A good product? A dynamic team? A decisive leader? What do you think makes a business successful?

Today, Nick discusses this topic to give you ideas for the IELTS test. 


IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

What does it take for a business to become successful? 

Медленное чтение с толкованием особо сложных слов

Учи русский по адаптированным книгам

Ф.М. Достоевский "Идиот" (Адаптированный вариант,средний уровень)

¡Bienvenidos! Existen diferentes expresiones culturales, gastronómicas, musicales y tradicionales que identifican la celebración de la navidad en Venezuela, estas celebraciones tienen una gran fuerza pues encierran innumerables reuniones colectivas que hacen que las fechas decembrinas sean muy especiales. En este podcast conoceremos estas cálidas tradiciones. 

Costumbres y Tradiciones de Venezuela

Tradiciones navideñas en Venezuela 

「形容詞」の練習をしましょう！
Today's Drills are adjectives.
Let's practice declensions of いadjectives and なadjectives.
Repeat and practice both A and B parts:)

A：元気ですか
B：はい 元気です
　   いいえ 元気じゃないです

A：好きですか
B：はい 好きです
　  いいえ 好きじゃないです

A：忙しいですか
B：はい 忙しいです
　   いいえ 忙しくないです

A：おいしいですか
B：はい おいしいです
　   いいえ おいしくないです

A：昨日は大丈夫でしたか
B：はい 大丈夫でした
　  いいえ 大丈夫じゃなかったです

A：昨日は忙しかったですか
B：はい 忙しかったです。
　  いいえ 忙しくなかったです

＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
幸せです・なります
→  幸せになります

静かです・なります
→  静かになります

寂しいです・なります
→   寂しくなります

暖かいです・なります
→　暖かくなります

＊＊＊＊＊＊＊

大変です・去年の試験
→ 去年の試験は大変でした

有名です・なりました・リーさん
→ リーさんは有名になりました

元気じゃないです・昨日・私
→ 昨日私は元気じゃなかったです

寒いです・昨日の朝
→ 昨日の朝は寒かったです。

忙しくないです・今朝
→ 今朝は忙しくなかったです

悲しいです・なりました・卒業式の後
→ 卒業式の後、悲しくなりました。

＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
卒業式（そつぎょうしき）：graduation ceremony
〜の後（あと）：after
幸せ[な]（しあわせ）：happy, fortunate

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語ドリル (Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Drills)

3. 形容詞の基本　/ Adjective practices for beginners

E' iniziata ufficialmente la primavera e non potevo perdere questa occasione per parlarvi della primavera in Italia e delle abitudini che abbiamo noi italiani durante questa stagione. Ritorna un nuovo episodio e con la primavera anche l'aperitivo all'aperto , i motorini , il gelato e i vestiti leggeri. Inoltre , la primavera è anche la stagione per migliorare il tuo italiano e puoi farlo con questo episodio. 

Il grillo parlante - podcast italiano 

La primavera in Italia

안녕하세요? 
한국어 강사 세이디예요. 저는 오늘 북카페에 갔어요. 저는 북카페에 가는 것을 좋아해요. 오늘은 아메리카노를 한 잔 시켰어요. 그리고 자리를 잡고 앉았어요.  어떤 사람은 책을 읽고, 어떤 사람은 공부를 했어요. 저는 동영상을 편집하고 책을 읽었어요. 여러분도 북카페에 가는 것을 좋아하나요? 

* 새로운 표현*

북카페: book cafe, 书吧
시키다 : to order, 点餐
자리를 잡다: to take up one's seat, 找座位
앉다 : to sit down, 坐
어떤 사람(들)： some people,  有(些)人
동영상을 편집하다 :  to edit a video, 编辑视频
verb stem + 는 것을 좋아하다: to like to do sth 
예) 영화를 보는 것을 좋아해요. I like to watch movies.我喜欢看电影。
     요리하는 것을 좋아해요. I like to cook. 我喜欢做菜。
     노래하는 것을 좋아해요. I like to sing 我喜欢唱歌。

Learn Korean with Sadie

북카페📘☕️

4-Year-Old Signs Book Deal to Publish Poems
A 4-year-old boy from the UK has signed a book deal to publish his collection of poems.

Nadim Shamma-Sourgen was discovered by poet and teacher Kate Clanchy, who won the 2020 Orwell Prize for political writing. Clanchy knew Shamma-Sourgen's mother, who teaches the study of poetry at the University of Reading.

Clanchy began sharing Shamma-Sourgen's poems on Twitter, where they became popular with her followers. Speaking to The Guardian, Clanchy said that she didn't share them because they were like an adult's poems, but because they were so much like a child's way of thinking.

The young poet has now signed a book deal with Walker Books, a children's book company, making him one of the youngest writers to get a book deal.

According to Guinness World Records, Dorothy Straight from the US is the youngest female to publish a book. She wrote a book in 1962 when she was 4 years old. It was published in 1964.

The youngest male writer is Thanuwana Serasinghe from Sri Lanka, who wrote a book when he was 4 years and 9 months old. It was published nine days before his 5th birthday.

In an interview with Sky News, Shamma-Sourgen's mother said that he's still learning to read and write, so he speaks his poems out loud and she writes them down for him.

"I like writing poems especially about nature. I feel happy that my poems will be in a book," Shamma-Sourgen told The Guardian. As well as nature, Shamma-Sourgen's poems talk about things like love, being lonely and bugs in his garden.

The book of poems will be published in summer 2021.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

4-Year-Old Signs Book Deal to Publish Poems

Welcome to 'English Learners Boost,' your go-to podcast for energizing your English learning journey! In this New Year special, discover practical resolutions to boost your language goals. From expanding vocabulary to staying motivated, we've got you covered. Tune in and make 2024 your year of linguistic triumph!

English Learner's Boost

How to Motivate Yourself to Learn English this Year

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