Cuando empezamos a aprender un idioma, muchas veces usamos solo una palabra y añadimos un gesto con las manos o la cara para que la otra persona nos entienda ¿sí? Pues ese sistema es “hacer poesía”... o sea ¡todos somos artistas!

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

Ser un artista en español.

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This episode is about mistakes students make in Pinyin(initials and finals).

Let's Learn Chinese

On difficut Chinese Pinyin    

旅館の　朝ごはんと　私が　いつも　食べる　朝ごはんは　まったく　ちがいます。どんな　朝ごはんを　食べているでしょうか。焼きそばパンってどんなパンでしょうか。
The breakfast I usually eat is completely different from one at the Ryokan-Japanese style hotel. What do you think I eat for breakfast? What kind of bread is Yakisoba-pan?

やさしい日本語（にほんご）

２ あさごはん

In this episode of "English Learners Boost," we delve into the art of public speaking and explore techniques for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations in English. Whether you're a student gearing up for a class presentation, a professional preparing for a critical meeting, or simply looking to enhance your public speaking skills, we've got you covered. Join host [Your Name] as we discuss the power of eye contact, body language, and storytelling to captivate your audience. Plus, stay tuned for valuable tips and practical examples to boost your English communication skills.

English Learner's Boost

Public Speaking Skills: Techniques for Engaging and Persuasive Presentations

Ancient Egyptians loved and respected cats, believing they brought good luck.

Some families even dressed their cats in jewelry, and mummified them after death. They would mourn the death of their cat by shaving off their eyebrows, and continue to mourn until their eyebrows grew back.

Inspired by this ancient love for cats, the Shanghai Museum in China held a special event called Meowseum Nights.

Held 10 times during last summer and fall, the event invited 200 cats and 2,000 people to explore the exhibition On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt.

Some of the artifacts shown in the exhibition came from a temple discovered years ago in Egypt. The temple was for Bastet, an Egyptian goddess who could change into a cat. This gave the Shanghai Museum another reason to use cats as the theme for their event.

Museum director Chu Xiaobo said that the event was created to bring cat lovers to the museum, as in Shanghai, where there are over a million pet cats, cat-friendly public spaces are rare.

"There are dog parks, dog brunches, but not that much for cat parents to do with their pets," Wen Liuli, a visitor to the exhibition, told The Art Newspaper.

The museum took measures to keep all visitors and artifacts safe. Cats had to stay in strollers or bags, but there were certain areas where people could take their cats out for photos, such as in front of a statue of Bastet. All the other artifacts were kept behind glass.

The museum also had vets, doctors, and even an ambulance on-site, and over 80 animal welfare workers attended each night to help and give advice.

While the museum doesn't plan to hold another Meowseum Night, Chu hopes it might inspire other museums to try similar ideas.

"Cat people now have a special affection for the Shanghai Museum," he said.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Cats Take a Tour of Ancient Egypt at Chinese Museum

Speaker one: I’ve had many language lessons over the years. My lessons at school were mundane and a waste of time. They involved rote learning which meant we just repeated everything the teacher said, and we had a lot of grammar lessons! However, when I started university, everything changed. The classes were engaging and practical. I remember a grammar lesson about conditionals in my first term. The teacher introduced the language through a funny picture story and included many engaging activities to help us work out the rules for ourselves and practice the language in a meaningful way. Not only was it enjoyable, but it was also effective as I left the class feeling like I’d really learned something.


Speaker two: Honestly, I think my most enjoyable English classes were at primary school. Our teacher, Miss Hinker was wonderful and very musical. She loved singing and taught us new songs all the time. She gave us musical instruments that we could use too. I’ll never forget the time she taught us a new song called ‘There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.’ I must have been around eight at the time. It was a song about a lady who ate many animals, finishing with a horse. It was hilarious. First, she showed us all the actions and then we sang the song many times and played the instruments. We laughed a lot, and I still remember the words to this day. I never wanted those lessons to end.

Enjoyable Lesson

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#118〉9月21水曜日　天気/くもり　気温/15℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
・21日から秋の交通安全運動が始まる
・その前の20日、札幌市の警察官が交代で走り、ドライバーに安全運転を呼びかけた。
・「スピードダウン」などを呼びかけた

［単語］
運動/うんどう…なにかのために、たくさんの人にお願いをする。
警察官/けいさつかん…警察の人
交代/こうたい…人や物を次へ次へとかえること。
運転/うんてん…乗り物を動かすこと
ドライバー/どらいばー…運転する人
呼びかける/よびかける…お願いしたいことを言う
スピードダウン/すぴーどだうん…速く走らない


〈美和Miwa〉
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北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#118〉9月21水曜日　秋の交通安全運動

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Retirement and old age. Q3-4.


3. How important are retirees to your country’s economy? Why/ Why not?
4. When should you start saving for retirement?

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