This is a short story that includes mimetic words (gitaigo) related to summer.

たいようが　ぎらぎらとかがやく。
→ The sun is shining brightly.
あせが　だらだらながれる。
→ Sweat is dripping down.
せみが　みんみんなく。
→ Cicadas are buzzing loudly.
海（うみ）の水（みず）は　ひんやりする。
→ The sea water feels cool.
かぜが　そよそよふく。
→ A gentle breeze is blowing.
うとうとひるねをする。
→ I take a light nap.
ばたばたする。
→ I'm rushing around.
のんびりする。
→ I relax and take it easy.

A short story in Japanese

夏のある日　A summer day

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Today I want to share a beginner-friendly podcast. In this episode, I'll be reading a short article about Lithuania's capital, Vilnius. Following the reading, I'll pose some questions, providing you with the chance to formulate your answers. 

During the listening, you will not just learn something new about Vilnius but also practice creating questions and selecting the right grammatical cases for your responses.
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Lithuanian with Paulius

#4 - Sveiki Atvykę į Vilnių: Welcome to Vilnius

In this episode, I'll read a short story by Claudia Piñeiro, Argentinian scriptwriter and novelist. Relax and enjoy!

Your Spanish Journey

Extensive reading: Short stories to enjoy.

The difference between two verbs: to allow and to permit.

What's the difference?

Allow VS Permit

Bienvenidos a un nuevo episodio. Continuamos con la 3ra entrega de nuestro libro Juan Salvador Gaviota, una historia inspiradora que explora temas de libertad, autoconocimiento y la búsqueda del propósito en la vida.
Adentrémonos pues a esta maravillosa aventura de la conversación en español a través de la literatura.

Conversando en Español sin Miedo. Hablemos de todo un poco.

Juan Salvador Gaviota

This folktale is from Wales, and tells the story of how water lilies came to grow in a lake in the Welsh mountains.

Folktale Friday

HOW WATER LILIES BEGAN

Habit stacking in a business context is a behavioral technique for integrating desired routines into existing workflows. It involves pairing a new, target behavior (e.g., reviewing daily sales reports) with an established trigger habit (e.g., checking your inbox each morning). By capitalizing on the automatic nature of existing habits, the cue to perform the target behavior becomes ingrained, increasing its adoption and persistence. Habit stacking can be used to improve individual productivity (e.g., streamlining post-meeting follow-ups) or foster team-level behavioral change (e.g., implementing a daily huddle for information sharing). The effectiveness of this technique hinges on selecting appropriate trigger habits – frequent, consistent actions with minimal cognitive load. Additionally, target habits should be small, achievable actions to ensure successful integration and minimize disruption to existing workflows. Through repetition and positive reinforcement, habit stacking strengthens the association between the trigger and target behavior, ultimately leading to the desired routine becoming an automatic part of the workday.

The Global Professional Podcast

Habit Stacking - EP 39

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Life experience Q1-2.

1. Do you agree that we learn best from our mistakes?
2. What’s the best way to gain experience in life? Why is so?

Which idea can you use in your answers if the same type of question would come up on your test?

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