        母亲节，是一个感谢母亲的节日。在中国，这个节日既没有公共假期，也不像春节那样为大家所熟悉，但是，当这一天来临时，还真是很热闹的。Mother's Day is a holiday to thank mothers.  In China, there is no public holiday, nor is it as familiar as Spring Festival, but when the day comes, it is quite lively.  

四季人生（The Four Seasons of Life）

2-母亲节随想（Mother's Day thoughts）

这些都是爱的表达

“喂，我是爸爸。闺女，你过得好吗？没什么事，就是给你打个电话。”
大部分的父母，尤其是与子女相隔千里的父母，跟子女打电话时的开场白好像总是“没什么事，就是给你打个电话。”难道父母真的是因为无聊、没事可做，才拨通了电话？

“没什么事，就是给你打个电话。”其实，这句话里的含义包括：“好长时间没见你了”“这周回家看看吧”“想你了”“我爱你”等等。
父母会对孩子说：“没什么事，就是给你打个电话。”
热恋中的情侣会说：“没什么事，就是想听听你的声音。”
好朋友会说：“没什么事，就是问问你周末有没有时间聚聚。”

“没什么，就是……”这句话好像没什么特别的含义，却又意义深刻。当说出这句话时，“没什么”其实意味着“有什么”。

学习重点——什么
1.这个计划没什么问题，可以发给客户了。
2.有什么不明白的地方，可以给我发邮件。
3.附近没有什么好吃的餐厅。
4.妈妈每次打电话时都会先说，没什么事，其实我知道她想我了。
5.我找你没什么特别的事，就是想请你帮我一个忙。

边听边说 More than Chinese Listening

第七集 这些都是爱的表达

The people you meet might respond to uncertainty differently than you. Consider seeing things from their point of view and adapting a little. Listen to this story of Nicole and Susan. 

Nicole likes routines and likes to plan in advance. Every Sunday she spends the afternoon and evening at her parents’ house. Every Monday she meets her best friend for lunch and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings she goes to a café and reads. Having some control over what’s going to happen makes her feel safe. Then one day Nicole meets Susan. Susan never plans things in advance, is always late, and prefers to be flexible. She likes to make decisions based on how she’s feeling that day and feels that doing the same thing is limiting. Nicole tried to make plans to meet for coffee in advance, Susan sounds uninterested, but she never gives her definite answers. Her behavior really annoys Nicole. 

With people who don’t mind uncertainty …

Remember that you can learn a lot from the unknown and the unfamiliar.
Show flexibility.
For example:
For me, either way is fine.
Let me know what you’re comfortable with.


With people who avoid uncertainty …

Offer details when making decisions.
Provide a context with background information. 
For example:
The reason I do it this way is…
Let me explain why (I’m doing this).

Show you understand the importance of structure and plans. 
I understand the (structure/flexibility) is important / means a lot to you.
I can see why you (spend time on planning).

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Everyday English with Teacher Alyse

Adapting to different ways of dealing with uncertainty

Phonics Short I words with it, ix

Listen and repeat then sing along.
pit, hit, six, mix
I don't want six pits!

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Phonics Short Vowels

Phonics Short I words with it, ix

2 stategies about making a good impression while quitting! The useful vocab: to quit, feedback , meaningful  , vague , take over, keep up the good work

Kate´s speaking :)

Exit interview! How to quit your job!

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요. I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog.
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/223105743730
https://youtu.be/P6LJMBCcIAQ

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -what are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening,
After reading many sentences with Korean grammar in Korean conversations sentences,
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording.
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording.
And Listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely.

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.)
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 4. (Intermediate 2)
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 4. (Intermediate 2) - Lesson 11. Part 1 -는/-은/-ㄴ만큼/ 만큼,  Part 2 -는 데

¿Y si tus hobbies fueran más importantes de lo que piensas?
En este breve episodio reflexionamos sobre el poder de nuestros pasatiempos.

Si necesitas la transcripción, estaré encantada de facilitártela.


Más que palabras

Dime en qué pasas tu tiempo y te diré quién eres

On this episode, you are going to learn some questions that you can ask your new friends. If you like the audio please subscribe:）.

Q: 你叫乜嘢名呀？(What’s your name?)
néih giu māt yéh méng a?(Yale)
nei5 giu3 mat1 je5 meng2 aa3?（Jyutping）
A: 我叫Sam.（I’m called Sam.）
ngóh giu Sam.
ngo5 giu3 Sam.

Q: 你貴姓呀？(What’s your family name? )
 néih gwai sing a?
nei5 gwai3 sing3 aa3?
A: 我姓李。(My family name is Lee.)
   ngóh sing léih.
  ngo5 sing3 lei5.

Q: 你係邊度人呀？（Where are you from?）
 néih haih bīn douh yàhn a?
 nei5 hai6 bin1 dou6 jan4 aa3?
A: 我係美國人。(I‘m American.)
  ngóh haih méih gwok yàhn.
  ngo5 hai6 mei5 gwok3 jan4.

Q: 你識講乜嘢話呀？(What languages can you speak?)
    néih sīk góng māt yéh wá a? 
    nei5 sik1 gong2 mat1 je5 waa2 aa3?
  A:  我識講英文同廣東話。(I can speak English and Cantonese.)
      ngóh sīk góng yīng mán tùhng gwóng dūng wá.
      ngo5 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2 tung4 gwong2 dung1 waa2.

噉，你呢？(Well, what about you?)
gám, néih nē?
gam2, nei5 ne1?
