孙子说：一般用兵作战，要动用战车一千辆，辎重车一千辆，集结全副武装的士兵十万人，还要千里迢迢运送军粮。这样国内外的各种费用开支，招待使节、策士的费用，维修作战器械的胶、漆等材料费用，保养战车、甲胄的支出等，每天都要耗费巨大。做好了这些准备后，十万大军才能出动...

《孙子兵法》

《孙子兵法》05

Several exemples of negative phrases in French with the verb 'avoir' (to have). 

En français avec Victoria

J'ai, je n'ai pas 

It is estimated that about 40 per cent of the world’s population use social media, and many of these billions of social media users look up to influencers to help them decide what to buy and what trends to follow.

So what is an influencer and how do we become one?
An influencer is a person who can influence the decisions of their followers because of their relationship with their audience and their knowledge and expertise in a particular area, e.g. fashion, travel or technology.

Influencers often have a large following of people who pay close attention to their views. They have the power to persuade people to buy things, and influencers are now seen by many companies as a direct way to customers’ hearts. Brands are now asking powerful influencers to market their products. With some influencers charging up to $25,000 for one social media post, it is no surprise that more and more people are keen to become influencers too. If you are one of them, then here are five tips on how to do it.

1. Choose your niche
What is the area that you know most about? What do you feel most excited talking about? Find the specific area that you’re most interested in and develop it.

2. Choose your medium and write an interesting bio
Most influencers these days are bloggers and micro-bloggers. Decide which medium – such as your own online blog, Instagram or Snapchat – is the best way to connect with your followers and chat about your niche area. When you have done that, write an attention-grabbing bio that describes you and your speciality area in an interesting and unique way. Make sure that people who read your bio will want to follow you.

3. Post regularly and consistently
Many influencers post daily on their social media accounts. The more you post, the more likely people will follow you. Also, ensure that your posts are consistent and possibly follow a theme.

I couldn't put it all here so I hope it was enough :) 

See you tomorrow for more practice on reading & comprehension.



The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

Social media influencers. Improving your reading & comprehension.

En este episodio aprenderás a usar la entrada comprensible para mejorar tu español.

Spanish Shortcut

EP 23. ¿QUÉ ES LA ENTRADA COMPRENSIBLE?

IELTS Preparation & Sample Band 8/9 Answers. Part 1 Fashion.

Q. Do you always follow trendy fashion? [Why?/Why not?]
Q. How has fashion changed in your country in recent years?
Q. Is maintaining fashion expensive in your country? [Why?/Why not?]
Q. Do you think fashion is an important part of our life? [Why?/Why not?]

Check out some answers in the recording and pick out what can be suitable for you.

To Your Success!

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

IELTS Preparation & Sample Band 8/9 Answers. Part 1 Fashion.

This episode is about a man with a Coca Cola addiction. Enjoy the strange story :) 
>Do you drink cola or other soft drinks every day? Comment below!
TIP: While you're listening, you can take note of words you hear for the first time and look up their definitions.

5-minute English Tea Time

ep2. How Much Cola is Too Much?

Script
오늘은 토요일이었어요. 
Today was Saturday.

저는 오늘 친구하고 산에 갔어요. 
Today, I went to a mountain with my friend.

산에 가서 두 시간 동안 등산했어요. 
(I) went to the mountain, and (at that place) for two hours we hiked.

발도 아프고 다리도 아팠어요. 
My feet hurt, and my legs also hurt.

하지만 기분이 정말 좋았어요. 
But I felt really good.

저는 다음 주 주말에 또 산에 갈 거예요.
I will go to a mountain again next weekend.


Daily Journal in Korean(한국어 일기)

등산(Hiking) 

Today I have gathered numerous conversation starters surrounding the topic "family", which can help you chat it up with any native or ESL person you meet. :)

Baffling Lingo

Conversation Starters #1

In this episode, you will hear where Daxin took his mother to go and why he chose this place. Enjoy it!

大新想带妈妈去海南生活。大新在海南有一个大大的房子。海南是一个岛，在中国的最南方。海南的天气非常好，冬天一点儿也不冷，非常暖和，到处都是漂亮的 花。大新觉得如果妈妈到了海南，冬天也可以出去，到公园，到海边散步， 看看漂亮的花，吹吹舒服的风，妈妈一定会很快乐。于是，2023年9月大新带着妈妈到了海南。他们在海南住了七个多月。

Dà xīn xiǎng dài mā mā qù hǎi nán shēng huó 。 dà xīn zài hǎi nán yǒu yī gè dà dà de fáng zǐ 。 hǎi nán shì yī gè dǎo ， zài zhōng guó de zuì nán fāng 。 hǎi nán de tiān qì fēi cháng hǎo ， dōng tiān yī diǎn ér yě bù lěng ， fēi cháng nuǎn hé ， dào chǔ dū shì piāo liàng de huā 。 dà xīn jué dé rú guǒ mā mā dào le hǎi nán ， dōng tiān yě kě yǐ chū qù ， dào gōng yuán ， dào hǎi biān sàn bù ， kàn kàn piāo liàng de huā ， chuī chuī shū fú de fēng ， mā mā yī dìng huì hěn kuài lè 。 yú shì ，2023 nián 9 yuè dà xīn dài zhuó mā mā dào le hǎi nán 。 tā mén zài hǎi nán zhù le qī gè duō yuè 。