In this 1 minute episode I will be discussing 'British Politeness'.

Please find the transcript of the episode below.

Welcome to this British English podcast. 

In this episode I'll be discussing the topic 'British politeness'.

Brits, which is short for 'British people', are often known for being polite. 

Polite means "showing respect for other people". For example, many Brits often say 'please and thank you'.

In Britain, people often say 'sorry'. They use the word 'sorry' in many different situations. For example,

"sorry I'm late!" or if a person bumps into you, they will often say 'sorry' very quickly. 

 British people are indirect when speaking. For example, a British person wouldn't say
"give me the salt", instead they would say "could you pass me the salt, please?". 

Finally, British people love to queue. 
To queue means 'to wait in line'. They queue for everything! Especially the bus!

1 Minute British English Podcasts

British Politeness

Tom给Mos介绍他的家人

T：我的 爸爸他的 名字  Thomas。我的  妈妈 的 名字  Maggie。  我的 太太 的 名字  Bella。
M:  Tom, 你   有没有   妹妹？
T:    我 有 妹妹，她的 名字  Abbe。
M：我 也 有 妹妹。我 的 妹妹 的 名字 Melody。
T：我们 都 有 妹妹。
M：你  有没有  房子？
T：有。我 的 爸爸  妈妈 也 有。我 的 妹妹  没有，她 有 房间。
M：我  没有  房子。 你  妹妹  的 房间  大不大？
T：不太大。你 的   房间   大不大？
M：我 的  房间 太小了。

Tom is introducing his family to Mos.
T: My father, his name’s Thomas. My mother’s name Maggie. 
My wife’s name Bella. 
M: Tom, do you have younger sister?
T: I have sister. My sister’s name Abbe.
M: I also have younger sister. My Sister’s name Melody. 
T: Both of us have younger sisters.
M: Do you have a house?
T: Yes. My dad and mom also have. My younger sister doesn’t have,
 she has a room.
M: I don’t have a house. Is your sister’s room big or not? 
T: Not too big. Is your room big or not?
M: My room is too small.





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엄마, 저 군고구마 너무 먹고 싶어요.
妈, 我很想吃烤地瓜。 

마침 지난주에 고구마 사놨지. 
正好上周买了地瓜。

지난번에 에어프라이어에 구운 고구마 정말 맛있었어요.
上次用空气炸锅烤的地瓜真的很好吃。

조금만 기다려. 엄마가 지난번처럼 맛있게 구워줄게.
稍等一下。妈妈给你做像上次那样好吃的烤地瓜。

군고구마 烤地瓜
에어프라이어 空气炸锅
조금만, 잠시 기다리다 稍等

[YOON] 1분 한국어

엄마, 저 군고구마 너무 먹고 싶어요. 妈, 我很想吃烤地瓜。 

Velar consonants are sounds you make with the back of your tongue touching the soft palate, also called the velum. It's the fleshy bit at the back of the roof of your mouth, near your uvula (the little dangly thing).

Production:
Raise the back of your tongue up to touch the velum. Airflow is blocked completely for a moment.

Examples in English:
/k/: This is the voiceless velar plosive, the sound at the beginning of "kit" or "cat."
/g/: This is the voiced velar plosive, the sound at the beginning of "game" or the "g" in "going."
/ŋ/: This is the velar nasal, the sound at the end of "sing" or "long." Notice how air can flow out your nose while making this sound.

Other interesting facts:
The sound /k/ is actually one of the most common consonant sound across all human languages! Velar consonants can be influenced by nearby vowels. They might move slightly forward in the mouth (called "fronting") before front vowels like /

i:/ or /ɪ/ or move back (called "retraction") before back vowels like /u/ or /ʊ/.

Some practice tongue twisters:
Kate keeps giving up in the morning
My gran’s going to see the king in the Congo
Can a king conquer a sinking kangaroo
Kick the giggling goblins guarding the gold
Kevin clung to the clinging kangaroo

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こんにちは！Atsushiです。
今日は日本人が意識している、また国としても大切にしている、防災について話します。

みなさんの国では、防災の意識は高いですか？
日本は災害が多い国です。ですので、防災の意識はとても高いと思います。特に2011年の東日本大震災があって、さらに高まったと思います。家には災害時に持っていくための防災グッズなどを用意している人も多いです。

また、9/1は防災の日とされていて、会社や地域などで防災訓練が行われます。他の国ではこういうことはあるんでしょうか。

防災グッズに入れているものはこんな感じです。

		飲料水
		食料
		衛生用品・生理用品
		医薬品
		貴重品
		照明器具
		情報収集ツール
		毛布・寝袋
		災害用調理器具
		簡易トイレ

このような物を入れています。
私の家では、少し服も入れていますね。

水や食べ物はローリングストック、といって、避難グッズの中のものも定期的に食べながら、賞味期限切れにならないように気をつける、ということもよく言われています。

日本の災害発生数のトップ3は、
台風
地震
洪水
だそうです。

台風は毎回、日本列島を通ります。
被害もよく出ます。

私は直接大きな被害にあったことはありません。
ですが、いつあうかわからない、という気持ちはいつもあります。

少し心配になるトピックだったかもしれませんが、日本人は防災の意識は高いので、何かあっても対応する力はあると思います。みなさん、日本に来る時、もし何か起こっても、周りの日本人が助けてくれると思いますので、助けを求めてくださいね！

ということで、今回は防災について話しました。
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！


