In HEAR AND THERE, I try to "practice what I preach" - using language as a tool to be more creative, to connect with others, and to feel more brave. I hope my words encourage you to do the same!

Hear and There

Bu bölümde anneme günlük rutiniyle ilgili sorular soruyorum. Sonra kendi günlük rutinimi anlatıyorum. Bölümü dinlemeden önce aşağıdaki kelimelere göz atabilirsiniz. Bölümde bu kelimeleri dinlemeye çalışabilirsiniz. Bence bölüm A2 seviyesinden C2 seviyesine kadar herkese uygun. 
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takip etmek - to follow • 
atıştırmak - to snack • 
haber - news • 
paylaşmak - to share • 
yazar - author • 
uygulama - application • 
gazeteci - journalist • 
denk gelmek - to come across • 
canlı - live • 
güncel - up to date • 
zincir - chain • 
gerçek - real • 
eskiden - before, in the past • 
koku - smell • 
koku almak - to smell • 

İyi dinlemeler!

Zeynep'le Türkçe Sohbetler

Bölüm 1 - Annemle Günlük Rutinlerimiz

You may already know that that word "inform" means to tell someone something. To give information to someone. For instance, "thanks for informing me about the change of venue". What you might not know is that it can also be used to mean "influence something" as in "my work is informed by years of experience" Or maybe "the decisions that we make are always informed by our company culture. So what do you think, have you ever heard this usage?

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I hope someone informed you of this!

Listen to the text repeatedly, and try to imitate it by introducing yourself

Listening for beginners

acquaintance- التعارف-5

At what age do we become "old?"

This is a question a team of European researchers has been asking.

The age at which people think old age begins has moved in time, according to a new study.

Many people also like to believe they haven't yet reached old age, even as they get older.

The research team looked at data from the German Ageing Survey, which included more than 14,000 participants.

The participants were born between 1911 and 1974, and answered survey questions over a 25-year period between 1996 and 2021.

They were aged between 40 and 85 when they began answering the questions, and more participants joined the survey in time.

People were asked a lot of questions, including: "At what age would you describe someone as old?"

The researchers found that when people born in 1911 got to the age of 65, they thought old age began at 71.

But when those who were born in 1956 got to 65, they thought old age began at 74, on average.

However, the study also found that people's perceptions of old age changed as they got older.

At the age of 64, the average participant said old age began at about 75. But at the age of 74, the average participant said old age began at about 76.

Study author Markus Wettstein said he wasn't sure if this meant people had a positive or negative view of old age.

Better health care and increased life expectancy in recent years may also have affected people's perceptions, he said.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

When Does 'Old Age' Begin? People Can't Decide

Should I choose the HARDER listening or EASIER one?
Should I go for the FORMAL or the INFORMAL language?
Should I listen to AMERICAN or BRITISH or AUSTRALIAN accents?
Check it out in this episode.

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06 Listening matters when you want to improve your speaking!

It's January 11th today. 11 days already has passed.  How are you doing?
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Today I'm talking about my new year's resolution.
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2023年の抱負
2023年になって早くも10日が過ぎました。みなさん、いかがお過ごしですか。
私は、今週から日本語学校での仕事も始まり、ちょっと忙しくなってきました。
学校では2クラス　週４つの授業を受け持ちます。2つのクラスの内、一つは前の学期も受け持ったクラスですが、もう一つは初めて受け持つクラスです。初めての授業は、内容に関わらず　緊張しました。早く、学生の顔と名前を覚えたいと思います。

ところで、みなさんは2023年をどんな年にしようと思っていますか。
私は、まず　「健康」！このコロナの3年間、在宅ワークをしていると、運動量がめっきり減って、どんどん大きくなってしまいました。10月に受けた健康診査の結果を見ても、痩せなくてはいけないことは明らかです。だから、月並みな目標ではありますが、
「ダイエット！マイナス15キロ」が今年の最優先事項です。
次に、「仕事」と「プライベート」の充実！仕事では、働くことを楽しみたいと思います。　日本語を教えることは、意外に難しいです。苦労もあります。でも、それ以上に様々な国の人たちと話すことは楽しいです。日本語を学習している人たちのお役に立てるように今年はもっとスキルアップしていきたいです。
「プライベート」では、今年は久しぶりに海外に旅行したいと思っています。ドイツに住んでいる友人が、遊びにおいで～と言ってくれているので、計画を立てるつもりです。
でも、ドイツ語を全然知らないので、旅行で使える簡単なことばを勉強しようと思います。私の2023年の目標としたいことは以上です。
みなさんの2023年が充実したいい年になることを願っています。
