This podcast is intended for my students who want to improve their listening skills but also learn about Polish culture and traditions. Enjoy!

Odkryj Polski 

зáйнятий (m adj) - busy
рíзний (m adj) - different
багáто - many, a lot of 
займáтися спóртом - do sports, work out
давнó - for a long time; long time ago
до рéчі - btw
закíнчувати(-ся)/закінчи́ти(-ся) - to finish 
лíто/влíтку - summer/in summer
пóтім - then, after that
зустрíтися/зустрічáтися - to meet (with)
наспрáвді - in reality
жахли́вий (m adj) - terrible
прóсто - just, simply

Я дуже зайнятий. У мене не тільки багато роботи, але також є різні хоббі. Наприклад, у понеділок і середу я ходжу в спортзал. Я займаюся спортом вже давно. Мабуть, це моє улюблене захоплення. 
У вівторок і четвер у мене уроки іспанської. До речі, мій курс іспанської закінчується влітку, потім я хочу почати курс програмування. У п‘ятницю у мене також уроки гітари. 
Зазвичай на вихідних я ходжу в кіно чи новий ресторан. Іноді я зустрічаюся там з друзями. Але насправді я жахливий інтроверт, тому ввечері мені подобається просто бути вдома і читати книжки.

Everything is going to be Ukraine!

Episode 8: дуже зайнятий

Being able to talk on a wide variety of topics is really helpful for getting a higher mark on the IELTS test. 

In this podcast I will help you to form opinions and ideas for Speaking Part 3 and Writing Part 2.

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IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Are traditional festivals still important in today's society? 

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Le petit prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - CHAPITRE 1 

揠苗助长[yà miáo zhù zhǎng]：pull;spoil/shoot/help/grow;to try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward.
宋国 sòng guó：Song state in the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.) in Chinese history.
嫌 xián：to dislike and avoid
庄稼 zhuāng jia：crops
拔高 bá gāo：pull upward
疲乏 pí fá：tired; exhausted
一大截 yī dà jié；a wide margin
枯死 kū sǐ：wither; dry up and die
This idiom also known as “拔苗助长[bá miáo zhù zhǎng]“.Literally means to do harm to a thing by being over-enthusiastic about it.

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

揠苗助长[yà miáo zhù zhǎng]

I’ll introduce Japanese culture in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “お盆（ぼん）《Bon festival》”.
This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
お盆（ぼん）：Bon festival
Obon is one of the Buddhist events. In Buddhism, it is believed that the spirits of family ancestors come back to this world during the Obon period between July and August, and a series of events take place to commemorate them.
Obon is regarded as one of the most important family occasions of the year in Japan.
Although Obon is not an official holiday, many offices are temporarily closed for business during this period. 

盆踊（ぼんおど）り：Bon Festival dance
Bon Odori is a traditional Japanese dance that is generally performed at events or festivals during Obon holidays.
Participants wear yukata, a casual traditional Kimono-style garment, and dance to traditional music while circling around a stage to honor the spirits of ancestors.

移動（いどう）する：move

仏教（ぶっきょう）：Buddhism

先祖（せんぞ）：ancestor

もてなす：treat / welcome

仏壇（ぶつだん）：Buddhist altar

迎（むか）え火（び）：welcoming fire
“迎え火” is a sacred fire that is often burned on August 13th in front of each household to guide the spirits of their ancestors back home.

提灯（ちょうちん）：chochin lantern

送（おく）り火（び）：seeing off fire
"送り火"is lit on the last day of Obon, which is generally August 16th to send the ancestors back to their world.

五山送り火（ござんのおくりび）：
The Send-off Bonfires of Five Mountains (Gozan no Okuribi) refers to the annual bonfires lit at various 5 locations including Nyoigatake (Mt. Nyoi known as Mt. Daimonji) on August 16 in Kyoto City.

阿波踊（あわおど）り：
“阿波踊り” is the largest and the most famous bon festival dance in Japan, attracting more than 1 million visitors from August 12 to 15 every year. 

☆Script for this episode
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☆Quiz for this episode


Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#43 Japanese culture / お盆《Bon festival》 // N3 Level /Japanese listening

Short stories are awesome to listen to and they don't take much time at all. This one can help you get familiar with many new words; be sure to give it a try! ^^