【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#163〉2月20日月曜日　天気/くもり　気温/-2℃ 

名寄市/ なよろし
・18日午後1時50分頃、コンビニの天井が崩れた。
・従業員と客は避難した
・雪が重くて潰れた


［単語］
天井/てんじょう…建物の中から見て、上のところ。
崩れる/くずれる…形があったものが、こわれる。
従業員/じゅうぎょういん…働いてる人
避難/ひなん…逃げる
潰れる/つぶれる…強い力で、形がこわれる。


レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#163〉雪が重くて、コンビニがこわれる

会話で使える日本語のphraseをご紹介します！

Japanese Phrases

肌寒い　hadasamui

Today’s topic is going to be about an article called: “Safer brain surgery using AI possible within two years” published by the BBC.

Thanks for tuning in and don’t hesitate to give me your feedback on the topic if you wish.

Useful vocabulary
To undergo surgery
A millimeter
To sweat bullets
A mock surgery
A substitute / to substitute
Constructive
Civil aviation / military aviation
A simulator
An autopilot system
A massive number of casualties 
A tedious task


Let's check out the news

Artificial Intelligence (AI) could help brain surgeons now.

En este episodio Hablaremo sobre Los días feriados son una parte esencial de la cultura venezolana y latinoamericana. 

Nos ayudan a recordar nuestra historia, celebrar tradiciones y practicar español con vocabulario auténtico.

Además, comparar los feriados de diferentes países nos muestra cómo cada cultura valora diferentes aspectos de su identidad.💛💙❤️ 


Spanish with Nathy

🎙️Public holidays in Venezuela and Latin America — History and culture🎙️💛💙❤️

This is the first short episode in the story where two people meet. See the transcript below to help aid your comprehension.

Welcome English learners! Today we’re going to begin a story that will last for several episodes. You can listen to the story episode by episode and grow your vocabulary and listening skills. Enjoy!

James looked over his shoulder. He saw something running toward him very fast. His heart started beating rapidly. He thought it was a person, but when he turned to face them, he realized that it wasn’t a person. It was a large black dog. The dog was getting closer and closer, but it wasn’t barking at him. In fact, the dog looked happy. Then he saw why the dog was running. There was a tennis ball bouncing and rolling toward him and the dog was chasing it.

James looked up and saw a woman about one hundred yards away from him. She was short and blonde. The dog grabbed the ball with his mouth and started running back toward her.

“Good boy!” she said.

“That’s a beautiful dog you have,” James said to her.

“Thanks! Actually, he’s not my dog. I’m just watching him for a friend this weekend.” she replied.

“Oh, I see,” said James. “Well, how did your friend get you to dog-sit for them?” James asked.

“That’s actually along story,” she answered with a smile.

James liked her smile and he had time to spare. He walked casually toward her and the dog. 

“I’ve got time. What’s the story?” James asked. “My name’s James, by the way.”

“Jennifer. Nice to meet you. Well, it actually started a few months ago when I was hanging out with my friend…” she said.

Well, that’s the end of the story for this episode. Tune in to the next episode to hear more about what happens with Jennifer and James. Be sure to write down any new vocabulary and listen again to improve your comprehension. See you next time!


Stories in English

James Meets Jennifer

Listen to the first part of the story of Hansel and Gretel read aloud in Dutch.

Sprookjes in het Nederlands voorgelezen

Hans en Grietje deel 1 (Hansel and Gretel part 1)

Today's episode is the audio to the Guide to the TOEFL - Listening presentation. In it, you'll learn what the listening section of the Test of English as a Foreign Language requires, as well as hear some sample questions and answers. Download the transcript here: https://lovelangwri.com/2022/06/07/guide-to-the-toefl-listening/

For the Love of Language and Writing

Guide to the TOEFL - Listening

Which part are you worried about?

I met a student from China who came to prepare for IELTS speaking, and while reading his goal, I picked certain areas from his answer that he wasn't even aware of. 

This was the goal: (I will hide the name, just to illustrate some of my student's goals), so here were his goals:

"My goal is to break through 5.5 in IELTS speaking. I often don't know what to say when communicating, especially during exams, and the answers are a little incoherent and overly nervous."

These were the issues I identified

a) Not knowing what to say (being stuck).
b) During exam fear (most people have 'exams-fear'.
c) Doubting about the answers (whether its correct).
d) Fear, anxiety when communicating.

What about you, do you have some of these concerns? If you said yes - I know how you feel and that's exactly what I am addressing in all of my IELTS speaking classes because the issues are similar in most cases.

Please listen to the podcast and pick what will resonate with you, and join my 1-on-1 VIP classes for your outrageous success in communication improvement whether for IELTS speaking, job interview preparation or business English.

See you in my classes.

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

Which part are you worried about?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uU11ThdUeRrKaW1dAMwpwgYiYjywhIY2/view?usp=drivesdk