Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse!
Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter V. Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.

Vulture, violets, vampire bat, vegetables, vole, volleyball, violin, vinegar, vanilla

Great job! Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more!
See you next time—bye for now!

Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Letter V

Learn why and in which situations we use the Past Simple tense!

English Syndicate

Why do we use the Past Simple tense?

什么是996呢？
    这是一种加班情况，有很多公司会要求员工加班，员工要从早上9点工作到晚上9点，一个星期工作六天。
在你的国家，人们常常加班吗？对这种加班到情况，你怎么看呢？如果你不喜欢这种加班文化，你能说出三点原因吗？欢迎你跟我聊一聊。
接下来，是一段关于加班文化的新闻，其实这种加班文化在中国也有很多人讨论，有很多员工反对和质疑，所以科技公司做出了一些改变。
    今天新闻里，做出改变的公司，就是字节跳动，说起字节跳动可能你不熟悉，但是它的子公司 tiktok，你一定熟悉。我们一起来看看，她们做出什么改变了

    中国互联网公司“字节跳动” 带头（take the lead in）改变高科技公司的加班文化， 引起了讨论。
    作为TikTok母公司的字节跳动从本月开始鼓励员工“朝10晚7”，也就是早上10点到晚上7点工作，每周工作5天，但是，有专家怀疑这歌改变真的能改变高科技公司的加班文化吗？
    现在中国大型科技公司正遭遇政府的强力监管，与此同时，基层员工对互联网行业“996”工作环境的不断质疑，让中国互联网公司处于政府和员工双重压力下，积极调整加班制度可以理解

今天聊什么

996是什么，你还不知道吗？What is 996, you still don't know？

This is an excerpt from the podcast Monocle on Culture.
This podcast is a great resource for lively reports and in-depth interviews on the newest and finest in art, film, books, and the media business.

Topic: What Gets Washed Up?
In this podcast, you will trawl the shores of Britain, Brazil, and beyond to ask, ‘What gets washed up?’ Ancient objects are examined that tell tales of London's past and the authors of messages in bottles are tracked down.

English News

What Gets Washed Up?

日本語には、水という言葉を含むことわざがたくさんあります。島国で、海や川が身近にあるからでしょう。
Japanese has many saying include the word, "mizu=water". Today, I'll introduce five of them.
今日は５つのことわざを紹介します。
1. 「水を得た魚のよう」
2. 「水に流す」
3.「水があわない」
4. 「水に慣れる」
5. 「寝耳に水」

Akari Talks Japan

Japanese saying include "Mizu 水=water"

Here I will read the 3rd chapter of the book. The story becomes slowly more difficult..

Beginner book Dutch A1-A2

Chapter 3 Page 1 - Niels 

今期朱古力又邀請左另外一位嘉賓Dr J上黎，Dr J五月成功從醫學院畢業取得MD，Medical Doctor學位，今期就同佢傾下喺美國想從事醫生行業嘅話，從完成pre-med課程到醫學院嘅經歷

夠鐘煲粥 Congee Time

EP. 29 成為醫生之路

There are many things we can do to make a house into a home, such as decorating and redesigning. Why do people enjoy doing this?

IN this episode, Nick helps you with ideas for this question, which could come up in Speaking Part 3 or Writing Part 2 of the IELTS test. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

What are some of the pleasures involved in making a home for ourselves?

Learn all the necessary vocabulary so that you can speak about the economy.
Best for intermediate and upper-intermediate students.
Book a lesson today so that I can help you take your English to the next level!
