By: Cynthia Schumerth
Illustrated by: Mary Reaves Uhles
Book From: https://www.getepic.com/app/read/76679
Ages: 6-8
Guided Reading Level System: L

🍿📚 Welcome to another story time with Teacher Vanessa! Today's story is called "Let's Pop, Pop, Popcorn!" 🌽🎉 Join us as a group of children takes you through the fascinating journey of how America's favorite snack is grown, harvested, and popped. 🌱🌽🍿 If you're a popcorn lover like me, you're in for a treat! 😍 If you enjoyed this story time, why not book a one-on-one lesson with me today? 📚🎉 I teach students of all ages and levels, whether you're a native speaker or not. Let's embark on an exciting learning adventure together! See you in the next story time. 📖✨ #StoryTimeWithTeacherVanessa #PopcornLovers #LearningIsFun


Story Time with Teacher Vanessa

Let's Pop, Pop, Popcorn!

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yì xiǎo shí  
一  小   时               one hour

 yì tiān 
 一  天                    one day

yì zhōu 
一  周                       a week

yí gè yuè  
一  个   月                a month

yì nián 
一   年                        a year

HSK vocabulary

Chinese words in life

Today you’ll hear and learn how to say ‘it depends’ (on a condition) in Saudi Arabic.

New terms:

It depends
Sentences:

I’ll go but it depends on the weather.
It depends on how much money I have.
It depends on whether or not the country is safe.

Aprende árabe con Radia 

How to say ‘it depends’ in Saudi Arabic

The On the Go English podcast, Episode 3, hosted by Emil, explores the significance of Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Emil discusses the traditional activities of spending time with family, enjoying football games, watching the Macy's Parade, and indulging in a festive feast. The podcast delves into the history of Thanksgiving, highlighting the Pilgrims' journey and their encounter with the Wampanoag, particularly Squanto's pivotal role. Emil emphasizes the expression of gratitude during the holiday, as families gather to share what they are thankful for. The podcast concludes with intriguing fun facts about Thanksgiving, including the original absence of turkey at the first celebration and the evolution of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

 On The Go English

Episode 3. Thanksgiving day 

Transcripción del episodio : 

«COMO y PORQUE en español
«Como» y «Porque» son dos nexos de tipo causal.

Como se utiliza siempre al principio de la frase:

«Como quiero aprender español, estoy estudiando mucho.»

Porque se utiliza siempre al final, es decir detrás de la oración principal:

«Estoy estudiando mucho, porque quiero aprender español.»

Recuerda, como al principio: «Como quiero aprender español, estudio mucho.»

Porque al final: «Estudio mucho, porque quiero aprender español.»

Gramatica para todos y todas 😐😋

COMO y PORQUE – ¿Cómo se utilizan y para qué sirven en español?, en menos de 2 minutos 

Which idioms can you hear? Here are the meanings:

1. feeling ill - under the _____________
2a. told a secret  - spill the _________
2b. told a secret - let the cat ____ of the ______
3. to not believe someone - to pull someone's _______
4. to happen rarely - once in a blue _________
5. not take something seriously - take something with a pinch of ________
6. go to bed - hit the ______

Listening Skills

Idioms!

Is there a difference between jail and prison?

The Social Evolutionary

What would you prefer: JAIL or PRISON?

Working from home and avoiding the journey to and from the office is saving many of us at least an hour every day, according to a 2023 study.

But we're not always using that saved time for ourselves — we're actually spending a lot of that time working.

The US-based National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) did a survey that looked at how workers in 27 countries used their time when working from home.

On average, the daily time saved by working from home was found to be 72 minutes.

Workers in China saved 102 minutes per day, while in Japan it was 100 minutes, and in India it was 99.

But the study also found that, on average, 40% of that saved time was spent working — either on the worker's main job or on an additional one.

Workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan said they used more than half of their saved time to work.

So what happened to the rest of that extra time?

According to the study, an average of 34% was used as leisure time — with people in Germany and Austria using almost half of their extra time for leisure.

And 11% — about eight minutes per day — was spent looking after children or other family members.

The NBER said children had gotten a better deal with parents working from home — but that the big winners were employers, who got extra work time from their employees.

