Это история о молодой писательнице, которая живёт в маленьком доме на берегу озера. Она рассказывает о своей жизни в этом тихом и никому неизвестном месте. 


 Russian stories with Elena Русские истории с Еленой

Девушка, которая живёт на берегу озера 

If you can read this and want to start studying for the Sproochentest, the language exam for Luxembourg citizenship, you can do that right now. You already know a lot of what you need. Listen to this to hear why.

Sproochentest: Start Here

0. Luxembourgish is Like English

In this episode, I make some observations about different conversational styles among native and non-native English speakers. I am generalizing, of course, and these are just my thoughts, based on what I've experienced in my life. *

I'd love to hear what YOU think! What have you observed? 

Here are some questions you might want to talk to yourself or write about - as we reflect on the year that has ended. Maybe you want to create a short monologue by recording your thoughts in a voice memo on your phone. Or perhaps you could try writing down your ideas on your phone or on a piece of paper. Do it for 5 or 10 minutes, and don't worry about your grammar or vocabulary. Writing is a great PROCESS - an exercise where you can use your English - anywhere, anytime, without a teacher or a listener. So getting in the HABIT of writing or speaking to yourself is as important as the words you use. Over time, your skills will improve! 

---- QUESTIONS TO ANSWER -----

What does the word SUCCESS mean to you? 
What does SUCCESS LOOK LIKE to you? 
What is something you have SUCCEEDED AT?

Based on YOUR definition of success - what made 2023 a successful year for you?
What will make 2024 a successful year for you? 

And here's a THOUGHT EXPERIMENT and a WRITING EXERCISE.
Imagine it is December 31, 2024. Using past tenses, write about what made 2024 a successful year for you. (This may feel strange, but it’s a great exercise for your English and for your mind! It can be fun and transformative, too!)

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*Note - In this episode, I make the mistake of using the word "American" to refer to people from the US. This is a bad habit that I am (still) trying to break. The truth is that we are all Americans in the whole hemisphere - North and South. But, as they say, "old habits die hard" or existing patterns are hard to change. 

Hear and There

4. How we speak with others & why we should talk to ourselves

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「リラックマ」について調べてみました✏️みなさんの好きなキャラクターは何ですか？

SeikaのPodcast🎧

Ep.61 📝このキャラクターを知っていますか？🧸🍀

Poetry can teach you more about the English language, culture and way  of thinking than any academic textbook ever could. Join me in my podcast as I analyse Ant and Elephant by legendary Spike Milligan.

Transcript here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18x3B_VVjcftdwLE5jpxvEsIyukw1nWbI/view?usp=sharing

Schedule a class with me here: https://teach.italki.com/teacher/12103910

Lisa's Podcast

A bit of English in a little poem

This week I'm talking about Nikko in Tochigi. I've been here many times before and I still love it! 

I hope to see you all in a lesson sometime :) 

April in Tokyo

#4: 日光、栃木県

In this Chillchat episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about different ways of meeting a romantic partner, including arranged dates by parents, dating apps and websites and more organic encounters.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Arranged dates, right swipes, random encounters: there is always one that works for you

In this episode we are going to learn how to 【Ask questions】. Don't forget to put your answers in comment. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
1st time: listen and catch the words you know alreay, have a guess about the content.
2nd time: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
3rd time: listen one more time, repeat after it.
4th time: practise until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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你叫什么名字？
nǐ jiào shén me míng zì ？
What's your name?
你是哪国人？
nǐ shì nǎ guó rén ？
What nationality are you?
你多大了？
nǐ duō dà le ？
How old are you?
你在哪儿上班？
nǐ zài nǎ ér shàng bān ？
Where do you work?
你做什么工作？
nǐ zuò shén me gōng zuò ？
What job do you do?
你家有几口人？
nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén ？
How many people are there in your family?
你的中文怎么样？
nǐ de zhōng wén zěn me yàng ？
How is your Chinese?
你的名字怎么写？
nǐ de míng zì zěn me xiě ？
How do you write your name?
你会写汉字吗？
nǐ huì xiě hàn zì ma ？
Can you write Chinese characters?
星期六你想做什么？
xīng qī liù nǐ xiǎng zuò shén me ？
What do you want to do on Saturday?
一杯可乐多少钱？
yì bēi kě lè duō shǎo qián ？
How much is a cup of coke?
你几点起床？
nǐ jǐ diǎn qǐ chuáng ？
What time do you get up?
你什么时候学中文？
nǐ shén me shí hòu xué zhōng wén ？
When do you study Chinese?
今天几月几号？
jīn tiān jǐ yuè jǐ hào ？
What date is it today？
他们是谁？
tā men shì shéi ？
Who are they?