので”は会話のとちゅうという感（かん）じ。




丸暗記（まるあんき）：memorize ,learn by rote

ようへい先生　N4～N3　レベルの生徒（せいと）へ　(^^♪

オファーの”が”

Try these tips during awkward silences or when you don't know what else to talk about.

1.   Don't reject your own ideas thinking that they are not worth sharing. When you filter most of your stories and experiences you have fewer topics to talk about. 
 
2.   Don't list your points, instead elaborate on each point using examples or personal experiences. This also gives the opportunity to the listener to add to the topic or share their own experiences making it a two-way conversation.
 
3.   Speak at the right pace. If you speak too fast, you end the conversation very quickly. It’s usually because the listener doesn’t understand you and therefore can’t keep the conversation going.  
 
4.   Learn to ask smart questions to keep the conversation going. Ask open-ended questions such as, “what do you think about …?” with follow-up questions “why do you think …?”. This helps you build up on the information that you received.
 
5.   Practise thinking critically so you always have something to say. When you practice critical thinking and ask yourself counter-questions, you are able to spontaneously think of ideas and form arguments using your background knowledge. You can easily connect the dots and be eloquent while talking to people.
 
6.   Learn a few speech frameworks such as Past - Present - Future, Problem – Solution - Benefit, or other storytelling formats such as ‘the mountain’. When you have a structure, you don’t lose your chain of thoughts and you don’t run into dead ends. Your listeners are also able to understand you better and remember what you said.
 
7.   If you are using a second language to communicate such as English, then simplify your complex thoughts in your native language first and then translate them to English. Lots of times when translation is tough, we give up and change the topic. But this practice helps you make the translation process easy. 
 
If you want to learn more, please book a session with me. 


Sensei Ann

Tips for not running out of things to say

祖父との思い出

私の母方（ははかた）の祖父は鹿児島（かごしま）に住んでいた。小さいころは毎年夏休みに泊まりに行っていた。
印象的な思い出は庭で天然鰻（てんねん　うなぎ）を捌（さば）いて、七輪（しちりん）で蒲焼き（かばや　き）を作ってくれたことだ。本当にかっこいい姿だった。そんな祖父が今週亡くなり、とても寂しい。祖父との思い出はいつまでも忘れない。