Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! What are your favorite events? Program host Akari has some favorite events. Let's listen to what are they!

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://mochifika.com/podcast-script/slow-japanese-episode-8-events/

Slow Japanese

Episode #8 - My favorite events

四川泸定：6.8级地震已致7人遇难 成都等多城还处于封城状态 - BBC News 中文

至=导致 dǎozhì
遇难 yùnàn
处于 chǔyú
封城 fēngchéng
状态zhuàngtài

News with zhe

#02 四川6.8级地震已致7人遇难

let's see what  " Let's get the ball rolling  "  means  :

It means :

let' start it  
let's begin
let's get started 
let's commence 

To commence Means to to Start 

English for Work with James

Episode 4  :  Let's get the ball rolling  

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Newspapers and Magazines.

Q. Which magazines and newspapers do you read? [Why?]
Q. What kinds of article are you most interested in? [Why?]
Q. Have you ever read a newspaper or magazine in a foreign language? [When/Why?]
Q. Do you think reading a newspaper or magazine in a foreign language is a good way to learn the language? [Why/Why not?]

I've had challenges doing it myself, did you notice? Not a big deal. The goal is to be yourself along the way!!!

See you in my classes.

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Newspapers and Magazines.

Dialogue:
Maa4 maa1: Can4 Lai6, faai3 di1 hei2 san1 laa1 !
妈         妈：     陈      丽， 快     啲     起     身    啦！
                         Chen Lai， hurry to get up!

Can4 Lai6: Maa4 maa1, ji4 gaa1 gei2 dim2?
  陈    丽：    妈       妈,       而   家    几      点 ？ 
                      Mum, what time is it now?

Maa4 maa1: ji4 gaa1 cat1 dim2 bun3 laa5.
  妈      妈：     而  家      七     点     半       啦。
                        Now is 7:30am.

Can4 Lai6:   o5, o5. Ngo5 ji4 gaa1 hei2 san1 laa3!
   陈     丽：   哦，哦。 我     而     家   起     身    啦！
                        Ok, ok, I’m getting up.

 Maa4 maa1: Sik6 di1 zou2 caan1 zoi3 faan1 gung1.
    妈         妈：   食    啲   早       餐      再     返      工。
                           Eat some breakfast, and then go to work.

Can4 Lai6:   Ngo5 sik6 baau2 laa3. Maa4 maa1, baai1 baai3!
    陈      丽：   我    食       饱       啦。      妈   妈，       拜      拜！
                          I’m full. Mum, good-bye.

Words:
1.	 ji4 gaa1:    宜家      now 
2.	 gei2 dim2:   几点     what time
3.	 dim2:       点       o’clock, whole hour
4.	 bun5:       半       half, 30 minutes
5.	hei2 san1:     起身    get up/stand up
6.	sik6:          食      eat/have 
7.	zou2 can1:    早餐    breakfast
8.	zoi3          再      after and then
9.	faan1 gung1:  返工    go to work
10.	sou3 zi6 :    数 字   number:

(from 0 to 10)
ling4        0
 ja1          1                       luk6       6
 ji6           2                       cat1        7
saam1    3                        baat3      8
sei3         4                        gau2       9
ng5         5                        sap6       10


Listening & Speaking (Cantonese)

Ji4 gaa1 gei2 dim2？   而家几点？ What time is it now?

Two corvesations: 

1- ¿ Quien es maria ?

 2- Las entradas a cine 

This podcast is to improve your listening and vocabulary

Learn Spanish Conversation

Learn Spanish Conversation parte 19

Are you ready to get that idiom monkey off your back and learn 7 more idiomatic expressions to help you improve your IELTS band score?

The idioms in this podcast are quite useful. They should add another string to your bow. In our IELTS speaking exam we should also learn how to paraphrase. Learning how to paraphrase adds a really important string to your bow, as well. In order to gain a band score 6, it’s important to attempt to paraphrase as well as use connectives. Using connectives, like therefore, however, and to be honest, can add another string to your bow.

When we know how to use idioms, we can improve our IELTS band score, because it’s important to use some less common idiomatic vocabulary in your IELTS exam. Idioms are very common and used in everyday daily life. As a rule of thumb, they help the examiner to know if you have spent time studying common idiomatic phrases.

So, keep your chin up. And keep studying. Because idioms are easy to learn. You just have to take the time to learn them, and practice using them. Don’t let learning idioms worry you, because they really are fun. They won’t get you into hot water. Learning idioms cannot get you into trouble. On the contrary, they will show the IELTS examiner that you are dilligent, studious, and hard working. Nobody’s going to hit the roof just because you’ve learned a few idioms. Of course not! No one is going to be angry with you for studying idioms! They are a vital part of your English language skills. Native English speakers use idioms day in, day out.

Don’t forget to take the quiz and learn the meanings of the idioms in this podcast. 

And don’t forget to book a lesson with me, so I can help you get the IELTS band score you need. And if you dont know many idioms, dont you think it’s time to get that monkey off your back?

IELTS Speaking Practice

7 Idioms

Hello, at first I will only read the words in Arabic and then I will repeat them with the English translation and then with the Russian translation

 أَسَد          lion          лев                                                                              
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فَأر            mouse     мышь
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أُذُن            ear            ухо
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أَنف           nose        нос
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رَأس           head        голова
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إِصبَع        finger        Палец
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فَأس       axe             топор
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أُحِبُّ       I love           люблю
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أُمّي        my mother   моя мать
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 أَبّي        my Father     мой отец


Let's read Arabic

Alif and Hamza   الأَلِف والهَمْزَة

“Почему мы устаём от видеозвонков?”. Есть целое исследование, его результатами я делюсь в этом подкасте. Приятного прослушивания!
Словарь:

вдохновлён (+ Instr.)= is inspired by
сталкиваться/ столкнуться с (+ Instr.) = to face
попадать в кадр = to be on camera
оценивать себя = to evaluate oneself
зацикленность на себе = self-obsession
воспринимать = to perceive
перемещать = to move, to shift
раздаточный материал = handout
взгляд устремлён = look is focused on
навык доведён до идеала = the skill is brought to the perfection
распространённый = widespread
вовлечённость = involvement
достойно выглядеть =  to look decent
мозговой штурм =  brainstorming