In this episode, a student from David's 'Movies, TV, and Podcasts' course discusses a new movie; 'Downton Abbey - The end of an era'. This quintessential English drama reveals a great deal about life in an upper-class English family. Listen as Helen tells us why she was attracted to the movie, who her favourite character is, and whether she would recommend the movie to other students of English. If you've watched the movie, please send me your comments, and let me know whether you agree with Helen's review.

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Oi gente, sejam muito bem-vindos ao Portuguese Drops, o seu Podcast de Português favorito. Meu nome é Aneleh e hoje embarcaremos numa jornada de exploração da rica história da minha querida cidade: o Rio de Janeiro. Se quiser pode acompanhar o script do podcast clicando neste link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dfHi7mqz2eudp5kYNT_IVHW-TfCMvMYM_81asVCKFGw/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá!

Hey guys, welcome to Portuguese Drops, your favorite Portuguese Podcast. My name is Aneleh and today we will embark on a journey of exploring the rich history of my beloved city: Rio de Janeiro. If you want, you can follow the podcast script by clicking on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dfHi7mqz2eudp5kYNT_IVHW-TfCMvMYM_81asVCKFGw/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go!

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História do Rio de Janeiro

Today we're talking about the word "similar" and a common mistake that I hear people make when using this word. I hope you find this tip useful!

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はい、こんにちは。ようへい先生です。今日はみんなの日本語の18か の ”では” のお話をします。えー153ページの下から4行目(ぎょうめ）え、the forth line from the bottomですね。”では”、えー2文字(もじ） の助詞（じょし）two characters particleですね。 はい。
・日本ではなかなか馬（うま）を見ることができません。

はい、この”では”、いつ使いますか。 えー、これは
・日本”で”なかなか馬を見ることができません。

と言ってもオッケーです。うん、とても自然（しぜん）です。It sounds natural for Japanese.
はい、えー、でこの”では” ですが、「サントスさん、 あなたの国で見られるかもしれませんが、日本ではなかなか見ることができません」.「 他（ほか）の国で見られるかもしれませんが、日本ではなかなか見ることができません」。うん、こういう時に使います。
くらべている時ですね。（くらべます：compare）の時に使います。 
はい、で、もう一度（いちど）言いますが、
・日本でなかなか馬を見ることができません。

と言ってもオッケーです。うん、You don‘t need to be afraid to make a mistake.　ですよ。
はい。じゃあ、みなさん、えー、下のフォーマットを使って3つ文を作ってください。これ、あなたの国を主語(しゅご）subjectにして、文を作ってください。
① では　ことができます。
② では　ことができません。
③ では　なかなか～ことができません。

たとえば
・日本では、すもうを見ることができます。
などですね。Something like this. 
はい、じゃあよかったらコメントに作った文を書いてもいいですよ。 
はい、じゃあ、みなさん日本語の勉強、がんばってくださいね。じゃ、バイバイ👋


ようへい先生　N4～N3　レベルの生徒（せいと）へ　(^^♪

＃３　  『日本では～』 vs『日本で～』　みんなの日本語18課　 P153

In today's podcast, ex-IELTS examiner Cambridge David guides you through some great ways that you can boost your IELTS Speaking score, by replacing common words with higher value expressions used by native speakers.
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Great IELTS expressions to replace simple, common words

Hoy me ha venido a la mente una escena que me ocurrió hace poco más de un año, quizás bastante más porque con la pandemia, el concepto del tiempo lo tenemos un poco nubloso. Resultó que cuando una vieja amiga valenciana me visitó a casa, al observar una foto mía, de hará poco más de tres años, que estaba en la puerta de la nevera, me dijo: “¡qué diferente estás en esa foto! no parece que seas tú”. Hoy, al abrir la nevera y volverla a ver, la voz de ella ha resonado en mis tímpanos y honestamente, por más que miro esa foto no puedo ver “eso” tan peculiar que ella vio de diferente en mí y que yo soy tan obtuso de seguir sin poder verlo.

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