This episode introduces three idioms that use the word book. 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

Book

The "th" sound is the hardest sound for everybody. You need to give it special attention.

Tongue twisters with “th”
		The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.
		
		I thought a thought. But the thought I thought Wasn’t the thought I thought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought, Had been the thought I thought, I wouldn’t have thought I thought.
		
		Something in a thirty-acre thermal thicket of thorns and thistles thumped and thundered threatening the three-D thoughts of Matthew the thug – although, theatrically, it was only the thirteen-thousand thistles and thorns through the underneath of his thigh that the thirty-year-old thug thought of that morning.
		
		Thirty-three thousand feathers on a thrushes throat.


English for IT Pros

The th Sound in English

In this episode for upper-intermediate and advanced English learners, I’ll talk about vocabulary and idioms related to sleep. 

It’s a topic that can come in especially handy if you find yourself engaging in small talk, especially since so many of us are sleep-deprived.

The idioms we’ll cover are:
-hit the hay/hit the sack
-to sleep like a rock/to sleep like a baby
-out like a light
-to catch some Zs
-to sleep on it/to sleep on something

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Conversations With a Friend

How to Talk About Sleep

엄마! 제 교복은요?
妈! 我的校服呢? 

어제 저녁에 빨아서, 아직 안 마른 것 같은데.
昨晚才洗, 好像还没干呢。

어떡해요? 저 오늘 입어야 돼요!
这可怎么办? 我今天正好得穿。 

이렇게 하자. 드라이어로 말려줄게. 10분이면 다 마를 거야.
这样吧。用吹风机吹一吹, 十分钟就能干。

교복 校服
빨다 洗
마르다, 건조하다 干
(헤어)드라이어 吹风机

[YOON] 1분 한국어

엄마! 제 교복은요? 妈! 我的校服呢? 

In this episode of Daily Chinese, we will learn 6 essential phrases starting with "请 (qǐng)":

1. 请进! (qǐng jìn!) — Come in please!

2. 请坐! (qǐng zuò!) — Please sit down!

3. 请听! (qǐng tīng!) — Please listen!

4. 请说! (qǐng shuō!) — Please speak!

5. 请读! (qǐng dú!) — Please read!

6. 请写! (qǐng xiě!) — Please write!

These phrases are perfect for everyday interactions, whether you're inviting someone in, offering a seat, or asking someone to speak, listen, read, or write.

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SAMURAI BROADCAST　侍放送  継続は力ニャり

Listen and repeat, then sing along.

The man has tape and a cane. 

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Phonics Long Vowels and Consonant Blends

The man has tape and a cane. 

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

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1.

Topic - Accommodation:

Q. Tell me about the kind of accommodation you live in?
Q. How long have you lived there?
Q. What do you like about living there?
Q. What sort of accommodation would you most like to live in?

Please time yourself answering these simple questions - how did you do it?

Let me know how I can be of assistance in improving your communication skills & your confidence.

See you in my classes.