It's the world's most famous book on military strategy. Learn about its fascinating history, about the lessons in the book, and discover how you can apply some ideas from this 2,500-year-old book to your English learning.

English Learning for Curious Minds

The Art of War

lessen and repeat the sounds of the alphapets and words 

ADEL ALBANNA: A PROFISSIONAL ARABIC TEACHER

Similar sounds in Arabicc Alphapete practice

せみの声を聞くと夏だな〜と感じます♡

Natural Nihongo Chat

今年もセミの季節がやってきました！

Les fêtes approchent, une petite dégustation s'impose !

Douce France

Sur la route du champagne 🍾

CHISTES MEXICANOS

AMOR A PRIMERA VISTA.

Ziua de naștere a lui Matei: cum am sărbătorit-o și ce cadouri a primit? 

!!!! Îți recomand să citești transcriptul abia după ce ai ascultat și ai rezolvat quizul! 
TRANSCRIPT: 
Astăzi a fost ziua de naștere a lui Matei. El este născut pe 05.mai.2000. A împlinit 23 de ani. M-am gândit foarte mult timp ce cadou ar fi potrivit pentru el și cum ne-am apucat recent să învățăm tenis am ales să îi cumpăr o rachetă. M-am documentat ce rachetă s-ar potrivi cu stilul lui de joc și cu experiența și am ales una de la Wilson, verde. Pentru a sărbători am invitat prietenii în oraș, la un bowling, iar după la noi acasă unde am comandat o pizza. A fost frumos: am râs, am spus, am povestit. Când i-am cântat ,,La mulți ani” Matei s-a emoționat. Am obervat ca toți ne emoționăm atunci când ni se cântă ,,La mulți ani”. Este ceva special, simți că toți oamenii care s-au strâns alături de tine îți celebrează viața și că se bucură că te-au întâlnit. 

Jurnalul Adrianei

Ziua lui Matei

LUKE: Hello? Hi, Stephanie, how are things at the office?
STEPHANIE: Hi, Luke! How are you? Can you please stop and pick up 
extra paper for the computer printer?
LUKE: What did you say? Can you repeat that, please? Did you 
say to pick up ink for the printer? Sorry, the phone is 
cutting out.
STEPHANIE: Can you hear me now? No, I need more computer paper. 
Listen, I’ll text you exactly what I need. Thanks, Luke. 
Talk to you later.
LUKE: Thanks, Stephanie. Sorry, my phone has really bad
reception here.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• There are a few ways to express a lack of understanding and to request additional 
information. The most common ones are stated, but you can also say “Excuse me” or 
simply “I can’t hear you.” In a more formal situation, try saying “I’m sorry?” or “I beg 
your pardon?” (with a rising intonation).
• When asking someone to clarify information try saying Can you please repeat that? / 
Can you spell that for me? / Can you please write down the address for me?
• Cutting out describes a difficulty in understanding a caller due to poor cellphone 
reception. If you are having trouble understanding the caller, you can also say The 
line is breaking up / I am losing you. If the phone call is disconnected because of poor 
reception, you can say The call dropped.
• Talk to you later is the equivalent in a phone conversation of “See you later” in a 
regular, face-to-face conversation.
• Reception here means the availability of cellular service, the possibility to receive and 
give calls on a cellphone. Cellphone reception can be limited in remote areas, inside 
large buildings or underground (in the subway, for instance).

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 7: Asking them to repeat

JLPT N3で話す【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#185〉7月31日月曜日　天気/雨　気温/25℃ 

・北海道は今とても暑い
・7月29日には、 熱帯夜になりました。
・とても暑い夜で寝苦しかったです。
・熱帯夜とは、 夜の気温が25度以上のことをいいます。
・本当に暑くて、寝苦しかったです。寝るときにとても苦しい感じがしました。
・東京は、38度とかでとても暑いみたいです。
・東京に住んでる人に聞いたけど、本当に立っているだけで汗が出るそうです。
・北海道は、東京と比べると、暑くありません。
・ただ、 私の部屋にはエアコンがないので本当に暑いです。
・エアコンは、部屋を暖かくしたり、涼しくしたりする道具の事です。
・北海道には、エアコンを持っている家は 半分位の家ではエアコンが付いてます。
・実は、これは最近のことなんです。
・5年ほど前には、北海道にはほとんどエアコンがついてる家がありませんでした。
・どうしてかと言うと、北海道の夏はとても短かったからです。
・もし暑い日があったとしても、夜は涼しかったです。
・だけど、今は熱帯夜になる日もあります。エアコンを家につける人が多くなりました。
・私の家にはまだエアコンはありません。
・だから、家の中にいると本当に暑いです。
・汗をかきながらレッスンをしています。
・熱中症に気をつける必要があります。
・熱中症は、暑すぎて 体が悪くなってしまう病気です。
・水をたくさん飲んだり、よく寝る必要があります。

レッスン待ってます♪

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#185〉あつい！北海道も暑い！

Apps are so common in our day-to-day lives that we don't even think twice about using them. Google Maps, Spotify, Gmail, banking, the list goes on and on.
 
In this episode, we thought it would be interesting to talk about the top apps and explain why we find them so useful!


Book a lesson with Curtis - https://www.italki.com/teacher/4672521/english