我wǒ想xiǎng今天jīn tiān下午xià wǔ去qù看kàn电影diàn yǐng，但是dàn shì没有méi yǒu好hǎo电影diàn yǐng。我wǒ就jiù打dǎ电话diàn huà给gěi我wǒ的de好hǎo朋友péng yǒu，想xiǎng和hé她tā一起yī qǐ去qù运动yùn dòng，但是dàn shì她tā说shuō今天jīn tiān身体shēn tǐ不bù舒服shū fu，我们wǒ men只zhǐ能néng去qù商场shāng chǎng买mǎi东西dōng xi了le。我们wǒ men看见kàn jiàn一yī条tiáo漂亮piào liàng的de裙子qún zi，她tā喜欢xǐ huān白色bái sè，我wǒ喜欢xǐ huān黑色hēi sè，但是dàn shì黑色hēi sè的de裙子qún zi有点儿yǒu diǎnr贵guì，所以suǒ yǐ我wǒ买mǎi了le两liǎng条tiáo白色bái sè的de，一yī条tiáo给gěi自己zì jǐ，一yī条tiáo送sòng给gěi她tā

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A afternoon of mine

In this episode we looked at 2 out of 3 of Edward Hall's cultural dimensions, which were Proxemics and Monochronic vs Polychronic Cultures. In part 1 we looked at the other dimension which was High vs Low Context Cultures.

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『日本語能力試験」対策＿日本語総まとめN3（語彙）』アスク出版 テキストを読んでいきます。 １回に1日ずつ読んでいきます。 今日は、第４週4日です。

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N3　語彙　第4週4日目

In this dialogue, you will practice:
+ How to borrow something from your friend.
+ Express wishes, obligations, capabilities and possibilities.

Difficult words: (tones are marked as number 1-4 according to their names)
+ 手动挡 shou3dong4dang3: manual transmission
+ 停车场 ting2che1chang3: parking lot
+ 进步 jin4bu4: to improve

我们说 - 我们学 Practical Conversations

Can I borrow your car? 可以借你的车吗？

Nick discusses what kinds of decisions need professional help. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Do people need advice when making big decisions? 

Being able to talk on a wide variety of topics is really helpful for getting a higher mark on the IELTS test. 

In this podcast I will help you to form opinions and ideas for Speaking Part 3 and Writing Part 2.

You can also book a private lesson with me on my profile. Hope to see you in a lesson soon!

What are the advantages and disadvantages of working from home? 

When you think about rainforests, you might think of somewhere with a tropical climate — somewhere like the Amazon or the Congo.

But in fact, a very large rainforest can be found in a country famous for its dreary weather: the UK.

The Eden Project, an attraction in southwest England, calls itself the world's largest indoor rainforest.

Sometimes referred to as the "Eighth Wonder of the World," the Eden Project was created in 2001 from an old clay pit. It's famous for its two enormous biomes, which are designed to look and feel like rainforests and tropical regions from all over the world.


Collage of the Eden Project's iconic biomes seen from the inside and outside.
The Rainforest Biome is about 16,000 square meters in size, and is full of plants found in tropical climates, like sugarcane, pineapples and bananas.

There are rare and unusual plants too, like the titan arum — a flower famous for its terrible smell that only blooms around once a year.

The Mediterranean Biome is a little smaller at 6,540 square meters, but has plants from the Mediterranean and regions with similar climates, such as California, South Africa and Australia.

The Eden Project is not just a place for people to look at plants, though — there is an environmental message behind the attraction, and it aims to teach visitors about the importance of looking after the environment.

As well as activities and workshops that teach visitors about the importance of living sustainably, the Eden Project even offers courses for a university degree!

And there's plenty of other things to see and do, too.

Throughout both biomes, visitors can find art and installations which focus on important topics like climate change.

And every year, the Eden Project hosts the Eden Sessions, a series of outdoor music concerts. Famous artists such as Amy Winehouse, Elton John and Oasis have performed at the Eden Sessions in the past.