Will this exciting story ever end? It seems not! If you have styaed with me this long, you know you just have to continue to the bitter end! Come on - Roald dahl! Show us what you got!

Stories to Stimulate!

Will and Mary Part 7

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Express eating preferences, decide on different options and prices & irregular verbs: wollen/heißen/möchten, modal particle 'doch'.

Anna and Meili meet Paul in town. Meili had asked him in her message if he wants to eat together. That's why she wanted Paul's phone number from Anna earlier. She wants to thank him for the help, and invites both of them for dinner. While they think about what to eat, a message from Fritz arrives: he’ll be there soon, too. Has Fritz caught the Großkauf thieves yet?

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14: Schnitzel oder Pizza? | Cutlet or pizza?

La risa, pudiese resultar para algunos un tema poco serio. Pero ¿sabías la potencia que posee a nivel físico una buena carcajada como hábito? ¿no te has preguntado antes si es posible vivir sin reír? ¿crees que sirve de algo en tu vida y en tus relaciones la risa? Sigue escuchando

Español con todo 

Beneficios de la Risa

Entrevista al profe Luciano, de Córdoba, Argentina.
Dale click y escucha una conversación entre un argentino y un mexicano, ambos de provincia.
Aquí su perfil de Italki:
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Mucho que decir

Entrevista al profe Luciano

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Ceremonies. Q1-Q3. 

1. How important are ceremonies in our lives?
2. Do you see the role of private and public ceremonies changing in the future?
3. Have attitudes towards marriage changed in recent years?

What ideas can you utilize when speaking your anwers?

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

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Ceremonies. Q1-Q3. 

我们来看看道德经的第三章。

不上贤，使民不争；不贵难得之货，使民不为盗；不见可欲，使民不乱。是以圣人之治也，虚其心，实其腹，弱其志，强其骨，恒使民无知、无欲也。使夫知不敢、弗为而已，则无不治矣。

第三章的内容，对许多人来说都是有争议的。Some people may not understand this chapter, because we tend to think intellects are good. 然而，老子看到了有才德的人的问题。In my understanding of this chapter, it means intellects bring about ego, which is not align with Tao. 表面上突出的事物会带来争斗。老子追求的是顺其自然，无为而治。竞争和欲望可以导致战乱，When I said the sage weakens people’s ambition, you may disagree, because our time is the age of ambition and everyone want to become better. But this also makes people anxious and overload. Lao Tzu advocates letting go and non-doing, go with how things are. 当所有人都满足于自己的生活，天下就会太平，不会有争斗。

感谢收听，我们下次见~

Wisdom From the Past 古典智慧拾贝

古典智慧拾贝之道德经第三章 Tao Te Ching Chapter Three

LOUISE: Hey, Julia … Look at those desserts! How about baking 
some cookies today?
JULIA: Hmm … Yeah, that’s a great idea! While we’re here, let’s 
pick up the ingredients.
JULIA: OK, what do we need?
LOUISE: The recipe calls for flour, sugar and butter. Oh, and we 
also need eggs and chocolate chips.
JULIA: Why don’t you get the dairy ingredients? You’ll find those 
in the refrigerated section in the back of the store. I’ll get 
the dry ingredients — they’re in aisle 10.
LOUISE: Great! Let’s meet at the checkout.
JULIA: OK. See you there.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• How about is a casual way to suggest doing an activity. Notice that “how about” is followed 
by an “-ing” verb.
• Hmm … Notice that Julia pauses for a moment. “Hmm” is an expression used to think about 
something first before speaking.
• That’s a great idea! Notice the emphasis on “great.” Julia has thought about it and then 
decided that she really does want to bake cookies.
• The recipe calls for is a way of saying “the recipe says we need.” The phrase “call for” can 
also be used to talk about the weather forecast. (They’re calling for rain.)
• … flour, sugar and butter. Notice that this is a list, so there are short pauses between each 
item. Notice also that each ingredient is stressed because this information is important.
• Why don’t you … This expression is used to ask someone to do something. It can also be 
used to give advice — but in this case two friends are deciding on who does which task.
• Aisle Notice the silent “s” in aisle. An aisle is an orderly lane in a supermarket, with shelved 
products on both sides. Each aisle has a number, so that it is easy to find what you need.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 14: At the supermarket

The Spanish have lots of yummy food. But when you see what their name means, it doesn't sound so good.
I wrote a romantic comedy novel about bad translations. "Loosely Translated", by Simon Wheeler, is on Amazon, as a digital book.

The Social Evolutionary

Spanish Food Translates Badly!

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北海道はめっきり寒くなりました。
毎日が0℃以下です。
でも意外と太陽が出ている時はあったかいです。
人間って、本当に環境に慣れる生き物ですね。

さてさて、今日はちょっとした時間の表現、について。
日にちの表現、というか前や後ろにどんな言葉をつけるかって結構迷いませんか。僕は英語でいつも迷います。

ということで、日にちの表現について、いろいろと例文を作って紹介してみます。

日にちの表現
昨日から
　ー昨日から体調が良くないです。

今日まで
　ーあの映画、今日までやったよね。

明日中
　ー明日中に返事いただけますか。

昨日だけ
　ー昨日だけめっちゃ忙しかった。

1ヶ月後
　ー1ヶ月後には30歳になります。

2ヶ月前
　ー2ヶ月前は北海道に来るとは思ってなかった。

3ヶ月間
　ー3ヶ月間毎日ランニングできた。

4週間前
　ー４週間前はアメリカにいました。

2週間ぐらい
　ー次の旅行は2週間ぐらい行く予定です。

まる1年
　ー仕事をやめてから、まる1年経ちます。

5年も
　ー5年も海に行っていない。

10年間1度も
　ー10年間1度も彼とは話していない。

20年ぶりに
　ー20年ぶりにスキーをする予定です。

と、こんな感じです。
どうでしょうか。

簡単そうで、意外とちょっとした表現って言葉が出てこなかったりするかもしれません。今日の内容を何度も聞いたり、言ったりして練習してみてください。

ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！

ではまた！
