We need labels for academic measurement, but do they really motivate us and are they always correct?

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Are labels like A1, B2 and C1 Motivating or Debilitating?

Ordering a coffee in french in different ways. 
Commander un café en français en différentes maniéres.

je parle comme un pro

Bonjour un café ! 

If something usually or normally happens, it is the thing that most often happens. 
Usually I get up at six thirty am. 
I normally get up at seven am for work. 

Sometimes means on the same occasions rather than all the time. 
I sometimes sit out in the garden and read. 

Everyday English with Teacher Alyse

Usually, normally and sometimes

很快我就进一步了解了这朵花儿。
I soon learned to know this flower better.
在小王子的星球上，过去一直都生长着一些只有一层花瓣的很简单的花。
On the little prince's planet the flowers had always been very simple.
这些花非常小，一点也不占地方，从来也不会去打搅任何人。
They had only one ring of petals; they took up no room at all; they were a trouble to nobody.
她们早晨在草丛中开放，晚上就凋谢了。
One morning they would appear in the grass, and by night they would have faded peacefully away.
有一天，不知从哪里来了一颗种子，忽然一天这种子发了芽。
But one day, from a seed blown from no one knew where, a new flower had come up;
小王子特别仔细地监视着这棵与众不同的小苗：
and the little prince had watched very closely over this small sprout which was not like any other small sprouts on his planet.
这玩艺说不定是一种新的猴面包树。
It might, you see, have been a new kind of baobab.
但是，这小苗不久就不再长了，而且开始孕育着一个花朵。

The shrub soon stopped growing, and began to get ready to produce a flower.
看到在这棵苗上长出了一个很大很大的花蕾，小王子感觉到从这个花苞中一定会出现一个奇迹。
The little prince, who was present at the first appearance of a huge bud, felt at once that some sort of miraculous apparition must emerge from it.
然而这朵花藏在它那绿茵茵的房间中用了很长的时间来打扮自己。
But the flower was not satisfied to complete the preparations for her beauty in the shelter of her green chamber.
她精心选择着她将来的颜色，慢慢腾腾地妆饰着，
She chose her colours with the greatest care. she drest her slowly.
一片片地搭配着她的花瓣，
She adjusted her petals one by one.
她不愿象虞美人那样一出世就满脸皱纹。
She did not wish to go out into the world all rumpled, like the field poppies.
她要让自己带着光艳夺目的丽姿来到世间。
It was only in the full radiance of her beauty that she wished to appear.
是的，她是非常爱美的。
Oh, yes! She was a coquettish creature!
她用好些好些日子天仙般地梳妆打扮。
And her mysterious adornment lasted for days and days.

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第18章：花苞中的奇迹

You will know some reasons why Colombian coffee is so successful

1. Especie y variedad

2. Investigación

3. Madre naturaleza

4. Cosecha manual

5. Beneficio húmedo

Remember that I teach Spanish on italki, you can book a class for more information you can look at it on my profile :)

Colombia

5 razones de por que el cafe colombiano es tan exitoso

Text One--课文一  kèwényī

zhèshìshānběndefángjiān。fángjiānlǐyǒuyīzhāngchuáng、yīzhāngzhuōzi、yībǎyǐzi、yīgèshūjiàhéyīgèguìzi。qiángshàngyǒuyīzhāngzhōngguódìtú。zhuōzishàngyǒuyīběnshū、yīgèběnzihéyīzhībǐ。
这是山本的房间。房间里有一张床、一张桌子、一把椅子、一个书架和一个柜子。墙上有一张中国地图。桌子上有一本书、一个本子和一支笔。

New Words--生(shēng)词(cí)

房(fáng)间(jiān)
里(lǐ)
里(lǐ)边(bian)
外(wài)
外(wài)边(bian)
桌(zhuō)子(zi)
把(bǎ)
椅(yǐ)子(zi)
书(shū)架(jià)
柜(guì)子(zi)
墙(qiáng)
上(shàng)
上(shàng)边(bian)

Text Two--课文二  kèwénèr

zhèshìwǒhédàwèidefángjiān。fángjiānlǐyǒuchuáng、zhuōzi、yǐzi、shūjiàhéguìzi。wǒdechuángzàizuǒbian，dàwèidechuángzàiyòubian。wǒmendezhuōzizàichuángpángbiān。wǒdezhuōzishàngyǒushū、běnzihébǐ。dàwèidezhuōzishàngméiyǒushū。dàwèideshūne？dōuzàishūjiàshàng。hànyǔshūzàishàngbian，yīngyǔshūzàixiàbian，cídiǎnzàizhōngjiān。
     这是我和大卫的房间。房间里有床、桌子、椅子、书架和柜子。我的床在左边，大卫的床在右边。我们的桌子在床旁边。我的桌子上有书、本子和笔。大卫的桌子上没有书。大卫的书呢？都在书架上。汉语书在上边，英语书在下边，词典在中间。

New Words--生(shēng)词(cí)

左(zuǒ)边(bian)
左(zuǒ)
右(yòu)边(bian)
右(yòu)
旁(páng)边(biān)
旁(páng)
呢(ne)
下(xià)边(bian)
下(xià)
中(zhōng)间(jiān)


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

墙上有一张中国地图   qiángshàngyǒuyīzhāngzhōngguódìtú

In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.
Which one are you?


Short Stories with Rose 

Potatoes, Eggs, and Coffee Beans

Сегодня у нас в программе очень интересная книга в жанре путешествия от Ильфа и Петрова - “Одноэтажная Америка”. Посмотрим, какие у них были впечатления от того, как они впервые попробовали.. Впрочим, скоро вы всё узнаете сами!

Как всегда, читаю отрывок дважды. В первый раз медленно, по несколько слов, но обязательно ставьте эпизод на паузу, чтобы всё успеть. Второй раз читаю быстрее, чтобы вы проверили, всё ли правильно записали. Знаки препинания я буду называть, их будет несколько: точка (.), запятая (,), тире (-). двоеточие (:) и восклицательный знак(!).

Отправьте мне сообщение со словами “тринадцатый диктант готов” и я пришлю вам текст для проверки. Пишите грамотно, говорите свободно! Хорошего дня, друзья!

Writing Russian

Отрывок из книги Ильфа и Петрова “Одноэтажная Америка” (диктант)

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
4月25日月曜日　天気/はれ　気温/12℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
・北海道初の公立夜間中学校が21日から始まった。
・生徒は10代〜80代
・不登校や障がい、戦争が理由で学校に通えなかった。

［単語］
初/はつ…初めて
公立/こうりつ…国や市が作る
夜間/やかん…夜の時間
10代/じゅうだい…10才〜19才
80代/はちじゅうだい…80才〜89才
不登校/ふとうこう…学校に通わないこと
障がい/しょうがい…頭や体に問題があること
戦争/せんそう…国と国のたたかい

レッスン待ってます♪