Think of a situation where someone wanted to give you feedback on something you did. How did they do it? How did you feel? 

Giving positive feedback
I really like the way you __________.
I must say you're so good at ___________.
I've heard so many people saying such good things about ________.

Showing positive intention
I have some thoughts that might be useful.
I have some ideas that might help if you'd like to hear them.
I'm saying this because I'd like to support you.

Giving clear developmental feedback
It seems to me that ________.
Maybe you could _________.
Have you thought about _______.

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Everyday English with Teacher Alyse

Giving Feedback

Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
You can check the script at the link provided.

今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■暑さ指数を調べて生徒が熱中症にならないようにする - Check the heat index to prevent students from getting heatstroke -
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014512741000/k10014512741000.html

NEWS for beginners - Native Japanese Accent -

暑さ指数 - Heat Index -

In this podcast we are going to learn some simple responses to "How are you?".
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ieDACzJX4rgfpgVZvGcIba-TcPKxLKvk-UM1dDt1VSY/edit?usp=sharing

Hungarian Speaking Practice

Simple Responses to "How are you?"

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#161〉2月15日水曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/-11℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
赤れんが庁舎/あかれんがちょうしゃ
・観光地として有名
・赤いレンガ、赤い壁の建物
・昔の北海道の政治のことなどを決める場所
・周りはきれいな公園
・季節によって、景色が変わる
・春、夏にはきれいな花
・秋には紅葉
・冬には雪
・工事中
・建物と同じ大きさの絵
・2025年2月まで工事

レッスン待ってます♪

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#161〉赤いかべの赤れんが庁舎　

Fewer young people in the US are vaping this year than at any point in the last decade, government officials have reported.

The latest survey numbers show the teen vaping rate fell to under 6% this year, down from 7.7% in 2023. More than 1.6 million students aged between 11 and 18 reported vaping in the previous month — about one-third the number in 2019, when underage vaping peaked.

Brian King from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the decline was good news but added: "There's clearly more work to do to further reduce youth use."

It is illegal for a retailer to sell any tobacco product to anyone aged under 21.

King and other officials noted that the drop in vaping hasn't led to an increase in the use of other tobacco industry products, such as nicotine pouches.

Sales of small, flavored pouches like Zyn have increased among adults. The pouches come in flavors like mint and cinnamon and slowly release nicotine when placed behind the lips. This year's US survey shows 1.8% of teens are using them, which is about the same percentage as last year.

The survey involved more than 29,000 students, who completed an online questionnaire in the spring.

Officials from the FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attributed the big drop in vaping to recent age restrictions and more aggressive enforcement against retailers and manufacturers, including Chinese vaping companies who have sold their e-cigarettes illegally in the US for years.

Use of the most popular e-cigarette among teens, Elf Bar, fell 36% in the wake of FDA warning letters to stores and distributors selling the brightly colored vapes, which come in flavors like watermelon ice and peach mango.

Nearly 90% of the students who vape used flavored products, with fruit flavors the most popular.

In 2020, FDA regulators banned fruit and candy flavors from reusable e-cigarettes like Juul. 

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Number of US Teens Vaping at 10-Year Low

Is college worth the time and money? Americans are increasingly skeptical about the value and cost, according to a new survey.

And most said they feel the US higher education system is moving in the "wrong direction."

Overall, only 36% of adults said they have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in higher education, according to a report released by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation. That confidence level has declined steadily from 57% in 2015.

Some of the same opinions have been reflected in declining enrollment numbers as colleges contend with the effects of the student debt crisis, concerns about the high cost of tuition and political debates over how they teach about race and other topics.

"It's so expensive, and I don't think colleges are teaching people what they need to get a job," said Randy Hill, a 59-year-old driver from Connecticut.

He added: "You graduate out of college, you're up to [your] eyeballs in debt, you can't get a job, then you can't pay it off. What's the point?"

The June 2024 survey's overall finding — that 36% of adults feel strong confidence in higher education — is the same as the year before.

But what concerns researchers is that more Americans — 32% — said they have "very little" or no confidence in higher education.

Experts say that fewer college graduates could lead to labor shortages in fields from health care to information technology.

For those who choose not to go to college, it often means lower lifetime earnings — 75% less compared with those who get bachelor's degrees, according to Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce. And during an economic downturn, those without degrees are more likely to lose jobs.

However, others still see the value in higher education. College student Kristen Freeman from California told The Associated Press: "I think higher education can give students the spark to want to change the system."

Many US Adults Unsure if College is Worthwhile

Today's podcast will either be "awfully" good or "pretty" bad!
Yes, English is confusing. Sorry!

The Social Evolutionary

Weird Words in English

⭐ Contents: 1/ L'évolution de l'agriculture 2/ La question des pesticides 3/ Des initiatives agricoles au Maghreb 4/ Une initiative agricole à Madagascar 5/ L'élevage et l'écopâturage 6/ Les expressions paysannes

⭐ To go further, visit www.explorefrench.com. On my website, you can become a Premium Member and gain full access to all transcripts, games and language activities for both of my podcast channels "Learn French with Anthony" and "Explore France with Anthony". On my website, you'll also gain full access to my French online courses, "Skills Trainer" modules to enhance your proficiency in French, "Word Builder" modules to expand your French vocabulary, and audiobooks specially designed for learners of French. 

⭐ In this B2-level podcast, we'll talk about agriculture, sustainable development, and local agricultural initiatives in France and Africa. We'll practice vocabulary related to plants, pesticides, farming, livestock farming, intensive and mechanized agriculture. Additionally, we'll explore numerous French idioms featuring food and animal names in French, among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak French at normal speed, and in the second part, I will repeat everything at a slower speed, with some translations and explanations in English.