Our thoughts and emotions impact our behaviors every day in both positive and negative ways. As teachers, we must have the self-awareness to identify these emotions and be able to communicate them to our students in a positive way. Reflection in lesson planning makes us more compassionate teachers and creates a positive learning environment.

Teaching Compassion

Self-Awareness and Reflection in Lesson Planning

Halo, Apa kabar semua! Bagaimana akhir minggu kalian?
Karena kemarin adalah hari libur, jadi saya santai di rumah, terus saya pergi berjalan-jalan ke mall. Saya hanya melihat-lihat di toko, untuk “cuci mata”. Kalian tahu arti kata “cuci mata”? Di Bahasa Inggris artinya “window shopping”, di Bahasa Jepang juga artinya sama ya, “ウィンドウショッピング. Menurut saya, kadang-kadang “cuci mata” itu penting, untuk membuat pikiran jadi ringan. 
Waktu pandemi satu tahun lalu, hobi saya bertambah satu, yaitu “cuci mata” di toko-toko online haha… Bagaimana dengan kalian? Kalian juga suka “cuci mata”? Ok, Hari ini sampai di sini ya! Sampai jumpa lagi! ^^

Akhir minggu

Cuci mata

بَيتِي اللي عِشْت فِيه لَمَّا كُنْت صَغِير كان بِحَارَة قَرِيبَة مِن نُص البَلَد.
كُلْ شَي كَان قَرِيب مِن البَيت والحَارَة مَا كَانَت تِنَام.
البَيت كَان عِبَارَة عَن شِقَّة كَبِيرَة و وَاسِعَة بِالطَابِق الثَالِث. 
كان فِيه خَمْسَة غُرَف وثَلَاثَة حَمَّامَات وصَالَة ومَطْبَخ.
الصَالَة وغُرْفَتَين كَانُوا كْبَار حَتَّى المَطْبَخ كَمَان.
المُشْكِلَة الوَحِيدَة فِي البَيت إنو كَان قَدِيم شْوَي وكَان دَائِمًا فِيه مَشَاكِل بالسِبَاكَة.


Gulf Dialect (Level 1)

My house 🏡 / بيتي

Culture and globalisation often comes up in the IELTS test. Today, Nick gives you some ideas for this question. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Do you think the world is becoming too similar in terms of culture? 

Many people say they prefer the company of their cat to humans. But can you really trust your "furbaby"?

The Social Evolutionary

How Much Do You Really Love Your Cat?

Different ways to appologize in Mandarin
1 不好意思。   对不起。
2 我的错。     是我不好。
3 抱歉。     我要向……道歉。
4 我们为……向您致以歉意。
5 向……说声“对不起”
6 对不起+someone

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Different ways to appologize in Mandarin

When you' re camping, don't try and put up a tent unless the ground is completely level.
Choose campsites with a good variety of facilities and entertainment in case the weather is terrible and you can't spend much time outdoors.
If you wane to explore the countryside and you're hiking during the day, be sure to have a small backpack for water, maps, lunch, etc.

English Mini Lessons

Camping

“—下” is used after a verb to indicate a short action, similar to the reduplicative form of a verb.
The object of the verb can be omitted. 
For example:
wǒ kàn yí xià shū 。 
我看一下书。Let me read the book.

nǐ xiū xi yí xià bɑ 。 
你休息一下吧。You can take a break.

nǐ wèn yí xià lǎo shī 。 
你问一下老师。You ask the teacher.

wǒ tīnɡ yí xià zhè shǒu ɡē 。 
我听一下这首歌。Let me listen to this song.


JOJO CHINESE

Verb+一下

東京(とうきょう)に何(なに)が起(お)こってる!? 
What's going on in Tokyo!?
도쿄에 무슨 일이 일어나고 있어!?