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Teacher Joseph's Podcast

National Anti Frizz Month (with transcript)

Learn Sinhala with Madushan

Basic Sentences 

El cine ha multiplicado los estereotipos sobre tiburones (y sus parientes lejanos los megalodones). Aunque los ataques a humanos son inusuales, en la conciencia colectiva se les considera depredadores frecuentes. En cambio, lo que podría parecer una ocurrencia disparatada se ha convertido en una hipótesis trabajada por los científicos: es posible que haya tiburones cocainómanos en las aguas de Florida.

Cafecito con Ale

¿Hay tiburones cocainómanos en Florida?

小猫拉车   （岸冈）
小猫拉车，老鼠不坐。
黄鼠狼拉车，小鸡不坐。
灰狼拉车，山羊不坐。
老虎拉车，谁也不坐。

Read Rhymes With Shirley

小猫拉车


第15课  新年就要到了

一、听力  第一部分
1. 明天我要去火车站买票。
2. 新年快要到了，我想和朋友一起去旅游。 
3. 她在公共汽车上呢，我们等她一会儿吧。
4. 今天天气不太好，有点儿阴。
5. 王方是我妹妹，她的歌唱得非常好。

第二部分
6. 女：你好！我的车出问题了，你们能来帮我看一下吗？
男：好的，请告诉我您在哪儿。
7. 男：都六点了，你怎么还不回家？
女：我在想晚饭吃什么呢。
8. 男：这是你妹妹让我买的火车票，你能帮我给她吗？
女：没问题，我一会儿就给她。
9. 女：快要下课了，还有哪位同学有问题？
男：老师，我想问一个问题。
10. 男：你的狗怎么不吃东西了？
女：它这几天病了。

第三部分
11. 男：新年快要到了，你准备做什么？
   女：我听说北京很不错，我想和妈妈一起去北京旅游。
   问：女的去过北京吗？
12. 男：你不是想回家过新年吗？买票了没有？
女：还没有呢，明天我就去火车站买。
   问：女的想买什么票？
13. 女：都等了半个小时了，公共汽车怎么还没来？
男：上班时间路上车多，再等一会儿吧，就快来了。
   问：公共汽车来了没有？
14. 男：快要下雪了，我觉得比昨天更冷了。
女：没关系，我穿的衣服比昨天多。
问：今天天气怎么样？
15. 女：儿子，多吃菜啊。
   男： 好，您做的菜比饭店的还好吃。
问：他们最可能在哪儿说话？

hsk2    第15课  新年就要到了

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! ^^

All About English and How You Learn It!

A Short Story For Advanced Learners of English

I sitdown with Carl Honoré is a bestselling author, broadcaster and two-time TED speaker. He is also the voice of the Slow Movement. 

After working with street children in Brazil, Carl covered Europe and South America for the Economist, Observer, Miami Herald, Houston Chronicle, National Post (Canada), Time and other publications. 

His first book, In Praise of Slow, chronicles the global trend toward putting on the brakes in everything from work to food to parenting. The Financial Times said it is “to the Slow Movement what Das Kapital is to communism”.

Carl’s second book, Under Pressure explores how to raise and educate children in a fast world and was hailed by Time as a “gospel of the Slow Parenting movement”.

Carl’s third book, The Slow Fix, explores how to tackle complex problems in every walk of life, from health and relationships to business and politics, without falling for superficial, short-term quick fixes.

His fourth book, Bolder: How To Age Better And Feel Better About Ageing, is a spirited manifesto against ageism.

Carl recently published his first children’s book, It’s The Journey Not the Destination
Published in 36 languages, Carl has landed on bestseller lists in many countries. 

In Praise of Slow was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and the inaugural choice for the Huffington Post Book Club. It also featured in a British TV sitcom, Argentina’s version of Big Brother and a TV commercial for the Motorola tablet. 

Under Pressure was shortlisted for the Writers’ Trust Award, the top prize for non-fiction in Canada. 

Bolder was also a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week as well as a Reader’s Digest (UK) Book of the Month.

Carl featured in a series for BBC Radio 4 called The Slow Coach in which he helped frazzled, over-scheduled people slow down. He also presented a television show called Frantic Family Rescue on Australia’s ABC 1.

Carl lives in London. While researching his first book on slowness he was slapped with a speeding ticket.

All American Podcast 

Carl Honoré  (Best-selling author) "The Slow Movement" 

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Español coloquial

¿Has tenido un flechazo alguna vez?

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. 

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