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Os animais são uma parte especial do nosso mundo.
Eles vêm em muitas formas e tamanhos.
Alguns são grandes, como elefantes, enquanto outros são pequenos, como borboletas.
Os animais são importantes para o equilíbrio da natureza.
Precisamos cuidar deles e respeitar seu espaço.
Devemos lembrar que todos os animais têm um papel especial na Terra, e é maravilhoso observar e aprender sobre eles.

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Os animais ao nosso redor — SMALL TEXT B1-B2 LEVEL.

En este episodio vamos a escuchar una historia gótica de fantasía escrita por el escritor Edgar Allan Poe.  El nivel de este episodio es intermedio alto.
Escucha el relato El retrato oval, realiza un resumen de la historia, incluye tu opinión con respecto a la historia y marca una clase para hablar al respecto. 


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El retrato oval

Are the only ones who love St Valentine's Day the companies that profit from it? It appears that the way to a person's heart is through the online sales.

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The Social Evolutionary

Happy Singles' Day???

Yayla turizmi, Türkiye'de hem yerel halk hem de turistler için büyük bir öneme sahiptir. Türkiye'nin Karadeniz, Akdeniz ve Doğu Anadolu bölgelerinde yaygın olarak görülen yaylalar, doğal güzellikleri, temiz havası ve serin iklimiyle özellikle yaz aylarında ilgi çekmektedir. Yaylalar, geleneksel yaşam tarzlarını ve kültürel mirası koruma fırsatı sunarken, aynı zamanda sürdürülebilir turizm uygulamaları için de önemli bir alan sağlar. Türkiye'yi öğrenmek ve ziyaret etmek isteyenler için de yaylalar, ülkenin eşsiz doğasını ve kültürel zenginliklerini keşfetmeleri gereken yerler arasında olmalıdır. 

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Yayla Turizmi (Highland Tourism)

1.	Apakah ada deadline yang harus dipenuhi? - Is there a deadline that needs to be met?
2.	Saya sedang mengalami kesulitan dalam menyelesaikan tugas ini - I am having difficulty completing this task
3.	Tolong jelaskan instruksi ini lagi - Please explain these instructions again
4.	Mohon maaf, saya tidak bisa hadir pada pertemuan tersebut - I apologize, I won't be able to attend the meeting
5.	Saya akan menyelesaikan tugas ini secepat mungkin - I will complete this task as soon as possible
6.	Apakah Anda memiliki saran untuk perbaikan? - Do you have any suggestions for improvement?
7.	Saya membutuhkan bantuan untuk menyelesaikan proyek ini - I need help to complete this project
8.	Bisakah Anda memberikan saya umpan balik tentang hasil kerja saya? - Could you give me feedback on my work?
9.	Saya setuju dengan pendapat Anda - I agree with your opinion
10.	Mohon izin untuk meninggalkan kantor sejenak - May I have permission to leave the office for a moment?


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Common Expressions in the Workplace / Ungkapan Tempat Kerja

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然后他拿一块有红方格子的手绢擦着额头。
Then he mopped his forehead with a handkerchief decorated with red squares.
我干的是一种可怕的职业。
I follow a terrible profession.
以前还说得过去，
In the old days it was reasonable.
早上熄灯，晚上点灯，
I put the lamp out in the morning, and in the evening I lighted it again.
剩下时间，白天我就休息，夜晚我就睡觉.
I had the rest of the day for relaxation and the rest of the night for sleep."
那么，后来命令改变了，是吗？
And the orders have been changed since that time?
点灯的人说：“命令没有改."
"The orders have not been changed," said the lamplighter.
"惨就惨在这里了！这颗行星一年比一年转得更快，而命令却没有改。”
"That is the tragedy! From year to year the planet has turned more rapidly and the orders have not been changed!"
“结果呢？”小王子问。
"Then what?" asked the little prince.
结果现在每分钟转一圈，我连一秒钟的休息时间都没有了。
Then the planet now makes a complete turn every minute, and I no longer have a single second for repose.
每分钟我就要点一次灯，熄一次灯！

Once every minute I have to light my lamp and put it out!
真有趣，你这里每天只有一分钟长？
"That is very funny! A day lasts only one minute, here where you live!
“一点趣味也没有，”点灯的说，
"It is not funny at all!" said the lamplighter.
我们俩在一块说话就已经有一个月的时间了。
While we have been talking together a month has gone by.
一个月？
A month?
“对。三十分钟。三十天！——晚上好。”于是他又点着了了他的路灯。
"Yes, a month. Thirty minutes. Thirty days. Good evening." And he lighted his lamp again.
小王子瞅着他，他喜欢这个点灯人如此忠守命令。
As the little prince watched him, he felt that he loved this lamplighter who was so faithful to his orders.
这时，他想起了他自己从前挪动椅子寻找日落的事。
He remembered the sunsets which he himself had gone to seek,in other days, merely by pulling up his chair;
他很想帮助他的这位朋友。
and he wanted to help his friend.
“告诉你，我知道一种能使你休息的办法，你要什么时候休息都可以。”
"You know," he said, "I can tell you a way you can rest whenever you want to... "
“我老是想休息。”点灯人说。
"I always want to rest," said the lamplighter.
因为，一个人可以同时是忠实的，又是懒惰的。
For it is possible for a man to be faithful and lazy at the same time.