The most challenging part 2 questions are on describing an object, it is difficult to describe anything in most languages as we don´t get asked to describe things usually in day to day life. So this is a good lesson to learn vocabulary and practice describing things. This podcast is produced and written by me and read by my AI voiceovers.

IELTS Speaking Preparation

IELTS Part 2 Questions on Describing an Object

Here's how to say "Do you come here often?" in Thai: 
👉 "คุณมาที่นี่บ่อยมั้ย?" (kun maa tîi nîi bɔ̀ɔi mái?)

Let's break it down:
🔹 "คุณ" (kun) - means "you"
🔹 "มา" (maa) - means "come"
🔹 "ที่นี่" (tîi nîi) - means "here"
🔹 "บ่อย" (bɔ̀ɔi) - means "often"
🔹 "มั้ย" (mái) - is a question particle, similar to asking "Do you?"

Practice this phrase and give it a try on your next Thai adventure naka! 🌟🥰

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Лексика к уроку на тему "Семья"

Русский язык А2

УРОК 2 Семья

In this story, an elephant named Eleven does whatever it takes to maintain peace, even using violence. This is Part 4 of 5. 

As Eleven watched the thieves creep forward, he considered what course of action to take. He could tell the monkeys about the thieves, possibly causing a physical fight to break out. Or he could stop the thieves himself, either scaring them off with his roar or his powerful tusks. Either way, conflict was unavoidable. 

Peace was Eleven’s his highest value. If anything attempted to disrupt it, he made sure to remove it from his life. He saw himself as a protector of peace. It never occurred to him that he might have been actually afraid of healthy conflict.
 
So, believing there to be no ethical dilemma, Eleven decided to conceal the thieves’ robbery. This way the thieves would get what they want, the monkeys would only realize after the fact, and, most importantly, Eleven could get back to his relaxing day in the sun.  

Eleven positioned himself in such a way as to block any view of the robbery. The fox and wild chicken snatched the bananas and made their way for the bushes. However, at that exact moment, one of the monkeys, having climbed up a tree and swung itself into the river, was flying through the air and saw the robbery. 

Splashing into the river, the monkey screamed and shrieked, trying its best to alert the others. But they were too busy slapping each other to notice anything.
 
In an instant, without giving the moment proper reflection, only thinking about his own interests and his self-appointed duty, Eleven forcefully swung his trunk and whacked the shrieking monkey, who flew with great speed into the dense forest and out of sight. 

Being a Cloud

Eleven the Elephant

En este breve pódcast os hablo de la vida en el barrio cuando era pequeño. ¡Cómo ha cambiado todo desde entonces! Empezando por los parques; que no tienen nada que ver con los de antes. Los de antes eran de tierra y estaban llenos de árboles. Los de ahora son de cementos y no hay quien pueda jugar en ellos.

Reyes from Spain

Cómo era la vida en el barrio antes

挨拶（あいさつ）
英語: "greeting"
スペイン語: "saludo"
ドイツ語: "Begrüßung"
タイ語: "การทักทาย"

質問（しつもん）
英語: "question"
スペイン語: "pregunta"
ドイツ語: "Frage"
タイ語: "คำถาม"

誘（さそ）う
英語: "to invite"
スペイン語: "invitar"
ドイツ語: "einladen"
タイ語: "ชวน/เชิญ"

みなさんの国（くに）でどんなあいさつをしますか？
日本で「ひさしぶり！げんきだった？」や「おお！」「やっほー！」などと言ったりします。
私はタイ語を勉強しています。タイ人はよく「もうごはん食べた？」とききます。日本人がその質問（しつもん）をされたら、「いっしょにごはんをたべませんか？」とさそわれているとおもいます。あいさつのちがいはおもしろいですね。


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あいさつ

En el audio de hoy os hablo de la fiesta sorpresa que me quieren preparar para mi cumpleaños que se acerca vertiginosamente. En ella podéis aprender el uso de la locución adverbial "y mucho menos" y algunas expresiones coloquiales interesantes.

La fiesta de cumpleaños sorpresa

みなさん、こんにちは。
みなさんは、お菓子作りをしますか。
バナナケーキを作ったことがありますか。
ホットケーキミックスで作るバナナケーキは、我が家の定番の朝ごはんメニューなんです。
息子も娘も大好きで、いつも取り合いです。
では、作り方をご紹介します。
まずは、材料と用意するものです。
・18㎝のパウンド型（これはダイソーやcandoのような100円ショップで売っています）
・バナナ2本
・卵　1個
・砂糖　30ｇ
・サラダ油　60ｇ
・ホットケーキミックス150ｇ（これは日本のスーパーであれば、どこにでも売っています。みなさんの国にもありますか。あるかな。あるといいな。きっと国によって少し味が違うと思うんですよね。みなさんの国のホットケーキミックスはどんな味なんでしょうか）
➀まず、型にシートをひきます。そしてオーブンを180度に予熱（よねつ）します。
②ボウルにバナナ１本を入れて、フォークでつぶして、ペースト状（じょう）にします。ペースト状、わかりますか。どろっとなるまで、バナナをつぶします。
③ペースト状にしたバナナに、卵、砂糖、サラダ油を加えてよく混ぜます。最後にホットケーキミックスも加えて混ぜます。
④これを、型に流し込みます。もう一本のバナナを縦半分（たてはんぶん）に切ってのせます。
⑤予熱したオーブンで35分～40分焼きます。

たったのこれだけです。すごく簡単でしょ。ぜひ、作ってみてください。おいしいですよ。
そして感想を聞かせてください。
　
語彙：
定番（ていばん）：standard
予熱した：preheated 


「のぞみ」の日記

バナナケーキの作り方

What do you think is the most expensive place in the world to live? New York? London? Maybe Tokyo?

While Japan has long had a reputation as an expensive place to live, its cities have been getting cheaper in recent years — with some big changes coming just in the last 12 months.

American consulting company Mercer recently released its 2024 Cost of Living City Ranking, which compares the costs of over 200 items in 226 cities around the world. The results are based on a March 2024 survey, and include things like housing and transportation, as well as food, clothing and entertainment.

All five of the world's most expensive cities are unchanged from last year, with Hong Kong and Singapore again in first and second place. These two Asian cities are followed by three Swiss cities: Zurich, Geneva and Basel.

Bern, another Swiss city, has risen from seventh to sixth place, while New York City has fallen one place to seventh.

However, Tokyo has dropped 30 places to 49th — putting it right after San Juan in Puerto Rico. And Osaka has dropped 53 places to 146th — just ahead of Wuhan in China.

However, the biggest drop since last year was for Lagos in Nigeria, which fell 178 places to 225th. And the least expensive city is now Abuja, Nigeria's capital, at 226th.

Mercer wrote that many big drops were caused by changes in exchange rates. Japan's yen dropped to a 34-year low against the US dollar in March — and hit a 38-year low in early July.

The ranking was also affected by inflation — especially in housing prices — as well as increasing political uncertainty around the world.

Mercer says it's important for companies to look at its cost of living ranking when thinking about sending staff to live abroad.


