The teacher encouraged the students to ____ their creativity in the art project. a) suppress b) express c) conceal d) avoid

Today I stayed home and had a relaxing day. I watched some anime on Netflix, and it was really interesting and fun. After that, I played Animal Crossing on my Nintendo Switch, which helped me unwind even more. For lunch, I ate a salad roll that I bought yesterday at Seijo Ishii. It was very delicious. I also had a Biyott yogurt that I received from a friend who came to visit from out of town. Everything was enjoyable, and I felt very content throughout the day.

Today, I went to the concert. I saw aespa, INI, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, and so on. I was very excited because aespa was very cool. My purpose was TXT, but all groups were so good. Especially, I like INI. They are Japanese members and a Chinese member. My friend is fun of that team, so I was interested in that. The songs and visuals were great. I want to see them again.

Today, I went the live concert. The artist is "vaundy". Do you know about he? He is famous and popular artist in Japan! It has a unique atmosphere, but he's making a lot of good songs. I went to this concert for the first time!! If I have a chance, I really want to go his live .

What is your reason for wanting to improve your American English speaking? Is it for work? Travel? For a hobby? Have you ever had a tutoring lesson from a native English speaker from the United States? Have you ever had a native English speaker from the United States type out to you what they heard you say if your pronunciation was wrong/sentence structure was wrong then type your correction next to it? I've tutored over 3,500 lessons!

You speak English but still get misunderstood? It might not be the words you use — it’s the way you say them. Listen to Elaine’s story — this might be the key.

I ended up lounging at home all day today. I was going to go out with my friends, but I stopped because it was too hot outside. So I've been talking on the phone all the time. I'm tired of it because it's going to be hot this summer as well. I want to carry cool goods with me and get through this summer.

It’s scorching hot today. I felt like I was melting just standing on my balcony. To celebrate Independence Day, Dad took us downtown for a fancy meal. He ordered a huge crab bigger than my face! Great-Grandma loves seafood, so she gobbled up a lot of it. As for me, I love all sorts of fillet. Peeling crabs or other shellfish feels like too much work for just a few strips of meat, maybe I’m just lazy. Tomorrow I’ll accompany MeeMaw to church. I might even sneak in with her, since I don’t want to wait around under the blazing sun.

Turkish Words in Ukrainian and Russian: More in Common Than You Think! Did you know that both Ukrainian and Russian contain words borrowed from Turkish?Thanks to centuries of cultural contact — through trade, migration, and history — many everyday Turkish words have entered both languages. Ukrainian has slightly more Turkish loanwords due to its long-standing contact with the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean Tatars. But Russian shares many as well! Here are some common Turkish-origin words, and which language they entered: коридор (koridor – Russian & Ukrainian) – from Turkish koridor сарай (saray – Russian & Ukrainian) – from Turkish saray, originally meaning "palace" тютюн (tiutiun – Ukrainian) – from Turkish tütün, meaning tobacco Note: Russian табак is not from Turkish — tabak in Turkish means “plate”! базар (bazar – Russian & Ukrainian) – from Turkish pazar, meaning market тюк (tyuk – Russian & Ukrainian) – from Turkish tük, meaning bale or bundle шалаш (shalash – Russian & Ukrainian) – likely of Turkic origin, meaning hut айва (ayva – Russian & Ukrainian) – from Turkish ayva, meaning quince килим (kylym – Ukrainian) – from Turkish kilim, meaning woven rug баул (baul – Russian) / валіза (valiza – Ukrainian) – both from Turkish bavul, meaning suitcase or large bag Borrowing goes both ways! Turkish has also taken in words from Russian — and possibly Ukrainian — especially during the Soviet era and regional contact. Examples include: semaver – from Russian самовар votka – from Russian водка kapuska – a cabbage stew, from Slavic капуста (possibly via Ukrainian or southern Russian) palto – from Russian пальто (originally French, but borrowed into Turkish via Russian) Although direct borrowings from Ukrainian to Turkish are rare, some words may have arrived indirectly through historical interaction in Crimea, trade routes, or shared border regions. So next time you hear the word сарай or валіза, remember: you're speaking a piece of Turkish history!