A gerund is a verb in its present participle form (root verb + “ing”) that acts as a noun in a sentence. 

What are the different kinds of gerunds?
Subject
Direct object
Indirect object
Object of a preposition
Subject complement
Object complement

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What Is a Gerund? Not just "ing"

Throughout the 20th century, many scientists believed that bilingual children would have trouble concentrating and learning in school. In the last decade, however, studies have proved just the opposite.

People that speak more than one language often perform better on tests that measure problem solving, concentration, mental flexibility and multitasking.

Basically, speaking more than one language keeps your brain fit!

Over half of the world’s population speak more than one language, and most countries have more than one official language. Native English speakers usually only grow up speaking one language.

Young children learn language easily, but that’s because they’re constantly surrounded by native speakers! Unfortunately, adults don’t have that luxury.

Bilingual brains have more grey matter. This part of the brain controls our muscles, sight, hearing, emotions, speech, and decision making. Learning another language makes our brains work harder and builds up our grey matter.

Some schools in the U.K. and America have started conducting lessons in one language in the morning and switching to a different language for lessons in the afternoon. Teachers say that the children concentrate much better and have more self-esteem.

For adults, it’s sometimes hard to stay motivated when learning another language, so make sure it’s always an enjoyable experience! Be sure to set goals for yourself, try a lot of different learning activities and talk to native speakers as much as you can.

Don’t worry about the mistakes you make, after all, the reward for all that hard work is well worth it!

English Corner

Learning Another Language Keeps Your Brain Fit and Healthy

¿Sabés cuál es la diferencia entre estas palabras? En este episodio te cuento qué significan y te doy ejemplos reales.  

No tiene nombre

¿Robo, hurto o asalto?

这集主要介绍汉语口语习惯语中“1.没的说 2.不像话 3.这不……”的意思及例句

A Course in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

How to use 1.没的说 2.不像话 3.这不 in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

Nuestros pensamientos definen cómo nos sentimos. 

El otro lado de la moneda

El poder del pensamiento.

In una piccola casa di campagna, piena di topolini, arriva un gatto e inizia a mangiarseli. I topolini hanno paura e preferiscono non uscire dalla loro tana. Il gatto, allora, pensa ad uno stratagemma per attirare i topolini fuori dal loro nascondiglio...

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Il gatto e i topi

Here’s the transcript link in both Japanese and English.
https://note.com/m18bee/n/na802cfae9039?sub_rt=share_sb

一般的な会話でもよく使われている「沼る」
どんな意味か知っていますか？今回のPodcastでは「沼る」の意味と使い方を説明しています。

日本語と英語それぞれでスクリプトも公開しています。文字を目で追いながら聴いたり、リーディングの練習にしたり、使い方はさまざまです。日本語学習にぜひご活用ください。

Do you know the meaning of the popular expression “numaru” that’s often used in casual conversations in Japan?
In this episode of the podcast, I explain what “numaru” means and how to use it.

I’ve also published scripts in both Japanese and English. You can listen while following along with the text, or use them for reading practice—there are many ways to make use of them.
I hope you’ll take advantage of this resource in your Japanese learning!

The SuperGirl Pod〜これであなたも日本語ヒーロー！

日本語スラング「沼る」〜 What's the Japanese word for 'obsessed'?

Today we're talking about the phrase far fetched. Do you know this piece of vocabulary already? If not, maybe you'll find today's podcast useful. This can be useful at work, or more generally in life for describing things that are difficult to believe.

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I hope this podcast doesn't sound too far fetched!

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Universities. Q. 1-3

1. Is higher education too expensive in your country?
2. Should all students pay for their university education? Why?
3. What advantages do universities bring to society? Is it the same in your country?

How did you answer the above questions? What did you pick up that was useful?

