A brief biography of the author who gave us "Lord of the Rings".

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Famous Brits: J.R.R. Tolkien

 ¿Quieres conocer mi historia? ¿Cómo aprendí el idioma, cómo fue mi aventura y cómo llegué al nivel de nativo?

Howtoiga

como aprendí el idioma más bonito del mundo 

For beginner level learners✨　
わたしのいろいろなはなし　LESSON13 　

「ネコのクロエちゃん」My cat Chloe


The aim of this lesson...
ペットのことを　話します。
to talk about pets!!




2)The aim of this lesson, Text, Vocabulary ［4：34］


★★Text & Vocabulary★★
Please repeat after me...

1．
クロエちゃんは　ネコです。
うちにきてから、もうすぐ１ねんです。
はじめは　テレビの　うしろに　かくれていましたが、
いまは　ベッドの　まんなかで　グーグーねています。


1)はじめ（初め）〈N〉At first, beginning、一开始
2)うしろ（後ろ）〈N〉Behind、后面
3)かくれます（隠れます）〈V〉hide、躲
4)まんなか（真ん中）〈N〉middle、中间
5)グーグー（ぐうぐう）〈adv.〉Onomatopoeia for good sleep、好睡眠的拟声词
　


2．
かくれんぼが　だいすきです。
わたしが　かくれると、クロエちゃんは　ニャーニャーなきながら、わたしを　さがします。
ごはんが　たべたいとき、くちを　ペロペロしています。
ほんとうに　かわいいです。


6）かくれんぼ〈N〉Hide and seek、捉迷藏
7）にゃー〈adv.〉Meow、喵喵
8）さがします（探します）〈V〉Find、找
9）くち（口）〈N〉Mouth、嘴
10）ペロペロ〈adv.〉Onomatopoeia for licking、舔食时的拟声词



3．
そんなクロエちゃんを　みていると、げんきなきもちに　なります。
クロエちゃんは　わたしの　いやしです。
いつも　クロエちゃんに　いやされています。


11）そんなN〈adj.〉Such an N、这样的N
12）（どんな）きもち（気持ち）に　なります〈V〉(What kind of) feeling、（什么样的）感觉
13）いやし（癒し）〈N〉Healing、愈合
14）いやされます（癒されます）〈V〉Be healed by---、S被…治愈了。




LESSON13　ネコのクロエちゃん My cat Chloe
1)［3：27］Introduction of the characters, Please tell me about yourself 
2)［4：34］The aim of this lesson, Text, Vocabulary 
3)［3：51］Sentence pattern and expression 1&2　 
4)［3：05］Text, Applied conversation practice, Extra thinking training　 
5)［7：54］Let's challenge you too!
6)［4：18］Interview...

You can see the text of this lesson on my free website.
你可以在我的免费网站上找到这一课的内容。

Japanese! わたしの いろいろな はなし

ネコのクロエちゃん（2）

La fortuna de coincidir con almas que te llenan de amor, escucha, confianza y mucha mucha alegría.

La magia de la vida

Episodio 12: Mis amigas

In this episode of Streetwise English Podcast, We hear a conversation between two Americans meeting at a bar for the first time.  My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Welcome my friends to another episode of the Streetwise English Podcast. I'm your host Carl and Italki American English tutor. 

Podcast first time meeting someone in a bar (dialogue)
(02:27-09:47)


1. a. Excuse me, do you run marathons?
b. I did run a half marathon last summer. How did you know?

2. a. I'm a psychic.
b. Are you serious?

3. a I'm just joking. But I do like your running shoes.
b. Oh thanks. I love these New Balance 5000's.
Do you run too?

4.  a. I only run from the police. haha. No, I'm not a runner but I do like to swim.
b. Oh yeah I love swimming too.  I swim twice a week.

5. a.  No way. Where do you swim?
b. I swim at the YMCA downtown.

6. a. Me too.  But I've never seen you there.
    b. I swim at 6am in the morning before work.

7. a. Oh, I see. I swim at 5pm just after work. So  that's why we've never crossed paths.
     b. I'm usually still sitting in traffic at 5pm on my way home.

8. a. Sorry,  what's your name again?
b. My name is Sarah.

9. Hey Sarah, I'm Carl. Listen I need to leave soon. What's your IG?
b. My IG is Sarahthegreat

10. a. Haha that's funny. Here, I just followed you. I'll DM you later. Let's grab a coffee sometime next week or go for a swim.
b.  Sounds good.  I'll follow you back. Great meeting you. Take care.


Streetwise English

SWE 117 How to meet a girl at a bar w transcript  (English & Chinese)

东汉时期，有个叫乐羊子的人，他有一位非常贤惠的妻子。

乐羊子到远方去求学，一年后，乐羊子回来了。
妻子问他为何这么快回家,他说:“出门时间一长就想家，没有什么别的原因。"

妻子听完拿起一把刀走到织布机前，说:“这织布机上的蚕丝一根一根地积累起来,才有一寸长; 一寸寸积累起来,才有一丈乃至一匹长。今天如果我将它割断，就会前功尽弃。

读书也是如此，你积累学问，应该每天获得新的知识，从而使自己的品行更加完美。
如果半途而废，和割断的丝有什么不同呢?"

乐羊子从妻子的话里得到很大启发，于是又继续去完成学业，整整七年没有回家。

成语“半途而废”指的就是事情没有完成而终止, 事情还没有做完就放弃了。
 
**在这儿我给大家解释一下，故事里提到的一寸是0.033米，一丈是3.33米，一匹是大概33米。


贤惠 xiánhuì virtuous
织布机 zhī bù jī  loom, knitting machine
蚕丝 cánsī  natural silk
割断 gē duàn sever ; cut off
前功尽弃 qián gōng jìn qì  waste all the previous efforts
品行pǐn xíng  conduct; behaviour
启发qǐ fā  inspire
终止 zhōng zhǐ terminate, termination


举例：
1.这项工作一定要坚持完成，绝不能半途而废。
2.就快到山顶了，大家继续坚持，千万不要半途而废啊！

HSK6 Vocab Based - Short Story Podcast

03. 成语故事—半途而废Idiom Stories--bàn tú ér fèi 

This podcast will teach you nine new idioms. The nine idioms it will teach you are:

there are many ways to skin a cat
a hard nut to crack
having a coffee
bite your nose off to spite your face
shoot yourself in the foot
go the extra mile
kill two birds with one stone
give it a shot
It’s not rocket science.

To get the band score you need in IELTS it’s important to learn the skills the examiners are looking for.

Listen to this podcast to learn 9 idioms to use in your IELTS speaking exam.



IELTS Speaking Practice

9 more idioms for IELTS

When looking for a job, will you value your interest in the job or the income more? What are some different reasons behind each choice? And how can you explain your choice in Chinese to other people? Work and work values are a great conversation topic. Let’s dive in!

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.

