A story about a little boy who discovers that the fish he thought he found in a pond were actually baby frogs (tadpoles)!

Storytime with Teacher Lauren

I Found a Frog

Confidence in English isn’t about speaking perfectly — it’s about staying in the conversation, even when mistakes happen. In this episode, discover simple shifts and anchor phrases to help you sound natural and confident without feeling like you’re on stage.

Context Clues

Confidence Is a Conversation, Not a Performance

[conversation 1]

A : 민수 씨, 내일 영화 볼까요?
B : 내일은 시간이 없어요.
A : 그럼 토요일은 어때요?
B : 좋아요.

[conversation 1]

A : Minsu, shall we see a movie tomorrow?
B : I don't have time tomorrow.
A : Then how about Saturday?
B : Sounds good.

[conversation 2]

A : 토요일에 영화 볼까요?
B : 토요일이 며칠이에요?
A : 5월 3일이에요.
B : 좋아요. 몇 시에 만날까요?
A : 2시에 학교 앞에서 만나요.
B : 좋아요.

[conversation 2]

A : Shall we see a movie on Saturday?
B : What date is this Saturday?
A : It is May 3.
B : Fine. What time shall we meet?
A : Let's meet at 2 in front of the school.
B : Alright.

[Grammar]

v-(으)ㄹ까요? is used for suggestions.
verb stems ending with a vowel + -ㄹ까요? 
verb stems ending with a consonant + -을까요?

As an answer to this pattern, v-아요/어요 can be used.
In this case, v-아요/어요 has the meaning Let's~


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In this American English language podcast I talk about the different types of USB cables. Which is better, USB cables or Bluetooth wireless connection? 
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Streetwise English

SWE36 USB Cables vs. Bluetooth wireless connections

Hello Serbian learners! Today I have 5 bits of advice for complete beginners – A0 level.
1.	Learn essential vocabulary. 
2.	Learn the Serbian alphabet. 
3.	Keep it relevant. 
4.	Learn the phrase for "How do you say_____ in Serbian?" 
5.	Be patient with yourself. 
Happy learning! See you in class! :)

SERBIAN TO GO

How to learn Serbian? Bits of advice for complete beginners (A0 level)

What is data? It's information which is stored (= kept) on your computer.

What's a search engine? It's a computer program like Google which searches the internet for information.

What's a network? It's a set of computers that are connected and can exchange information.

What's a username? It's the name or special word you use that allows you to enter a computer program or system.

What's a login? When you start to use the computer, you usually type in a name or word that you've chosen. You log on when you start the computer, and you log off when you finish.
When you want to use a particular app or website, you log in and then log out to leave it.
What is software? It's the programs which are used to to operate a computer.

What's an app? An app is a piece of software that you can put on a smartphone or tablet. You can use it to get information or to play a game.

What happens if my screen freezes?  You can't move text or images (= pictures on a computer) because there's something wrong with the equipment or programs.

English Mini Lessons

The internet 

Mt.Fuji is opened for climber from July 1st to September 10th.
So many people visit Mt.Fuji every year, but I've never visited there.
Today I'm going to talki about Mt.Fuji's yamabiraki day.

６月２６日の新聞に「富士　弾丸登山に懸念」という記事がありました。
日本の山といえば、富士山。　富士山は葛飾北斎の浮世絵にも描かれています。さらに、２０１３年にユネスコの世界文化遺産にも登録されています。　たぶん、富士山の名前ぐらいは　Mt.Fujiという呼び名で、みなさんも　知っているのではないでしょうか。標高３７７１メートルの富士山は、夏にしか登ることができません。　そう、７月に山開きを迎えるのです。
７月１日に山梨県側の吉田ルート、７月１０日に静岡県側の須走、富士宮、御殿場の３つのルートが全面開通され、山頂まで登れるようになるそうです。そして、９月１０日まで。また富士山への道は閉ざされます。
海外からの観光客だけでなく、多くの日本人が富士山頂から、日の出を見るために山に登ります。　その朝日を「御来光」と呼んでいます。仏教から来ていることばで、高い山から見る朝日は、仏さまの光、尊いものと考えられているからです。　毎年２０万人以上の人たちが訪れる富士山ですが、実は私は行ったことがありません。　一度は行ってみたいと思っていますが、山登りが苦手なので、なかなか腰があがらないまま、この年になってしまいました。たぶん、もう富士登山には登らないだろうと思っています。
富士山頂から日の出を見る人は、だいたい山小屋に泊まります。そして、夜が明ける前に起き出して、山頂を目指します。　ところが、今年、２０２３年の山開き初日、７月１日の山小屋の予約は、とっくに満室になっているそうです。５月に予約受付をはじめてたった２日ほどで定員に達したそうです。では、山小屋の予約ができなかった人たちは、どうするのでしょうか。　実は、途中で休憩をせずに、夜通し歩いて頂上をめざすそうです。それを弾丸登山というのですが、弾丸とは銃の玉のことです。　十分に休憩せずに短い時間で高い山に登れば、高山病にかかるリスクが高くなります。　それを地元の関係者たちは心配しているそうです。
日本に来た記念に　富士山に登ろうと思っている人は、しっかり情報を集めて、体力をつけて　臨むことが大切ですね。
富士登山が素敵な思い出になるように、どうぞ、ご安全に！





やさしい日本語（にほんご）

富士山　山開き　Mt.Fuji Yamabiraki 

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Idiom "It Threw Me" (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PcBGc2Y0DnkPfcIEQ2SXRZBD2ilr7BxN/view?usp=drive_link