An episode on manners, tactful language and etiquette in the UK.

Proper British English

Mind you manners 

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N3合格

N3 語彙　第6週5日目

Старые друзья. Размышления.
У меня есть старые друзья. Им около 50 лет. Старыми я их называю потому, что мы давно дружим. Недавно я заметила изменения в их настроении. Когда мы с ними идём в театр, обычно им не нравится спектакль. Когда мы с ними обсуждаем какой-нибудь фильм, или концерт. они говорят, что раньше эти музыканты лучше играли, а эти режиссёры лучше снимали фильмы. 
И я заметила, что стараюсь реже с ними встречаться, потому что они всегда чем-нибудь недовольны. И я заметила, что мне не легко общаться с людьми, которые всё время говорят о плохом. 
Но самое интересное в том, что мои друзья, мне кажется, не замечают того, что с ними происходит. 
И я не знаю, нужно ли мне говорить с ними об этом. Это их жизнь. И они имеют право жить и думать так как хотят. 


Нескучные истории - Not boring stories

Старые друзья. Размышления.

大家好，我是Honglin老师，欢迎来到我的汉字频道。
这是我的第三条推送。今天要和你们分享的是“目“字，目标的”目“，题目的”目“。

“目“，是一个象形字。指的是我们的眼睛。最开始的”目“字，就是一只眼睛的样子，非常像，中间还有圆圆的眼球。后来中国人把这只眼睛换了一个方向，把它往左边90度转了一下，把它竖了起来，就慢慢变成我们今天的，竖着的“目”了。目也是一个偏旁，表示和眼睛或者看见这个动作有关系。比如，“眼睛”，两个字都有“目”字旁。又比如，睡觉的“睡”，因为要闭上眼睛，所以也是用的“目”字旁。是不是很有意思呢？

那含有“目”字的词语很多，尤其是成语，今天就给大家分享一个成语，叫“目不转睛”。睛是“眼睛”的“睛”，指的是我们眼睛中间的眼球，眼珠。那“目不转睛”，眼睛里的眼球都不转了，大家猜猜是什么意思。我停顿两秒，大家想想啊。猜出来了吗，连眼球都不动地盯着看，那就是你的注意力全部都在一件东西上，非常专心地看着。比如，这部电视剧太精彩了，他简直看得目不转睛。

这就是“目不转睛”，指专心地看着。

（在网页版italki复制👇网址查看“目”字字形图片）
http://qiyuan.chaziwang.com/pic/ziyuanimg/E79BAE.png

跟着Honglin学汉字(CHINESE CHARACTERS WITH HONGLIN )

三：“目”为什么这样写&“目不转睛”

TikTok has announced it will block young users on the social networking platform from using certain beauty filters on photographs.

The filters allow users to edit photos and do things like make people's skin look clearer, their eyes a little bigger or their lips a little fuller.

Some filters also allow users to change their skin color, and it can be hard to see when a photograph has been edited in this way.

People under the age of 18 will be blocked from using these filters, some of which are created by users and others that are made by the app.

TikTok announced the changes after a report by Internet Matters, a children's online safety organization. The organization found that these beauty filters could be damaging to children's mental health because they put young people under pressure to look a certain way.

This can damage children's self-esteem and cause anxiety, experts say.

Christine Grahn from TikTok said on LinkedIn: "If our users don't feel safe, they won't bring their true selves to TikTok and the platform just wouldn't be the same."

One TikTok user told The Guardian in 2022 that she had considered getting cosmetic surgery after a period of using beauty filters on the app.

Fun filters that allow children to add dog noses or rabbit ears to images will still be available to use.

One problem with the ban is that not all users enter their real ages when signing up to TikTok. The company said it would soon be trying out new machine learning systems that could help find out when users had entered the incorrect age.

TikTok is under pressure to stop under 13s from using the platform by giving false dates of birth.

Children's safety charities want all social media sites to do more to make the platforms safe spaces for young people.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

TikTok to Ban Under 18s from Using Beauty Filters

Why does work sound like werrrk when it’s spelled with an o? In this episode, we unpack one of the most confusing features of British pronunciation: the /ɜː/ sound. With clear explanations, grouped practice words, minimal pairs, and tongue twisters, this lesson will help you stop trusting the spelling and start trusting the R. 

Practice Transcript: 
Spelled with 'e': her, term, serve, early, person, learn
With 'o': work, word, world, worth, worse, worm, worst, worthwhile, attorney
With 'i': bird, first, girl, shirt
With 'u': nurse, turn, burn, church

Practice 2:
her, bird, nurse, work
term, girl, turn, word
serve, first, burn, world
early, shirt, church, worth
person, bird, nurse, worse
learn, girl, turn, worm
person, girl, nurse, word

Minimal pairs: 
Word - ward, work - walk, world - wall, worse - wars, worth - north, worm - warn

Tongue Twisters: 
I like to walk to work in warm weather. 
The worm on the war ship worships workplaces 
The early bird turns and learns to work.
Were the worst words worth the work?

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British Pronunciation Tips 

British Vowel Sound Masterclass: Lesson 10: Why do we say ‘work’ with errrr?

Vocabulaire de l'école et anecdote sur l'école, vidéo ci-dessous: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQp6ToEV4j0


French Stories For All

Rentrée Scolaire 

Let's talk about traditions in Poland and countries all around the world, how they celebrate what's important. Family and friends

English My Way

Christmas in Poland

In today's episode, we are tackling another essential topic: buying stuff. 
You might think it's easy but the hard part is to really sound like a native speaker. 
Let's go!