Today I will do my homework all day. But I will start at 1:00 p.m. Before I study, I will go to get a lash lift. Because there is a fireworks festival on Saturday, I want to be cute. Maybe I will meet my friend late at night and go to karaoke. It is my friend’s 20th birthday. I am very excited and I hope we have a great time.

Language and culture are closely connected. When we learn a new language, we also learn how people think, communicate, and live. Understanding a culture helps us use the language more naturally and avoid misunderstandings. That's why learning both language and culture is important.

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30-day Idiom Challenge #day8

🟢 The word built to catch French speakers out There's an everyday English word that seems engineered to trip up French speakers: clothes! It sits right at the intersection of two reasonable French instincts -both wrong for English: 1. Trust the spelling: French spelling has silent letters, but follows predictable rules. English offers no such deal: the same letters produce wildly different sounds depending on the word, with no pattern to rely on 100%. So when a word looks like it should have two syllables, as ‘clothes’ does, trusting that instinct seems reasonable - it's just that English betrays that trust here. 2. Use the nearest sound: The middle of clothes needs a voiced "th" (/ð/). French doesn't have this sound, so speakers substitute a hard /d/ or /z/. Combine both, and 'clothes' becomes clo-dez, clode-zis, or clo-ziz (adding a second syllable like houses). The hack: English gives you two accepted pronunciations: keeping the "th" (/kləʊðz/) OR dropping it entirely (/kləʊz/). For French speakers, /kləʊz/ is your best friend - it sounds identical to 'close' (as in 'close the door'). Say "CLOSE the door!", then say "I bought some new CLOTHES" using /kləʊz/. Same sound. If what comes out is closer to "clo-dez" or "clode-zis," now you know exactly why. It's not a knowledge gap, it's two reasonable instincts applied to the one English word that refuses to cooperate. 🕵️ Ready to catch the others? Book a trial lesson and we'll find out which sounds are quietly working against you. Hester

Healthcare Vocabulary for IELTS #ielts #ieltsvocabulary

Egypt is my top travel destination recommendation. It is home to the magnificent Pyramids of Giza and the Grand Egyptian Museum, which contains thousands of ancient artifacts dating back more than 4,000 years. Visitors can also enjoy a cruise on the Nile River, explore historic Islamic Cairo, relax on the beautiful beaches of the Red Sea, and experience Egypt's rich culture, history, and hospitality. It is truly a unique destination that combines ancient civilization with unforgettable experiences.

✨ Today’s Japanese Tip ✨ Many Japanese textbooks teach this: 👤「日本語が上手ですね！」 (Your Japanese is so good!) 😊「いいえ、まだまだです。」 ( No, I still have a long way to go) And yes, this is a common and polite response. But I would like learners to know, it’s also perfectly natural to simply say: 😊「ありがとうございます！」 😊「ありがとうございます。うれしいです！」 Some learners worry that accepting a compliment sounds arrogant in Japanese. It doesn’t. In fact, many Japanese people are happy to see that their compliment made you smile. So if someone says, 「日本語がお上手ですね！」 Don’t feel like you have to reject the compliment. A sincere 「ありがとうございます！」 is completely natural too💛

Today, I came to Round One after college. At Round One, I played medal games, darts, and pool. When I got home, I had mala soup for dinner. Tomorrow, I have to go to college for make-up classes. I have English and biology classes tomorrow. I have a biology test next week, so I need to study a lot. I also have a part-time job tomorrow, so it’s going to be a really busy day.