Today we're looking at vocabulary that we can use when someone has been asking us to do something for a long time, and you don't really want to do it, but you eventually agree! We're taking a look at the phrasal verbs "to give up", "to cave in", and "to capitulate". I hope you find today's podcast useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

There's a cave in this podcast.

Il cadavere del Generale Arnolfi viene trovato nel parco. Chi può essere stato? Un biglietto trovato vicino al corpo fornirà l'indizio decisivo per smascherare il colpevole. Come sempre, scrivete nei commenti chi è il colpevole e perchè.

Se io fossi Sherlock Holmes

Morte di un generale

"Make way for the unprecedented and watch your reality rearrange itself."

A 30-day positive affirmation journey with Rose

Day 4

一号 ついたち
二号 ふつか
三号 みっか
四号 よっか
五号 いつか
六号 むいか
七号 なのか
八号 ようか　
九号 ここのか
十号 とおか
二十号 はつか


ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

日期　学习

Many people believe in destiny but if there is one thing that I learned the hard way, "don't leave anything to chance."


FLO TALKS 

DON'T LEAVE ANYTHING TO CHANCE

Speaker 1: For me, having a dumbphone would be …dumb. I really like surfing the web on my phone to find out about things. If I hear the name of an actor I don’t know about, I can look them up, or if I‘m in a new place and I want to find a restaurant to go to, I can find somewhere easily. Plus, I love Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. I follow loads of celebrities and I love to watch concerts and live-tweet what is happening. Without my smartphone, my friends wouldn’t know what I was doing. It would feel very strange.

Speaker 2: I’m seriously thinking about getting a dumbphone. I hate how the battery on my smartphone is in control of my life. I always have to find somewhere to charge the phone when I’m out and I’m always worried about it. I also don’t like the way search engines record your history and use it to sell you things. I feel as though my attention is always taken away from everything I do with my smartphone because I use it so much. I was with a friend the other day and after a while, we were sitting there not talking, just looking at our phones. It was like our phones just killed the conversation. We didn’t even realize it was happening.

Speaker 3: I like the idea of a dumbphone. I’m just not sure if I would like it in practice. I travel a lot with my work, so it really helps being able to access my inbox when I’m out. If I didn’t, I would spend all my time in the office answering emails. I also have a favorite podcaster who I listen to all the time when I’m traveling. I can download his latest episode and pass the time when I’m on a flight or a train. I do enjoy being offline as I feel as though I am always using my phone to communicate, with email, Skype, phone calls, and text. But I think if I didn’t have access to the Internet most of the time, I would worry.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

DUMBPHONES

Сначала прочитайте эти слова, они будут в подкасте: 
Детеныш – a joey 
Свидание – a date 
Быть на грани исчезновения – To be on the verge of extinction
Экономика – Economy
Принадлежать – Belong
Аренда – Rent
Дарить в знак уважения – To give as a sign of respect
Содержать – To support 
По слухам – Rumor has it

Listen to the podcast and answer the questions to see if you understood the audio well.

Русский с Валентиной

Новости. Панда родила детёныша

はじめまして！Atsushiと言います。オンライン日本語教師とオンラインコーヒーショップをしています。日本語学習をしているみなさんのサポートをしたいと思い、ポッドキャストをはじめることにしました。これから、簡単な日本語で日本の日常を話していきます。

Nice to meet you!  My name is Atsushi.  I have an online coffee shop with an online Japanese teacher.  I decided to start a podcast because I wanted to support everyone who is learning Japanese.  I will talk about everyday life in Japan in simple Japanese.