Breaks are vital to productivity. Work smart, not hard!

Short Stories with Rose 

The Story of the Lumberjacks

This episode explains the meaning of the proverb "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" with an example.

American English Proverbs

6 - You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks

A : 안녕하십니까? 저는 마이클 존슨이라고 합니다.
B : 네. 이쪽으로 앉으세요.
      존슨 씨는 어느 나라 사람입니까?
A : 저는 미국 사람입니다.
B : 전공이 무엇입니까?
A : 저는 컴퓨터 그래픽을 전공했습니다.

A : Hello. I am Michael Johnson.
B : Well, have a seat here, please. 
     Where are you from, Mr. Johnson?
A : I am from the States.
B : What is your major?
A : I majored in Computer graphics.

** Grammar points.

A/V-ㅂ/습니다, N-입니다, A/V-았/었습니다, N-였습니다/이었습니다.
In the formal situations such as interviews, news, and public announcement, the formal style of speech is used as stated below.
For the present tense, A/V-ㅂ/습니다, N-입니다 are used.
A/V-ㅂ/습니다
* verb or adjective stems ending with a vowel + -ㅂ니다 : 가다 -> 갑니다.
* verb or adjective stems ending with a consonant + -습니다 : 먹다 -> 먹습니다.
N-입니다 : 의사 + -입니다 -> 의사입니다 
For the past tense, A/V-았/었습니다, N-였습니다/이었습니다 are used.
A/V-았/었습니다 : 가다 -> 갔습니다 / 먹다 -> 먹었습니다
N-였습니다/이었습니다 : 학교 -> 학교였습니다 / 월요일 -> 월요일이었습니다.


Reading Korea.

Having an interview

つぎの ぶんを聞いてください。そしてただしいか、まちがっているかをかんがえましょう。 こたえはここにかいてあります。 
Listen to the sentences, and answer if each sentence is correct or not. The answer exaples are below. 
听下面的句子。并思考它们是否正确。答案写在这里。

①
〇かれとおなじふくをもらいました、

②
×けさそうじをしましたが、へやはきれいです。
Ex）
けさそうじをしましたが、へやは”きたない”です。

③
×おかあさんは毎日（まいにち）ピアノをうたいます。
Ex）
×おかあさんは毎日（まいにち）ピアノをひきます。

④
〇タクシーにのりましょう。

⑤
×きょう、山田（やまだ）さんにえきにあいました。
Ex）
きょう、山田（やまだ）さんにえきであいました。

⑥
×のどがかわきましたから水をのみませんでした。
Ex）
のどがかわきましたから水をのみました。



ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

N5 文法（ぶんぽう）grammar 

In this episode, I will teach you some alternative ways of agreeing and replying positively. There's nothing wrong with using "SIM", but it is always good to have some options under your belt. Sound more natural and explore different variations of the simple "SIM"-answer.

Teach Yourself Portuguese

01 - How to say "YES" without using "SIM".

Сегодня в выпуске мы говорим о городском транспорте и повторяем глаголы движения.

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Давай по-русски!

Городской транспорт

De volta ao Brasil e desta vez com música no coração

Portuguese Audios for Intermediate Advance B2 -Áudios em Português para Intermédios Avançados B2

Músicas brasileiras

In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about vocabulary about common chores, as well as debunked how to describe [frequency] in Chinese.