In this brief retelling of the fairy tale about Six Brothers under a magical spell and made to live as Swans, we look at a few different kinds of commonly used phrases so that we can understand them in context.

A Stone's Throw Podcast

The Six Swans

HSK3

HSK3-1-Text2

One Minute Freestyle Speaking Challenge: Work-Life Balance

The goal of my 1 minute podcasts is to have you communicate in a freestyle manner - without criticizing or over analyzing your performance.

Additional goal - building up more confidence and improve your story telling skills.

Listen to the recording and inspire yourself to speak today!

Some idioms to use in today's story:

1. Burning the candle at both ends
Refers to working excessively hard, both early and late, leading to exhaustion.

2. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
Suggests that without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring.

3. Keeping your nose to the grindstone
Indicates staying focused and working hard, but can imply neglecting other important aspects of life.

4. Work hard, play hard
Encourages balancing intense work with equally intense leisure activities.

5. Finding the sweet spot
Refers to achieving the perfect balance between work and personal life.

Include some of them in your short story and pat yourself on the back for achieving another goal!

To your success
Anatoly

One minute speaking challenge - Challenge yourself to speak English daily!

One Minute Freestyle Speaking Challenge: Work-Life Balance

“My English is poor” - Breaking Free: Step 2! Episode 395

Everyone carries a collection of beliefs, some that empower and others that hold us back. The real issue is that we often don’t understand how these beliefs impact us, or where they come from.

Are these beliefs supporting you? Are they sheltering you from a fear? Or are they outdated limitations that need to be released for you to progress?

Today’s podcast is Step Two in helping you understand, and challenge these deeply held beliefs. In just three minutes, you will encounter a set of powerful questions that can unlock the door to a new way of learning, and save you hundreds (perhaps thousands!) on your English language journey.

With my extensive experience of over 20,000 online coaching sessions, I know that these insights can transform your learning, quickly.

Jump in, enjoy the process and join me when you are ready to take the next step.

To your success!
Anatoly

The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

“My English is poor” - Breaking Free: Step 2! Episode 395

The strongest force behind language learning is passion. In this podcast, you will discover how to face the challenges of language learning and how to turn passion into motivation

My Levantine Arabic Diary 

Passion in Language Learning

Who says Chinese is hard？ 谁说中文很难

Drills in Chinese Pinyin_ syllable with initials

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

今日も新シリーズ、
N3の漢字をやります！

予、をやります！

音読み　よ
訓読み　かねーて、あらかじーめ、あたーえる
など。

意味は、あらかじめ、前もって、かねて、などの意味があります。

例えば、

・予定ーよてい　Scheduled
　　これからすることを前もって決めておくこと

・予約ーよやく　Reservation
　　前もって約束しておくこと
　　
・予防ーよぼう　Preventive
　　災害や病気について前もってふせぐ、まもること
　　
・予備ーよび　Spare
　　前もって準備しているもの

・予報ーよほう　Forecast 
　　前もって知らせること


こんな感じですね。
これを使って例文を作っていきましょう！

・10月中旬から海外に行く予定です。

・飛行機はもう予約しました。

・病気にならない為に、予防接種を受けました。

・アトピーの薬の予備をいくつかもって行きます。

・最近は海外の天気予報をよくみます。


こんな感じです。

ちょうど今の自分について例文にすることができました。
何かの前にすることについて予、は使いやすいですね。


今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！

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#352 新シリーズ！ N3 漢字　"予"、について！

1.日本の生活はどうですか？

2.どこかに行きましたか？

3.食生活について

4.面白いことがありましたか？
