1 minute clips focusing on 5 advanced words for IELTS on various TOPICS. 

IELTS Vocab

Jag och min kompis Matilda ska åka på semester! Till Cypern! Lyssna lite till våra planer, och hur vi planerar.

Easy Swedish with Viktoria

Ep. #11 - Att planera en resa

This is a reading from the Aozora Bunko "Amedama (The Candy)" with some expressions changed to easy Japanese for learners of Japanese.
The reading is followed by explanations of the story and vocabulary. Please use it to study Japanese listening comprehension.

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青空文庫「あめだま」より、日本語学習者向けに一部の表現をやさしい日本語に変えて、朗読しています。
朗読の後にストーリーや語彙の解説があります。日本語のリスニングの勉強にお役立てください。

OYASUMI にほんご

#4　The Candy（Amedama）

Breve biografia da poetisa italiana Goliarda Sapienza e poesia "Para minha mãe". 

Português Pindorama

Goliarda Sapienza

In this audio I go over my way of preparing my students to succeed in Part 2 of IELTS speaking exam. 

Please listen to it and try to catch the logic behind the process.

The topic: The most important benefit of the internet.

Connection, communication, sharing, other people, social media, internet wars, conflicts, misunderstandings, whatspp, wechat, fraud theft, banks, photos, videos, messenger.

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IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

Part 2 Answer IELTS Speaking

以后(yǐ hòu) and 后来 (hòu lái) both include 后 this character , it means behind, in English they both could be translated as “later”, you can say they are the same in meaning, but not the usages, which make the 2 words very different, basically 后来 can only use in a past tense but 以后 can use in past or future tense, in this episode I will show you 5 example sentence to help you understand better

Learn Chinese with Jen

以后、后来

Here are five simple expressions to cheer someone up in Chinese, along with examples:
1. 加油！ (jiā yóu!) - Keep it up!Example: 加油，你一定能成功！ (jiā yóu, nǐ yí dìng néng chéng gōng!) (Keep it up, you will surely succeed!) 
2. 没关系！ (méi guān xi!) - It's no problem!Example: 别担心，没关系！ (bié dān xīn, méi guān xi!) (Don't worry, it's no problem!) 
3. 不要灰心！ (bú yào huī xīn!) - Don't give up!Example: 只要努力，就一定会成功的，不要灰心！ (zhǐ yào nǔ lì, jiù yí dìng huì chéng gōng de, bú yào huī xīn!) (As long as you work hard, you will surely succeed, don't give up!) 
4. 别担心！ (bié dān xīn!) - Don't worry!Example: 别担心，这不是什么大事！ (bié dān xīn, zhè bú shì shén me dà shì!) (Don't worry, it's not a big deal!)
And here is the fifth example:
5. 我们一起努力！ (wǒ men yī qǐ nǔ lì!) - Let's work hard together!Example: 我们一起努力，一定会成功的！ (wǒ men yī qǐ nǔ lì, yí dìng huì chéng gōng de!) (We will succeed if we work hard together!) 


Five Ways to Say XXX in Chinese

5 ways to encourage someone in Chinese

Saudi Arabia scored a big win in its campaign to attract major sports events to the kingdom when it was formally named as the 2034 men's soccer World Cup host on December 11.

For the last year, there hasn't been too much doubt that Saudi Arabia would be confirmed as host, as the only other contender — Australia — had withdrawn from the contest to host the World Cup.

Awarding the tournament to Saudi Arabia has been seen as controversial by some soccer observers.

That's mostly because of the country's human rights record. Some have said that Saudi Arabia is using sports to divert attention from social or environmental problems, something that's known as sportswashing.

Saudi Arabia has denied this is the case.

The World Cup may be a number of years away but there are a lot of questions that need to be answered about the tournament, from where games will be played to how workers' rights will be protected.

Saudi Arabia aims to host all 104 games, though there has been speculation that some games could be played in neighboring or nearby countries.

Currently, 15 stadiums have been proposed, although eight are still on paper. They include a 92,000-seat venue planned in Riyadh and another near the capital that's set to be on top of a 200-meter cliff.

The timing may also be an issue. The tournament may have to be moved from the traditional period of June and July to the cooler months of November and December.

This also happened for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, although it wasn't a move that was popular among European soccer clubs, who had their domestic seasons interrupted.

The question of workers' rights was also discussed before and during the competition in Qatar. Saudi Arabia has promised to reform and enforce labor laws, and fully respect migrant workers, but some human rights groups are skeptical.

In the meantime, there are still World Cups in 2026 and 2030 to think about!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Saudi Arabia Confirmed as 2034 World Cup Host

こんばんは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

さて、今日は、夏の風物詩、ふうぶつし、について話します。

風物詩とは、その季節を感じるもの、です。
この季節といえばこれ、という感じです。

まぁ、だいたいは夏の風物詩、花火の話をする時に使います。

日常生活の会話で使うわけではないですが、ニュースやテレビなどで聞くと思います。

それで、あらためて、夏の風物詩、といえば、ほとんどの人は花火、と言うと思います。

それぐらい、日本人は夏の花火大会や祭りが好きです。

ぼくは7月の終わりに、北海道から地元の大阪へ引越をしました。大阪に久しぶりに戻ってきて、日本語教師の仲間と一緒にご飯を食べて、いろんな話をしました。

その時に、花火大会の話になり、改めて日本人にとって、夏の花火大会は生活の一部になっているなぁ、と感じました。



それで少しだけ花火大会の始まりについて調べてみました。

打ち上げ花火のはじまりは、江戸時代だそうです。
1733年に隅田川で行われた水神祭がそのはじまりです。

その当時、飢饉・疫病が流行り、たくさんの人が亡くなっていました。

その慰霊のために祭がひらかれ、打ち上げ花火があげられました。

もとはそういった、暗い気持ちを取り払う目的から始まった花火は、夏の川開きなどの行事と結びつき、今は夏を楽しむ1番の行事になっているようです。

特に8月は毎週末、いろんな場所で、たくさんの花火大会があります。夏の夜に少しだけ涼しさを感じながら、(いや、ぜったい暑いですが、楽しめるものとして定着しました。

今この時期に日本に旅行に来ている方や、日本で生活を始めた方は、ぜひぜひ、旅行先や住んでいる場所の花火大会を探して行ってみてくださいね！

もちろん、人はたくさんいますし、電車もめっちゃ混みますので、気をつけて行ってくださいね！

北海道から大阪に帰ってきて、夏を感じたので、今回はこんなトピックにしました。


今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！


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