 "The Umbrella Man" is  a great short story by Roald Dahl, who was a very famous British writer. I will read Part One to you and then highlight some key vocabulary. I guarantee you will be excited to hear Part Two next week. 

Stories to Stimulate!

The Umbrella Man - Part One

ROMANCES DE RAFAEL DE LEÓN

ROMANCE DE LA SERRANA LOCA

Привет. Я Настя, и это подкаст “Яснее Ясного”. Подкаст на русском языке для изучающих русский язык. Сегодня мы говорим о режиме дня. 

Яснее Ясного

О режиме дня (А1-А2)

Bugün sizler için basit seviyede bir film özeti seslendirdim. Bu özeti dinleyebilir ve dinleme seviyenizi ölçebilirsiniz. Bu podcastin sorularını çözmeyi unutmayınız ! Bu dinleme metninde geçen önemli kelimeler aşağıda yer almaktadır:

Şef: chief
Bekar: single
Sofra: dinenr table
Görüşmek: to meet
Koca: husband
Ticaret: trade
Meşgul: busy
İlgilenmek: to take care of
Başta: at first
İnanmak: to believe
Isınmak: to warm ( to someone)
Güvenmek: to trust
Evlenmek: to marry
Ana kuzusu: 	mother's boy
Oyunlar oynamak




IMPROVE YOUR TURKISH PRONUNCIATION BY STORIES AND NEWS

BÖLÜM 3: BİR AİLE FİLM (A1-A2)

Today we're talking about some pieces of vocabulary that we can use to talk about numbers, especially finances, going up and down. I hope you find them useful!

If you're like to improve your ability to talk about numbers at work then feel free to book some of my time. I've worked with CFOs and accountants among many other professional groups from around the world to improve their professional communication skills in English. I look forward to meeting you!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

Numbers can feel like a rollercoaster!

En este episodio te cuento brevemente sobre otra integrante de la familia Ocampo: Victoria y su vínculo con la literatura nacional e internacional. 

Porteña

Ciclo literatura - Victoria Ocampo

『新完全マスター語彙　日本語能力試験N2』（2011年、スリーエーネットワーク）
教科書を1課ずつ読んでいきます。
N2、N1に必要な語彙です。
今日は、1章2課です。


N2合格

N2　語彙　第1章2課

An online quiz might tell you that you're more outgoing if you like hip-hop, or that you're more conservative if you like classical music.

But is it true?

A number of studies have looked into this over the years.

For example, a 2010 study from Scotland's Heriot-Watt University asked over 36,000 people about 104 different types of music from around the world.

It found some connection between people's personalities and their musical tastes — in particular, creative people were more likely to enjoy classical music.

However, connections for other personality types weren't so strong. Instead, people's gender, income and age had more connection to their musical taste — with older people more likely to enjoy folk and jazz, and less likely to enjoy dance music, for example.

In fact, when researchers in Germany compared the results of 30 different studies in 2017, they found nearly no connection between musical taste and personality. Instead, they noted that age seemed to be the most important factor — since people tend to have the strongest connection to the music they heard as teens and young adults.

However, these results haven't satisfied everybody.

In 2022, for example, researchers in Israel, the UK and the US looked at data from nearly 360,000 people across six continents. And they said they did find connections between music and personality.

Creative people were again found to prefer classical music — as well as jazz, opera and dance music. Outgoing people preferred things like hip-hop and reggae. And empathetic people preferred country and gospel — as well as pop.

So that's it, right?

Well, not exactly.

Other studies have found different results — for example, that empathetic people prefer gentle music like soft rock and R&B, or that outgoing people enjoy folk and country.

So what does your taste in music say about you?

Well, it depends on which study you trust — and it might just tell people how old you are!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

What Does Your Taste in Music Say About You?

En el episodio de hoy hablo de algunas palabras españolas que no tienen una traducción directa, al menos al inglés.