IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Laughing.

Q. What kinds of thing make you laugh?
Q. Do you like making other people laugh? [Why/Why not?]
Q. Do you think it’s important for people to laugh? [Why/Why not?]
Q. Is laughing the same as feeling happy, do you think? [Why/Why not?]

How easy was the topic for you? If you'd summarize - which were the key words you used in each question?

Let me know how I can be of assistance.

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Laughing.

日本人が好きなSNSについて話しました！みなさんはどんなSNSを使いますか？🫶

SeikaのPodcast🎧

Ep.72 日本人が好きなSNS（Social Networking Service）は？📱💭

Наконец, после большого перерыва, я возвращаюсь со своими подкастами, ура! Теперь часть работы мне помогает делать чат GPT. Иду в ногу со временем, как говорится:)

Но давайте уже читать! Я поняла, что еще ни разу не использовала произведения Максима Горького, поэтому сегодня в программе его первый роман - “Фома Гордеев”.

Слова, которые объясняю в эпизоде: не удовлетворять - не доставлять удовлетворения, удовольствия - dissatisfy; напряженный - не спокойный, который требует сил, внимания - tense; ожидание - надежды на что-нибудь, предположения, предвкушение - expectation; повозиться - неспокойно, суетливо двигаться - romp; внушительно - впечатляюще, величественно - impressively; заговорить - начать разговор, высказаться - start talking; источник - то, что даёт начало чему-нибудь - source; неудовлетворенность - когда нет удовлетворения, состояние недовольства - dissatisfaction; неумение - когда не умеешь что-то, неспособность, незнание - incompetence; трудиться - работать усердно, прилагать усилия - labor, work hard; недостаток - когда нет нужного количества или качества - lack; представление - концепция, идея - concept, representation; большинство - большая часть, превосходящая число или количество - majority; способный - тот, кто имеет способности или возможности - capable; требоваться - быть необходимым, нужным - be required; избрать - выбрать - choose, elect; грубый - простой, без изящества, тонкости - rough; возвышаться - подниматься, быть выше - rise, tower; прочный - крепкий, надежный - lasting, strong.

Спасибо всем, кто слушает мой подкаст! Ставьте лайки и пишите в комментариях, кого еще вам хотелось бы почитать. И помните, что чтение по-русски углубляет ваши знания языка! 

Хороших вам книг, друзья!

Reading Russian

Отрывок из романа "Фома Гордеев" М. Горький

Join our fun English livestream for B1 learners as we talk about apps — the ones we use every day to learn, travel, stay fit, and connect with others! You'll learn practical vocabulary and expressions to describe your favorite apps, discuss their pros and cons, and share your opinions naturally in English. 

New English US

Learn English Livestream: Let’s Talk About Apps (B1)

Lucas goes to school every day of the week. He has many subjects to go to each school day: English, art, science, mathematics, gym, and history. His mother packs a big backpack full of books and lunch for Lucas.

His first class is English, and he likes that teacher very much. His English teacher says that he is a good pupil, which Lucas knows means that she thinks he is a good student.

His next class is art. He draws on paper with crayons and pencils and sometimes uses a ruler. Lucas likes art. It is his favorite class.

His third class is science. This class is very hard for Lucas to figure out, but he gets to work with his classmates a lot, which he likes to do. His friend, Kyle, works with Lucas in science class, and they have fun.

Then Lucas gets his break for lunch. He sits with Kyle while he eats. The principal, or the headmaster as some call him, likes to walk around and talk to students during lunch to check that they are all behaving.

The next class is mathematics, which most of the students just call math. Kyle has trouble getting a good grade in mathematics, but the teacher is very nice and helpful.

His fourth class is gym. It is just exercising.

History is his last class of the day. Lucas has a hard time staying awake. Many lessons are boring, and he is very tired after doing gym.

Which classes were your favorite? :)

Let's continue with reading & comprehension tomorrow.

The Habits of Women Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

Daily reading & comprehension. At school

古时候，有个叫张三的人，他费了好大的劲儿，才积攒下三百两银子，心里很高兴。但他总是怕别人把这些钱偷去，就找了一只箱子，把三百两银子钉在箱中，然后埋在屋后的地底下。

可是他还是不放心，怕别人到这儿来挖，于是就想了一个“巧妙”的办法。他拿出一张纸，写上七个大字:“此地无银三百两”,贴在墙角边,这才放心地走了。
 
谁知道他的举动，都被隔壁的王二看到了。半夜，趁张三熟睡，王二把三百两银子全偷走了。为了不让张三知道，他也在一张纸上写了七个大字:“隔壁王二不曾偷”，也贴在墙上。

张三第二天早上起来,到屋后去看银子，银子不见了，一见纸条，才恍然大悟。

“此地无银三百两”比喻想要用自认为是聪明的手法隐瞒真相，结果反而暴露得更明显。

In ancient times, there was a man named Zhang San. He spent a lot of effort to save 300 taels of silver. He was very happy. But he was always afraid that others would steal the money, so he found a box, nailed the money in the box, and buried it under the ground behind the house.
However, he was still worried that others would come here to dig, so he thought of a "clever" idea. He took out a piece of paper and wrote in seven big characters: "there is no silver here, three hundred taels". He stuck it on the corner of the wall, and then he left with confidence.
Well, what he did, was seen by Wang Er next door. At midnight, while Zhang San was asleep, Wang Er stole all three hundred taels of silver. In order not to let Zhang San know, he also wrote seven big characters on a piece of paper: "Wang Er next door never stole it", which was also pasted on the wall.
Zhang San got up the next morning and went to the back of the house to see the silver. The silver was gone. When he saw the note, he suddenly realized. 

This idiom is a metaphor for trying to hide the truth with a clever trick, but the result is more obvious, a clumsy denial resulting in self-exposure.

HSK5 Vocab Based - Short Story Podcast

02. 成语--此地无银三百两Idiom--cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng No 300 taels of silver buried here

Get familiar with the most important Brazilian greetings and polite expressions. These are little words and phrases that will help you in daily conversations and make you sound more natural when speaking.

Target audience: English-speaking beginners
Length: ~7 minutes

Music used in the podcast
Song: Brazilian Sunsets, by Ketsa
Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/
Free to use with attribution

Braziliant

🎙️ Episode 2: Essential Greetings and Expressions in Brazilian Portuguese

Юмористический рассказ о приметах! 
Какие приметы вы знаете? Верите ли вы в них?