Learn some history behind the sport of  Aikido and the benefits of the sport. 

Say Hi English! With Teacher Duran.

Fitness: Martial Arts - Aikido

En este episodio conversaremos sobre Sister Kenny, una enfermera que luchó durante toda su vida, en contra de la naturaleza patriarcal del gremio médico, desde su ser mujer y como aprendiz empírica. 
En este google docs, encontrarán la transcripción del podcast, además de vocabulario y verbos nuevos:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZiDGTpfofZUn5xIPwZnxQ1ekSJAKiTNVGqMryzCt9RE/edit?usp=sharing

Voces Difusora

Elisabeth Kenny y el tratamiento de la Polio: Un desacato a la ciencia de la época

Explains the difference between using the prepositions "to" and "for" with the verb "wait."  Includes a quiz.

The English Toolbox

Wait for vs. Wait to

This is a short story for listening practice. There is a short quiz at the end.

You can read the transcript here 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15vyyvboNdSYznbj82v-2_Wd-6Q5zvz7wynT6URPSfgM/edit

Learn Tagalog with Teacher Regina

Tsinelas

Book my class!  https://teach.italki.com/teacher/1947582
Welcome back to another episode of Streetwise English podcast. My name is Carl. Today I want to talk about breaking the ice. So breaking the ice means meeting someone new that you don't know for the first time. So when you go to a party or you go to a new workplace or a new school, you're always going to have the occasion where you need to meet people for the very first time.


And sometimes this can be awkward and you can feel embarrassed about talking to someone if you don't know them and they don't know you and you're not friends yet. So I just wanted to talk really briefly about some advice that I have for you to meet people for the first time in any environment. And this is especially true if you are not a native speaker of their language.


So the first tip I have is to simply smile. Make your face look friendly and welcoming and give eye contact to the person that you want to talk to. It sounds really simple and obvious, but if you missed this step um, you know, this is a very important step and this is half the battle. So make sure that you look approachable yourself and you smile And you might even make a slight hand gesture, like, uh, a mini wave of some sort.  And the next thing is to simply say hello.


You don't have to come up with any kind of clever saying or pick up line or joke just simply saying hello. And you can see if the other person is interested in having a conversation with you.


And another tip is that you can be observant of what the person looks like or what clothes they're wearing and use that as a clue um, to tell you about who they are. For example, if the person is wearing very nice running shoes you kind of have the idea that this person likes to run or this person may be a runner or if you notice that the person has, um, cauliflower ears, you know, scarred ears from wrestling OK, this guy is probably a fighter. (please subscribe to the Streetwise English Podcast)





Streetwise English

SWE17 How to Break the Ice?

Plataformas de enseñanza de idiomas, podcasts, GoogleDocs, Dropbox, Youtube, traductores o este mismo blog, todos son ventajosas herramientas pero como la Luna, tienen un lado oscuro y necesitamos tener mucha concentración para evitar distracciones.

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

¡6 Trucos para concentrarte al estudiar español!

Con esto de la llegada de nuevos retos, también surgen dudas en cuanto a: cuándo empezar a ir al gimnasio, a mejorar mi nivel de idiomas como español, a continuar la práctica de guitarra, entre otros aspectos, y poco a poco vamos dejando todo para después. Lo peor de todo, es que a veces, sabes que son tareas importantes. ¿Te ha pasado? Entonces, continúa escuchando, porque te sorprenderás con todo lo que conocerás hoy…

Español con todo 

¿QUÉ HACER PARA DEJAR DE PROCRASTINAR?

「わたしのいろいろなはなし」LESSON8
はるの　しんメニューを　たべました〈short ver.（10min）〉
I had the new spring menu

しんメニューのはなしをします！
Let's talk about the new menu!

★PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF...★
Q．はるです。はるに　なにが　したいですか。たべたいですか。


★TEXT★
　きょうは　よく　いく　ハンバーガーやさんに　しんメニューが　ありました。その　なも　「アボガドと　エビの　さくらバーガー」です。　
　メニューの　しゃしんが　すごく　きれいで、たべたくなりました。ねだんが　そんなに　たかくなかったから、ひとつ　ちゅうもんして、「まだかなぁ。どんな　あじかなぁ。」と　かんがえながら、まちました。
　ハンバーガーが　きました。しゃしんと　ちょっと　ちがいます。もっと　ちいさいです。あじは　わるくなかったですが、たぶん　リピートは　しないと　おもいます。　


