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We're going to be talking about Halloween terms, idioms and things that might happen

English My Way

Halloween the start

"I practice and practice but I can't see any improvement! I feel stuck at the same level since a long time!" 
Are you currently asking yourself why you can't seem to move beyond your English level? Has this happened to you in the past?

In this episode, I provide you with 4 main strategies to overcome the "glass ceiling" or the challenge of feeling stuck at the same English level. 

Share what you think in the comments below!

I Just Wanna Be Fluent in English!

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AngliaEnglish

Solar Panels And The Negative Sides

N3の聴解（ちょうかい）問題です。聞いてみてください！

日本語聞いてみよう！

【N3 Listening quiz ２】N3聴解問題２

Junto con Martin, profe de Español de México (https://www.italki.com/teacher/5211013), te contamos dos tips que recomendamos a todos nuestros alumnos para acelerar el aprendizaje del ESPAÑOL y sobretodo MEJORAR LA PRONUNCIACIÓN!

Dale Play al Español

2 tips para aprender ESPAÑOL más rápido!

Today we discuss the idioms:

• to be GREEN
• in the RED
• to BLACK out
• the BLACK sheep

The Jerome Meadows Experience

Getting in the Red and Blacking Out (Color Idioms)

It's no secret that Hawaii is a favorite destination for Japanese tourists. In 2023, the islands welcomed around 573,000 visitors from Japan — the most from any country.

But did you know there's a connection between Japan and Hawaii that goes beyond travel and into clothing?

Aloha shirts, also known as Hawaiian shirts, have roots in Japanese culture, beginning with Japanese immigrants in Hawaii.

In the late 1800s, Japanese immigrants in Hawaii started importing Japanese clothing as well as rolls of fabric to make clothes with.

In the 1920s, locals in Hawaii saw these fabrics and started using them to make casual dress shirts with Japanese patterns on them. These shirts became popular with tourists to Hawaii.

Soon after, aloha shirts were made in bulk, but instead of using fabric made for Japanese clothing, stores in Hawaii started bringing in printed fabrics made just for aloha shirts.

And by the late 1930s, the designs had changed from Japanese patterns to the Hawaiian inspired patterns we're used to today — images of Mount Fuji and Japanese pine trees were replaced with things like coconut trees, surfers and fish.

But even though today's aloha shirts don't look very Japanese inspired, they still remain popular within Japan.

Yosuke Seki, an aloha shirt aficionado who goes to Hawaii every year, told CNN he wears his shirts daily, and hopes to inspire others to try them.

"Right now, I'm wearing a replica of one of the expensive designs," Seki said, adding that his shirt cost between $130 and $200. The more expensive shirts can cost thousands of dollars, he explained.

And for some fans, aloha shirts are not just clothing — they're collectable items, or even considered art.

Yoshihiro Nakano is the brand director of Sun Surf, a Japanese company that has been making aloha shirts for about 50 years. Many customers don't even wear the aloha shirts they buy, and instead just collect them or frame them, Nakano told CNN.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

From Japan to Hawaii: The History of Aloha Shirts

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#148〉1月24日火曜日　天気/くもり　気温/-6℃ 

・ 私は北海道で生まれて、北海道で育ちました。
・ 今は札幌に住んでいますが、 18歳までは北海道の北のところに住んでいました。実家がそこにあります。
・ 今は大人なので、雪が降ると嫌だなと思う。
・ だけど、子供の時はとても楽しかったです。
・ 雪が降ったばかりだと、雪がふわふわしていて、その中に飛び込むのがすごく楽しい・ 高いところから、雪の中に落ちるっていうのがすごく楽しかったですね。
・ 雪だるま
・ 北海道の雪はサラサラしてるから、で雪合戦（ゆきがっせん）はできない。
・ そりすべり

☆北海道の南では、雪合戦ができるようです。

レッスン待ってます♪