Listen to me reading a news article about education in the UK from my Conversational English course. 

T-levels are a new type of exam course that was rolled out in the UK in 2020. T-Levels are two-year vocational courses taken after GCSEs, which focus on subjects like education, construction and IT, and include a work placement.

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News article: educations & exams

La seconda puntata di questa serie di podcast sulle città italiane è dedicata a Milano. Meta di molti turisti ogni anno, è una città moderna ma anche ricca di quartieri storici che ve ne faranno innamorare.

Level: Intermediate
Source and transcription: https://www.italia.it/it/milano


🗺   CITTÀ ITALIANE #QuickItalianWithMara

⛪️  MILANO

Tom loved teasing his friends at school. Every day, he would make fun of their hairstyles, clothes, or even the way they spoke. Everyone laughed—except Tom.
One day, Sarah decided to tease Tom back, joking about his messy backpack. Tom’s face turned red. He shouted, “Hey, that’s not funny!”
His friends laughed and said, “Wow, Tom! You dish it out but can’t take it!”
Tom realized he shouldn’t make fun of others if he couldn’t handle it himself. From that day on, he learned to be kinder—and more careful with jokes.

Dish it out but can’t take it”

This phrase is used to describe someone who is quick to criticize, tease, or make fun of others but becomes upset or defensive when the same is done to them.

More examples: 

He’s always making jokes about everyone’s mistakes, but he can’t take it when someone teases him. He really dishes it out but can’t take it.
Don’t be like her—she dishes it out but can’t take it.

Dish it out → To criticize or tease others
Can’t take it → Cannot handle being criticized or teased in return

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Dish it out and cant take it 

Practice Japanese Pronunciation here. https://www.azumiism.com/2022/03/japanese-learning/lets-practice-japanese-pronunciation-with-scripts/

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Let's practice Japanese pronunciation with 日本語初歩 Chapter 7 (あしたどこへいきますか) 

For intermediate level learners of Japanese
「せっかく」について勉強しましょう！

「せっかく」は良く使うことばです。聞いたことがありますか。
勉強しましょう！

N２文法「（きもちのことば）＋ことに」や「もったいない」も一緒に使ってみます。


〈意味〉
頑張(がんば)って／時間(じかん)・お金(かね)をかけて（使(つか)って）／苦労(くろう)して／無理(むり)して／わざわざ

【せっかく】〈副詞〉
こんな風(ふう)に使(つか)います･･･
「せっかく～から」、「せっかく～けど」、「せっかく～のに」など



今日は・・・
２　会話の中の「せっかく」・練習・おともだちのことば「もったいない」・〈会話〉［7:21］　

★会話の中の「せっかく」★
①もう15時か。せっかくここまで来たのに、残念だけど、そろそろ引き返そう。
②でも、目的地まであと少しっぽいですよ。せっかく2時間もがんばって歩いたんだから、あと少し歩いてみたいんですが。



★練習「せっかく」★
〈1〉
①【時間をかけて】みんなのためにマフィン（muffin）を作ったのに･･･、だれも食べてくれなくてかなしかった。
②お母さんの誕生日に【苦労(くろう)して】実家(じっか)に帰ったのに、お母さんは旅行)に行っていて会えなかった。がっかりした。


〈2〉
①【わざわざ】日本に来たんだから、ほしいものは全部買って帰ろうと思う。
②【お金を使って】買った本だから、内容(ないよう)はめちゃくちゃつまらなかったけど、最後まで読んだ。



★お友だちのことば「もったいない」★
文型「せっかく～のに／から、～のはもったいない」
１）せっかく今までがんばったのに、ここでやめるのはもったいないよ。
２）せっかく今までがんばったんだから、ここであきらめるのはもったいないよ。




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第２４課 せっかく
１［4:36］　〈会話〉と「こんなとき、どうしますか？」
２［7:21］　会話の中の「せっかく」・練習・おともだちのことば「もったいない」・〈会話〉

