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  In some languages, the pronunciation of the letters remains constant, never changing or change very little.  Czech and Spanish are two examples.  English isn't like this.  We have long vowels short vowels and combinations of vowels.  Sometimes the pronunciation seems to change without reason.  Moreover, the speling rarely helps. Consider these three words:  food, blue, and blew - The vowel sounds are all the same, go figure.Has anybody ever looked at you after listening and asked, 'What?'  Last week, my student said through and I heard throw and was totally lost.
                    Sound 1	/oooo/		Sound 2     /ow/

			Through 		 	Throw

			Two				Tow
		
			Blue				Blow

			View				Vote

			New				Know

			Sue				        So

			Clue				Clone

			Rude				Road


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Through / Throw

今回のトピックは奈良県で起きたストーカー捜査の警察官にストーカーした疑い、女を逮捕の事件についてお話しします。
タイトルですら意味わからないですよね^^ そんなお話をします^^
When you fail the first time, always remember to pick yourself up and try again. Except maybe in this case.

The Konnichiwa Podcast is a bilingual English-Japanese podcast. Dan, My, and Yurie started the podcast with the goal of creating a show where Japanese and English speakers of all levels could improve their language skills and have fun in the process. With topics ranging from the latest news stories, to life in Japan, to the history of ramen, the Konnichiwa Podcast aims to entertain while giving listeners a glimpse into international communication.

The Konnichiwa Podcast

Stranger Danger

 for beginning level #Thai #learnthai 00_00_08-00_01_36

Thai for Everyone with Kru Robert

Learn ThaiEP.24_ How to say ‘Sorry’ in Thai _ ขอโทษ  [Kŏr tôht ]

Checking in with my students and all others. Working on another country with cultures. Real soon.

Can I Say - Can I Do

Checking In

El día de hoy les quiero contar unos datos muy interesantes sobre los árboles más grandes del mundo entero: las sequoias.

Estos gigantes, con una resistencia que les permite sobrevivir en condiciones duras, nunca dejan de crecer y pueden alcanzar alturas de 300 pies o más de 92 metros y pesar más de 600 toneladas. También se encuentran entre los organismos vivos más antiguos del planeta y se calcula que pueden vivir hasta 3.000 años.

En Argentina, en la provincia de Río Negro, hay una isla llamada la Isla Victoria, la cual alberga una de las mayores colecciones de plantas arbóreas del mundo, con especies de todos los continentes, incluyendo las enormes sequoias. En este lugar, se calcula que debe haber más de 100 ejemplares, muchos de los cuales hoy alcanzan los 100 años de antigüedad. Estos árboles tienen una raíz inmensa, y una de las cosas que hace que crezcan tanto en este sitio es que los suelos son muy profundos. De hecho, los troncos pueden superar los 50m de altura.

Esta especie fue introducida al país desde California, Estados Unidos. Y lo peculiar de este bosque en Bariloche, es que, según ingenieros forestales, debe haber muy pocos lugares en el mundo donde las sequoias puedan crecer como crecieron en la Isla Victoria, fuera de su lugar de origen. El clima es similar aunque en esta isla los árboles están más metidos en la montaña que en la costa.

También ayuda mucho el hecho de que los suelos volcánicos de la zona resultan muy fértiles, lo que permite que la especie crezca aún más rápido. 

Así que amigos, quienes vivan fuera de la Argentina y algún día decidan visitar mi país, recuerden pasar por este asombroso sitio de monumentales especímenes y disfrutar tal vez, de los árboles más grandes que verán en sus vidas. 


Aprendiendo español con una argentina

Bosque de Sequoias en Bariloche, Argentina

The number of couples getting married in South Korea increased by almost 15% between 2023 and 2024.

That's the biggest percentage increase in marriages since the government began collecting this data in 1970.

More than 222,000 couples got married in South Korea in 2024. That's good news for a country with one of the world's lowest birth rates.

The government has been trying to encourage people to get married and have children to help boost the country's shrinking population.

It may just have worked. However, not all young people are convinced that marriage is the right thing for them.

According to The South China Morning Post, many young people in the country are still choosing an "unmarried lifestyle" for personal and financial reasons.

Some said that getting married and doing things like buying a home and having children are too expensive.

Others felt they would be more likely to find happiness on their own.

The government data also showed that the number of marriages between South Koreans and foreign nationals has increased for the third year in a row.

There were almost 21,000 of these marriages last year. That's an increase of more than 1,000 from 2023, although still not quite as high as it was before the coronavirus pandemic.

Almost three out of 10 foreign husbands were from the US. And about a third of foreign wives were from Vietnam, while many others were from China and Thailand.

The number of divorces among couples of different nationalities also decreased last year, according to Yonhap News Agency.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Big Rise in Number of Marriages in South Korea

🎙️ Why Perfectionism Kills Your IELTS Fluency — and What to Do in 3 Seconds.

I’ve seen it hundreds of times — students who know all the grammar, all the phrases, yet freeze the moment they have to speak. Their voice tightens, their mind goes blank, and all that knowledge disappears.

In this episode, I talk about why that happens — and why perfectionism is the real enemy of fluency. I’ll share a story from one of my students, explain what’s going on in your head when you start overthinking, and show you a simple 3-second shift that helps you sound calm, confident, and real — even in front of an examiner.

If you’ve ever felt that your English suddenly “dies” when you need it most, this episode will help you bring it back to life.

Stay till the end — I’ve got a small bonus for you and a way to get personal feedback after the episode.

#IELTS speaking #Fluent English #Spoken English confidence #Nofear

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

The Inner Game of IELTS -  Why Perfectionism Kills Your Fluency and how to fix it in 3 steps.

I believe that motivation is a force which is always with us, but a poor schedule can often lead us to believe we have no motivation, when the issue is simply time or a wrong motive for learning.

Better time management and reminding ourselves why we want to learn is the key.