In this episode, you will hear a real story happened last week in Texsus. Alice's car was stolen by someone. Enjoy the story.

Story Chinese

爱丽丝的车被偷了Alice's car was stolen by someone.

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Top Tip 4- Reading!

白雪公主想和继母一起玩儿。
Báixuě gōngzhǔ xiǎng hé jìmǔ yīqǐ wánr。
Snow White tried to play with her new stepmother.

“走开！” 王后把门关上。
“Zǒukāi!”  Wánghòu bǎ mén guānshang。
"Go away!" The queen slammed her door.

王后看着魔镜。
Wánghòu kànzhe mó jìng。
The queen looked into her magic mirror.

“魔镜啊魔镜，” 她问，
"Mó jìng a mó jìng," Tā wèn, 
"Mirror, mirror on the wall," she asked.

“谁是最美的女人？” 
"Shéi shì zuì měi de nǚrén?"
"Who is the fairest of them all?"

“尊敬的王后，” 魔镜说，
"Zūnjìng de wánghòu," Mó Jìng shuō,
"My Lady," the mirror said.

“您是最美的女人。” 
"Nín shì zuì měi de nǔrén。”
"You are the fairest woman in the kingdom."

一年又一年，白雪公主长大了。
Yī nián yòu yī nián, báixuě gōngzhǔ zhǎngdà le。
Years passed, and Snow White grew up.

她经常路过村庄。
Tā jīngcháng lùguò cūnzhuāng。
She often walked through the village.

她和孩子们一起唱歌。
Tā hé háizimen yīqǐ chàng gē。
She sang songs with children.

她把食物分给穷人们。
Tā bǎ shíwù fēn gěi qióngrénmen。
She gave food to poor people.

大家都非常喜欢白雪公主。
Dàjiā dōu fēicháng xíhuan báixuě gōngzhǔ。
Everyone loved the young princess.

“白雪公主太美了。” 一个女人说。
“Báixuě gōngzhǔ tài měi le。” Yī gè nǔrén shuō。
"Snow White is so beautiful," a woman said.

“要是能跟她结婚就好了。” 一个男人说。
“Yàoshì néng gēn tā jiéhūn jiù hǎo le。” Yī gè nánrén shuō。
"I wish I could marry her," a man said.


Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

白雪公主与七个小矮人（ 新王后-2）Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs   (HSK 2-3)

Are you ready to get that idiom monkey off your back and learn 7 more idiomatic expressions to help you improve your IELTS band score?

The idioms in this podcast are quite useful. They should add another string to your bow. In our IELTS speaking exam we should also learn how to paraphrase. Learning how to paraphrase adds a really important string to your bow, as well. In order to gain a band score 6, it’s important to attempt to paraphrase as well as use connectives. Using connectives, like therefore, however, and to be honest, can add another string to your bow.

When we know how to use idioms, we can improve our IELTS band score, because it’s important to use some less common idiomatic vocabulary in your IELTS exam. Idioms are very common and used in everyday daily life. As a rule of thumb, they help the examiner to know if you have spent time studying common idiomatic phrases.

So, keep your chin up. And keep studying. Because idioms are easy to learn. You just have to take the time to learn them, and practice using them. Don’t let learning idioms worry you, because they really are fun. They won’t get you into hot water. Learning idioms cannot get you into trouble. On the contrary, they will show the IELTS examiner that you are dilligent, studious, and hard working. Nobody’s going to hit the roof just because you’ve learned a few idioms. Of course not! No one is going to be angry with you for studying idioms! They are a vital part of your English language skills. Native English speakers use idioms day in, day out.

Don’t forget to take the quiz and learn the meanings of the idioms in this podcast. 

And don’t forget to book a lesson with me, so I can help you get the IELTS band score you need. And if you dont know many idioms, dont you think it’s time to get that monkey off your back?

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7 Idioms

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日本語の先生のTinaです。
今日は「お礼（れい）」という言葉を紹介します。
どんな意味でしょうか？どうやって使うのでしょうか？
Podcastを聞いて、クイズに答えましょう！
italkiでのレッスンの予約もお待ちしています♪

Tina Japa Go!

Episode 4. おれい

CHAPITRE 1_Le départ du chevalier courageux_dictée_transcription

CHAPITRE 1 : LE DÉPART DU CHEVALIER COURAGEUX

Dictée

Il était une fois, dans un royaume lointain au cœur du Moyen Âge, un jeune chevalier nommé Arthur. Arthur était connu pour sa force, son courage et sa loyauté envers son roi et son peuple. Un jour, une mystérieuse carte arrive au château royal. Cette carte indique une terre inconnue, pleine de secrets et de mystères à découvrir.

Intrigué par cette nouvelle aventure, Arthur décide de se porter volontaire pour explorer cette terre lointaine. 

Après des jours de voyage à travers des régions sauvages et des montagnes escarpées, Arthur arrive enfin à l'entrée d'une dense forêt. Cette forêt, connue sous le nom de Forêt Enchantée, était depuis la nuit des temps réputée pour ses maléfices et ses dangers cachés.