🎙声：音読さん、吉田（よしだ、Japanese teacher）、八角（はっかく）さん
📖scenario：吉田（よしだ、Japanese teacher）


役に立つ日本語のことばを私たちと一緒に勉強しましょう！ 
Come study useful Japanese words with us！

第２４課 せっかく
第２３課 むだ
第２２課 せめて
第２１課 ねほりはほり
第２０課 やっぱり
第１９課 けっこう・なかなか
第１８課 わざわざ
第１７課 気がしない（１）（２）
第１６課 頭の慣用句
第１５課 たまたま
第１４課 なんか
第１３課 （１）思わず（２）つい・うっかり
第１２課 喉元過ぎれば熱さ忘れる
第１１課 とにかく
第１０課 てしまう（１）（２）
第　９課 しっかり
第　８課 開いた口がふさがらない
第　７課 いちいち
第　６課 てくる
第　５課 ネコをかぶる
第　４課 ずいぶん
第　３課 てたまらない
第　２課 顔から火が出る
第　１課 あまり

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Updated on the 10th, 20th and 30th of every month!　

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第２４課　せっかく 2/2

JAKE: Where should we take a vacation this year? Let’s 
decide soon.
MELISSA: Well, I’d like to go somewhere warm. How about
the beach? Or we could rent a cabin on the lake.
JAKE: You want to go to the beach, again? I want to ski 
this winter. How about a compromise? What about 
traveling to the Alps in Europe next April? We can 
find a ski resort on a lake.
MELISSA: Oh, we’ve never been to Europe before! But I don’t 
know if it will be sunny and warm then. I need to 
do some research first. That will help me make up
my mind.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Decide is a useful verb to express choice. The idiom “to make up my mind” also 
means “to decide”: “There are so many choices in this menu. It’s going to take awhile 
to make up my mind/decide.” You can finish this sentence with either the idiom or the 
verb “decide.”
• How about This phrase presents an alternative. This phrase can be followed by a 
subject plus a conjugated verb or by a noun: How about we go swimming? / How about 
a movie tonight?
• Many verbs express opinions: to think / to believe / to suppose / to assume, etc. They 
are not all synonymous. For example, “to suppose” and “to assume” express that the 
speaker has a preconceived idea: He came back late from work, so I assumed that traffic 
was bad. /I suppose that may not have been the case, and that he might just have had a 
lot of work.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 27: Giving your opinion

Bienvenidos al podcast "aprende español hablando". En esta segunda parte de este nuevo podcast, aprenderemos varias frases hechas para expresar cansancio y enfado a través de ejemplos fáciles y prácticos y mejor aún, utilizando el verbo estar para formar las frases.

Aprende español con Manu

Nuevo episodio de expresiones idiomáticas. Enfado y cansancio 2/2.

Feeling burned out by language learning? 😓 You might be all Fire and no Water.

In Episode 105 of 111 Tips for Learning a Language, we dive into the healing power of the Water Element (Shuǐ, 水). Discover why forcing yourself to study is draining your core vitality (Jīng, 精) and how to learn in a way that actually RESTORES your energy.

We'll show you how to:
💧 Learn through "marination," not just memorization
🧘 Heal your body's energy systems by learning calmly
💪 Build unshakable willpower (Zhì, 志) without the struggle

Stop fighting the current. Start flowing with it.

Ready to learn from a deeper well?
Tap the link in our bio to listen to "The Deep Well: Learning Languages with the Power of the Water Element (Shuǐ, 水)" 🎧

Episode 105 explores how to harness the Water Element (Shuǐ, 水) from Chinese philosophy for transformative language learning. This episode reveals why passive immersion, rest, and deep listening are not signs of laziness, but essential practices for building intuition and fluency. Learn how this approach conserves your vital energy, heals your Kidney (Shèn, 肾) and Bladder (Pángguāng, 膀胱) systems, and strengthens your core willpower (Zhì, 志), protecting you from burnout and fear.

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Tip 105 - How🐳The Water Element 🐳can help you learn a language

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