Enjoy this soothing and calming reading piece while paying attention to word stress, intonation, sentence stress and individual sounds. These are all skills needed to improve your band score in the speaking test. Feel free to engage by letting me know if you picked up on any mistakes in these four key areas. Enjoy! :)

Tackling the IELTS Giant

Cambridge IELTS reading piece

I feel Christmas and New Year's holiday in Japan and north America is opposite. In Japan, Christmas is more like party time, festival feeling, and new years holiday is more holy and family gathering feeling. 
日本のクリスマスとお正月。北米と逆だなと思います。日本はクリスマスはパーティーとかサンタクロースのイメージ。お正月がもう少し神聖な雰囲気で家族でも集まります。

Akari Talks Japan

Christmas and New Year Holidays in Japan 日本のクリスマスとお正月

We're building on our family-related vocabulary so that we can say things about your own family members.
Happy learning!

Learn Basic French Podcast

Basic Easy French: Parle-moi de ta famille-2e partie (Tell me about your family-2nd part)

"Lockdown may end or may not end by May end as it may extend, but May will end by May end as it may not wait for the lockdown to end" —(so-called)Swamy Nithyananda.

那个被疫情偷走的三年还有持续封锁中的上海朋友。
希望那个没有疫情和战争的世界能够快点回来！

Le Franglish

byebye to Covid

人食(ひと)いバクテリアに気(き)をつけて
Be careful of STSS！
STSS 조심하세요！

●Hello! I'm Japanese teacher NANA 
안녕하세요! 일본어강사 나나입니다 
●English, Korean Subtitles on YOUTUBE 
유튜브에는 영어, 한국어 자막이 있습니다 
https://www.youtube.com/@nanasensei777

NANAのにほんごpodcast 

3 minutes EASY JAPANESE #2 人食(ひと)いバクテリアに気(き)をつけて Be careful of STSS！

If you have the desire to improve your language ability her eis something you can listen to. It's one our so plan to listen to eat in few sequenses. It takes time to digest it all but it's achievable.

I believe in your ability to succeed and it's just a matter of time and... and not effort but the matter of excitement :) 

I am here for you!

The Habits of Professionals Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

Synchronizing both hemispheres of your brain. Keys for success inside.

Why do some students learn English fast while others stay stuck for years? It’s NOT about being smarter, and it’s NOT about living in an English-speaking country. The real secret is smaller than you think. In this episode, we are talking about Consistency—the hidden superpower of language learning. We’ll explore why doing a little bit every day beats cramming for hours, and we’ll learn the exact phrases you need to talk about your habits, routines, and goals. Plus, we’re fixing another common grammar trap: "Used to" vs. "Be used to". Get your notebook ready—this one might change everything!

The Everyday English Podcast

The Secret Weapon Nobody Talks About (It’s Not Grammar!)

・東北三大祭り「秋田の竿灯祭り」について紹介
・竿灯とは邪気を払い、五穀豊穣を願う祭り。8月の前半に開催される。
・竿灯は稲穂のような提灯（ちょうちん）がたくさんぶらさがっているもの
・通常「どっこいしょー」の掛け声とともに背の高い竿灯を体を使って倒れないようい支えて見せる祭り(両手を使わないので支えるのはむずかしい）
・まとめ