Variety; they say, is the spice of life, no? 

111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 17 – Act out the Same Sentence with Different Expressions.

我们一起了解一下在中国春运的情况吧！

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2.春运

Кто я такая, и о чем будет этот подкаст: рассказываю подробно.

Россия по-русски

Привет!

先週の日曜日に久しぶりに浴衣を着ました。浴衣というのは夏に着る着物のことです。知っている方も多いと思いますが、浴衣や着物は着るのがとても難しいです。先週の日曜日は私の住んでいる町でコンサートがあり、日本人の方が来て、演奏するということだったので浴衣を着て出かけることにしました。コンサートは夜だったので、朝から何度もYouTubeを見ながら浴衣を着る練習をしました。浴衣は着物に比べて着るのが簡単ですが、きれいに着るのはとても難しいです。日本人でも着物や浴衣を自分で着られる人は少ないです。ちなみに私の母はもうすぐ70歳ですが自分で着ることはできません。

みなさんは着物を着てみたいですか？
着物を着てどこに行きたいですか？
よかったら私のレッスンに来て教えてください。

演奏する：えんそうする　play music
出かける：でかける　go out

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

久しぶりに浴衣を着ました（I wore summer Kimono for the first time in years）

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我读你听have fun——散步

In this American English language podcast I talk about my visit to a raptor center in Oregon. https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my podcasts (Streetwisenglishdotcom) 

Streetwise English

SWE34 Raptor center - Owls Eagles and Vultures

BUSINESS TALK: EXIT STRATEGY & DIVERSIFICATION

FLO TALKS 

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
6月16日木曜日　天気/雨　気温/16℃ 

函館市/はこだてし
・航空会社の社員が留学生に作法を教えた
・留学生は、日本語学校で勉強しているアメリカや台湾などの14人
・あいさつをする時は笑顔
・きれいなおじぎの方法
・アルバイトをする時や日本で仕事をするために必要

［単語］
航空会社/こうくうがいしゃ...飛行機の会社
社員/しゃいん…会社で働く人
作法/さほう…生活をするために必要な決まり
笑顔/えがお…笑った顔
おじぎ…頭を前に下げること

レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#81〉6月16日木曜日　航空会社の社員が留学生に作法を教えた

Listen to this interesting article!

Man Fired for Keeping Webcam Off Awarded $73,000
A remote worker who was fired for refusing to keep his camera on while working has been awarded about $73,000 by a Dutch court.

The man, whose name was not made public, had been working for the US software company Chetu in the Netherlands since 2019. On August 23, 2022, while working remotely, he was told by his employer that he should keep his webcam on all day for online training.

The employee said he didn't feel comfortable being monitored on camera for nine hours, and refused to do so. He added that the company could already see all activities on his laptop and that he was also sharing his screen.

But Chetu said that having a camera on was no different from being watched in an office. And the company fired him.

Finding this unfair, the man took the company to court in the Netherlands. He told the court that he hadn't been given clear enough reasons for being fired, and that asking him to keep his camera on for the whole workday was against his right to privacy.

And the court agreed. Chetu now must pay the man about $73,000.

While using a webcam to check on employees may not be very common, computer programs that monitor employee activity have become popular.

A survey from 2021 found that 60% of US companies with remote workers were using employee monitoring software, and 81% of those companies found that their workers were more productive while being monitored.