Welcome to another shadowing exercise, which will help you continue to expand your speaking and pronunciation abilities in American English! Listen and repeat what you hear during the pauses.

Fluent American 

American English Listening and Speaking Practice

다음을 듣고 <보기>와 같이 물음에 맞는 대답을 고르십시오.
[보기]
가: 우산이에요?
나: ____________________.
1)  네, 우산이 있어요.             2) 네, 우산이에요.
3)  아니요, 우산이 예뻐요.     4) 아니요, 우산이 커요.

1. 

1)  네, 재미있어요.                 2) 네, 영화가 있어요.
3)  아니요, 영화가 없어요.     4) 아니요, 영화가 좋아요.

2
1)  네, 한국어가 아니에요.      2) 네, 한국어를 공부해요.
3)  아니요, 공부 안 해요.         4) 아니요, 공부가 있어요.

3.
1)  어제 갔어요.                       2) 친구가 갔어요.
3)  아침에 갔어요.                    4) 약국에 갔어요

4.
1)  라면을 먹을 거예요.           2) 많이 먹을 거예요.
3)  어제 먹을 거예요.               4) 내일 먹을 거예요

5.
1)  슈퍼마켓에서 살 거예요.    2) 조금 살 거예요.
3)  비누를 살 거예요.                4) 내일 살 거예요.









1. 1)   /  2. 2)  / 3. 4)  / 4. 1)  /  5. 3)


한국어 토픽 듣기 

한국어 토픽 듣기 1

Every culture has its own unique tendencies when it comes to pronouncing certain sounds in other languages. For example, where I was born, many people find it tricky to pronounce sounds like 'f' and 'p.' Even simple English words like 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 can feel like torture.

For this episode, I’d like to focus on my Japanese friends. I know there are certain English sounds that can require extra effort to pronounce. My hope is that today’s episode will give you some helpful insights and tips to make those tricky sounds easier to master.

𝟭.	𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 >< 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗚
🪄 His heart sank when he heard her sing.
🪄 He thanked her for the song she had sung.

𝟮.	𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞 >< 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗞
🪄 Watch out, boy! I think your toy will sink in the water.
🪄 When the ship was sinking, he began thinking, "Is this my last day on earth?"

𝟯.	𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 >< 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗘
🪄 How dare you enter my room when I'm not there!
🪄 It's very dark over there. Do you dare to go there?

𝟰.	𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 >< 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗬
🪄 These blueberries are very sweet.
🪄 Actually, I like all kinds of berries very much.

𝟱.	𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 >< 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧
🪄 When it's right, the light turns green. When it's wrong, the light turns red.
🪄 Do you know what led the light on the right to turn red?

Don’t let tricky sounds stop you—practice makes progress! Book an English class with me and start improving today.✨

Midori no Heya

Tricky Pronunciation for Japanese Speakers of English

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English???

Where to start??

My mom and I take a quiz about American dialects to discover whether we speak the same way as other people from our region.

FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE HERE⁠⁠: https://american-idiom.com/f/006-exploring-american-dialects-part-one

During our conversation, we also discuss regional vocabulary and accents from distinct sociocultural regions across the United States, including the South, the West Coast, New England, Texas, the Midwest and more.

You'll certainly learn a bit more about regional American cultures as well!

(This is just the first half of the quiz. I'll be posting the rest next week.)

And if you'd like to try the quiz yourself, it's available at the following link if you scroll to the bottom and click on 'How Y'all, Youse and You Guys Talk': ⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/learning/what-does-your-accent-say-about-who-you-are.html⁠

***Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 23:30***

Episode Outline:

 Explanation of 'Dialect' and 'Accent' (Starts at 2:20)
 Question 1 (You All vs. You vs. Y'all) - (Starts at 3:52)
 Question 2 (Pajamas) - (Starts at 4:25)
 Question 3 (Boulevard vs. Traffic Island) - (Starts at 5:25)
 Question 4 (Crayons) - (Starts at 7:32)
 Question 5 (Kitty Corner vs. Kitty Wampus) - (Starts at 11:12)
 Question 6 (Caramel) - (Starts at 12:54)
 Question 7 (Roly Poly, etc.) - (Starts at 13:54)
  Question 8 (Roundabout vs. Traffic Circle) - (Starts at 15:30)
  Question 9 (Sub, etc.) - (Starts at 17:05)
  Question 10 (Soda vs. Pop) - (Starts at 18:05)
  Question 11 (Crayfish vs. Crawfish) - (Starts at 20:18)
  Question 12 (Berm, etc.) - (Starts at 21:18)
  Question 13 (Semi-truck, etc.) - (Starts at 22:24)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 23:30)

