To avoid getting rusty, and to keep up your skills, you should hear and speak English every day.  This can be expensive.  Here are some free ways to keep up your English skills between classes. 

How to keep up your English level 

Do you know the difference between these words? 
Answer these questions and find out. 
Please look at the PDFs for the transcript.

Confusing words - intermediate 

A2 - B1  
Conversation Class Preparation.
Listen to the podcast and read the text. 
These podcasts are for my structured conversation class (there are over 80 topics)
(book a class to see the text).

English with Angela -  conversation 

With 26 letters, (but 44 different sounds), and not many rules, English pronunciation is sometimes difficult.
Sometimes, reading a word, does not help you to say it.  Here is some help.


Pronunciation 

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Confusing words  (A2 - Elementary)

Success at work!
Vocabulary to help your career.  
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English for Business

Basic communication conversations

第十一课 下雨了  Lesson 11 it's raining

今天我们听画蛇添足这个成语故事

中文故事

画蛇添足

Во втором эпизоде я вам расскажу о русскоговорящих странах.
Nel secondo episodio vi racconto dei paesi di lingua russa.
Sul mio canale YouTube trovate il transcript e la traduzione.

RUSSANDO... russo per italiani!

Где говорят по-русски? Dove si parla russo?

En este episodio te presento a los alebrijes. Espero te guste y disfrutes de conocer un poco más de la cultura mexicana.

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Día de Muertos

Los alebrijes

Cliente: Buongiorno, vorrei acquistare un nuovo telefono cellulare.

Commessa: Buongiorno! Che tipo di caratteristiche e funzionalità cerca nuovo telefono?

Cliente: Sono interessata a un telefono che faccia belle foto. Quale modello mi consiglia?

Commessa: il Samsung Galaxy S21 ha una fotocamera di alta qualità che cattura immagini nitide e dettagliate.

Cliente: E per ciò che riguarda la capacità di archiviazione? 

Commessa: Il Samsung Galaxy S21 viene ha diverse opzioni di archiviazione, tra cui una versione con 128 GB e un'altra con 256 GB. In base alle sue esigenze, può optare per quella con una capacità maggiore.

Cliente: E la durata della batteria?

Commessa:Questo telefono è dotato di una batteria che può durare per diverse ore con un utilizzo moderato. Viene anche fornito con funzionalità di risparmio energetico per prolungare ulteriormente l'autonomia.

Cliente: Sembra un ottimo telefono. Quali altre caratteristiche interessanti offre?

Commessa: ha un display di alta qualità, con colori vividi e una risoluzione nitida. Supporta anche la connettività 5G, che consente una connessione internet più veloce.

Cliente: Mi sembra che sia proprio quello che sto cercando. 

Commessa: Perfetto! Posso accompagnarla alla cassa per completare l’acquisto.

Cliente: Sì, grazie mille per il suo aiuto!

Commessa: È stato un piacere aiutarla!

Italiano Chiaro

Comprare un telefono

こんにちは、あかりです。今日(きょう)は私(わたし)にとってのアニメ、ベスト3について話(はな)します。
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Slow Japanese

Episode #67 - My favorite Anime in this year

kindleで本がでました！
I published a book on Kindle.

私のプロフィール　私について→Youtube→podcast
My profile・about me→Youtube→podcast



・問題
①あそこに人が【　います・あります　】
②机が2台【　います・あります　】

③
A：そこに【　何が・誰が　】【　あります・いますか　】。
B：犬が一匹います。




・答
①あそこに人がいます。
②机が2台あります。

③
A：そこに何がいますか。
B：犬が一匹います。




・問題
➃
あ、あそこにタクシーが【　あります・います　】。


・答
あ、あそこにタクシーがいます。





シュールなジョーク： very very unique joke
侮辱（ぶじょく）：insult　




洋平先生　N3～N2クラスの生徒へ　(^^♪

タクシーが”います”（！？）

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストの20回目です。寒い日が続いていますが、近所の公園では桜が満開です。桜が咲くと、公園に人が増えます。桜は綺麗ですが、咲いている期間がとても短いです。桜の花は、１年の間に２週間ぐらいしか見ることができません。咲き始めてから１週間経つと、だんだん花が散っていきます。寒い日や、天気の悪い日が続くと、もっと早く散ってしまうこともあります。せめて１ヶ月ぐらい咲いていてほしいですね。

Hi, this is the podcast episode 20. It's been cold, but the cherry blossoms are in full bloom in my neighbourhood park. When the cherry blossoms bloom, more people come to the park. Cherry blossoms are beautiful, but they are in bloom for a very short time. The flowers can only be seen for about two weeks during the year. After a week of blooming, the flowers gradually fall off. If the weather is cold or bad, they may fall even faster. I would like to see them in bloom for at least a month.

春になると、スーパーにいろいろな果物が置かれます。この時期に一番目立つ場所にあるのは、いちごです。最近、白いいちごもよく見かけます。「見かける」とは、見るつもりがなくても、見ることです。白いいちごは、品種改良によって作られています。「品種改良」とは、人間が植物や動物の新しい種類を作ることです。いちごは、アントシアニンという成分によって赤くなります。白いいちごは、品種改良でアントシアニンが消されています。日本では、色の他にも、サイズを大きくしたり、味を甘くしたりするために、果物の品種改良が行われています。

In spring, a variety of fruits are placed in supermarkets. Strawberries have the most prominent place at this time of year. Lately, white strawberries have also Mikakeru frequently. “Mikakeru” (see) means to look at them even when you don't intend to. White strawberries are the result of Hinsyu-kairyou. “Hinsyu-kairyou” (breeding) is the process by which humans create new varieties of plants and animals. Strawberries turn red because of anthocyanins. White strawberries have anthocyanins removed by Hinsyu-kairyou. In Japan, in addition to colour, fruit Hinsyu-kairyou has also been done to increase size and sweeten the taste.

春なので、環境が変わる人も増えていますね。ずっと一緒に勉強してきた生徒さんが、テストに合格したり、日本で新しい仕事が決まった話を聞くので、とても嬉しいです。言語の勉強で一番大事なことは、使い続けることだと思います。文法や単語を覚えることも大事ですが、毎週一緒に会話ができる人がいると、自信がつきます。自信がつくと、いろいろなチャンスに出会えます。まだオンラインで授業を受けたことがない人は、ぜひ始めてみてください。私は最近、新しいレッスンのアイデアを考えています。記事は４月から再開する予定です。