Follow along with some of my personal reflections on life. Listen to them as many times as you like. You are also welcome to join me for a lesson if you want to elaborate on one of the topics.

Rocksaina's overdenkingen - Rocksaina's Reflections

On this channel you can tune in to listen to famous fairy tales read to you in Dutch. Feel free to tag along.

Sprookjes in het Nederlands voorgelezen

PHIL: What time is that soccer game on? I thought it started 
at noon.
JACK: We must have had the wrong time. Oh, well … soccer’s not my 
favorite sport anyway. I much prefer basketball.
PHIL: Oh, really? I thought your favorite sport was tennis! I’m a big
fan of basketball, too.
JACK: How about a game sometime?
PHIL: Sure thing! Why don’t we go shoot some hoops now since the 
soccer game isn’t on?
JACK: Excellent idea. Let’s go.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• What time is that soccer game on? means “When does the soccer game start?” 
“What time” plus something plus “on” is a common expression used to ask about the 
start time of a TV show or a movie.
• I much prefer basketball here means “I like basketball a lot more than soccer.” Notice 
how “much” is stressed to show that the speaker really likes basketball.
• Oh, really? Notice the rising intonation on “really.” This shows that the speaker is 
surprised. He thought that Jack liked tennis the best.
• I’m a big fan of basketball is a way of saying “I like basketball very much” (“to be a 
fan of” is a casual expression used to describe something you really like).
• How about a game here means “Let’s play a basketball game.”
• Sure thing! This is a casual expression used to mean “OK.”
• Shoot some hoops means to play an informal game of basketball. This is a casual 
expression used between friends

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 23: Favorite sport

みなさんは味覚に自信がありますか？
アヤは食べることが好きですが、残念ながらバカ舌です…
今回はアヤがアイスクリームの味について長年誤解していたことを話します。

Do you feel confident about your sense of taste?
Aya likes to eat but she has no sense of taste.
This time, Aya talks about her many years of misunderstanding about the taste of ice creams.

♤ キーワード 
・先入観（せんにゅうかん：preconception）  
・配合（はいごう：combination of ingredients）
・違和感がある（いわかんがある：feel strange） 

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ 
1.  アヤさんが最近まで同じ味だと思っていたのは何味と何味？
2.  今回の雑談を経て、２人の宿題になったことは？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え 
1. フミさんが「土用の丑の日」にアナゴを買った理由は？ 
→ ウナギよりアナゴのほうが値段が安いから。
2. フミさんが「土用の丑の日」に矛盾を感じたのはなぜ？ 
→ 最近メディアを通して「サステナブル」が謳われているものの、スーパーではウナギが大量に仕入れられて余っているから。

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 11：アイスクリームの味

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Spanish in the Workplace

My Journey into Teaching (Spanish)

Un vecchio leone decide di procurarsi il cibo ricorrendo all'astuzia. Ma la volpe è più furba di lui.

Vittorio per Voi

Il vecchio leone e la volpe

When you take your IELTS speaking test, how should you prepare for part 2? What is the best way to use the one minute you have to prepare? What is the best way to prepare? How should you use that 1 minute?

Firstly, think about the synonyms you could use. Paraphrasing is an important skill. For example, if the question asks you why did you like something, don’t say ‘I like it because’ but say, it’s my favorite because. And if the question asks you how old you were when you learned how to ride a bike, don’t say ‘I learned to ride a bike when I was a child’, but say, ‘I learned to cycle when I was a child.’ Also, if the examiner asks you if something is important, don’t say ‘I think it’s important,’ but say ‘I think it’s essential, or I think it’s vital.’

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IELTS Speaking Practice

How do you prepare for speaking Part 2 ?

こんにちは！少(すこ)し遅(おそ)いですが今年(ことし)のMystic Festivalについて話(はな)します。

Usage of Slow Japanese:
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Slow Japanese

Episode #76 - Mystic Festival 2024

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

今日もN2です！
〜とは、をやります。
〜は〜という意味です、というような時に使います。

例文です。

・車中泊とは車の中で寝ることです。最近キャンピングカーなどで車中泊をする人が増えています。

・ウケるとはおもしろい、という意味です。

・ぼくにとって人生とはチャレンジをすることです。

・あなたにとって、日本語学習とは何ですか？

・ものを減らすとは、大切なものだけを残すことです。

こんな感じです！
どうですか？

会話のなかでは、わたしにとって、〜とは、こういうことです。

などと話す時もあると思います。
そんな時にぜひ使ってくださいね！

いつも通り、自分で声に出してみたり、例文を作ってみたりしてくださいね！

今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！


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