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Easy News📺
I introduce Japanese news in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “沖縄（おきなわ）のサンゴ《Coral reefs of Okinawa》”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

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☆Words☆
沖縄（おきなわ / okinawa）：Okinawa （Okinawa is the southernmost prefecture in Japan. And Okinawa is one of the most popular resorts in Japan. The islands of Okinawa are surrounded by beautiful coral reefs. ）
サンゴ（さんご / sango）：coral reefs
守る（まもる / mamoru）：keep, protect
島（しま / shima）：island
石垣島（いしがきじま / ishigakijima）：Ishigaki Island（Ishigaki island is one of the islands of Okinawa. The world’s largest colony of rare blue coral is found off of Ishigaki island.）
植物プランクトン（しょくぶつぷらんくとん / shokubutsupurankuton）：phytoplankton
栄養（えいよう / eiyō）：nutrition

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Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#29  Easy News / おきなわのサンゴ《Coral reefs of Okinawa》 // N4 Level /Japanese listening

PATTY: I’m really excited for Aunt Mary’s surprise birthday party
this afternoon! Aren’t you?
SUSAN: Yeah! How old is she?
PATTY:  She’ll be 55 on May 14 [fourteenth].
SUSAN: Wow! I didn’t know that my mom was older — she’s going
to be 57 on September 2 [second]. Anyway, Aunt Mary’s 
going to be so surprised to see us all here!
PATTY: I know! But we still have to get all the food set up before 
she gets here … OK! We’re all ready now. Shh! She’s here!
ALL: Surprise!


LANGUAGE NOTES
• I’m really excited … Notice the emphasis on “really.” “Really” is used to emphasize the 
adjective “excited” here.
• Birthday party Notice that the normal stress for a compound noun falls on the first 
element of the compound.
• Aren’t you? This negative tag is used to show that the speaker expects a positive 
answer. Patty assumes that Susan is also looking forward to the party.
• She’ll be 55 Notice that “55” is stressed here. This detail answers the question “How 
old is she?”
• Fourteenth Notice that we use “th” for ordinal numbers, starting with 4 [but first, 
second and third]. The stress is on the second syllable [fourTEENTH]. Compare this with 
“fortieth: 40th” [FORtieth].
• She’s going to be ... Notice how this is pronounced like “gonna be.” Instead of four 
syllables “go/ing/to/be” there are three syllables “ga/na/be.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 20: Birthdays

みなさんは「控える」の意味を知っていますか？「控える」というのは今までより量や回数を減らしたり、その行動をしないようにすることです。

つまり、「最近、アルコールを控えています」と言うと、「アルコールを飲む量を減らしている」または「アルコールを飲まないようにしている」と言う意味です。
最近はダイエットのために炭水化物を控えている人がたくさんいます。炭水化物というのはごはんや、パン、パスタのことです。
また、ガソリン代が高いので、「車に乗るのを控えています」という人もいるかもしれません。パンデミックが始まってから控えることばかりで辛いという人が多いと思います。たまには控えるのをやめてみるのもいいかもしれません。私はふだん炭水化物を食べる量を控えています。でも、ときどきお腹いっぱいになるまでパスタを食べると、とても幸せな気持ちになります。

みなさんは今、控えていることがありますか？
最近控えるのをやめたことはありますか？

よかったら私のレッスンに来て教えて下さい。

量： りょう　amount
回数：number of the times
炭水化物：たんすいかぶつ　curbs
ガソリン代：がそりんだい　gas price
辛い：つらい　tough, hard
ふだん：usually
たまに≒ときどき

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

控える-Today’s Word

Let's talk about life and what's going on in the world.

Can I Say - Can I Do

In this short episode we will play a game that will help you learn and/or revise important vocabulary, related to the language structure.

Spoiler alert!!!😂😂😂

The words covered are:
- Countable
- Verb
- Noun
- Preposition
- Uncountable 
- Pronoun
- Adverb
- Conjunction
- Article (definite and indefinite)
- Regular and irregular (verbs)
- Adjective

Vlad's teaching tales

Introduction to language related vocabulary (Part 1)

IELTS Speaking myths. We'll 'de-myth' two together!

What is a myth anyway? A myth, a symbolic narrative, usually of unknown origin and at least partly traditional, that is especially associated with religious belief.

Where do myths come from?  Generally speaking a myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths.

Myths also come from 'imagining' what took place and forming an idea of it and then sharing it with others as if it actually took place.

Of course it takes place in language learning and in IELTS speaking test.

We'll look into 2 myths students generally think about when it comes to IELTS speaking tests, they are:

Myth 1 -  I have to agree with my examiner’s opinion (if I don't ... )
Myth 2 -  My speaking duration was only 9 minutes long (instead of 11-14). (If it is to occur I ...)

You can finish the rest.

Do you have these kinds of thoughts running through your mind? Generally students say yes, you can be an exception but listen to the podcast just to see what not to do. It's highly recommended.

Enjoy your process and I'd love to have an opportunity to assist the development of your spoken English in IELTS speaking or a job interview preparation instead of teaching you the rulles, grammar etc.

See you in my classes.




IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Speaking myths. We'll 'de-myth' two together!

We've all heard about the benefits of cultural diversity in the workplace--improved creativity, innovation, productivity, and employee satisfaction. 
Yet, we don't hear a lot about all of the problems that can arise in culturally diverse workplaces. 

"The Culture Map" by Erin Meyer is a roadmap to understanding the differences in how we work and navigating those differences successfully. That way, we can experience the benefits of cultural diversity in the workplace.

In this episode, we'll explore the US Business Culture. If you work with Americans, this is your chance to learn how to build trust effectively, disagree, persuade, communicate, lead, and more!
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Episode originally published July 16, 2021

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/the-culture-map/

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