This is a channel for story time. 
Karen will read stories that cover a range of topic and challenges that cover issues in today's world. 
Karen has written some of the stories, but not all . 

Pocket Rainbow

I have created this channel for beginners to practise listening and repeating after me. I will include the vocab for each podcast for you. 

I do NOT teach beginners, but am happy to teach this. 

Beginners 

This podcast is for people from all walks of life who want to hear a little more about the English language in shorter soundbytes...up to 10 minutes per episode. 


English in 60 Seconds

Talking about the weather in fall.
Wortschatz
vorbei sein - to be over
kälter - colder (die Kälte - coldness) 
sich freuen über + Akk. - to be pleased about
unangenehm sein - to be unpleasant (das Wetter ist unangenehm)
bewölkt - cloudy   (die Wolke; -en - cloud)
neblig - foggy       (der Nebel - fog)
von den Bäumen fallen - to fall from the trees
nass - wet
verlassen, hat verlassen - to leave
lieber - rather
bunt - colorful
farbig - colored
das Märchen - fairy tale
wechselhaft - changeable
plötzlich - suddenly
vorbereitet sein - to be prepared
die Lieblingsjahreszeit - favorite season
gestrickte Pullis - knitted sweaters
rausgehen, ist rausgegangen - to go out
beruhigend - calming   (sich beruhigen, hat sich beruhigt - to calm down)
entspannend - relaxing (sich entspannen, hat sich entspannt - to relax)
sich erkälten, hat sich erkältet - to catch a cold  (die Erkältung - cold)


Schnurgerade Deutsch

Das Wetter im Herbst

*This episode is about "Qeshm" an Island in the the Persian Gulf

**Book Podcast lesson to discuss the topic and access the texts

Persian Podcasts / پادکست فارسی 

جزیره قشم (2)

元の記事/ Original Article↓
https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_62c54a73e4b06e3d9baeac4a

※収録環境が悪く、雑音が入ってしまい、申し訳ありません。

☆目次
0:00 オープニング
0:36 Introduction
1:48 “女性は若い出演者が多く、男性は40代以降にピーク”
4:30 統計の印象
11:00 “「名前の表記」の有無にも差”
12:29 “視聴者「らしさ」の押しつけに違和感”
14:58 よくある役割
17:57 “「名前の出ない役割」画面上でも”
23:10 マジョリティ

☆語彙
需要（じゅよう）
飽和状態（ほうわじょうたい）
聡明（そうめい）
バイアスがかかる
誇張（こちょう）される
実態（じったい）
認識（にんしき）
本質（ほんしつ）をつく
残酷（ざんこく）
廃（すた）れる

☆引用記事
澤木香織. “テレビ番組の登場人物、男女で「役割」にも違い。ジェンダーバランス調査から見えたこと”. HUFF-POST. 2022-08-03. https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_62c54a73e4b06e3d9baeac4a

"After 5" by Japanese Teacher

“Gender Balance in TV programs” 「テレビ番組の登場人物、男女で「役割」にも違い。ジェンダーバランス調査から見えたこと」

En esta lectura te hablo sobre vocabulario de rutina diaria en un parque... Espero que guste!!
Puedes escribirme si deseas tener la lectura escrita.

Lecturas Cortas en Español/ Short readings in Spanish

El Parque

czerwony (czerwona, czerwone) - red
niebieski (niebieska, niebieskie) - blue
zielony (zielona, zielone) - green
żółty (żółta, żółte) - yellow
fioletowy (fioletowa, fioletowe) - purple
różowy (różowe, różowe) - pink
pomarańczowy (pomarańczowa, pomarańczowe) - orange
szary (szara, szare)  - gray
czarny (czarna, czarne) - black
biały (biała, białe) - white
brązowy (brązowa, brązowe) - brown
złoty (złota, złote) - golden
srebrny (srebrna, srebrne) - silver

PowerPolish

Colors in Polish (kolory w języku polskim) 

NOVEMBER COMPETITION!
We all know how difficult it can be to stay motivated when learning languages, so this month, English In A Teacup is holding a little competition for its listeners. The winners of the competition will get a personal shout out on the podcast and will also get to decide the next topic for Season 2 of my podcast coming out in December. 
To join, send me a message on italki and I will send you the form to fill in. 
In this week's episode of English In A Teacup, we will be continuing with the topic of inversions as well as learning how to write letters.  For students preparing for advanced-level exams (CAE, CPE, IELTS, etc.), it is important to know about inversion and how to use it in the writing sections. To help us with the subject is our fine English lady, Miss Finesstocrat, who will be writing her own letter to a travel agency to complain about her holiday from hell. How did she get on? Let’s put the kettle on and find out!

ENGLISH IN A TEACUP

EP7: MAKING A COMPLAINT (B2-C2)

More than half of Japanese children spend at least one hour every day playing video games.

That's according to a 2022 survey by Japanese internet company Nifty Corporation.

Twenty-four percent of kids said they play for between one and two hours a day. Thirteen percent said they play for between two and three hours, and 17% reported playing three hours or more.

Only 9% said they do not play at all.

More than 2,300 elementary and junior high school children took part in the survey, which was done in September and October of 2022.

Almost 80% said they usually play video games alone. When they do play with others, they more often play with people online than with someone else in the room.

Parents in Japan have spoken of their concerns about the amount of time their children spend playing video games. In 2020, Kagawa prefecture said people under 20 should limit their time spent playing video games to one hour per day during the week and 90 minutes on weekends.

The Nifty survey also asked children about rules in their homes for playing video games.

Fifty-three percent said they have time limits for playing, with 44% saying they can only play after they have finished their other tasks.

One in five of the children surveyed said they are not allowed to play with strangers online, and more than half are not allowed to spend money when playing online games.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Most Japanese Kids Play over 1 Hour of Video Games a Day

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