Part two of Thumbelina by Author Hans Christian Andersen.
Complete the short quiz afterwards to check your understanding.


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Thumbelina Part 2 – LEARN ENGLISH WITH STORY (with quiz)

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Are you a  Introvert Or Extrovert?

Oggi vediamo insieme 13 parole in italiano che cambiano genere in italiano.  Nella lingua italiana alcune parole possono avere un cambio di genere tra plurale e singolare come per esempio: il dito, le dita, il riso , le risa, il labbro, le labbra, il ginocchio, le ginocchia.
Un saluto e alla prossima!

Italiano espresso

13 parole in italiano che cambiano genere al plurale

Boost your language learning by practicing gratitude! Embracing a thankful mindset can supercharge your progress. By celebrating small victories and staying positive, you'll reduce stress, build resilience, and enjoy the journey more. Plus, gratitude strengthens relationships with native speakers and fellow learners, opening up even more opportunities to practice and grow. So, start counting your language blessings and watch your skills soar!

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В этом выпуске я рассказываю о том, как проходит процесс переезда и что такое новоселье. Приятного прослушивания!

Привет, это Наташа!

Переезд и новоселье

Host: Welcome back to the podcast everyone. I’m joined today by Naseem, an IT consultant from 
Delhi and Deepa, an HR consultant from Bangore. Today we’ll be discussing the increase in the number of people moonlighting and what the future holds for companies and workers. So, Deepa, I’ll ask you first: What has created this problem?

Deepa: Well, as with many places around the world, during the pandemic, there was a big increase in the number of people working from home and also economic instability. So, at the same time, we had more people working without any supervision and people were more worried about being able to make a living. So, the increase in online moonlighting was a consequence of that situation really.

Naseem: That’s certainly what happened to me. At the time, you read about all of these companies that were *laying off * their staff and there wasn’t much you could do about it if it happened to you. So suddenly working for just one company seemed like a bad idea. I have a family to feed: three boys and a girl. I felt a lot of insecurity and was terrified of losing money, or maybe even worse, my house. So, I took two jobs.

Host: What effect did that have on you and your family?

Naseem: It gave us some comfort, financially, as I started making more money than I had before the pandemic. But I was also working very long hours each day. I saw the children every day of course, but I couldn’t spend any real time with them as I had to work from almost as soon as I got up, until late in the evening. My wife was working as well, so it was quite hard to manage everything. When the crisis was averted, we had gotten used to having the extra money, so although I cut back on my hours in both jobs, I still continued to work at both.

Host: Do you see anything wrong with doing what you are doing?

Naseem: Not at all. I’m a professional and I work hard at both jobs. My main job is in IT as you mentioned, but my second is in design. 




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MOONLIGHTING 

How did an eccentric English scientist who had a talking dog invent the British Bank Holiday? How did this holiday unite the working classes with the wealthier classes? What do British people like to do when they have a Bank Holiday? This podcast uncovers the strange history behind the UK's public holiday system and explains what we love most about them...

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*材料　*調味料　*料理法　*いつ食べる？

ルーマニア料理

1.

*サルマーレ

*ママリガ

*伝統的な　コリヴァ





2.

マリアさんががこないだ作ったケーキ類

クリスマスの料理


ソカタ　Socată

[スープ]チョルバ・デ・ブルタ

マリアさんのおすすめ




[単語など]

サルマーレ

ロールキャベツ

ざいりょう　材料

ぶたにく　豚肉

ぎゅうにく　牛肉

ひいて　挽いて

しおからい　塩辛い


ママリガ

しゅしょく　主食

そのとおり　その通り


*伝統的な　コリヴァ

しりあい　知り合い

なくなる　亡くなる　　

そうしき　葬式

たましい　魂



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Vol.88 マリアの料理教室1

Have you ever accidentally gotten on a bus that was going out of service?

What do you expect would happen next? The driver would probably open the door and tell you to get off, and they wouldn't start driving until the bus was empty.

But that's not what happened to two tourists in Kyoto.

When they accidentally got on a bus that was going out of service in early June, the driver just closed the doors and drove away with them still on board.

And yes, he knew they were there.

But he was afraid to talk to them because they were foreigners, and he didn't know how to communicate with them.

As The Asahi Shimbun reported, the tourists — a man and a woman — got on the bus through the back door after all the other passengers exited at Kyoto station.

When they realized what had happened, the tourists asked the driver to stop, but he didn't understand them and just kept driving.

He later said he thought it would be best to deal with them at the bus terminal office.

When the driver wouldn't stop, the tourists called the police. An officer spoke to the driver over the phone, and the driver finally stopped.

They had been driving for around 20 minutes, traveling a distance of about 4 kilometers.

The West Japan JR Bus Company said: "We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused. Our employee training was insufficient, and our employee did not handle the situation correctly. We will thoroughly train our employees in the future."

Kyoto has a number of train and subway lines, but some of its most famous sites are most conveniently visited by bus — including Kiyomizudera temple in the east, and the gold-covered Kinkakuji temple in the northwest.