Listen to me reading a news article from 2019 about tourism from my Conversational English course.

A Thai beach made famous in a movie called 'The Beach' is to remain closed following a sharp rise in visitor numbers which severely damaged the environment.

Listen to English with Pip

News article: Thai beach closed temporarily due to tourism

For beginner level learners✨　
わたしのいろいろなはなし　LESSON13 　

「ネコのクロエちゃん」My cat Chloe


The aim of this lesson...
ペットのことを　話します。
to talk about pets!!

5)Let's challenge you too!［7：54］

★★keyword★★
❶エサ
❷くいしんぼう（食いしん坊）
❸すいそう（水槽）


★★Let's challenge you too!★★
カメの　かめたろうが　うちに　きてから、もうすぐ　1ねんです。はじめは　げんきがなくて、うごかなくて、なにも　たべなかったけど、いまは　たかい　エサを　かったら、たべてたべて、また　たべます。くいしんぼうになりました。

　かめたろうは　ぜんぶ　くろいです。ブタみたいで　なんでも　たべたがります。ぼくが　うちに　かえってきたとき、かめたろうは　ねていても、いそいで　すいそうのところに　はしってきて、ちいさいめを　カパカパしながら、てを　ブンブンして　つめで　すいそうの　ガラスを　カチカチします。ごはんが　たべたいのかなぁ。ごはんはやく　ごはんはやくって　いっているみたいです。

　かめたろうを　みていると、おもしろくて　すきだなぁっておもいます。げんきになります。かめたろうは　ぼくの　ともだちです。


◎「ちいさいめを　カパカパしながら」

◎「てを　ブンブンして」

◎「つめで　すいそうの　ガラスを　カチカチします」



LESSON13　ネコのクロエちゃん My cat Chloe
1)［3：27］Introduction of the characters, Please tell me about yourself 
2)［4：34］The aim of this lesson, Text, Vocabulary 
3)［3：51］Sentence pattern and expression 1&2　 
4)［3：05］Text, Applied conversation practice, Extra thinking training　 
5)［7：54］Let's challenge you too!
6)［4：18］Interview...

You can see the text of this lesson on my free website.
你可以在我的免费网站上找到这一课的内容。

Japanese! わたしの いろいろな はなし

ネコのクロエちゃん（5）

English & Japanese Bilingual Podcast for fun!!

日本語🇯🇵とEnglish🇺🇸のポッドキャスト🎙 Japanese and English Bilingual Podcast for fun!!

Pilot: Talk about Discord

📖✨ Un Amor Más Allá de las Palabras ✨
Disfruta esta historia romántica entre extranjeros con un final feliz que te ayudará a practicar la escucha en español. ¡Ideal para aprender mientras te enamoras de las palabras! 💕

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Un amor mas allá de las palabras

In the business world, active listening goes beyond simply hearing information. It's a strategic communication skill that fosters deeper understanding, builds trust, and improves collaboration. It involves giving your full attention to a speaker, both verbally and nonverbally, to grasp the complete message. This includes:

Paying close attention: Minimize distractions, maintain eye contact, and avoid formulating counter-arguments while someone speaks.
Understanding nonverbal cues: Notice body language, tone of voice, and facial expressions to glean underlying emotions or unspoken concerns.
Asking clarifying questions: Don't assume you understand everything. Use open-ended questions to encourage elaboration and ensure you're on the same page.
Paraphrasing and summarizing: Reflect back key points in your own words to confirm comprehension and demonstrate attentiveness.
Empathy and emotional intelligence: Acknowledge the speaker's feelings and tailor your responses to create a safe space for open communication.
Active listening benefits businesses in numerous ways:

Stronger client relationships: By truly understanding client needs, businesses can provide more relevant solutions and build lasting partnerships.
Enhanced negotiation and sales: Active listening allows salespeople to tailor pitches and identify client concerns for successful deal-closing.
Improved team dynamics: Active listening fosters collaboration by ensuring everyone feels heard and valued, leading to better problem-solving and decision-making.
Reduced conflict: By giving speakers their due attention and clarifying positions, misunderstandings and conflicts are minimized.
Increased productivity: Active listening avoids wasted time due to miscommunication and ensures everyone is working towards the same goals.
By actively listening, businesses create a communication culture that fosters trust, collaboration, and ultimately, success. 

