Celebrating Christmas in the UK. 
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.


English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 66 - CHRISTMAS AND CONSUMERISM

今、日本ではお米の値段が高くなっています。そんなニュースを毎日、目にしますがこれからどうなっていくのでしょうか…

日本語で雑談(ざつだん)ときどきJLPT

米の価格これからどうなる？

Script : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpOxECycmsSUzElB4JzSQVfn8HFfWw6wz&si=bai-l86H0b_Z7WUx

Healing Korean while you sleep

Healing Korean with Sweet dream Ep.4

「ほうれんそう」とは？

①ほうれん草・・・ポパイが好きな緑色の野菜。ビタミンA,B,Cや鉄分が豊富

②報連相（ほうれんそう）・・・「報告」「連絡」「相談」の頭文字をとったビジネス用語。
　日本企業ではこの「報連相」は非常に大切なことで、新入社員研修で教えられることが多い。


ことばコトバ言葉kotoba

vol.4 ほうれんそう

Part 1 of 5. 

Inside a dusty workroom, an old craftsman held up a chess piece to the window. He rotated it in the sunlight and inspected its every detail. 

“Perfection,” said the craftsman. 

He added it to the set he had been building. Sixteen grey pieces sat on his worktable, all handmade and almost ready for sale. 

The craftsman felt very satisfied with his designs. He was ready for the final stage of the process. He picked up one of the pawn pieces and said, “What about you, my little friend? What colour would you like to be?” 

He reached for his paint brush, dunked it into glass of water and then into a container of paint. The grey pawn received a heavy coating of shiny white paint.

Fast-forward several years into the future. After repeated use and abuse, that little pawn’s proud white colour had faded. Areas of his original grey were visible. Because of this, whenever players assembled their chess set, they left this little grey-white pawn to the side. 

“Uhm, is that yours or mine?” said the white player. 

“It doesn’t matter. Put it back in the box and choose from the others,” said the black player. 

This little plastic pawn’s name was Gary. 


Being a Cloud

Gary the Chess Piece

The story text plz check it on my YouTube channel


Learning Chinese by reading picture book

make a snowman 堆雪人

This episode introduces three idioms that use the word nut. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

This time, I'm talking about the Japanese nursery rhyme "Oshogatsu".
This was written by Kume Higashi and the music was composed by  Rentaro Taki.
This song was written about  120 years ago, but it is still often played in the city at the end of the year.The meaning of this song is as folows.

How many more nights will it be New Year's?
Let's fly kites and play with a spinning top at New Year's.
Come, come quickly New Year's Day

今回は　日本の童謡『お正月』について　お話しています。
作詞（さくし）：東くめ（ひがし　くめ）・　作曲（さっきょく）：滝廉太郎（たき　れんたろう）
歌詞（かし）
1.もういくつ寝（ね）ると  お正月（しょうがつ）　お正月には  凧（たこ）あげて　こまをまわして 　あそびましょう　　はやく 来い来い（こい こい） お正月
2.もういくつ寝（ね）ると  お正月（しょうがつ）　お正月には  毬（まり）ついて　追羽根（おいばね）ついて  あそびましょう　はやく　来い来い　 お正月
意味（いみ）：
１ばんは、「あと　何回　ねたら、お正月かな？　お正月には　たこあげや　こままわしをして　あそぼう。はやく　来て　来て　お正月」　２ばんは「まりつきや　はねつきをして　あそびましょう」に歌詞が　変わります。
この曲は、お正月を楽しみにしている気持ちを歌っています。

120年ぐらい昔に作られた曲ですが、今でも　年末になると　スーパーなどで　よくこの曲が流れます。この曲をきくと、「もうすぐお正月だなあ」と思います。







やさしい日本語（にほんご）

童謡『お正月』　Children’s song"Oshogatsu(New Year)"

En este capítulo de Latido Latino, descubre el Parque Jaime Duque. Investigamos sus impresionantes replicas de joyas arquitectónicas como el Taj Mahal y los jardines colgantes de Babilonia, mientras meditamos acerca de la preservación del legado histórico y natural. Adquiere conocimientos sobre cómo este parque fusiona cultura, historia y naturaleza para motivar a sus turistas. Perfecto para alumnos de español de nivel avanzado que deseen interesarse en la cultura de Colombia. ¡Escúcha y disfruta de un recorrido singular por la historia y la sostenibilidad en Colombia!