Today I will read to you Pete The Cat and The Pizza Party. You can get more Pete The Cat books at your local bookstore, online, or Epic online library. I hope to be your child's teacher soon.

-Vanessa

Story Time with Teacher Vanessa

Pete The Cat and The Pizza Party.

요즘 살이 너무 많이 쪘어.
最近胖了很多。

맞아, 집에서 오랫동안 머무니까 자꾸 먹고 싶어지고 저절로 살이 쪘어.
对，在家里呆的时间长了，总想吃，所以自然而然地长胖了。

그럼 오늘부터 우리 홈트레이닝 하자.
那从今天开始我们在家里运动吧。

좋아. 일단 스쿼트랑 아령부터 시작할까?
好。先从深蹲和哑铃开始吧？

머물다 呆
总 자꾸, 계속
저절로, 자연히 自然而然
홈트레이닝 在家里运动
스쿼트 深蹲
아령 哑铃

[YOON] 1분 한국어

요즘 살이 너무 많이 쪘어. 最近胖了很多。

纸上谈兵的主人公指的是赵国将军赵括。战国时赵国名将赵奢之子赵括，年轻时学兵法，谈起兵事来父亲也难不倒他。后来他接替廉颇为赵将，在长平之战中，只知道根据兵书办，不知道变通，贸然进攻，结果被秦军打败。比喻空谈理论，不能解决实际问题。也比喻空谈不能成为现实。

中华成语典故

中华成语典故----纸上谈兵

Natural Nihongo Chat

蕎麦打ち体験

Whether you live to work or you work to live, having a healthy work-life balance is good for both you and your employer.

Here are just a few ways to keep your balance healthy!

Plan
It can help to plan your time, making sure to include social activities in those plans, says Allaya Cooks-Campbell from job coaching website BetterUp.

Even scheduling a night in front of the TV is enough — it will give you a bit of time to switch off.

If you're able to, you could also plan to take short breaks during the day, and perhaps even use them to take a walk or read a few pages of a book.

Use apps to help
Cooks-Campbell also suggests using an app to block distracting websites during the work day — which might include things like social media.

You can then do the same in the evening and block work apps, if you find it difficult to stop checking them.

Be kind to yourself
It's important to be realistic about your work-life balance, and not to get too stressed if you don't follow your plan. That's according to Kate Eby from work management company Smartsheet.

Being kind to yourself, she says, can help you improve your mental health.

Talk to your boss
If you're finding it difficult to get your work-life balance right, speaking to your manager may be a good idea — although not everyone will feel comfortable doing this.

It may be that you have been given too much work to do, or there is a better way to do it — and talking to your boss could help you work smarter, not harder.

However, Cooks-Campbell says different things work for different people — so you have to find what's right for you!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Plan, Be Kind: Tips for a Healthy Work-Life Balance

This Episode describes what happens when you arrive in a foreign country, in this case the UK. Collecting your luggage from the carousel, and going through customs and passport control are all covered. 

#knowmyteacher

If you want some more on the topic of travel, let me know. 

English in 60 Seconds

At the Airport

Humans love stories. From a young age, we hear them, tell them, write them and watch them. As we get older, they're still a big part of our lives.

We tell stories every day, whether it's at work or when we tell a friend about the things we're doing in our lives.

And stories might just be one of the secrets to giving a good business presentation. "Stories connect with people much more than statistics," says Mahnoor Sheikh from Visme, a presentation company.

And with any business presentation, you want to leave an impression on the people you're presenting to.

To do this, according to the team from jobs website Indeed, you first have to understand your audience. Who are they? What do they need to know to get excited about what you have to say?

During your presentation, you want to share your own enthusiasm with the audience and involve them with eye contact, says TED curator Chris Anderson.

To begin, the Indeed team says, you need to prepare a strong start to your presentation, which will let you form a connection with your audience.

Next, you have to keep that connection — and you have to be careful.

If you're using presentation software, keep your slides simple. They're just there to help you communicate, says Sheikh. If they're full of text, people may begin reading the slides and stop listening to you.

And don't read from a teleprompter, says Anderson. If you do, you'll lose your connection with the audience. Either memorize your presentation, or use brief points on cards or slides to guide you.

Finally, Indeed says, give the audience something to think about when they leave the room. You had a strong start — now finish telling your story in the same way!

It's also important to have done your research — because you may have to answer questions from your audience at the end!



How to Give a Powerful Business Presentation

1. ラーメン店での会話

（シーン：活気ある小さなラーメン屋。店内にはラーメンの香りが漂い、壁には季節限定メニューのポスターが貼られている。お客さんが入店する）

店員: いらっしゃいませ！お一人様ですか？

お客さん: はい、一人です。

店員: こちらのカウンター席へどうぞ。

（お客さんが席に座る。メニューと季節限定メニューの紹介カードが手渡される）

店員: こちらがメニューです。季節限定の「旨辛味噌ラーメン」と「炙りチャーシュー丼」もおすすめです。ご注文がお決まりになりましたらお声掛けください。

（お客さんがメニューを見てから、店員に声をかける）

お客さん: すみません、季節限定の旨辛味噌ラーメンと餃子をお願いします。

店員: はい、旨辛味噌ラーメンと餃子ですね。辛さの調整はいかがなさいますか？

お客さん: 普通の辛さでお願いします。

店員: かしこまりました。少々お待ちください。

（しばらくして、店員が注文を運んでくる）

店員: お待たせしました。旨辛味噌ラーメンと餃子です。熱いうちにお召し上がりください。

（お客さんが食事を楽しむ。食べ終わった後、レジに向かう）

お客様　ごちそうさまでした

店員: ありがとうございました！お会計は1,200円です。

お客さん: クレジットカードでお願いします。

店員: かしこまりました。（カード端末を操作する）こちらにカードをお差し込みいただくか、タッチしてください。

（お客さんがクレジットカードで支払いを完了する）

店員: ありがとうございます。またのご来店をお待ちしております！

お客さん: ごちそうさまでした！

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Vol.124 マリアさんとラーメン店での会話

This is a brief summary of the story of how I helped my client improve her communication at work. 

A project manager felt disrespected by her team due to a lack of technical knowledge and weak communication. To address this, I implemented a 3-step approach: 1) bi-weekly technical briefings, 2) replacing weak verbs with strong verbs to convey authority, and 3) assertiveness training to express ideas clearly. Within weeks, she confidently participated in technical discussions, leading her team more effectively. This improved communication boosted morale and led to a successful product launch. 