  without further ado (used at 3:31 explained at 23:44)
  it is what it is (used at 8:42 explained at 26:08)
  to go off something (used at 10:08 explained at 28:23)
  to pop up (used at 16:44 explained at 31:11)
  to grow out of something (used at 18:39 explained at 33:19)

Brentoni's English Podcast

006 Exploring American Dialects (Part One)

       找人帮忙的时候，一定要找那个真正有能力、能帮到点子上的人。就像我们学语言，每个学习者都像孙悟空一样，在这个特定的圈子里，施展着各种本事折腾过一阵子了，但是总有些难点、顽疾，就像悟空遇到的各类妖怪，打不掉也躲不过，这时候就要请菩萨帮忙了。有经验的老师就是这样的人。When looking for help, always look for someone who is really competent and can help with ideas. Just like our language learning, each learner is like Sun Wukong, who has been struggling with various skills for a while in this particular circle. However, there are always some difficulties and intractable diseases, just like all kinds of demons that The Monkey can't get rid of or avoid. At this time, we need to ask the Bodhisattva for help.  Experienced teachers are such people.

四季人生（The Four Seasons of Life）

5-会哭的孩子有奶吃The baby that cries will be fed

In questo episodio scopriamo la vera storia del tiramisù un dolce italiano ormai famoso in tutto il mondo. In effetti, chi è che non conosce il tiramisù? 
Ecco una piccola parte del testo 

La Vera Storia del Tiramisù
La vera storia del Tiramisù è avvolta da un'atmosfera romantica e suggestiva, una storia di sapori e di persone che hanno contribuito a creare uno dei dolci italiani più celebri al mondo.
Si ritiene che le origini del Tiramisù possano essere fatte risalire al XVII secolo, nel cuore delle affascinanti città di Treviso o Venezia, nella regione del Veneto. Una delle leggende più amate racconta di donne delle locande veneziane che preparavano questo dessert per i marinai che arrivavano in città. Il Tiramisù era un dolce perfetto per quei tempi, in quanto conteneva ingredienti facilmente conservabili, come uova, zucchero e caffè. I savoiardi, i biscotti leggeri e asciutti utilizzati nella ricetta, garantivano che il dolce rimanesse fresco e delizioso anche dopo lunghi viaggi in mare.
Un altro aneddoto racconta la visita del Granduca di Toscana, Cosimo III de' Medici, alla città di Siena nel XVII secolo. (...)

Glossario dei verbi e parole utili per gli studenti di italiano:

	Avvolto - Circondato o coperto da qualcosa.
	Suggestivo - Che evoca immagini o sentimenti vivaci e coinvolgenti.
	Inzuppati - Immergere un alimento in un liquido per ammorbidirlo o insaporirlo.
	Conservabili - Alimenti o ingredienti che possono essere conservati a lungo senza deteriorarsi.
	Incarnazioni - Forma o espressione particolare di un'idea o di un concetto.
	Reinterpretato - Interpretare o presentare di nuovo qualcosa in modo diverso.
	Arricchirne - Aggiungere valore o migliorare qualcosa in termini di qualità o quantità.
	Iconica - Rappresentativa di un'idea o di una cultura in modo distintivo e riconoscibile.
	Prelibatezza - Qualcosa di particolarmente delizioso o pregiato.
	Tesoro - Un bene o un oggetto di grande valore o importanza.





Italiano espresso

La vera storia del tiramisù- listening B1

Ken jij het verschil tussen perfectum en imperfectum?
Perfectum: hebben/zijn + voltooid deelwoord → acties die afgerond zijn (Ik heb gegeten).
Imperfectum: verleden tijd van werkwoorden → gewoontes of situaties in het verleden (Ik speelde vroeger buiten).

Dutch Grammar & Culture Bites

Perfectum en Imperfectum

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m0Bx_K3zID35iLBdLrjevIf6sdS2E1aN/view?usp=drivesdk