Un nuevo año, recordemos todo lo bueno y lo aprendido en el 2022 para así tener un 2023 increíble, se lo merecen por su gran esfuerzo

Only Spanish 

¡Hola 2023! 

Your hometown is another of the IELTS speaking part 1 compulsory topics. Lets have a listen to lots of the questions and example answers. Remember these are just my example answers, and yours might be very different.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Talk about your hometown - IELTS speaking part 1

In an executive order signed on January 20, President Donald Trump instructed the US attorney general to pause enforcement of the US ban on TikTok for 75 days while his administration decides the platform's future.

US officials and lawmakers have long been concerned that TikTok's ownership by the Chinese company ByteDance poses a threat to national security. Under a federal law passed in Congress last year and upheld by the Supreme Court last week, ByteDance was required to sell the platform to an approved buyer by January 19 or face a nationwide ban.

On the evening of January 18, a few hours before the ban took effect, TikTok became unusable for US users. But it came back online the following day, after Trump said on social media he would order the ban to be paused.

However, Trump's order could face legal challenges because he does not have the power to overturn a law that Congress has passed and the Supreme Court has upheld.

Nevertheless, Trump's order will buy time for ByteDance and TikTok to figure out their next move.

Trump has proposed terms in which the US would have a 50% stake "in a joint venture" with ByteDance, but it was unclear how this would work.

Trump has also not addressed whether he will allow ByteDance to keep controlling the algorithm that controls what users see on TikTok. The algorithm is maintained by ByteDance engineers in China and is one of the main concerns among supporters of the law.

After the law was passed last year, ByteDance fought a legal battle against it for months. ByteDance and TikTok have not said whether they are willing to cut ties with each other within the new 75-day extension period.

On January 21, Trump was asked whether he's installed the app on his phone. The US government has banned it from federal devices due to concerns it could lead to spying by Chinese intelligence agencies.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Trump Pauses US TikTok Ban for 75 Days

Bienvenidos de nuevo, esta vez vamos a hablar sobre un encantador lugar en Colombia llamado Monpox, es un encantador sitio famoso por su encanto colonia y su grandiosa naturaleza, por favor, no te pierdas este maravilloso lugar y espero que puedas practicar mucho español al escuchar nuestro pódcast.   

Latido Latino

Mompox: Un Viaje en el Tiempo por el Encanto Colonial

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요.  I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog. 
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222667036423
https://youtu.be/nTRsB8cg5ic

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -what are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening, 
After reading many sentences in Korean conversations sentences, 
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording. 
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording. 
And Listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely. 

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.) 
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1) 
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 1 - Lesson 1. Part 1 - 이에요/예요, Part 2 - 은/는  (Beginner 1)

What's the difference?

How do you do? VS How are you?

Today we are talking about words related to getting a cold. 
I feel under the weather.
I'm sick. 
I have a cold.
I don't feel so good.
I have a fever. 
I have a sore throat. 
I have a stuffed nose.
I am congested.
 Take an English Lesson with Carl https://italki.com/teacher/1947582

Streetwise English

SWE 177 How to say I'm Getting Sick

In this episode, we’ll take phrases from the popular Turkish TV series Kiralık Aşk and break them down to help you learn Turkish in a fun and easy way.

Merhaba Türkçe 

Learn Turkish with Kiralık Aşk TV Series

Hello! Today I'm going to talk about "Kairanban", which is one of the communication tools in our living area.  I think Kairanban is a old way but still important for our community.

「回覧板（かいらんばん）」
私の住んでいるところでは、地域のイベントのお知らせなどが　回覧板で　まわってきます。
今日も地区の運動会のお知らせがポストに入っていました。
地区の運動会とは、学校の運動会ではなく、その地区に住んでいる人ならだれでも参加できる運動会です。１年に１回、だいたい１０月の「スポーツの日」のあたりで行われます。　私も子どものころはその運動会をとても楽しみにしていました。なぜなら、競技に参加すると　お菓子などの小さなプレゼントがもらえるからです。学校の運動会では　そういうことはありませんからね。
先ほどから「地区」の運動会と言っていますが、地区は、一つの公立小学校ごとにだいたいあります。　その小学校に子どもたちが　歩いて通える範囲の町（ちょう）が　一つの地区になっています。
「町」は一つの地区の中にいくつもあります。　そして、各町ごとに自治会があります。自治会は　そこに住む人たちで組織されているコミュニティのことです。自治会に入るかどうかは　自由に決めることができますが、昔からそこに住んでいる人は、だいたい自治会の会員になっています。　自治会では、自治会主催で町全体のそうじをみんなでしたり、季節のイベントをしたり、近所に住んでいる人たちと知り合うことができます。
そして、その案内が回覧板で知らされるのです。　回覧板は、近所に住む数軒の家族の中で、見るようになっています。1グループはだいたい５軒－10軒です。　自治会から1軒目のうちのポストに回覧板が入れられたら、内容を確認して、次のうちのポストに入れます。そうして、案内が自治会員全員に伝わるようになっています。
回覧板が来たら、1日、2日の間には次の家に回すべきですが、忙しくしているとうっかり忘れてしまうこともあります。1週間ぐらい　止めてしまったこともあります。そんなときは、心の中で「ごめんなさい」と言いながら、次のうちのポストに入れておきます。　
正直、ちょっとめんどくさいシステムだと思います。今どき、紙をつかった伝達ですよ。ネットがこんなに普及しているのに・・・。でも、仕方がありません。町内にはネットに精通していないお年寄りもまだまだたくさんいます。　
この古臭いやり方のほうが、将来的には珍しいやり方になって、受け取った人の印象に残るかもしれませんしね。
では、さいごに一句
「回覧板　さっさと回そう　おとなりへ！」
おまけにもう一句
「回覧板　心をつなぐ　Lifeline」
