🍃品读生活和情感
🍃生活类的文章讲述生活各方面的事情和道理，增加生活阅历 
through various literary and artistic articles about life,
🍃情感类的文章或讲述友情，或亲情，或爱情，或对情感的领悟。
All about friendship, family, love, or understanding of emotions.

雪花读美文

**This story contains graphic and explicit material it is not recommended for children. For mature audiences only** 18+

In this episode the hen interprets every death on her farm as evidence of God’s judgments on the undeserving, and takes skewed life lessons from the deaths. 

Send me a message me for your free pdf copy of this book and if you would like discuss it.
I hope you enjoy it.
https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/13365914

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris read by me Teacher Alyse
Illustrations by Ian Falconer

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk ( Adult 18+) 

The Judicious Brown Chicken 18+

Jeanine la lapine
Janine, la lapine, est une merveilleuse gardienne d'enfants. Les parents de Petitbois se pressent pour lui confier la garde de leurs rejetons. Jeanine sait raconter, dessiner et chanter. Mieux encore, elle n'a pas son pareil pour confectionner des biscuits dorés dont raffolent les petits. Combien d'animaux, devenus grands, se souviennent avec délice de leur enfance et des fabuleux biscuits de Jeanine!

Des Milliers D'histoires

Histoire 47 - Jeanine la lapine

If you don't already lift weights, it may be time to start. According to researchers from Japan, just 30 to 60 minutes of muscle-strengthening exercise a week is enough to lower a person's risk of early death.

Muscle-strengthening exercise can include activities like push-ups, yoga and walking up steps, among others.

The research was based on 16 previously published studies that had between 4,000 and 480,000 adult participants.

The studies were done in the US, England, Scotland, Australia and Japan. The participants had no serious health issues, and they were monitored for at least two years.

The results, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, showed that those who did between 30 and 60 minutes of strength or weight training a week had a 10% to 20% lower risk of early death from all causes.

This type of exercise was also found to lower the risks of heart disease and cancer by about the same amount.

Participants who reported doing a combination of muscle training and aerobic activity were found to have a 40% lower risk of death from all causes, 46% lower risk of heart disease, and 28% lower risk of death from cancer.

However, after 130 to 140 minutes of muscle training, the positive health effects decreased, and were only seen in issues related to diabetes.

Speaking with CNN, University of Minnesota professor William Roberts, who was not part of the study, said the results are good for people who want to improve their health but don't have much time for exercise.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

30 Minutes of Muscle Training Can Lower Risk of Death

What types of energy do we use?  Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.


English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 25 - ELON MUSK AND ENERGY IN THE FUTURE 

Hello everyone, welcome back to our first review lesson. In this lesson, we’ll review all the key structures. Now let’s do it to refresh your memory.

Veronica's Chinese Channel

review the key structures!

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夠鐘煲粥 Congee Time

EP.26 那一夜，朱古力收到雞胸嘅雪地急Call

EVERYONE'S DOING THEM!
If you search the internet you will discover that workshops are a teaching opportunity that isn't focused on marketing, whereas webinars are built to teach and sell at the same time. It's a lot more about training and learning than it is about selling, but there will always be a pitch at the end of a webinar.

Then there are seminars...
An in-person seminar is more or less dependent on attendees' ability to physically attend the event, so there haven't been many of them during the Covid-19 pandemic, which has been problematic for some businesses but it has gone some way towards reducing carbon footprints.

Wikipedia has defined these 2 event types individually:

A seminar is ‘a meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community.’

A webinar is 'an interactive seminar conducted via the World Wide Web. Usually a live presentation, lecture, or workshop that happens in real-time, as users participate through chatting, video-chatting, file-sharing, or asking questions with a microphone.’

Time for a masterclass!
Workshops progress from theory to practice, with a focus on grasping key tools or skills. Masterclasses are specialized classes in which students attain their learning objectives via in-depth practice and thorough guidance.

Listen as we discuss the hype surrounding online learning today!

BizPod - The Business English Podcast

BizPod Episode 11 - Webinars & Workshops

In this episode of English Learners Boost, we dive into how you can speak English confidently without focusing on grammar! Discover practical tips for improving your fluency through real-life conversations, learning language in context, and embracing mistakes as part of the process. Whether you're just starting out or looking to boost your speaking skills, this episode offers simple, actionable advice to help you communicate naturally. Plus, learn how you can book a personalized lesson with me on iTalki to experience my unique teaching methodology!