≪young, oldを日本語で言うと？≫

10年前にかったペン→古いペン
20年前にかった車→古い車　

あなたは古いです。
あなたは古い人です。
古い考え：old-fashioned 

たいぎ語 （antonym)
✕わかい↔古い　
〇わかい↔としnoun 
私は年（とし） です。 I`m old.
私は年をとっています。I‘m old. 
（年を）とります→とっています


ようへい先生　N4～N3　レベルの生徒（せいと）へ　(^^♪

『わかい↔古い』はまちがい？

Write the words you hear in Katakana.　きこえた　ごいを　カタカナでかきます。

ヘア　　　　Hair
イルカ　　Dolphin　
キウイ　　Kiwi
ウエア　　Wear
オペ　　　Ope
カー     　Car
キー    　 Key
クモ    　 Spider
ケーキ   　Cake
ココア  　　 Cocoa
サイ     　　rhino
シャイ  　　 Shai
スキー  　　 ski
セレブ   　　Celebrity
ソース  　　 Source
タクシー 　  Taxi
チーター   　　Cheetah
シャツ  　　  Shirt
テニス   　　 Tennis
トイレ   　　Toilet
ナイフ  　　 Knife
スニーカー   Sneaker
カヌー 　  Canoe
ネコ  　　Cat
ノート   　Notebook
コーヒー   Coffee
フード  　　 Food
ヘリコプター 　　 Helicopter
ヘッドフォン 　　 Headphones
マイク   　　Microphone
ミキサー  　 Mixer
キムチ   　Kimchi
メキシコ  　　Mexico
モップ  　　Mop
ヤギ  　　Goat
ユーフォー  　　UFO
ヨット 　　  Yacht
ライオン 　　 Lion
リサイクル　　  Recycle
アルバイト  Part-time job
レタス   Lettuce
ヒーロー 　　 Hero
タワー  　 Tower
インターネット 　 Internet





ごいのれんしゅう

カタカナ

In order to get the band score you need in the IELTS speaking test it’s important to develop specific skills.

You will be aware that the speaking test is graded in four specific areas. Those areas are fluency, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation.

In this podcast we’re going to talk about fluency. 

It’s important to use a range of discourse markers when taking your speaking test, so your speaking is fluent. Discourse markers are sometimes referred to as connecting words, or connecting phrases. For example, when answering the examiner’s questions you might say something like to be honest, or, in my opinion. These are two common discourse markers. Another connecting phrase you might use is, That’s an interesting question.

Let’s look at an example:

Let’s pretend the examiner asks you whether you are good at art. You might answer.

That’s a really good question. In my opinion, I am quite good at art. In fact, I really enjoy painting. To be honest, I think other people like my paintings too.

Now you try. I’m going to ask you a question, and you have to reply using these three discourse markers: To be honest / In my opinion / That’s a good question.

Are you ready for the question? Here it is: Are you ready for your IELTS test?


IELTS Speaking Practice

3 discourse markers to help you with your IELTS test

みなさんは、今(いま)、何(なに)かほしいものがありますか？　アイフォンがほしい、とか、犬(いぬ)がほしいとか、愛(あい)がほしいとか、いろいろあると思(おも)いますが、わたしは、今(いま)、こたつがほしいです。

＜Vocabulary>
犬(いぬ:inu) ~a dog
愛(あい:ai) ~love
こたつ(:kotatsu) ~able over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
昔(むかし:mukashi) ~tin the past
暖房(だんぼう:danboo) ~heating
家事(かじ:kaji) ~Housework
布団(ふとん:futon) ~futon (Japanese-style bedding)
掃除(そうじ:sooji) ~cleaning
今まで(いままで:ima made) ~Until now
実家(じっか:jikka) ~family home
サイコー(さいこう:最高:saikoo) ~best、most、fantastic
うとうとと(:uto uto to) ~Dozing.
皆んな仲良く(みんな　なかよく:minna nakayoku) ~Everyone gets along
バトルになる(ばとるになる:batoru ni naru) ~It's going to be a battle
基本的に(きほんてきに:kihon tekini) ~Basically
マンション(まんしょん:manshon) ~mansion (on a large building)
一人暮らし(ひとりぐらし:hitori gurashi) ~Lives alone
1匹(いっぴき:ippiki) ~counter for small animals＝one animal	
＊~匹(~ひき:~hiki) ~counter for small animals
四角(しかく:shikaku) ~square□
丸(まる:maru) ~circle○
など(:nado) ~etc.
考える(かんがえる:kanngaeru) ~Think about it
なかなか〜ません(:nakanaka ~masen) ~It's not easy to
運命の(うんめいの:unmei no) ~of destiny
見つける(みつける:mitsukeru) ~find
家具屋(かぐや:kaguya) ~ Furniture store

