This episode introduces three idioms that use the word apple. 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

Apple

Postare, taggare, condividere! Ma cosa significano queste parole?
What do this words mean?

Listen to this week's episode and learn a few, must-know Italian words related to social media.

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3 minutes Italian

Le parole dei social media

A great lesson where you'll learn the best vocabulary related to the meals of the day.

Super Basic Spanish

Learn Basic Spanish: Las comidas del día (the meals of the day)

SMART Goals for Active Listening:
Here are some examples of SMART goals you can set to improve your active listening skills:

1. Improve comprehension in work meetings:

Specific: I will actively listen during all team meetings by summarizing key points after each agenda item.
Measurable: I will track the number of times I summarize key points and the accuracy of my summaries based on colleague feedback.
Attainable: I will start by summarizing after one agenda item per meeting, then gradually increase to all items over a month.
Relevant: Improved comprehension will lead to better participation and decision-making in meetings.
Time-bound: I will implement this for the next 3 months and evaluate progress then.
2. Enhance communication with family:

Specific: I will practice active listening with my partner by reflecting back their emotions and using open-ended questions during evening conversations.
Measurable: My partner will provide feedback on whether they feel heard and understood by my responses.
Attainable: I will focus on actively listening during one conversation per evening for the next two weeks.
Relevant: Improved communication will strengthen my relationship with my partner.
Time-bound: I will practice this for two weeks and then discuss adjustments with my partner.
3. Become a more supportive friend:

Specific: I will actively listen to a friend facing a challenge by maintaining eye contact, avoiding interruptions, and offering summaries of their situation.
Measurable: My friend will report feeling supported and understood after our conversation.
Attainable: I will dedicate focused listening time during one conversation with a friend per week for a month.
Relevant: Active listening will help me be a more supportive friend.
Time-bound: I will implement this for one month and then reflect on its impact on our friendship.
Remember, these are just examples. You can modify them to fit your specific needs and goals!


The Global Professional Podcast

S.M.A.R.T. Goals and Active Listening - Episode 82

Neste episódio, contamos algumas lendas do folclore brasileiro que fazem parte da nossa história e cultura. Os personagens retratados são alguns dos que vemos na série Cidade Invisível! Esperamos que gostem! 

Praia e Dolce Vita

Lendas do Folclore Brasileiro

Reading a book in Japanese ''The Music Box Planet''　Akihiro Nishino 
#17 (the final episode of this story)
You can practice shadowing, and repeating with this reading and the text below. Besides, it's helpful to study Kanji. 😊 
📚My lessons: https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/6185061


オルゴールの 大きな大きな音色は、ちかくの星にも とどきました。

「博士、なんだいこりゃ？」
「音楽だねえ。うん。いい音色だ。ちょいと休けいしようかの」
「オンガク、オンガク」

その音色は、空に住む すべての人間をつつみこみました。
そして5000メートル下の『森』で あそぶこどもたちにも ふりそそぎました。
「ありゃりゃ？　音楽がふってきた。こりゃゆかいだ」
「お婆、オイラたちの好きな音楽が空から ふってきたぞー」
「お婆、これは空中帝国から聴こえてくるぞー」
「おい、お婆！」

さわぐ こどもたちの奥で、ゆりいすに すわっている ひとりの老婆が、
目に涙をためています。

「どうした、お婆。なにかあったのかい？」

老婆は やさしく こたえたのでした。

「阿呆が つなげよったんじゃ」



【Kanji】

星　　　　　　ほし
博士　　　　　はかせ
休けい　　　　きゅうけい（休憩）
人間　　　　　にんげん
お婆　　　　　おばば　　　
老婆　　　　　ろうば
涙　　　　　　なみだ

Kanji that have already appeared are not listed. 
Please check the previous story pages.

朗読クラブ📚Reading to Japanese language learners 

朗読：『オルゴールワールド』#17にしのあきひろ著

Vol.101 セイさんと横浜物語　カップヌードル博物館

カップラーメンが好きですか？

よく食べますか？

どんな印象でしたか？

セイさんが中国で食べていたインスタント麺がありましたか？

安藤百福の経歴について

自分のカップヌードルが作れる

食堂で世界の麺料理が食べられる


您喜欢吃杯面吗？

您经常吃吗？

您对它的印象如何？

盛在中国吃过方便面吗？

关于安藤百福的事业

您可以自己制作杯面

您可以在食堂吃到世界各地的面条美食



[単語など]

ひんど　頻度

ソーセージ

こだわり

とんこつ　豚骨

いりぐち　入口

しょうひん　商品

ふるさと　故郷

あんどうももふく　安藤百福

はくしゅ　拍手

ようき　容器

かんめん　乾麺

トマトチリ

たしか　確か

キムチ

ぎゅうにく　牛肉

ひも　紐

しょくどう　食堂

からいたべもの　辛い食べ物

せんたくし　選択肢

まとめ

あかれんが　赤レンガ

ちゅうかがい　中華街






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Vol.101 セイさんと横浜物語　カップヌードル博物館

Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, the top doctor in the US has said.

The US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy made the proposal as research and evidence mounts about the effects that alcohol has on human health.

His suggestion for a label would require approval from the US Congress.

Americans should be better informed about the link between alcohol and cancer, in particular, Murthy argues, noting that alcohol consumption was to blame for nearly one million preventable cancer cases in the US over the last decade.

About 20,000 people die every year from those alcohol-related cancer cases, he said.

Bottles of beer, wine and liquor already carry warning labels that say pregnant women should not drink alcohol and that alcohol consumption can impair a person's ability to drive a car.

But Murthy's proposed label would go even further, raising awareness about the risk for cancer, too.

"It's pretty crazy that there's a lot more information on a can of peas than on a bottle of whiskey," said Timothy Naimi, who directs the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria in British Columbia.

"Consumers have the right to basic information about health risks, serving size and drinks per container."

Consuming alcohol raises the risk of developing at least seven types of cancer, including liver, breast and throat cancer, research has found.

Murthy said that as a person's alcohol consumption goes up, so does the risk for developing those illnesses.

However, it's unlikely that Congress would act quickly to enact a new warning on alcohol products.

It's been nearly four decades since Congress approved the first government warning label on alcohol and no updates have been made since then.

Any effort to add a cancer warning label to alcohol would face significant pushback from a well-funded and powerful beverage industry, which spends nearly $30 million every year lobbying Congress.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

US Doctor Wants Cancer Warnings on Alcoholic Drinks

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EkIcPw_S8NVlolrry2Kz0kS85vI1a5z3/view?usp=drivesdk