This channel is for Turkish language learners and provides short Turkish stories to make learners exposed to the language auditorily.

StoRyporter - Turkish A2-B1/2

In this channel, you may learn American proverbs along with improving your listening skills.

American English Proverbs

See what we use more often in China for transportation

Blabla Chinese 

09. What Type of Transportation Do You Like？你喜欢什么交通工具

Послушай сказку и ответь на вопросы! 

Russfriend  (all about russia) 

Сказка о рыбаке и  рыбке  часть 5

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
6月14日火曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/16℃ 

当麻町/とうまちょう
・高級すいか「でんすけすいか」の初競りがあった
・「でんすけすいか」は、真っ黒な見た目
・高いもので、1玉60万円の値段がついた

［単語］
高級/こうきゅう…値段が高いこと
すいか…食べ物のひとつ。丸くて大きい、中は赤。
初競り/はつせり…今年はじめて売ること
真っ黒/まっくろ…とても黒い
見た目/みため…目で見て、知ることができるもの
玉/たま…すいかのように、丸くて大きいものを数える時に使う。
60万円…600,000円

レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#79〉6月14日火曜日　すいか1玉60万円！

蒙蒙读HSK

HSK1-2 谢谢你

Health is a common topic in the IELTS test. 

How do you think people can improve their health. Is it just about diet and exercise or is there more to it? In today's episode Nick gives you some ideas on this topic. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

How can people improve their health?

Did you know caterpillars have more muscles than us?

Did you know?

Caterpillar’s muscles

A new survey in Japan has shown that many people may be giving up on "happily ever after" when they get older than 35.

A survey by the Nippon Foundation asked 6,000 people, aged 15 to 45, about the country's falling birth rate. Among the 3,935 single participants, 46% said they want to get married, while 33% said they don't.

However, when asked if they really think they will get married, only 27% said yes, while 39% said no.

Younger people were more hopeful about marriage, with about 40% of those aged 15 to 25 thinking they will marry. But over 50% of single people aged 36 to 45 believe they won't get married, suggesting people may give up on marriage as they age.

Of the 1,313 people who said they don't want to get married, 40% said they prefer being single. Other reasons for staying single included not being able to see any benefit to marrying, and wanting to put their own life first. More than 20% didn't have a clear reason or just didn't know why.

For the 267 people who want to marry but think they won't, the top reason for thinking it won't happen is not having chances to meet potential partners, which was mentioned by 49% of these people. Others said they weren't good at getting along with people of the opposite sex, or felt financially insecure.

Where people lived also affected views on marriage. About 30% of people in central Tokyo and big cities thought they would marry, but only just over 20% of those in smaller towns and villages felt the same.

Marriages in Japan have been decreasing for years. In 2023, there were 3.9 marriages per 1,000 people in Japan — down from a high of 12 marriages per 1,000 people in 1947.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Japan's Over-35s Giving Up on Marriage

One of the common goals for people in their 20s, 30s and 40s is to "get on the property ladder."

The idea is that when you buy your first home you're taking your first step on that ladder. In time, you may be able to climb higher by selling your property and buying a bigger or better one.

But taking that first step can be difficult — and scary. So what do you need to know before you go from renting or living with family to becoming a homeowner?

Writing for CNBC, real estate reporter Celia Fernandez shared a number of things she wished she'd done before buying her first home.

One thing she mentioned was making sure she had all the necessary paperwork in one place so she could easily show it to banks or lenders. This is good advice for anyone buying a property — you'll probably need to share things like your payslips, bank records and tax returns several times!

Fernandez also advises people to look for "free money." Your country or region may have grants or other programs to help home buyers. Look out for things like tax breaks for first-time home buyers, or grants for refurbishing older homes.

She also suggests asking for financial help from family members. "My biggest regret is not talking to our loved ones right at the beginning of our search," she said.

Of course, not everyone will have this option. But some parents may want to give money to their children during their lives rather than waiting to pass it on as an inheritance, for example.

Finally, Fernandez says it's important to take into account the costs of closing a sale. That might include taxes, legal fees, inspection fees or fees for a real estate agent — and don't forget that you may also have initial refurbishment costs.

You don't want an expensive surprise just as you get your first home!