(Posted on December 20, 2021)
Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese!
Christmas is almost here! What do you do for Christmas?

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
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Slow Japanese

Episode #17 - Christmas! (Posted on December 20, 2021)

a. Fit as a fiddle - To be in excellent physical health.
      Example: "Even in his old age, he's fit as a fiddle."
   b. Sick as a dog - To be very ill or sick.
      Example: "After eating that spoiled food, I felt sick as a dog."
   c. Catch some Z's - To get some sleep or rest.
      Example: "I'm going to catch some Z's before the big presentation tomorrow."
   d. Mind over matter - The power of one's mind to overcome physical challenges.
      Example: "With a positive mindset, she proved that it's mind over matter."
   e. An apple a day keeps the doctor away - Eating healthy can help prevent illnesses.
      Example: "S


IELTS Podcast 雅思博客

Health-related idioms

Reading a book in Japanese ''The Music Box Planet'' #16
You can practice shadowing, and repeating with this reading and the text below. Besides, it's helpful to study Kanji. 😊 
📚My lessons: https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/6185061

カンパネラ爺は、机のひきだしから 古びたアンモナイトの殻をとりだし、
ラッパの根もとに むけました。あのときのオルゴールです。
ハンドルを ゆっくりまわすと、アンモナイトのオルゴールから
とても やさしい音色が ながれました。
アンモナイトのオルゴールの やさしい音色は、カンパネラ爺が５０年かけて 
こしらえたラッパを とおって、大きな大きな音になり、空中帝国の はしのはしまで
鳴りひびきました。こんな やさしい音色は、いままで だれも聴いたことが ありません。　
世界のすべてが、とまったかのようでした。
だれもが一度、手をやすめ、その音色に心を うばわれました。


【Kanji】

机　　　　　　　　つくえ
古びた　　　　　　ふるびた
殻　　　　　　　　から
音色　　　　　　　ねいろ
鳴りひびきました　なりひびきました
聴いたこと　　　　きいたこと
一度　　　　　　　いちど
手　　　　　　　　て
心　　　　　　　　こころ


朗読クラブ📚Reading to Japanese language learners 

朗読：『オルゴールワールド』#16にしのあきひろ著

（📝C1↑）
「菓子パン」について調べてみました✏️みなさんは菓子パンが好きですか？

SeikaのPodcast🎧

Ep.59 📝「菓子パン」の歴史🥯💗

Bu qısa hekayə Çarli Çaplinin həyatında olan bir hadisədən bəhs edir. O, atası ilə sirkə gedir və orada atasının necə gözəl bir şəxsiyyət olduğuna şahid olur.

İt is a real story from Charlie Chaplin' s life. Chaplin goes to the circus with his father and there he admires his father for his behaviour.

Podcast Azerbaijan

Çarli Çaplin- Ən böyük tamaşa

Le Petit Prince souffle ses 80 bougies en 2023, c'est aussi mon livre préféré car il m'a beaucoup inspiré... Et toi quel 

Cher Journal

Episode 15 - Le Petit Prince 

Why Sleep Matters for Language Learning
1.	Memory Consolidation
During sleep, especially in the REM stage, your brain organizes and strengthens memories. Studies show that newly learned vocabulary and grammar rules are more likely to stick if you get adequate sleep after studying. Skipping sleep disrupts this process, making it harder to recall what you’ve learned.
2.	Problem-Solving and Creativity
Sleep boosts your ability to solve complex problems and think creatively. If you’ve ever woken up with a solution to a problem, you’ve experienced the power of sleep in action. This applies to cracking tricky grammar rules or composing sentences in your target language.
3.	Cognitive Resilience
Lack of sleep impairs focus and mental flexibility. Research shows that even one night of poor sleep can reduce your ability to absorb new information by up to 40%. For consistent language progress, consistent sleep is non-negotiable.


💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 58 - Why quality snooze time is important for learning a language

Forget the endless grammar drills and stop relying on random vocabulary lists. The real secret to getting results in language learning is a daily routine that trains each skill—reading, writing, listening, and speaking—in isolation. In this lesson, you'll discover a powerful 20-minute practice that rewires your brain for fluency by targeting one skill at a time. You'll learn how to create your own content, activate your memory, and build the confidence to express yourself naturally. No apps, no hacks—just consistent, focused effort that actually works.

New English US

Learning Languages | 20 Minutes to Fluency: The Secret Routine No One Talks About

How many times have you been trapped in a boring presentation? How many times have you given a boring presentation? And why are so many presentations boring by the way?

Most people have a deep fear of giving presentations. A negative mindset, coupled with little preparation time, results in boring presentations.

However, when you learn to see the opportunities associated with giving presentations and learn how to prepare for them, you will be able to influence people, share ideas you are excited about, and motivate others.

In this Express to Impress Podcast episode, you will learn how to develop a positive mindset, plan, structure, prepare, and deliver an effective presentation. Your audience will not fidget anxiously or scan their phones from boredom, but be attentive from start to finish. Specifically, you'll discover six steps for creating a high-quality presentation that resonates with your listeners.

At the end of the episode, you'll learn definitions for English idioms and phrases.

Episode originally published on July 31, 2020.
Transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/give-a-presentation/.
Infographics for this episode at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/. 