In this episode on Samhain, otherwise known as Halloween, we will briefly look at where this festive holiday came from and learn some new words and phrases in just under 6 minutes.

Philosophical Friday

Samhain or Halloween

☕Un caffè con Chiara – Bologna: la dotta, la grassa, la rossa 

In questo episodio ti porto a Bologna, una città ricca di storia, sapori e tradizioni! 
Scopriremo perché è chiamata "la dotta", "la grassa" e "la rossa".

Dalle Due Torri ai portici infiniti, dai tortellini al ragù autentico, fino ai suoi angoli nascosti, preparati a esplorare Bologna con me!

🎧 Prendi il tuo caffè e buon ascolto! ☕

Un caffè con Chiara

Episodio 2: Un caffè con Chiara- Bologna

Un dragon pas ordinaire
Il était une fois, un dragon pas ordinaire. Au lieu de cracher du feu comme les autres dragons, il crachait… de l’eau ! Croyez-vous que ça le contrariait? Pas du tout : il était ravi ! Il prenait des douches vingt-deux fois par jour en écoutant du rock à la radio.
Un matin, un journaliste a annoncé qu’un incendie venait d’éclater au Jardin des plantes. Vite, le dragon s’est essuyé et a foncé là-bas. Il a craché des trombes d’eau sur le feu qui s’est éteint rapidement.
À présent, le dragon est pompier. Il a un beau casque qu’il n'ôte que pour se doucher !

Des Milliers D'histoires

Histoire 38 - Un dragon pas ordinaire

日本語での動物の鳴き声についてお話ししました😊

Nihongo Hiyori | Japanese Podcast

[EP092] 動物の鳴き声 | Animal Sounds 🐓

成语故事：揠苗助长，Pulling on the plant shoots to help them grow----spoil things through impatience 

中国成语故事

揠苗助长

Some of the best Indie music bands came from this epic city and although I haven't lived there for a long time, it will always have a piece of my heart. 

Transcript (read and study): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ViWj_qSUvXJcnYsX4dBefzW2yqJFI0rC/view?usp=sharing

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

Lisa's Podcast

Madchester, the home of Oasis

Do you go to work even when you're not feeling well?

If you do, you're not alone. A survey of workers in the US has found that 9% of people never take sick days.

Some said that's just because they don't get sick very often. But others said pressure at work makes them less likely to take sick days.

And some part-time workers said they feel financial pressure to go to work even when they aren't feeling well — because they need the money!

Yahoo News and YouGov surveyed almost 1,500 US adults — although only about half of them were actually workers, so the other half weren't able to comment.

About 16% said they take one or two sick days a year. Twelve percent said they take "a few" days, and 4% said they take "more than a few" days.

Another 3% of people said they don't have the option to take sick days where they work.

But how do your colleagues feel when you take a sick day — or when you go in to work even when you're not well?

More than one-third of people said they prefer their colleagues to stay at home if they're sick. But 5% said people should work even when they're sick.

However, only 7% of people said they always believe their colleagues really are sick when they have a day off!

Experts told Yahoo News that going to work when you're unwell isn't a sign of commitment, however — they said it just shows you're disrespecting yourself and your body.


Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Almost One Tenth of US Workers Never Take Sick Days

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
4月11日月曜日　天気/はれ　気温/8℃

札幌市/さっぽろし
・9日からシェアサイクルが始まった
・53か所の駐輪場に、480台の自転車

［単語］
シェア/しゃあ…何かをいっしょに使う
シェアサイクル/しぇあさいくる…自転車をいっしょに使う
か所/かしょ…場所の数え方。1か所、2か所、3か所
駐輪場/ちゅうりんじょう…自転車の置く場所
台/だい…車や自転車の数え方。1台、2台、3台



北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#35〉4月11日月曜日　シェアサイクル始まる

Hi everyone, in this episode we will learn dishes from colombia and vocabulary about the food.

Enjoy this episode!