In this episode, we reflect on how children acquire their first language and what adults can learn from it.

Rethinking Language Learning

Kids and learning languages

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As flores são bonitas e coloridas.
Elas crescem nos jardins.
Algumas flores são pequenas e outras são grandes.
As rosas são vermelhas.
As margaridas são brancas e amarelas.
As flores precisam de sol e água.
As pessoas gostam de flores.

PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

As flores  — SMALL TEXT A2-B2 LEVEL.

Swedish furniture company IKEA has opened a new store.

There's nothing strange about that. But wait a minute — the new store is inside a video game. And it's paying real people to work there!

IKEA advertised for 10 positions in a virtual store it has opened in Roblox — and got more than 178,000 applications!

Roblox is a popular online gaming platform that lets users play games and create their own.

IKEA has created The Co-Worker Game on the platform. And it needed some employees.

At the start of June, IKEA began looking for people aged 18 and over in the UK and Ireland to work as paid members of staff at the in-game store.

It said staff would help customers, and would be able to get promoted and move departments, just like in real life.

The company said it wanted to show that it does things a little differently.

Wes Davis from technology website The Verge called it a "weird" but "harmless" idea.

He said he'd never heard of other companies paying people to work in a game, but added that US company Walmart has already created a game on Roblox.

IKEA said its employees would be paid a little over $16.50 per hour during their work-from-home shifts, which is about the same as the company's other workers get paid in the UK.

The store opened on June 24. It's not clear how long the workers will be employed for, although the company said the positions would be on a "limited contract."

It also said anyone who didn't get a job could still experience the virtual store and win in-game prizes.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

IKEA Pays People Real Money to Work in Video Game

오늘 대어 낚으면, 내가 한턱 쏠게. 
如果今天能钓到大鱼的话, 我请客！

좋아, 한정식 먹자.
好啊, 吃韩定食吧。	

대어가 걸린 것 같아.
大鱼好像上钩了。	

와! 축하해! 정말 큰 생선이다!
哇塞! 恭喜恭喜! 好大的鱼啊! 	

대어를 낚다 钓大鱼 
한 턱 쏘다 请客
한정식 韩定食
낚시 바늘에 걸리다上钩 



[YOON] 1분 한국어

오늘 대어 낚으면, 내가 한턱 쏠게.  如果今天能钓到大鱼的话, 我请客！

Hi and welcome back to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien.
Illustrations by Justin Todd. Read by me, Teacher Alyse.

📖 Chapter 14: The Marketplace

Before I begin reading, here’s a quick summary of the chapter:

Mrs. Frisby is shocked to learn that her late husband, Jonathan, was part of the rats’ secret past. Nicodemus explains that Jonathan had a good reason for keeping the truth from her, but he never had the chance to share it before he passed. As they talk, Nicodemus suggests moving to a quieter location so he can tell her the full story of the rats’ origins.
He leads Mrs. Frisby to his office, a comfortable and well-furnished space, where she notices a radio playing music. This sparks a memory of something Jonathan once mentioned, and she is fascinated by the sound. Nicodemus then begins to recount the history of the rats, starting at a marketplace near a big city where he and many other rats once lived.
The marketplace provided plenty of food, making life easy for the rats. Nicodemus and his friends, including his intelligent companion Jenner, often explored the area, gathering food and playing. One evening, while searching for food, Nicodemus and the other rats were suddenly caught in a trap. Bright lights flashed, and men in white uniforms appeared, capturing many of them with nets. Nicodemus himself was ensnared, signaling the beginning of a life-changing event for the captured rats.

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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 

Chapter 14 The Marketplace

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I'll give you some basic rules and tips so that you start using them correctly. Are you ready?

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