Folktale Fridays will be an exploration of folktales. Aimed at students of all levels to follow along as I read, transporting us to distant lands, learning English vocabulary along the way. 

Folktale Friday

NOVEMBER COMPETITION!
We all know how difficult it can be to stay motivated when learning languages, so this month, English In A Teacup is holding a little competition for its listeners. The winners of the competition will get a personal shout out on the podcast and will also get to decide the next topic for Season 2 of my podcast coming out in December. 
To join, send me a message on italki and I will send you the form to fill in. 
In this week's episode of English In A Teacup, we will be continuing with the topic of inversions as well as learning how to write letters.  For students preparing for advanced-level exams (CAE, CPE, IELTS, etc.), it is important to know about inversion and how to use it in the writing sections. To help us with the subject is our fine English lady, Miss Finesstocrat, who will be writing her own letter to a travel agency to complain about her holiday from hell. How did she get on? Let’s put the kettle on and find out!

ENGLISH IN A TEACUP

EP7: MAKING A COMPLAINT (B2-C2)

an interesting new word in terms of relationships

Anything that pops up!

Gatsby

In this episode, I talk about why elaborating real authentic language examples is ALWAYS better than simplification.

The Grammarian Podcast

A beginners guide to acquiring a foreign language - Part 3 "The importance of elaboration over simplification of language teaching materials"

4 tips for you before learning Cantonese so that you can learn more efficiently. Please explore more through this episode. Hope you could keep learning Cantonese with me!

Ms. NG Cantonese Learning Resources

Learning Tips Before Your Cantonese Journey

Let's make Japanese sentences together.   If you make a sentence in Japanese, write it in the comment section! I will correct your sentences!  

【Today's  topic】
【⚪⚪ばかり】 

(Verb タ形）+ ばかり 

この文法はJLPT N4の表現(ひょうげん)です。 

意味(いみ)は、ちょっとまえに～がおわった。
何(なに)か動(うご)きが、おわってから　あまり時間(じかん)がたっていない。 

📕動詞タ形
(食べた　切った　した) 

in my case👩  
おなかへってる？Are you hungry?

いや～今(いま)食べたばかりで、おなかへってないんだよね。 
I have just ate , so I'm  not hungry. 

(ex) 
かみの毛(け)を切(き)ったばかりで、きぶんがいい。I have just got my haircut,  So I feel  great. 

さいきん、入社(にゅうしゃ)したばかりで、よく仕事内容(しごとないよう)がわからない。

Short sentences ➕ your feelings=you can speak a lot of Japanese. 


Japanese teacher Noriko’s room

(Verb タ形）+ ばかり 

Tässä jaksossa puhun vuodenajoista. Suomessa on neljä vuodenaikaa: talvi, kevät, kesä ja syksy. Nyt Suomessa on kevät, Suomessa sataa vettä ja aurinko paistaa. 
Tervetuloa kuuntelemaan lisää vuodenajoista!

Easy suomi Anna-Marian kanssa

Easy suomi: Jakso 5 Neljä vuodenaikaa Suomessa

오랜만에 PC방에 오니, 진짜 신난다. 오늘 하루 종일 불태울 거야!
好久没来网吧了, 真开心。 今天要燃烧一整天! 

난 오늘 PC방에 처음 와서, 아까 본체 전원이 어디 있는지 한참 찾았어.
我今天第一次来网吧, 刚才找了半天主机电源在哪里。

내가 하고 있는 배틀 게임 있는데, 너한테도 알려줄까?
我有正在玩的对决游戏, 要不也告诉你吧? 

좋아! 룰 좀 알려줘.
好! 告诉我规则。 

연소하다, 불태우다  燃烧
본체 전원 主机电源
한참, 오랫동안 半天
배틀 게임 对决游戏
규칙, 룰 规则

[YOON] 1분 한국어

오늘 하루 종일 불태울 거야! 今天要燃烧一整天! 

To be fed up means to be bored or a little depressed.  Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p14A3_eBXZQD9bTOqN8s5NxSrtF9wwNFwX-5lncg0Sg/edit?usp=drivesdk