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Please look at the PDFs for the transcript.


Confusing words  (A2 - Elementary)

To avoid getting rusty, and to keep up your skills, you should hear and speak English every day.  This can be expensive.  Here are some free ways to keep up your English skills between classes. 

How to keep up your English level 

With 26 letters, (but 44 different sounds), and not many rules, English pronunciation is sometimes difficult.
Sometimes, reading a word, does not help you to say it.  Here is some help.


Pronunciation 

Success at work!
Vocabulary to help your career.  
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English for Business

A2 - B1  
Conversation Class Preparation.
Listen to the podcast and read the text. 
These podcasts are for my structured conversation class (there are over 80 topics)
(book a class to see the text).

English with Angela -  conversation 

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Confusing words - intermediate 

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Thai for Everyone with Kru Robert

Ep. 19 Learn Thai _ How to Say Darling, Sweetheart, and My lover in Thai 

La Stella D'Oriente, un famoso diamante in esposizione al museo Odescalchi, è stato rubato mentre l'allarme era disattivato. Chi è il ladro?

Se io fossi Sherlock Holmes

La sparizione della Stella D'Oriente


   a. Plug and play - Something that is easy to install or use without much effort.
      Example: "The new printer is plug and play; you can start using it right away."
   b. Crash course - An intensive and brief learning experience.
      Example: "I took a crash course in coding to prepare for the project."
   c. Hit the delete button - To eliminate or remove something completely.
      Example: "Let's hit the delete button on that idea; it's not feasible."
   d. On the same wavelength - To have a shared understanding or similar thinking.
      Example: "We work well together because we're on the same wavelength."
   e. Digital footprint - The trail of information left behind by someone's online activity.
      Example: "Be mindful of your digital footprint; it can impact your reputation."


IELTS Podcast 雅思博客

Technology-related idioms:

Please let me know if you have any requests of words or phrases that you wish you’ll be able to say in casual Japanese so I’ll make an episode about it!🙌 
In this episode, I’m gonna talk about “Cat’s Life In Sweden” in the way not like Japanese textbooks tell you but how Japanese people actually talk. Could you listen to it well?😏 Thank you very much for listening to this podcast😁


Super Casual Japanese with Teppei

Season 2 : Episode 9 : “Cat’s Life In Sweden” (30-minute episodes)

对牛弹琴[duì niú tán qín]：to;towards/cattle;ox/play/lute
 The idiom means taking to someone and expecting them to care or do something instead the other person just stands there and is not responding to you.
公明仪 gōng míng yí：a person‘s name in Ancient 
出游 chū yóu：Travel; go on a tour
清澈 qīng chè：Limpid; clear
景色 jǐng sè：scenery; view; scene
兴致大发 xìng zhì dà fā：interest ; mood
尽管 jǐn guǎn：although;while;when
动人 dòng rén ：moving；touching


乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

对牛弹琴[duì niú tán qín]

😍Tacos, 😍Sopes, 😍Quesadillas, 😍Pozole, 😍Pambazos, 😍Pancita, 😍Tamales, 😍Tostadas, 😍Enchiladas, 😍Chilaquiles, 😍Mole, 😍Tequila y 😍Mezcal... 
💖Un sin fin de comida es lo que distingue a México de otros países, especialmente este Septiembre, mes patrio💖. 

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Aprende México 

Episodio #4 - La comida en septiembre | Comida

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。日本は3連休です。そして、台風が来ています。
大型の台風が九州に近づいているようです。九州にお住まいの方、大丈夫ですか。気をつけてください。
19日の月曜日は敬老の日で、23日の金曜日は秋分の日なので、今週は休みが多いです。九月のこの連休のことをシルバーウイークって言うんですよ。

我が家の高校2年生の息子は、今日は学校の文化祭。今朝は台風の影響で雨足が強かったのですが、朝6時半に家を出て行きました。青春ですね。「文化祭、何をするの」って聞くと、「モグラたたき」って。えー、何それって感じです。人間モグラたたきのようですよ。楽しいことを考えますね。
コロナ前は入場制限もなく自由に学校見学に行けましたが、コロナ禍ということで、インターネットで予約してからの入場のようです。面倒な時代ですね。でも、インターネットでの配信も少しあるみたいなので、わざわざ学校まで足を運ばなくても、文化祭の様子を垣間見ることができます。これは、親にはありがたいですね。

娘は明日が誕生日です。で、雨ですが、原宿まで洋服を買いに行きたいと。日本の小学生はおしゃれが大好きですよ。
なので、大雨の中、私の姉も一緒に原宿にお買い物に行ってきました。私の姉ですから、娘にとってはおばさんですね。たくさん試着して、さんざん悩んで洋服を買いました。
娘との買い物は、私自身も楽しみなんです。あー、こんなのが好きなんだとか、大きくなったなあって思いながら、楽しく買い物しましたよ。原宿は雨でも混んでいました。

みなさんはどんな週末でしたか。
