Reviewing Japanese Grammar via Genki1

Let's Review Lesson 7, Genki 1

In this chapter Mrs. Frisby saves a crow named Jeremy and rides on its back to safety. Jeremy tells Mrs Frisby she can call on him for help in the future.  

**Vocabulary with definitions and audio for chapters 1-5.
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Mrs Frisby looked again at the sun and saw that she faced an unpleasant choice. She could go home by the same roundabout way she had come, in which case she would surely end up walking alone in the woods in the dark — a frightening prospect, for at night the forest was alive with danger. Then the owl came out to hunt, and foxes, weasels and strange wild cats stalked among the tree trunks. The other choice would be dangerous, too, but with luck it would get her home before dark. That would be to take a straighter route, across the farmyard between the barn and the chicken house, going not too close to the house but cutting the distance by half. The cat would be there somewhere, but by daylight — and by staying in the open, away from the shrubs — she could probably spot him before he saw her.
The cat: He was called Dragon. Farmer Fitzgibbon’s wife had given him the name as a joke when
he was a small kitten pretending to be fierce. But when he grew up, the name turned out to be an apt one. He was enormous, with a huge, broad head and a large mouth full of curving fangs, needle sharp. He had seven claws on each foot and a thick, furry tail, which lashed angrily from side to side. In colour he was orange and white, with glaring yellow eyes; and when he leaped to kill, he gave a high, strangled scream that froze his victims where they stood.

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 

Chapter 3 The Crow and the Cat

In this episode, you will listen to a dialog at the bar and learn how to use simple past tense in a basic conversation.  Enjoy your podcast! <<< Don't forget to solve the related quiz after listening to the podcast.

Turkish Conversations from Zero to Hero

Episode 6: At the Bar - Emma ile Ewan Barda Sohbet Ediyor...

Listen to this interesting article!

Man Fired for Keeping Webcam Off Awarded $73,000
A remote worker who was fired for refusing to keep his camera on while working has been awarded about $73,000 by a Dutch court.

The man, whose name was not made public, had been working for the US software company Chetu in the Netherlands since 2019. On August 23, 2022, while working remotely, he was told by his employer that he should keep his webcam on all day for online training.

The employee said he didn't feel comfortable being monitored on camera for nine hours, and refused to do so. He added that the company could already see all activities on his laptop and that he was also sharing his screen.

But Chetu said that having a camera on was no different from being watched in an office. And the company fired him.

Finding this unfair, the man took the company to court in the Netherlands. He told the court that he hadn't been given clear enough reasons for being fired, and that asking him to keep his camera on for the whole workday was against his right to privacy.

And the court agreed. Chetu now must pay the man about $73,000.

While using a webcam to check on employees may not be very common, computer programs that monitor employee activity have become popular.

A survey from 2021 found that 60% of US companies with remote workers were using employee monitoring software, and 81% of those companies found that their workers were more productive while being monitored.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Man Fired for Keeping Webcam Off Awarded $73,000

《记忆碎片》 (Memento) 是一部Christopher Nolan导演的电影，它讲述了我们的记忆是怎么欺骗和迷惑自己的。这集播客是我对这部电影的一些评价和感受。


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

(全中文) 《记忆碎片》影评：真相的幻象 

Dans ce premier épisode, découvrez le concept de Cher Journal. 


Cher Journal

Episode 1 - Présentation du Podcast

小时候你喜欢做作业吗？听一听妈妈和孩子的对话listen to the conversation between a mom and her kid. Leave the message if you want the text.

Learn fun Chinese with Tracy  有用中文轻松学

做事do things—have fun with the story

¿A caballo regalado no se le mira el colmillo? Te hablo aquí sobre esta expresión y te cuento una mini historia de amor... escúchalo aprenderás mucho. 

Expresiones idiomáticas en español 

A caballo regalado no se le mira el colmillo 🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎

In this episode Matteo and I discuss about his region of origin in central Italy, the famous Tuscany region.
We also talk about arts and monuments, and about the dialect spoken in Tuscany.
It's a short interview suitable for students of A2 level.

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