"Adventures Across Borders" is a short story for A2-B1 English learners looking to improve their language skills while enjoying an entertaining story.

Adventures Across Borders 

Olá pessoal, no episódio de hoje eu ensino três maneiras que os brasileros utilizam para dizer NÃO de forma amigável e educada. Vocês ja utilizam algumas dessas?

Português com Thiago

3 maneiras de dizer NÃO de forma amigável

Welcome to the first episode of Grey Cells Dose. Today we will try a basic A1 listening about a visit in a Café.


Instructions:
1. Listen to the Audio-Exercise (it will play the assignment twice)
2. then take this quiz, to test yourself :

https://create.kahoot.it/share/grey-cells-dose-a1-im-cafe/b30376ce-88bd-4098-92dd-02fa0479fc55



Have Fun ! 
Henry


Grey Cells Dose

A1 – Anna Im Café

他专心地看着，随后又说：“我不要，这只羊已经病得很重了。给我重新画一只。”
He looked at it carefully, then he said:“No. This sheep is already very sickly. Make me another.”

我又画了起来。
So I made another drawing.
我的这位朋友天真可爱地笑了，并且客气地拒绝道：
My friend smiled gently and indulgently.

你看，你画的不是小羊，是头公羊，还有犄角呢。
“You see yourself,” he said, “that this is not a sheep. This is a ram. It has horns.”
于是我又重新画了一张。
So then I did my drawing over once more.

这副画同前几副一样又被拒绝了。
But it was rejected too, just like the others.
这一只太老了。我想要一只能活得很长的羊。
This one is too old. I want a sheep that will live a long time.

我不耐烦了。因为我急于要检修发动机，
By this time my patience was exhausted, because I was in a hurry to start taking my engine apart.
于是就草草画了这张画，并且匆匆地对他说道：
So I tossed off this drawing. And I threw out an explanation with it.
这是一只箱子，你要的羊就在里面。
This is only his box. The sheep you asked for is inside.


这时我十分惊奇地看到我的这位小评判员喜笑颜开。他说：
I was very surprised to see a light break over the face of my young judge:


这正是我想要的，你说这只羊需要很多草吗？
That is exactly the way I wanted it! Do you think that this sheep will have to have a great deal of grass?
为什么问这个呢？
Why?
因为我那里地方非常小
Because where I live everything is very small.
我给你画的是一只很小的小羊，地方小也够喂养它的。
“There will surely be enough grass for him,” I said. “It is a very small sheep that I have given you.”
他把脑袋靠近这张画。“并不像你说的那么小。瞧！它睡着了”
He bent his head over the drawing:“Not so small that– Look! He has gone to sleep.


就这样，我认识了小王子。
And that is how I made the acquaintance of the little prince.

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第五章：结识小王子

For beginner level learners✨　
わたしのいろいろなはなし　LESSON12　

「どうして？って いわないで」 Don't ask me "why?"［3：59］

The aim of this lesson...
こわくて、できないことを　はなします。
to talk about what you can't do because you're scared!!



★★Introduction of the characters★★
1．きょうの　マリーさんは　ダンスが　すきで、しゅうに　｛　1回（かい）　・　2回　・　5回　｝ぐらいダンスをしています。

2．マリーさんは　旅行に行ったときも　｛　かいもの　・　スポーツ　・　日本語のレッスン　｝を　しています。


★★Please tell me about yourself★★
さいきん、なにか　しんぱいなことや　こわいことが　ありますか。
Is there something worrying you or something you are afraid of these days?

3．せんせい
さいきん（※）、あめが　あまり　ふりません。だから、｛　こめ　・　みず　・　レッスン　｝が　なくなったら、どうしよう？と　しんぱいしています。
※これは　8がつの　はなしです。いまは、もう　だいじょうぶです^^b

4．マリーさん
ねんまつに　JLPTのテストを　うけるつもりですが、｛　じゅんびが　ぜんぶ　おわらなかったら　・　そのひ、てんきが　わるかったら　・　おなかが　いたくなったら　｝どうしよう？と　しんぱいです。


★Answer★
Answers at the bottom!

LESSON12　どうして？って いわないで Don't ask me "why?"
1)［3：59］Introduction of the characters, Please tell me about yourself 
2)［5：25］The aim of this lesson, Text, Vocabulary 
3)［3：51］Sentence pattern and expression 1&2　 
4)［3：57］Text, Applied conversation practice, Extra thinking training　 
5)［5：07］Let's challenge you too!
6)［3：09］Interview...

You can see the text of this lesson on my free website.
你可以在我的免费网站上找到这一课的内容。

★Answer★
1.1回　2．日本語のレッスン　3．みず　4．じゅんびが　おわらなかったら

Japanese! わたしの いろいろな はなし

どうして？っていわないで（1）

Spanish México

1 EL PORFIRIATO.

Tune in this week to learn about idioms and phrases in English. You'll learn how to use Suffice (it) to Say, To Be on the Receiving End, and Pass the Buck.

This episode is part two of “How to Answer Difficult Questions in a Meeting.” Expanding your English vocabulary will allow you to communicate better with native English speakers. And as always, you’ll get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills.

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Episode originally published April 13, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter

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Express to Impress

English Idioms in Use

Cerita Pendek Indonesia (A1-A2)

12 Keahlian

I discuss some of my favorite idioms! 
Can't see the forest for the trees
better late than never 
fishing for compliments 
could care less 
go above and beyond (the call of duty) 
go the extra mile 
You give them an inch and they take a mile. 
on the fence/in two minds about
Take it easy