にほんごのこばなし⭐️Japanese Short story⭐️byみどり

#2 こたつがほしい

色々なデータを見ながら、日本人の旅行事情について話しました！✈️みなさんの国の人は、最近どんな旅行を楽しんでいる人が多いですか？

SeikaのPodcast🎧

Ep.79 最近、日本人はどこを旅行してる？✈️👒

In this episode we will talk about balance, you will learn how to say work-life balance, nine-to-five office routine ect.
It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, then look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: shadow reading without looking at the text.
https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-english-dictionary/

大家好，我是Yuli。这是我的第4期播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊“平衡”的话题。
大家应该都听说过 work-life balance吧？中文我们可以说“工作和生活的平衡”。我们每个人的时间都是有限的，每天只有24小时。我们需要睡觉、吃饭、工作、照顾家人、联系朋友，还有自己的兴趣爱好等等。
如果工作很忙，需要经常加班，那我们留给其他事情的时间就变少了。你会怎么选择呢？我觉得不论选择工作还是选择生活，最重要的是你明白自己想要的是什么。
有的人每天花很多时间在工作上，很忙很累，但是他很享受，因为他喜欢他的工作。有的人每天朝九晚五，也就是早上9点上班，下午5点下班。每天都是很固定的上下班时间，一点儿也不忙。但是他们过得很不开心，即使下班后有很多自己的时间，他们也只是玩一晚上手机。
在人生的不同阶段，我们追求的东西会不一样。年轻的时候，我们有很多个人的时间，可以去尝试很多的事情，了解自己喜欢什么。到了中年，我们有了家庭，有了责任，这个时候需要有更多的时间留给家人。不论是什么时候，都要热爱自己做的事情。只有热爱，才会让你对生活充满激情。平衡不是我们的目的，幸福快乐才是。
你是如何保持工作和生活的平衡呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。

有限	yǒu xiàn	limited
不论······还是······	bú lùn ······ hái shì ······	whether... or...
享受	xiǎng shòu	enjoy
朝九晚五  	zhāo jiǔ wǎn wǔ	nine-to-five office routine
固定	gù dìng	fixed
阶段	jiē duàn	stage,period
追求	zhuī qiú	pursue,chase for
尝试	cháng shì	try
责任	zé rèn	responsibility
热爱	rè ài	have deep love for
充满	chōng mǎn	be full of
激情	jī qíng	passion

Yuli's Chinese Channel

平衡 balance

Cafes are a popular meeting place — whether you're meeting a friend, meeting someone for the first time or even having an informal business meeting.

But Shojo Cafe is not the place to go if you're planning to talk to people. The new cafe in Osaka doesn't allow any sound — that means no music or talking, and orders must be made silently.

The cafe opened in April, as a space where people can go to enjoy some peace and quiet in a busy city.

It's run by AB Possible, an organization that supports people with disabilities. Many of the cafe employees are deaf or have hearing difficulties, and a space like this allows them to play an active role in society, the organization said.

Customers are asked to make their orders silently, such as by writing or pointing at the menu.

Sign language is also encouraged — and if you're interested in learning, there are informal sign language classes after the cafe closes. Classes are one hour long and cost 2,000 yen — or about $13 — which also includes a cup of matcha.

The organization said that, unlike a normal cafe where people talk to each other, the silence in Shojo Cafe will help customers focus on other things — like the color and taste of the cafe's tea and sweets. Customers can even try making the matcha themselves.

Cafe owner Haruna Matsumoto told The Asahi Shimbun the idea for the cafe came after she visited a silent cafe in Vietnam, and all she could hear was the sound of rain and people walking.

"I got to know the comfort of silence and the lively way the cafe staff worked," Matsumoto said, adding that she wanted more people to learn about both things.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

No Talking Allowed at Osaka's Silent Cafe

The difference between the active and passive forms of sentences is explained, with examples.

The English Toolbox

Active vs. Passive in English

A passenger was arrested at an Australian airport after he left a parked airplane through an emergency exit, walked along a wing, and then climbed down a jet engine to the ground.

Jetstar Flight JQ507 arrived at Melbourne Airport from Sydney on August 22. It was parked at a terminal gate when the man left the plane by the right-side exit, officials said.

Opening the exit deployed a slide from the back of the wing to the ground, a Jetstar statement said. But instead of going down the slide, the man walked along the wing and climbed down one of the Airbus A320's two engines.

Passenger Audrey Varghese said passengers screamed as the man started behaving erratically shortly before he opened the door.

She told Melbourne radio 3AW that as soon as the plane had started coming to a stop, the passenger went straight to the emergency exit row, pushing people out of the way, and opened the emergency door.

Another passenger told 9News that the man had been vaping — which is not allowed — during the 90-minute mid-morning flight and had unsuccessfully demanded the air crew provide him with alcohol.

Melbourne Airport said the man was detained by aircrew and ground staff before police arrested him.

"Melbourne Airport is proud of the exceptional response from ground crew, which meant there was no immediate danger to other passengers or airport staff," an airport statement said.

He was assessed by paramedics and taken to a hospital, a police statement said. Police will continue to investigate and charges are likely to be laid at a later date.