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Learn English with Stories

Scarlet Darkness- Chapter 3

xiǎomíng：shānběn，nǐmenbānyǒuduōshǎoxuéshēng？
小明：山本，你们班有多少学生？
shānběn：wǒmenbānyǒu22gèxuéshēng。
山本：我们班有22个学生。
xiǎomíng：nǐmenxuéxíshénme？
小明：你们学习什么？
shānběn：wǒmenxuéxíhànyǔ。
山本：我们学习汉语。
xiǎomíng：hànyǔnánma？
小明：汉语难吗？
shānběn：hànyǔbùnán。
山本：汉语不难。

HSK2--materials and exercises for listenning, reading and speaking

你们班有多少学生？nǐmenbānyǒuduōshǎoxuéshēng？

What is the difference between...
very

so
so many
so much
such
such a



The Jerome Meadows Experience

so much such and such!

In an executive order signed on January 20, President Donald Trump instructed the US attorney general to pause enforcement of the US ban on TikTok for 75 days while his administration decides the platform's future.

US officials and lawmakers have long been concerned that TikTok's ownership by the Chinese company ByteDance poses a threat to national security. Under a federal law passed in Congress last year and upheld by the Supreme Court last week, ByteDance was required to sell the platform to an approved buyer by January 19 or face a nationwide ban.

On the evening of January 18, a few hours before the ban took effect, TikTok became unusable for US users. But it came back online the following day, after Trump said on social media he would order the ban to be paused.

However, Trump's order could face legal challenges because he does not have the power to overturn a law that Congress has passed and the Supreme Court has upheld.

Nevertheless, Trump's order will buy time for ByteDance and TikTok to figure out their next move.

Trump has proposed terms in which the US would have a 50% stake "in a joint venture" with ByteDance, but it was unclear how this would work.

Trump has also not addressed whether he will allow ByteDance to keep controlling the algorithm that controls what users see on TikTok. The algorithm is maintained by ByteDance engineers in China and is one of the main concerns among supporters of the law.

After the law was passed last year, ByteDance fought a legal battle against it for months. ByteDance and TikTok have not said whether they are willing to cut ties with each other within the new 75-day extension period.

On January 21, Trump was asked whether he's installed the app on his phone. The US government has banned it from federal devices due to concerns it could lead to spying by Chinese intelligence agencies.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Trump Pauses US TikTok Ban for 75 Days

In this podcast we are going to learn the sounds of the letters

-Letra C: before e , i like in thing, everywhere else like K 
for example : 
celeste
casa
-Letter CH: like cherry
for example : chocolate- Chile
-Letter G: before a, o, u is pronounced soft, as in English good
for example : gato
In the combination gue, gui is not pronounced u and g is pronounced soft.
for example: Miguel
Before e, i is pronounced strongly like ch in German "Bach" (creek)
for example: gelatina- magia
-Letter J : like Ch in "Bach"(creek)
for example : jugo- jirafa
-Letter LL: like in  you 
for example: llave- lluvia 
-Letter Ñ: like in cognac
for example: niño
-Letter Y: like in you and at the end of the word ,like i
for example: ayer-hoy
-Letter Z: like in thing.  
for example zorro. 
-Letter R : strong at the beginning of a word or when it is double(like perro) soft between vowels and before consonants (like in pero but)
for example: rosa- carro -Perú.
-Letter Q: like k 
for example: queso 
Vocabulary: 
celeste: sky blue / casa: home/ chocolate: chocolate/Chile:Chile / gato: cat/ Miguel:Miguel /gelatina:jelly / magia:magic / jugo:juice/ jiraja: giraffe/ llave:key/ lluvia:rain/ niño:child/ ayer:yesterday/ hoy:to day/ zorro:fox/ rosa:pink/ carro:car/Perú:Perú/ queso:cheese/

Spanish  for Beginners

Pronunciación en Español.

"Monstres, Fantômes, farfadets, trolls et lutins se réunissent à la Maison hantée...et vous invitent à faire une boum..." Extrait de 4 pages sur 12. Voix off Sunhi Sight. [FR]

"Monsters, ghosts, leprechauns, trolls and goblins gather at the Haunted House...and invite you to have a party." Excerpt from 4 pages out of 12. Voiceover Sunhi Sight. [ENG]
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Écrit par Michael Chesworth. Illustré par Christ Demarest. Traduit et adapté par Edith Ochs. Auteur Joshua Morris. Éditeur The Reader's Digest Association. imprimé en 1993. Livre pour les enfants de plus de 3 ans. [FR]

Written by Michael Chesworth. Illustrated by Christ Demarest. Translated and adapted by Edith Ochs. Author Joshua Morris. Publisher The Reader's Digest Association. printed in 1993. Book for children over 3 years old. [ENG]

Sunhi Sight's - Childhood Reading - [FR] [JP]

Boum chez les fantômes (Party at the Gost House)

Hey this is Chadwick.

Today I am going to talk briefly about those little pop-up advertisements, also called pop-up ads, that appear on websites or videos that you are perusing on the internet.

I fully understand the necessity of the pop up ads.  I mean, while the internet appears to offer us so much information instantly, and in most cases 'free', the truth is someone somehow must pay the bills.

So, I completely appreciate the need to sell something in order to bring in some cold hard cash, or, money.

And yes, it's true, occasionally I enjoy having my attention drawn to new and exotic music equipment from my favorite shopping website, Sweetwater.

However, if I am going to be honest, most of the time pop ups annoy me.

I mean, I'm pretty intentional about how I spend my time on the internet.

And if I am looking for some specific information on a topic, or trying to listen some music on Youtube, then it can be a bit of a bother to 'X' out of an ad, or wait 15 seconds before I can watch a video.

How about you? What do you think of pop up advertisements?

Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.

Organic English

005 Pop Up Ads on the Internet

おはようございます！Atsushiです。
今日の天気は曇り。
気温は朝なので18℃。寒いですね。


さて、今日は青森県について、話します。
青森は聞いたことがありますか？

青森は北海道の下にある都道府県の名前です。
大きさは、9,600km2
人口は、120万人

県の木はヒバ
県の花はリンゴの花
県の鳥はハクチョウ

です。

人口は全国で31位。
大きさは全国8位。

湖や山などの自然が数多く残されています。
世界遺産(せかいいさん)の白神山地(しらかみさんち)があります。

青森は農業が有名です。
特に、リンゴ、ナガイモ、ニンニクは、
全国一の生産量です。

祭りは青森ねぶた祭が有名です。
ねぶた祭りは、大型の灯籠(とうろう)を作って、まちを練り歩きます。
毎年8月のはじめぐらいから、1週間近く、お祭りがあります。

灯籠(とうろう)には、日本や中国の伝説(でんせつ)や歴史上(れきしじょう)の人物(じんぶつ)、歌舞伎(かぶき)、神仏(しんぶつ)などをテーマにすることが多いようです。

個人的には、ねぶた祭りはまだ見たことがないので、必ず見たい！と思います。


青森のことを簡単に紹介しました。
調べると興味がわいて、行きたくなりますね。
みなさんも、もし興味があれば、調べてみてください。

それでは、今日も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！ではまた！