BOB: We’d like two tickets for the 3:30
show, please.
TICKET SALES: Here you go. Enjoy the movie!
[Inside the theater]
BOB: Would you mind moving over one,
so my friend and I can sit together?
WOMAN: No, not at all.
BOB: Thanks a lot!



LANGUAGE NOTES
• The 3:30 show Movies are shown at different times throughout the day. This refers to 
the movie that starts at 3:30. Notice the emphasis on 3:30.
• Enjoy the movie! Notice how the intonation rises on movie. This is said in a friendly 
way, and is followed by an exclamation point.
• Would you mind is a polite way to ask “Can you do something for me?” Notice the 
verb ends in “-ing.” Compare this structure to “Would you mind if I” plus a verb that 
ends in “-ed” (Would you mind if I opened the window?).
• Moving over one Here “one” is short for “one seat.”
• No, not at all is a way of saying “No, I don’t mind” or “I will be glad to.” Notice the 
answer to “Would you mind” is in the negative form.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 21: At the Movies

Hello and welcome to my Chinese Channel. Today let's take a look at how to express the different nationalities, such as I am Chinese. And how to ask which country do you come from? Are you ready?

Veronica's Chinese Channel

你是哪国人？which country do you come from?

犬などの動物の鳴き声が、日本語で何というのか紹介します。
みなさんの言葉と全然ちがうかも！

この話で紹介した動物の鳴き声を日本語で書くと、
犬「ワン」
ライオン「ガオー」
すずめ「ちゅん、ちゅん」
ヤギ「メェ～」
ぞう「パオーン」
ニワトリ「コケコッコー」でした！


日本語聞いてみよう！

犬は日本語で何と話す？！

３月といえば、出会いと別れの季節です。
日本では４月に新年度が始まり、３月に終わるので、春は入学・入社祝いなどで贈り物をすることがよくあります。
今回は、アヤが中国人の生徒に聞いた贈り物のタブーについて話します。

March is the season of encounters and partings. 
In Japan, the new academic and fiscal year begins in April and ends in March, so we often give gifts in the spring to celebrate someone’s enrollment or joining the company. 
This time, Aya talks about the taboo of gifts that she heard from her student from China.

♤ キーワード
・年度（ねんど：academic and fiscal year）
・節目（ふしめ：milestone）
・弔う（とむらう：mourn）
・喪服（もふく：mourning dress）
・心機一転（しんきいってん： get a fresh start）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ 
1. 中国でタブーとされている贈り物は？ 
2. それをプレゼントとしてあげるのは、どのくらい失礼？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. フミが春を感じるのはいつ？
→ 札幌雪まつりが終わる頃
2. 日本の気候について、二人が子どものときと比べて変わったことは？
→ 四季がはっきり感じられなくなった

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 25：贈り物のタブー

If you live in the fast lane and you are as busy as a bee and you probably experienced burnout, this podcast is for you. I will be giving some practical tips so that you can take care of mental health while making a living.

FLO TALKS 

3 tips to improve your mental and physical health

In this podcast, I read you the passage from the beginning of the novel to page 13
I wish you good listening!

QUICK REMINDER:
L'Etranger is the first published novel by Albert Camus, published in 1942 which describes the foundations of Camusian philosophy: the absurd.

Learn French through literature ☕

Reading from page 7 to page 13 of the famous novel by Albert Camus, L'Etranger

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WyNl_3GECsbpe0D59gDVRRbunW5p4vb_/view?usp=drivesdk

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

National Soccer Day (with transcript)

Today I talk about Blackpool, a city in the North of England and more about our Royals. 

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K-qYh81KrJdeFmbVmG9dZdlFXTGnkcNc/view?usp=drivesdk

Heyday (with transcript)

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13_FTArCu98SOXOw3oGTjV0XdHVqvIMGhTlNmtDKWYvc/edit?usp=drivesdk

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13_FTArCu98SOXOw3oGTjV0XdHVqvIMGhTlNmtDKWYvc/edit?usp=sharing

Extract: 
Today. I want to explore with you the difference between face-to-face classroom lessons and e-learning lessons on the internet. I've done both and there's a very real difference. And if you're someone who hasn't had an online lesson before or you're just not sure how they work, we're going to be looking at that today.


