Today we will read an article. You should listen and read in parallel. Ideally after doing that twice you should read the text out loud by yourself.

Article we will read today is: Первое — лучшее: как синдром утенка отравляет нам жизнь
Source: https://trends.rbc.ru/trends/education/61bb01b29a794780796740d4

After listening to the text, please answer the following questions in comments:
1) Что такое синдром утёнка? Опишите  одним предложением.
2) Синдром утёнка встречается только у обитателей животного мира или у людей тоже?
3) Приведите свой пример (из жизни или придуманный) проявления синдрома утёнка.

I will thoroughly check your answers! Hope to hear some weird examples!

Listen and read

Синдром утёнка (B1-B2)

Discover	发现	fāxiàn
Discriminate; eg as in to discriminate against someone	歧視	qí shì
Discuss	讨论	tǎolùn
Display; eg as in to exhibit	陳列	chén liè
Dispose	出手	chū shǒu


5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

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In this OET Medicine roleplay, a doctor speaks with a worried parent before discharging her 4-year-old son who has recovered from viral gastroenteritis.
You’ll hear how the doctor:

explains the condition in clear, parent-friendly language,

reassures and explores concerns about going home,

gives practical home-care and hydration advice, and

checks understanding using the teach-back technique.

This episode focuses on Band A communication skills — empathy, structure, and patient-centred reassurance — ideal listening practice for doctors preparing for the OET Speaking test.

🎧 Suitable for OET Medicine candidates and healthcare professionals improving consultation clarity and empathy.

#OET #OETMedicine #OETSpeaking #MedicalEnglish #DoctorPatientInteraction #OETPreparation #TheEnglishNative

Transcripts for all episodes here = https://www.notion.so/OET-Speaking-Hub-26c3e0e9024b80abbcebfceaf7d52553?source=copy_link

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It's no secret that Hawaii is a favorite destination for Japanese tourists. In 2023, the islands welcomed around 573,000 visitors from Japan — the most from any country.

But did you know there's a connection between Japan and Hawaii that goes beyond travel and into clothing?

Aloha shirts, also known as Hawaiian shirts, have roots in Japanese culture, beginning with Japanese immigrants in Hawaii.

In the late 1800s, Japanese immigrants in Hawaii started importing Japanese clothing as well as rolls of fabric to make clothes with.

In the 1920s, locals in Hawaii saw these fabrics and started using them to make casual dress shirts with Japanese patterns on them. These shirts became popular with tourists to Hawaii.

Soon after, aloha shirts were made in bulk, but instead of using fabric made for Japanese clothing, stores in Hawaii started bringing in printed fabrics made just for aloha shirts.

And by the late 1930s, the designs had changed from Japanese patterns to the Hawaiian inspired patterns we're used to today — images of Mount Fuji and Japanese pine trees were replaced with things like coconut trees, surfers and fish.

But even though today's aloha shirts don't look very Japanese inspired, they still remain popular within Japan.

Yosuke Seki, an aloha shirt aficionado who goes to Hawaii every year, told CNN he wears his shirts daily, and hopes to inspire others to try them.

"Right now, I'm wearing a replica of one of the expensive designs," Seki said, adding that his shirt cost between $130 and $200. The more expensive shirts can cost thousands of dollars, he explained.

And for some fans, aloha shirts are not just clothing — they're collectable items, or even considered art.

Yoshihiro Nakano is the brand director of Sun Surf, a Japanese company that has been making aloha shirts for about 50 years. Many customers don't even wear the aloha shirts they buy, and instead just collect them or frame them, Nakano told CNN.