In the first Just Chatting podcast, we discuss the heatwave and coping with the summer heat.

How do you cope with working during a heatwave?
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Just Chatting Episode 1 | Heatwaves

骄傲的雨伞

南方雨涟涟的，人的生活实在离不了雨伞。

一把撑开后没收拢的雨伞不知怎么一来就骄傲了，它对屋里的家什说：“嚯，你们说……我谁呀？老大！闲着还罢了，一旦我施展身手，哟……天就哭，太阳就躲！人呀，也得我护着！”

桌子是不大出门的，不敢说什么。衣架刚刚被雨淋得一身狼狈，也不便开口，大家都听雨伞吹。

“各位，我谁呀？老大……今后，我得‘大庇天下风雨人’了，嚯，责任重哟！”雨伞越吹越自在。 屋外的雨也越加涟涟的……

雨伞的自吹，房主人听到没有，谁也不知道。

只是，雨停后几天，房主人收到一位远在沙漠考察的朋友的来信，朋友在信中戏谑地说：“在他乡，念你……能不能寄一件礼物以解挂念呢？记住，我要的可是‘最无用的东西’哟！”

思考了一会，房主人到邮局给在沙漠考察的朋友寄了雨伞——一把骄傲的雨伞。

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罗曼语系来源于拉丁语，如西班牙语、意大利语、法语等... 很多学生问我是否学习多种这类语言是个好主意。我给你一些信息并分享我的经验

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Hi, everyone! In March, we have graduation ceremonies in Japan! As far as I know, in western countries, these ceremonies are not considered "very important". But in Japan, we really see it as a special moment of life! So, I talk about how we do this ceremony. Have fun!

Some words to check before listening to this:
・卒業（そつぎょう）　　　　　　　graduation
・卒業式（そつぎょうしき）　　　　graduation ceremony
・卒業証書（そつぎょうしょうしょ）diploma
・小学校（しょうがっこう）　　　　elementary school

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Graduation Ceremony (Beginner Level)

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How do you improve your IELTS band score. In this podcast I’m going to give you 1 simple strategy to help you get the band score you need.

The technique I’m going to teach you is paraphrase. Yes, paraphrasing is very important, and it’s something that IELTS examiners listen out for. In the IELTS band descriptors you will see that you can not get a band score 6 or 7 unless you can paraphrase effectively.

Let me give you an example.

Let’s say in part 1 the examiner asks you about your hometown and asks you this question: Is your hometown a popular destination for foreigners?

You should answer the question by choosing a synonym for foreigners, for example, tourists.

You could also choose a synonym  for destination, for example visit.

So, when the examiner asks you “Is your hometown a popular destination for foreigners?” you could answer like this:

Yes, many tourists visit my hometown. 

So, you’ve answered the question using paraphrase.

Instead of foreigners you said tourists and instead of destination, you said visit.

Let me teach you again. If the examiner asks you “Is your hometown a popular destination for foreigners?” you could answer:

Yes, many tourists visit my hometown. 


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