A little change from the usual topic of geography, nature and travel. Today I talk about the topic of World Book Day. I discusss my opinions on if people are reading more or not, and I discuss which books had the biggest influence on me growing up!

English on the Road 

World Book Day! Are People Reading More?

Si estás hasta la coronilla, no estás muy feliz ...

Expresiones en español

Estar hasta la coronilla

3月3日は何の日でしょう。
ひなまつりです。
きょうは、わたしの家のひな人形「木目込み人形（きめこみにんぎょう）」のお話です。

What day is march 3rd? It is Hinamatsuri, the Dolls Festival!
Today I'm talking about our hina dolls, "kimekomi dolls."


+++ words +++
人形（にんぎょう）　　doll
育つ（そだつ）　　　  grow up
飾る（かざる）　　　  display
額（がく）　　        frame
布（ぬの）　　　　 fabric
専用の（せんようの）  special  
へら          　　　　spatula
帯（おび）          　kimono belt
まるみがある　　　　　roundish
特徴（とくちょう）    feature
実は（じつは）        in fact
キット                kit
アマビエ              thought to be a sea monster expeling epidemics

+++ grammers +++
Vように         　　　wish to
Vこともある　　　　　 not always
Vてある               something has been done and that state continues 

Country Life in Japan とかいとちがう　かもしれない　いなかのくらし

#01 ひな人形のつくりかた

How do we know if something is defined or not? To be able to use the article "the" effectively we need to know when a know is "defined" and when it is not. Check it out!
https://youtube.com/shorts/UpUAUcLThzo?si=69aqKl3JQvyIB31B

English Syndicate

A man or The man? Do we know who that man is?

3 mins

关于宠物的一些事儿~

《礼记》说：“入竟而问禁，入国而问俗，入门而问讳。”这句话的意思是，到某个地方，要了解那个地方的禁忌；去某个国家，要了解那个国家的风俗习惯；上某家做客要了解那户人家的家讳。除了”避名讳“这一禁忌，中国还有很多禁忌与崇拜有关，与语言有关。本篇简单介绍了古时候的讳名和禁忌语，希望大家对此有所了解。

Learning Chinese culture with Miss Zhang

汉语禁忌语

Beginner Chinese Listening

Beginner Chinese Listening：爱玩的学生  Playful Student

Do you prefer food in the traditional way, or are you adventurous and like to try different things?

The Social Evolutionary

Pineapple on Pizza is WRONG! Or is it?

In today's podcast for ESL learners we look at:

1. Our weekly lesson and daily affirmation
2. The letter of the law
3. Two news reports about our schools.


