The Chinese 4 tones must be the most difficult part for most students. but it is also the most important part for Chinese language learning, a little change of the tones will change the meaning of the sentence, for example, wǒ wèn nǐ means I ask you, but if you say wǒ wěn nǐ, it will be I kiss you, that’s why we need to focus a lot on learning tones,  in this episode I will show you some useful tips to remember the tones quickly.

Learn Chinese with Jen

Four tones

Learn about the movement of the Earth and why it’s hot in summer and cold in winter. This presentation is for intermediate English learners. 

Download a free worksheet at https://lovelangwri.com/2022/05/17/the-seasons-intermediate/
And don't forget to leave your answer to the Question of the Day! *What is your favorite season and why?*

This article has been adapted from “The Seasons” in Astronomy, by Andrew Fraknoi, David Morrison, Sidney C. Wolff, published by OpenStax in 2016. Access it for free at: https://openstax.org/books/astronomy/pages/4-2-the-seasons

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

For the Love of Language and Writing

The Seasons | Intermediate English

Todos nos sentimos desanimados a veces, por eso es esencial recordar lo positivo. Motivate y aprende al mismo tiempo.
En este episodio aprende palabras nuevas recordando lo positivo.

Cuentos breves de motivación.

Recuerda lo positivo.

Durante mi estancia como profesor para nepalís en India, algunas noches entre té y té, disfrutaba de charlas sobre el Himalaya. Fábulas del Nepal sobre el origen del mundo, de la cascada que nace el Ganges desde la cabellera de Shiva y también de las hazañas de los sherpas que conocen hasta el más mínimo secreto de la cordillera más impresionante de nuestro planeta. Casi todos decían lo mismo: el Everest es el más alto, pero no es el más difícil de ascender. 

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

¡Hacia la cima!

Tengo notas escritas en papel de ideas, recuerdos, inspiraciones... apuntes por todos lados. En la puerta de la nevera, en el teléfono, entre los libros, en mi mesa de trabajo, en diarios personales y no tan personales, en mi carpeta de poemas... ¡¡¡Por todos lados!!! 

Notas sueltas, igual que las notas que farandulean por el aire cuando un director de orquesta sinfónica alza sus batutas y las notas de los instrumentos surcan el aire sin control.

La Sinfonía de la Vida

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
7月13日水曜日　天気/くもり　気温/25℃ 

函館市/はこだてし
・「100万歩チャレンジ」
・歩数によって、抽選で景品がもらえる
・50万歩、70万歩、100万歩の設定
・10月末まで
・市民のみなさんに健康になってほしい

［単語］
100万…1,000,000
歩/ぽ…歩く時の数え方。一歩/いっぽ、二歩/にほ、三歩/さんぽ、四歩/よんほ。
チャレンジ/ちゃれんじ…大変なことをする

歩数/ほすう…歩く数
抽選/ちゅうせん…全員ではなく、何人か選ばれること
景品/けいひん…プレゼント
設定/せってい…なにかをするために決めるルール

ルール/るーる…決まってること
末/まつ…月の最後の日

〈美和Miwa〉
日本語の先生
Podcast「どこでも.JAPANESE」も放送中！


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#90〉7月13日水曜日　100万歩チャレンジ！

한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요.  I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog. 
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222944454325
https://youtu.be/daGN-O-hOXY

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -what are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening, 
After reading many sentences in Korean conversations sentences, 
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording. 
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording. 
And Listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely. 

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.) 
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 3. (Intermediate 1) 
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 3. (Intermediate 1) - Lesson 2. Part 1 -을/-ㄹ줄 알다/모르다,  Part 2 -고 나면

I bet there are words you usually confuse- words that may sound similar or are written in a similar way either in your mother tongue and the language you are learning. These are called FALSE FRIENDS and becoming aware of them can help you clear up this confusion. So, in this episode of My Spanish Journey we will talk about the 10 most common mistakes in Spanish related to FALSE FRIENDS. Are you ready?

Your Spanish Journey

False friends in Spanish and English- 10 most common mistakes

To be a successful leader, marketer, salesperson, or even job candidate, you need to be able to tell business stories well. Leaders tell stories to inspire their employees and to help them see what’s possible or to teach them something. They also tell investors, donors, board members, and others impact stories that reassure them their time and money are working. 

Business stories hold so much potential that I think they should be told every single day in workplace interactions! 

Even if you don’t identify as a storyteller, you will be prompted to tell stories at times in your career. But most people are not natural-born storytellers. It’s a skill that takes training and practice. 

Tune into the latest Express to Impress Podcast episode to business storytelling techniques. With a little practice, you’ll be a great storyteller in no time! 

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Episode originally published January 6, 2022.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/business-storytelling/

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Please take a minute to rate and review the podcast.

Access my 5-Step Job Interview Preparation Checklist at express-to-impress.com.

Book Cited: Erin Meyer’s “The Culture Map." Listen to my episode about it at https://www.express-to-impress.com/the-culture-map/