The most challenging part 2 questions are on describing an object, it is difficult to describe anything in most languages as we don´t get asked to describe things usually in day to day life. So this is a good lesson to learn vocabulary and practice describing things. This podcast is produced and written by me and read by my AI voiceovers.

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IELTS Part 2 Questions on Describing an Object

I’ll introduce Japanese culture in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “日本酒の歴史《The History of SAKE》”.
This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

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☆Words☆
代表的（だいひょうてき）な：typical
～に夢中（むちゅう）になる：into ～
「君（きみ）の名（な）は。」：”Your Name.”
※Your Name. is a Japanese film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai.
巫女（みこ）：shrine maiden
天皇（てんのう）：Emperor of Japan
免許（めんきょ）：license

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☆Quiz for this episode


Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#33 Japanese culture / 日本酒の歴史《The History of SAKE》 // N3 Level /Japanese listening

So, check this out - I was cruising around the mall one day, just minding my own business, when I overheard these two scholars having a good ol' laugh at another scholar's accent. Man, that got my teacher instincts all riled up. I couldn't just let that slide, you know? So, I strolled right up to them and we got to talking. If you're curious about how it all went down, you gotta tune in to this episode.

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They Laughed at his ACCENT

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¿Alguna vez has hablado con gente local en tus viajes?


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Viajando por Europa. Capítulo 8.

New Words— 生(shēng)词(cí)
想(xiǎng)要(yào)  want    
能(néng)  can
休(xiū)息(xī)  have a rest
复(fù)习(xí)  review
考(kǎo)试(shì)  exam
电(diàn)影(yǐng)  movie
票(piào)  ticket
逛(guàng) stroll
公(gōng)园(yuán) garden
舒(shū)服(fú)  comfortable
医(yī)院(yuàn) hospital
事(shì) things
语(yǔ)言(yán) language
大(dà)学(xué) university
中(zhōng)学(xué)  middle school
小(xiǎo)学(xué)  primary school
留(liú)学(xué)生(shēng) foreign students
上(shàng) up
下(xià) down
一(yī)般(bān) usually
有(yǒu)时(shí)候(hòu) sometimes
一(yī)定(dìng) sure
对(duì)不(bù)起(qǐ) sorry
没(méi)关(guān)系(xì) It doesn’t matter.

Text One—kèwén1
xiǎomíng：mǎdīng，wǒyǒuliǎngzhāngdiànyǐngpiào，
nǐxiǎngbùxiǎngqùkàn？
mǎdīng：xiǎng。shénmeshíhòudediànyǐng？
xiǎomíng：míngtiānwǎnshàngqīdiǎn。
mǎdīng：duìbùqǐ，xiàgèxīngqīkǎoshì，
wǒyàofùxí，bùnéngqù。
xiǎomíng：méiguānxì。
mǎdīng：nǐwènyīxiàérshānběnnéngbùnéngqù。
xiǎomíng：shānběnmíngtiānwǎnshàngyǒushì，yěbùnéngqù。
mǎdīng：ānnīne？
xiǎomíng：ānnībùshūfú，tāyàoqùyīyuàn。
mǎdīng：dàwèiméiyǒushì，tāyīdìngnéngqù。
xiǎomíng：hǎo，wǒwènyīxiàérdàwèi。
小明：马丁，我有两张电影票，
           你想不想去看？
马丁：想。什么时候的电影？
小明：明天晚上七点。
马丁：对不起，下个星期考试，
           我要复习，不能去。
小明：没关系。
马丁：你问一下儿山本能不能去。
小明：山本明天晚上有事，也不能去。
马丁：安妮呢？
小明：安妮不舒服，她要去医院。
马丁：大卫没有事，他一定能去。
小明：好，我问一下儿大卫。

Text Two—kèwén2
wǒshìyǔyándàxuédeliúxuéshēng。zhōumòwǒyībānzàisùshèxiūxī，kàndiànshì，huòzhěfùxíhànyǔ。yǒushíhòugēn péngyǒuyīqǐqùguànggōngyuán。zhègèzhōumòxuéxiàoyǒudiànyǐng，xiǎomíngyǒupiào，tāwènwǒxiǎngbùxiǎngqùkàn。xiàxīngqīyīkǎoshì，zhōumòwǒyàofùxí，bùnéngqù。
我是语言大学的留学生。周末我一般在宿舍休息，看电视，或者复习汉语。有时候跟 朋友一起去逛公园。这个周末学校有电影，小明有票，他问我想不想去看。下星期一考试，周末我要复习，不能去。


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我不能去看电影  wǒbùnéngqùkàndiànyǐng

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Oi gente, aqui é Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje falaremos sobre a diferença entre os verbos “saber” e “conhecer”. Se você é iniciante e está se sentindo perdido, pode pular direto para a parte em que explico tudo isso em inglês em um minuto e quarenta segundos.
Se quiser acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar nesse link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sb3f4OiI6qgwqprPslZOlvPsedEoUgrhDHoBTvyEzzM/edit?usp=sharing
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Hi everyone, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today's podcast we will talk about the difference between the verbs "saber" and "conhecer". If you're a beginner and you're feeling lost, you can skip straight to the part where I explain all this in English in one minute and forty seconds.
If you want to follow the podcast script, just click on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sb3f4OiI6qgwqprPslZOlvPsedEoUgrhDHoBTvyEzzM/edit?usp=sharing
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