Thoughts and discussions of the topics that come up during the in-person and online teaching as well as real life

Vlad's teaching tales

秋（あき）のスイーツビュッフェに行（い）ってきた

巷（ちまた）で流行（はや）りの生（なま）絞（しぼ）りモンブランも体験（たいけん）し、「いもくりなんきん」以外（いがい）には葡萄（ぶどう）を使（つか）ったスイーツもあって、葡萄が大好（だいす）きな私（わたし）としては大（だい）満足（まんぞく）のラインナップだった。
食（た）べ放題（ほうだい）だからたくさん食べようと思ったが、やはり「いもくりなんきん」。少し食べただけでお腹（なか）が膨（ふく）らみ、思（おも）っていた以上（いじょう）に食べられなかった・・・。もっと食べたかった気持ち（きも）がある一方（いっぽう）、苦（くる）しくて食べられない状況（じょうきょう）に悔（くや）しさがあったが、秋（あき）の味覚（みかく）を堪能（たんのう）できたことは素直（すなお）に嬉（うれ）しい。でももう当分（とうぶん）、「いもくりなんきん」は要（い）らない！

izm's room

秋のスイーツビュッフェに行ってきた２【全２話】

In this episode we are covering the reasons we learn languages! If you are currently looking for a English Teacher, I am available at the link below. Please let us know what you think of this episode, we would love feedback. Thank you for all your support!

Book an appointment: https://teach.italki.com/teacher/4464159

The Language Bro

Episode 2: Reasons we learn languages

你怎么样？
nǐ zěn me yàng ？

你今天怎么样？
nǐ jīn tiān zěn me yàng ？

你最近怎么样？
nǐ zuì jìn zěn me yàng ？

日常中文（Daily Chinese）

How are you doing ?  你怎么样？

Lets Unpack Why Water is SUPER essential and why you MUST stay fully hydrated for the quality and vitality of your LIFE! =)



Baffling Lingo

Water on the Brain 

How do you improve your IELTS band score. In this podcast I’m going to give you 1 simple strategy to help you get the band score you need.

The technique I’m going to teach you is paraphrase. Yes, paraphrasing is very important, and it’s something that IELTS examiners listen out for. In the IELTS band descriptors you will see that you can not get a band score 6 or 7 unless you can paraphrase effectively.

Let me give you an example.

Let’s say in part 1 the examiner asks you about your hometown and asks you this question: Is your hometown a popular destination for foreigners?

You should answer the question by choosing a synonym for foreigners, for example, tourists.

You could also choose a synonym  for destination, for example visit.

So, when the examiner asks you “Is your hometown a popular destination for foreigners?” you could answer like this:

Yes, many tourists visit my hometown. 

So, you’ve answered the question using paraphrase.

Instead of foreigners you said tourists and instead of destination, you said visit.

Let me teach you again. If the examiner asks you “Is your hometown a popular destination for foreigners?” you could answer:

Yes, many tourists visit my hometown. 

Book an IELTS speaking exam preparation lesson with me to improve your IELTS score.




IELTS Speaking Practice

1 IELTS strategy to improve your IELTS score - paraphrase

Welcome to our Spanish reading lesson! In "My Favorite Room," we'll delve into the charm and comfort of a very special space: our favorite room! Through this short text, we'll explore how to describe and express our preferences in Spanish, immersing ourselves in the cozy atmosphere of a place that feels like home. Ready to dive into the words and emotions that bring our personal sanctuary to life? Let's begin this linguistic adventure!



Super Basic Spanish

Basic Spanish Podcast: Mi Habitación Favorita (My Favorite Room)

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#115〉9月14日水曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/18℃ 

紋別市/もんべつし
ガリンコ号/がりんこごう
・子どもたちが「ガリンコ号」流氷観光船に乗って、海の上から港を見た。
・港の役割などを勉強
・防波堤が大きな波から港を守っていることなど

［単語］
流氷/りゅうひょう…海の上にある動く氷
観光/かんこう…景色を見たり、いろいろな食べ物を食べたりすること
観光船/かんこうせん…観光するための船
役割/やくわり...すること
防波堤/ぼうはてい…港が壊れないようにするための大きなかべ
波/なみ…高くなったり低くなったりする海の水
守る/まもる…大事にする

〈美和Miwa〉
日本語の先生
Podcast「どこでも.JAPANESE」も放送中！

レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#115〉9月14日水曜日　船に乗って、海の上から港を見る！

Vocabulary:
a couple of: two
fur baby: a cute way to refer to a pet
glance: to look quickly
self-checkout: buying items by scanning them yourself and paying for them at a computer
tricky: hard to do something
homeless: without a home
oversee: to look over