This is a controversial topic, and one that you may have strong views about. 

Today, Nick looks at both sides of this argument to help you with IELTS Speaking Part 3 and Writing Part 2.

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

What are the advantages and disadvantages of animal research?

数字 shù zì numbers        21  èr shí yī    twenty one     22   èr shí’èr     twenty two   23   èr shí sān   twenty-three    24   èr shí sì   twenty-four   èr shí wǔ   twenty-five   

零基础汉语---zero basic Chinese

第十课 lesson 10

Bir varmış bir yokmuş Evvel zaman içinde kalbur saman içinde develer berber iken pireler tellal iken ben dedemin beşiğini tıngır mıngır sallar iken...

Türkçe Deyimler - Idioms 

Pabucu dama atılmak

大器物派小用场，表示使用不当。比喻才能很高的人屈就于低职位，不能充分发挥其才智。亦指人事安排不恰当而屈才。材，也作“才”。

成语故事 Idiom story

大材小用

Aprenda a pedir direcções e a não ficar perdido!

Portuguese Audios for Beginners A1 -Áudios em Português para Principiantes A1

Solicitando orientações

JOHN: Hi, Alice, it’s John. How are you? 
ALICE: Oh, hi, John! I was just thinking about you.
JOHN: That’s nice. I was wondering if you’d like to go to a 
movie tonight.
ALICE: Sure, I’d love to! What’s playing?
JOHN: I was thinking about that new comedy Lights Out. What do
you think?
ALICE: Sounds great!
JOHN: OK, I’ll pick you up around 7:30. The movie starts at 8:00.
ALICE: See you then. Bye!



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Hi, Alice, it’s John: Hi, ____, it’s ____ is a casual and friendly way to say hello on the 
phone. Although “it’s” means “it is,” it is used to mean “I am” here.
• Oh, hi, John! Notice the rising intonation here. Alice is excited to hear from John and is 
very pleased that he called her.
• I was wondering if you’d like to ... This is a polite and indirect way of asking “Do you 
want to …?” John is nervous and does not want to appear too direct or bold. Notice 
how the question goes up at the end, which shows that he is not overly confident.
• Sure! I’d love to means “Yes, I would love to.” Notice that Alice is very enthusiastic 
and friendly. She wants John to feel comfortable about asking her out on a date.
• I was thinking about … / What do you think? Again, John does not want to appear 
too bold. He wants to give Alice a chance to suggest a movie.
• Sounds great! Is an informal way of saying “That is a good plan.”
• I’ll pick you up is an informal way of saying “I’ll come to your house so that we can 
go together.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 6: A Telephone Call

This episode introduces three idioms that use the word tooth. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

Tooth

Is it a Fiasco? or not?
I just want to say… “Come and see!” 
I am going to tell you what is better than the original ver. and what is worse. 
*Finally, I am so glad to tell you that you can also listen to the podcast "그거 봤어? (Did you watch it?)" on the YouTube channel now!"
Besides, you can watch the subtitles on this channel! 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3cz2KgaGS8DEro6KwehiaQ/featured 


그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

32. Is it a Fiasco? Or not? The remake ver. - Money Heist: Korea (‘종이의 집’ 한국판: 공동경제구역)

What is the difference between ”これ、おいしいね” and ”これ、おいしいよ” ?

「これ、おいしいね」
「これ、おいしいよ」

この二つの文は、何がちがうでしょうか。

そう、さいごの「ね」と「よ」がちがいますね。

意味は同じでしょうか。　いいえ、ちがいます。

「これ、おいしいね」と言うと、
「うん、そうだね。」とか
「うーん、私はちょっと…。」といった答えが、
いっしょに食べている人から返ってくると思います。
つまり、「おいしいね」と言った人は、「あなたも　そう思うでしょう？」と言いたいときに使います。

「これ、おいしいよ」と言えば、
「へえ、そうですか。」とか
「じゃあ、たべてみようかな。」
といった答えが返ってくると思います。
つまり、相手の人はまだ食べていないので、おいしいかどうかを知らないんですね。　
相手の知らない新しい情報を伝えたいときに「よ」を使います。

まとめると、
「～ね」は、話し手も相手も知っていたりわかっている場合、
「～よ」は話し手は知っているけど、相手は知らないことを知らせるときに使います。　

「ね」…talking about something which you and your partner knows.
               Speakers want agreement from partner.
「よ」…Talking about something which speaker knows but listener doesn’t know.
               Speakers want to let listeners know new things.


