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皆さんはカルチャーショックを受けたことがありますか。
日本は南北に長い国なので、地域によって気候や文化などが違います。
今回は北海道で生まれ育ったフミが道外で感じたカルチャーショックについて話します。

Have you had any experience with feeling culture shock?
Japan is a long country that extends north to south, so even within Japan, the climate and the culture differ depending on the region. 
This time, Fumi, who was born and grew up in Hokkaido talks about his experience.

♤ キーワード
・ショックを受ける（ショックをうける：be shocked）
・柑橘類（かんきつるい：citrus fruit）
・庭木（にわき：garden tree）
・街路樹（がいろじゅ：roadside tree）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ
1. フミさんが道外で感じたカルチャーショックは？
2. アヤさんのおばあちゃんの家の庭には何の木があった？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. 今年、桜の開花が一番早かったのはどこ？
→ 福岡
2. アヤさんが春を感じるきっかけは？
→ 桜の開花

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 02：カルチャーショック

¿Sabés cuál es la diferencia entre estas palabras? En este episodio te cuento qué significan y te doy ejemplos reales.  

No tiene nombre

¿Robo, hurto o asalto?

小王和小黄，一块画凤凰。
小王画黄凤凰，小黄画红凤凰，
红凤凰黄凤凰，只只画成活凤凰，
望着小王和小黄。

xiǎo wáng hé xiǎo huáng ， yī kuài huà fèng huáng 。
xiǎo wáng huà huáng fèng huáng ， xiǎo huáng huà hóng fèng huáng ，
hóng fèng huáng huáng fèng huáng ， zhī zhī huà chéng huó fèng huáng ，
wàng zhe xiǎo wáng hé xiǎo huáng 。

绕口令（Tongue Twister）

Xiao Wang and Xiao Huang  小王和小黄

Welcome to our first lesson! Today, we’re starting with the basics of sentence structure. Every sentence in English has three key parts: a subject, a verb, and an object. Let’s dive into what each part means and how they work together.

The subject is the person, place, or thing that the sentence is about. The verb shows the action or state of being. The object receives the action of the verb. For example, in the sentence "I eat apples," "I" is the subject, "eat" is the verb, and "apples" is the object.

Let’s look at some more examples. "She reads books." Here, "she" is the subject, "reads" is the verb, and "books" is the object. Another example is, "They play soccer." In this sentence, "they" is the subject, "play" is the verb, and "soccer" is the object.

Now, let’s practice together. Repeat after me: "I eat apples." Great! Now let’s try another one: "I watch TV." Excellent! Next, we’ll create some sentences together. I’ll say, "I [verb] [object]," and you can choose your own verb and object to complete the sentence. For example, "I see flowers," or "I like pizza."

Let’s make our practice a bit more creative. Think about activities you do every day. For instance, "I drink coffee," or "I read the newspaper." You could also say, "I walk to school," or "I write emails." Can you add a few more examples of things you do regularly? Practice saying them aloud to build confidence in using the Subject + Verb + Object structure. Try to include activities from different parts of your day, like morning routines, work tasks, or evening hobbies. Think about what you do when you wake up, such as "I brush my teeth," or "I make the bed." Then consider what you might do later, like "I cook dinner," or "I watch TV before bed."

Learn English With Tom https://www.youtube.com/@LearnAmericanEnglishWithTom

Lesson 1 Learn English with Tom

How motivated are you? Learn about the types of motivation and understand how it can help you learn a language. 

 Ideas for Learning English

Motivation

去to go;  公园 park
有 还有 have, have also
边 next to
草grass 花flower 树tree 沙sand  土soil  水water
玩 to play

Simple Chinese

去公园 Go to the park

The Meaningless “do” of English. Why DO we have to say “do” when we ask “Why DO we have to say “do”? ;) ￼

The Language Journey

The Meaningless "do" of English

Ahora practicamos con las consonantes más complicadas.

Escucha y repite las palabras con las siguientes letras.

La B y la V.
La LL y la Y.
La H.
La CH.
La Z.
La Ñ.
La C.
La G.
La J.