The final installment of this amazing story!

Stories to Stimulate!

Will and Mary Part 11

This is a list of animals in Swahili. You will find common words including domestic pets, farm livestock, wild creatures and even insects.

Lets Learn Swahili

Wild and Domestic animals in Swahili

Here is an introduction to the typical Maltese delicacies (or not) that you can find around the island! Which item inspires you the most? Which one would you never eat?! 

Let's find out together! 

Introducing my country: MALTA 🇲🇹   ... What about yours?!

SAVOURY Foods around Malta 🇲🇹 

You can find the subtitle and script on my Youtube channel : Crystal Kim, Korean diary

100% Real Korean Conversation

새해 다짐 New year's Resolution in Korean

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
4月19日火曜日　天気/はれ　気温/8℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
・住宅街で、停電が起きた。
・原因は、電線にカラスがハンガーをひっかけたから。
・1420戸が停電

［単語］
住宅街/じゅうたくがい…人がたくさん住んでる場所
停電/ていでん…電気が消える
電線/でんせん…電気が通ってる線
カラス/からす…黒い鳥
ハンガー/はんがー…服をかけるもの
戸/こ…一人で住んでたり、家族が住んでたりする家の数え方


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#41〉4月19日火曜日　カラスのせいで停電

This is the last episode in the series "A beginners guide to acquiring a foreign language." titled "Task-Based Language Teaching." In this episode I will talk about what Task-Based Language Teaching is, how it is different from other methods, and how it may be the perfect method for you to achieve your Language Learning Dreams and Goals. 

If would like more information about Task-Based Language Teaching, and would like me to send you a Needs Analysis, contact me here:
https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/10897638

I am looking forward to meeting you, and helping on your Language Learning Journey!

The Grammarian Podcast

A beginners guide to acquiring a foreign language Episode #4 - Task-Based Language Teaching

今天，我们来看看道德经的第一章。Now let's look at the first chapter of Tao Te Ching.
"道，可道，非常道。名，可名，非常名。无名，天地之始；有名，万物之母 。故常无欲，以观其妙；常有欲，以观其徼。此两者同出而异名，同谓之玄。玄之又玄，众妙之门。"
The Tao that can be followed is not the eternal Tao.
The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
The nameless is the origin of heaven and earth.
While naming is the origin of the myriad things.
Therefore, always desireless, you see the mystery
Ever desiring, you see the manifestations.
These two are the same
When they appear they are named differently.
This sameness is the mystery,
Mystery within mystery;
The door to all marvels. 
(Translated by Yi-Ping Ong)


Wisdom From the Past 古典智慧拾贝

古典智慧拾贝之道德经第一章 Tao Te Ching Chapter One

从前有一个富人，家里有很多仆人。有一天，他给他们一瓶美酒。一个仆人说：“酒太少了，只够一个人喝，让我们来一场比赛吧。我们每个人都用笔在地上画一条蛇，谁先画好，这瓶酒就让他一个人喝，好不好？”大家都说好。
于是，他们拿起笔，同时在地上画起蛇来。有一个人很快画好了。他看见其他的人还在画着，就说：“你们画得真慢！你们看，我早就画完了！这酒是我的了。”他把酒拿过来，又看了看其他的人，笑着说：“你们还在画呢，那我再给我的蛇画四只脚吧！”
他一边说，一边在画好的蛇上又画了四只脚。可是，还没等他把脚画好，第二个人已经画完了。这个人马上从他手里把酒抢过来，说：“我们比赛画蛇，可是蛇没有脚啊！现在你却给它画上了脚，那还能叫蛇吗？现在我是第一个画完蛇的人了，所以这瓶酒应该是我的！”说完他就开始喝起来。
Vocabulary：
1.富人（fù rén）：rich person
2.仆人（pú rén ）：servant
3.抢（qiǎnɡ）：to grab
4.一边……一边……（yì biān … … yì biān … … ）：simultaneously

CHINESE STORY中文故事

画蛇添足Drawing a Snake with Feet

ANGELICA: Doesn’t the bride look beautiful in that wedding dress?
MARIA: Yes. She looks amazing. And the groom is so romantic. 
I just heard the story of how they got engaged! He 
proposed to her during a candlelight dinner in London. 
Did you know that was where they went to school?
ANGELICA: Oh? Wonderful. And the honeymoon! What a great 
idea! Most people just go to the beach for a week 
after they tie the knot. But they plan on heading to 
California and cruising the coast on their motorcycle.
MARIA: Really! What a fantastic idea. This is by far the best 
wedding I’ve ever been to



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Doesn’t …? When you have a negative question, the expected answer is “yes.” As 
such, it expresses the exact opposite of what is being conveyed (i.e., the bride DOES 
look absolutely beautiful).
• Listen to the stress on honeymoon. There are three syllables in “honeymoon,” with the 
stress on the first syllable [HO-ney-moon]. This content word is culturally important, so 
it’s emphasized: It means a trip or vacation taken by a newly married couple.
• Tie the knot is an informal way of saying “get married.”
• Can you find and explain the two usages of just in this dialogue? “Just” is an adverb 
that can be used in two different ways:
 a) To indicate a very recent past (I just heard the story). When used to convey 
time, “just” is commonly used with a simple past verb because the action is 
complete. Sometimes it can also be used with the present perfect (He’s just 
finished writing a book).
 b) To indicate contrast or emphasis (Most people just go to the beach). In that 
case, “just” can be replaced by “simply” and emphasize the word it relates to 
(a verb, adjective or other adverb) by denoting contrast. Compare the following 
sentences: “They just got married yesterday” (adverb of time). “The wedding 
reception was just wonderful” (adverb of emphasis).