 A short story about a character who collects things to make something. A story by Julia Ronaldson based on the stage 3 phonic system for the Oxford Reading Tree series.

Story time with Debbie

The Scrap Rocket

1 Do you always look for the cheapest airfare? ·-···· .. ··--· ................ --..........
2 At the airport check-in, are there often long queues? ................................................................ .
3 What kinds of things do you do in the departure lounge? ·-··-·-······-·-··-················-····-···
4 On a flight, do you prefer take-off or landing?----·---·-·-··-·--·--.... ·-·-·········-····-··-
5 In the cabin, do you prefer to sit near the wing or the tail? ............ -........................... -.
6 Do you keep your seatbelt fastened throughout the flight? .... -........... -................................ .
7 Have you ever been airsick? .. .................................................................................. ..
8 Did the last flight you took leave and arrive on schedule? ......... -........................................... .
9 Have you ever flown in a helicopter? If not, would you like to? .........

English Mini Lessons

Air travel

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Nihongo Hiyori | Japanese Podcast

#137 「黄色い声援」「赤の他人」「腹黒い」？ The Colors of Japanese Expressions

龙马精神[lóng mǎ jīng shén]：dragon/horse/ vigour; vitality; drive；
This idiom means vim and vigor, full of life, often used to describe people's fighting spirit and healthy state.
龙马lóng mǎ：The mythical beast with a dragon head and a horse body in ancient legends of Chinese.
饱满 bǎo mǎn：full; plump; well-stacked; flush; filled
充满 chōng mǎn：be filled with;be full of
追求 zhuī qiú：seek; aspire; pursue
梦想 mèng xiǎng：dreams

eg：龙年到了祝您龙马精神! lóngnián dàole zhù nín lóng mǎ jīng shén!
         他是用自己的龙马精神战胜了懒惰的性格。
         tā shì yòng zìjǐ de lóng mǎ jīng shén zhàn shèng le lǎnduò de xìnggé。
       我中午睡了一觉后觉得龙马精神，一下子干了很多的活儿。
        wǒ zhōngwǔ shuì le yī jiào hòu jiàode lóng mǎ jīng shén, yī xià zi gànle hěnduō de huór。


“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

龙马精神[lóng mǎ jīng shén]

EP 27 Learn Thai _ How to make a question sentence with ใช่ไหม [Châi măi] & ชิมิ [Chí mí] #Thai #learnthai

Thai for Everyone with Kru Robert

EP 27 Learn Thai _ How to make a question sentence with ใช่ไหม [Châi măi] & ชิมิ [Chí mí] 

zhōng guó yǒu èr shí sì jié qì，shì gǔ rén kàn jì jié、tiān qì de zhì huì。
    中      国     有    二十四 节气，    是  古人      看季节、  天气    的   智慧。
China has the 24 Solar Terms, which is the wisdom of ancient people for observing seasons and weather. 
tā fēn chūn xià qiū dōng sì jì，měi jì liù gè jié qì，cáng zhe zhōng guó rén de shēng huó zhì huì。
它 分     春    夏   秋     冬   四季，每  季六   个节气，     藏    着      中       国   人   的    生       活    智慧。
It is divided into four seasons—spring, summer, autumn and winter—with six solar terms in each season. These terms embody the life wisdom of the Chinese people.

《The 24 Solar Terms of China/中国24节气Zhōngguó èr shí sì jiéqì》

01《中国24节气》(《The 24 solar terms of China》)

O pronome Te é chamado de pronome pessoal, ele corresponde a segunda pessoa do singular de um verbo - Qual é a segunda pessoa do singular? É o Tu , se você conjugar o verbo Falar, a primeira pessoa, Eu falo, segunda pessoa, Tu falas. Terceira, Você/ Ele/ Ela fala. O pronome Te pode ser direto - quando não precisamos de preposição, ou indireto, quando precisamos dela. Vou dar alguns exemplos de Direto, primeiramente: 1- Eu te respeito - pois quem respeita, respeita alguém, sem a necessidade da preposição. “Se usarmos a terceira pessoa do singular, seria Ele a/o respeita (informalmente, na língua casual, nós utilizamos de uma outra forma. Ele respeita ela)”. 2- Eu te encontrei (pois quem encontra, encontra alguém, sem preposição). Se usarmos a terceira pessoa, seria Eu a/o encontrei - informalmente, na língua casual, do dia a dia , nós falaríamos. Eu encontrei ele). 3- Agora, darei o exemplo de duas frases, uma frase somente na segunda pessoa e a outra, na terceira para você perceber a diferença. Ontem, encontrei contigo e te convidei para jantar. Uso na segundo pessoa - pois você tem o contigo e o te, os dois pronomes estão rimando. Ontem, encontrei com você e lhe convidei para jantar. Uso na terceira pessoa - pois você tem o com você e o lhe - na língua formal , na escrita, pois na língua falada, provavelmente, nós misturaríamos as duas frases, ou seja, nós falaríamos: Ontem, encontrei com você e te convidei para jantar! Em alguns livros, você perceberá que é possível colocar na frente o verbo no início das frases, como: Encontrei-te! Só que no português do Brasil, não usamos essa versão na fala, somente na escrita para dar um pouco mais de embelezamento no texto. 4- Ela te procurou (pois quem procura, procura alguém, sem preposição) Mas, caso seja uma procura emocional, se tiver valor afetivo para o sujeito, pode levar a preposição “por”. 
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Pronome Te

Easy News📺
I introduce Japanese news in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “Gion Festival in Kyoto”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
祭り（まつり / matsuri）：festival
コロナウイルス（ころなういるす / korona uirusu）：coronavirus
飾る（かざる / kazaru）：decorate
山車（だし / dashi）：festival car (float)
喜ぶ（よろこぶ / yorokobu）： be happy

日本三大祭り（にほんさんだいまつり / nihon sandai matsuri）：the Japan’s three greatest festivals
・祇園祭（ぎおんまつり / gion matsuri）：Gion Festival（Gion Matsuri is a one of the biggest festival which takes place over the entire month of July in Kyoto. The biggest event of this festival is Yamahoko. Yamahoko is the decorated float which is made by every town in Kyoto. These floats will be paraded through streets on every July 17th.）

・神田祭（かんだまつり / kanda matsuri）：Kanda  Festival（Kanda Matsuri is one of Edo’s (old Tokyo’s) great festivals. Events last one week but the highlight is the procession of more than 100 o-mikoshi (divine palanquins) from all the area’s neighborhoods to and from the shrine; experience the unbelievable atmosphere in Kanda, Nihonbashi, Otemachi, Marunouchi and Akihabara.）

・天神祭（てんじんまつり / tenjin matsuri）：Tenjin  Festival（Tenjin Matsuri is a festival held by Osaka Tenmangu shrine, Sugawarano Michizane is enshrined at and has more than 1000 years of history.）

☆Grammar☆
・～になる：become
・～ように･･･：so that / in order to
・～そうです（伝聞）：I heard that

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/5966?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz


Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#20 Easy News / 京都の祇園祭《Gion Festival in Kyoto》// N4 Level

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1.

Topic - Accommodation:

Q. Tell me about the kind of accommodation you live in?
Q. How long have you lived there?
Q. What do you like about living there?
Q. What sort of accommodation would you most like to live in?

Please time yourself answering these simple questions - how did you do it?

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