★VOCABULARY★
１）よくいく（みせ）　（A shop） I often go to、经常去的（商店）
２）ハンバーガー〈N〉hamburger、汉堡		
３）しんメニュー〈N〉New Menu、新菜单
４）そのなも～です　The name is ~.名字是-。
５）アボガド〈N〉Avocado、鳄梨 
６）エビ〈N〉Shrimp、虾米
７）さくら〈N〉Cherry Blossom、樱花

▶きょうは　よく　いく　ハンバーガーやさんに　
 しんメニューが　ありました。
 その　なも　
 「アボガドと　エビの　さくらバーガー」です。


８）しゃしん〈N〉Photo、照片
９）たべたくなりました　I want to eat!、我想吃
１０）ねだん〈N〉Price、价格
１１）そんなに（たかくない）　（Not） so （expensive）、（没有）那么（贵）
１２）ちゅうもん〈N/する〉Ordering （a hamburger）、点（一个汉堡包）　
　　　◎Sが　（なに）を　（いくつ）　ちゅうもんする		
１３）まだ〈N/な/ADV〉yet、还没有
１４）あじ〈N〉taste、味道
１５）かんがえます〈V〉think、想、思考
　　　◎Sが　「･･･」と　かんがえます
　　　　　～について　かんがえます
１６）まちます〈V〉wait、等待
　　　◎Sが　（なに）を　まちます

▶メニューの　しゃしんが　すごく　きれいで、
　たべたくなりました。
　ねだんが　そんなに　たかくなかったから、
　ひとつ　ちゅうもんして、
　「まだかなぁ。どんな　あじかなぁ。」と　
　かんがえながら、まちました。


１７）ちがいます 〈V〉~ is different from ~、~与~不同
　　　◎Sが　（なに）と　ちがいます
１８）リピート〈N/する〉Repeat、重复进行

▶ハンバーガーが　きました。
　しゃしんと　ちょっと　ちがいます。
　もっと　ちいさいです。
　あじは　わるくなかったですが、
　たぶん　リピートは　しないと　おもいます。　


★APPLIED CONVERSATION PRACTICE★
（どこ）に　〇〇の　しんしょうひん（new product）が　ありました。
（なに）が～てform、｛　かい　・　たべ　・　のみ　・　ためし｝たくなりました。


★LET’S CHALLENGE you too!★
１）イタリアンレストラン：イタリアりょうりの　レストラン
２）ベジタリアン：にくを　たべません。やさいを　たべます。
３）にくが　はいっていない　パスタ
→パスタの　なかに　にくが　ありません
４）「はら、へった（はらが　へった）」＝「おなかが　すきました」
５）「すげー、うまそうだ」＝「すごく　おいしそうだ」
６）あじが　うすい＝あじが　あまり　ありません
　

それでは、きょうは　ここまでです。
みなさん、おつかれさまでした！いつもありがとうございます！


わたしのホームページ（homepage）
「よしだとにほんご（yoshidatonihongo）」
＆Podcast「よしだとにほんご」LESSON8のFull ver.も　よろしくおねがいします^^

Japanese! わたしの いろいろな はなし

はるの　しんメニューを　たべました

Speaker: Princess Elizabeth was born in London in 1926. She grew up in London with her younger sister and they were educated at home. She was not expected to become queen when she was born, but in 1936, her uncle King Edward VIII gave up the throne and her father became King George the Sixth. As she had no brothers, Elizabeth would become the next ruler.

Speaker: In 1947, she got engaged to her third cousin, Philip Mountbatten. In 1952, while she was visiting Kenya, the death of King George was announced, and Elizabeth returned immediately to England. She was crowned at Westminster Abbey on the second of June, 1953. For the first time ever, the ceremony was shown on TV and watched by millions of people around the world.

Speaker: Elizabeth’s role as queen was mostly ceremonial: she opened Parliament, met government ministers and signed new laws. However, she was not allowed to express her own political opinions. She also represented Great Britain abroad, visiting countries in the Commonwealth and other nations around the world. The Queen was always instantly recognizable in her classic outfit of matching dress, coat, hat and handbag.

Speaker: Elizabeth loved dogs - corgis were her favorite breed. She also bred and raced horses. Every year at Christmas, the Queen spoke to the nation on TV. In 1992, she described a particularly difficult year, as several of her children’s marriages broke up and a fire destroyed part of her home in Windsor Castle.

Speaker: Elizabeth celebrated many anniversaries and became the longest serving king or queen in British history. Some people felt that a royal family was too expensive for the country, so after 2012, she reduced spending and received less money from the government. Many people continued to find the royal family interesting, as shown by the popularity of TV shows about the Queen and her family, such as The Crown.

Speaker: Philip died in 2021 and the Queen died a year later. Her son became King Charles the Third...