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Folktale Fridays will be an exploration of folktales. Aimed at students of all levels to follow along as I read, transporting us to distant lands, learning English vocabulary along the way. 

Folktale Friday

Incipit

Incipit # 3 - La coscienza di Zeno

The people you meet might respond to uncertainty differently than you. Consider seeing things from their point of view and adapting a little. Listen to this story of Nicole and Susan. 

Nicole likes routines and likes to plan in advance. Every Sunday she spends the afternoon and evening at her parents’ house. Every Monday she meets her best friend for lunch and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings she goes to a café and reads. Having some control over what’s going to happen makes her feel safe. Then one day Nicole meets Susan. Susan never plans things in advance, is always late, and prefers to be flexible. She likes to make decisions based on how she’s feeling that day and feels that doing the same thing is limiting. Nicole tried to make plans to meet for coffee in advance, Susan sounds uninterested, but she never gives her definite answers. Her behavior really annoys Nicole. 

With people who don’t mind uncertainty …

Remember that you can learn a lot from the unknown and the unfamiliar.
Show flexibility.
For example:
For me, either way is fine.
Let me know what you’re comfortable with.


With people who avoid uncertainty …

Offer details when making decisions.
Provide a context with background information. 
For example:
The reason I do it this way is…
Let me explain why (I’m doing this).

Show you understand the importance of structure and plans. 
I understand the (structure/flexibility) is important / means a lot to you.
I can see why you (spend time on planning).

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Everyday English with Teacher Alyse

Adapting to different ways of dealing with uncertainty

对牛弹琴[duì niú tán qín]：to;towards/cattle;ox/play/lute
 The idiom means taking to someone and expecting them to care or do something instead the other person just stands there and is not responding to you.
公明仪 gōng míng yí：a person‘s name in Ancient 
出游 chū yóu：Travel; go on a tour
清澈 qīng chè：Limpid; clear
景色 jǐng sè：scenery; view; scene
兴致大发 xìng zhì dà fā：interest ; mood
尽管 jǐn guǎn：although;while;when
动人 dòng rén ：moving；touching


乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

对牛弹琴[duì niú tán qín]

just a cute little episode about decoration of a Christmas tree


New words 生词：

гирлянда - electric garland, 電花環;
ёлка - Christmas tree, 圣诞树;
мишура - tinsel, 箔；
шары - balls, 圣诞球;
украшения - ornaments,  圣诞玩具；
бусы - beads, 連線珠


Виниловые пластинки

Как украсить ёлку

इस कहानी से हमें यह शिक्षा मिलती है कि हमे अपने से बड़ो की बात का मान रखना चाहिए और कभी भी अपने साथी को दुर्बल नही समझना चाहिए, न ही उसे कम आंकना चाहिए, जरूरत पड़ने पर यह दुर्बल साथी भी बड़ी मदद कर जाते हैं।


Stories from Panchatantra 

ब्रह्मदत्त केकड़ा और सांप की कहानी

🎙My friend Aly is interested in learning the Kansai dialect of the Japanese language. Azumi and Aly will explore about Kansai dialect via weekly Twitch Live Streaming!!

アリー関西弁を学ぶ【 🇺🇸🇯🇵】Bilingual ENG&JP Chit-Chat:Aly Learns Kansai Dialect

#1-1🐥Standard Japanese & Kansai Dialect

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Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Chat About Sporting Events in Chinese!

In this episode, we are going to listen to a dialogue and talk about some common phrases people use to argue. 
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Transcript: https://ko-fi.com/s/61c41adb70

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