In our second episode, we discuss the communication between different cultures. A second way of categorising cultures is based on how they see the time. In this instance, we talk about monochronic and polychronic cultures.

The Age of Humans

Episode 2: Monochronic and Polychronic Cultures

🎉 Dear children, welcome to our podcast for young French language learners! 🇫🇷🎧
📖 Follow our short stories about little cat Léo 🐱 and learn new words in French!

📢 In today's episode, we learn the new word: "copain" 🤗👫
Let's discover it together! 👇
🐱 Léo, le chat, et Baguette, le chien 🐶 vivent dans la même maison.
❌ Mais ils ne sont pas copains.
🌧️ Un jour, il pleut. BOUM ! ⛈️ Le tonnerre gronde !
😿 Léo a peur. Il se cache.

🐶 Baguette s’approche et dit :
💬 — Viens avec moi !
🤔 Léo hésite… puis il se couche contre Baguette.
💛 Depuis ce jour, ils sont copains.

IN ENGLISH:

🐱 Léo the cat and Baguette the dog live in the same house.
❌ But they are not friends.
🌧️ One day, it rains. BOOM! ⛈️ Thunder rumbles!
😿 Léo is scared. He hides.
🐶 Baguette the dog comes closer and says:
💬 — Come with me!
🤔 Léo hesitates… then he lies down next to Baguette.
💛 Since that day, they are friends.


🧠 The word of the day is: "le copain" 👫
❓ Did you understand what "COPAIN" means?
✅ Correct! "Copain" means "friend" in French.



Le Monde Magique des Mots

Le chat Léo a un copain

Imagine	        想象	Xiǎngxiàng
Immunize	使免疫	Shǐ miǎnyì
Import	        进口	Jìnkǒu
Improve  	进步	Jìnbù
Increase	增加	Zēngjiā


5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C41 Verbs Set : Imagine Immunize Import Improve Increase

Tafadhali sikiliza hadithi ya leo ambayo inazungumzia hakimu asiye na busara. Hadithi hii ni tamu sana. 😄 Furahia! Itakusaidia ujifunze kuzungumza Kiswahili na itakuburudisha pia.

Please listen to the story of an unwise judge. This story is very interesting. 😄 Enjoy! It will help you learn how to speak Swahili and also entertain you.

Fun Swahili Stories 😃

Hadithi ya hakimu asiye na busara - The story of an unwise judge

Here I will read the 5th chapter, this one has only 1 page. 

Beginner book Dutch A1-A2

Chapter 5 Page 1 - Feestprogramma 

A record 78% of Japanese people feel anxious or worried, according to a new government survey.

That's the highest proportion in the 43 years the government has been asking people about these feelings.

Common worries among the adults who took part included health, life after retirement, and future income. Almost 64% of people said they're worried about their health, while 63% said they're worried about what their lives will look like after they stop working.

This was quite a small survey, however, and it was done by mail, with only 1,830 people across the country taking part.

Previous surveys have been done in person, and the government said people should be cautious before making comparisons between this year's survey and those done in the past.

But the survey did find that people in Japan are a little happier with their finances this year than they were in 2023.

However, 66% of people said they think the government should do more to combat inflation.

It's not just in Japan that people are anxious. Other reports have found that this is a real problem around the world.

At the end of 2023, almost half of young workers from seven countries said they found it difficult to work because they were so worried about what they saw in the news. Many felt they were living in a time of uncertainty, with wars happening across the world and geopolitical tensions rising.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Japanese People More Anxious than Ever — Survey

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
5月20日金曜日　天気/くもり　気温/18℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
大通公園/おおどおりこうえん
・今年の夏、3年ぶりにビアガーデンが開催！
・札幌の夏の風物詩だったが、コロナのせいで中止が続いた。
・座席数は半分以下に減らす

［単語］
ビアガーデン/びあがーでん…外でたくさんの人が一緒にビールを飲む祭
ビール/びーる…大人だけが飲める飲み物のひとつ
開催/かいさい…パーティーなどをすること
風物詩/ふうぶつし…季節を感じるもの
座席/ざせき…すわる場所
座席数/ざせきすう…すわる場所の数

レッスン待ってます♪

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#62〉5月20日金曜日　大通公園のビアガーデン開催！

Welcome to "The Real English Conversations Podcast!" In this episode, Curtis has a funny story to tell about a time he didn't bring an umbrella with him. Get ready to laugh as Curtis talks about the embarrassing moment on his way to get a haircut, when he got caught in the rain without an umbrella. If you've wanted to learn how to tell an English story, or you just like to listen to funny English stories, you'll LOVE this episode!

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