The Global Professional Podcast

Active Listening Explained - Episode 81

être content : estar feliz, to be happy
être triste : estar triste, to be sad
être stressé(e) : estar estressado(a), to be stressed
être occupé(e) : estar ocupado(a), to be busy
être fatigué(e) : estar cansado(a), to be tired
être patient : ser paciente, to be patient
être malade : estar doente, to be sick
être à l’aise : estar bem, sentir-se confortável, to be at ease
être en colère : estar aborrecido, to be angry
être en forme : estar muito bem, to be great
être en vacances : estar de férias, to be on holiday
être d’accord : concordar, to agree
être fier : ter orgulho, to be proud



Professeur Maxime

Quelques expressions avec "être" (première partie)

In this episode we will talk about 【The conundrum of life from 5 to 90 years old】, you will learn how to say 【Beijing drifters,extend,high blood pressure】 ect. The material helps you get used to different voice and accent. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
每个人多多少少都有一些烦恼，不同年龄的人烦恼的事情可能不太一样。这个采访是从5岁到90岁的人在聊他们人生的难题。今天我们来听听50岁到90岁的烦恼。
50岁：（回答：我什么时候可以退休啊？）那按照那个法定的年龄60岁退休嘛。女同志五十周岁（55岁：听说还要延长退休时间）。我家孩子在外面北漂好几年了，我想让她回来.
60岁：你就让孩子去发展去吧，发展得好就让他在那边混，混不好他自然就回来了。我呀，才60岁，就感觉身体啊跟不上了，以后70可咋办呢？
70岁：到70啊，你就到时候把你的孙子叫过来，这孩子也皮实了，你身体也就好了。难题就是我这个老伴儿呢，怕我这个高血压。菜的里头呢，又少油又少盐又少糖，不好吃。
80岁：难吃啊？难吃上我那吃去。我现在就血压高，就经常得上医院去跑，开药去。我就有一个老同志，我春节的时候去看他，住在医院里的，躺在床上相当可怜。八十多了，好几十（朋友）了。走到尽头了。
90岁：你现在呢就说也不要太难过，你也劝劝他到公园转一转。全是咱们老同志，一块儿聊聊大天。侃侃咱们过去，在一块，年轻的时候。在这方面自己想开点，也就舒畅了。我老伴儿三年前去世了。都这么大岁数了，总得要有一个人先走，但是我也很想念她。说到这儿吧。（5岁：老爷爷，您别难过。老奶奶只是睡着了，您以后碰见她，亲她一口她就醒了）你几岁？你的人生难题是什么呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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法定	/	fǎ dìng	/	statutory
女同志	/	nǚ tóng zhì	/	female (comrade)
周岁	/	zhōu suì	/	one full year of life
延长	/	yán cháng	/	extend
北漂	/	běi piāo	/	Beijing drifters
混	/	hùn	/	get along
咋办	/	zǎ bàn	/	how to do
皮实	/	pí shí	/	sturdy
老伴儿	/	lǎo bàn ér	/	old husband or wife
高血压	/	gāo xuè yā	/	high blood pressure
老同志	/	lǎo tóng zhì	/	old comrade
尽头	/	jìn tóu	/	the end
劝	/	quàn	/	advise,persuade
侃	/	kǎn	/	talk
想开点	/	xiǎng kāi diǎn	/	think positively
舒畅	/	shū chàng	/	free from worry,comfortable

Daily Chinese With Yuli

人生从5到90岁的难题② The conundrum of life from 5 to 90 years old （Intermediate level）

Today we're talking about the word "pedantic" and how we can use it to talk about people who are very concerned about the smallest details. I hope you find it useful!

Don't forget that I'm a full time English coach and tutor, right here on iTalki. So if you use English as a second language at work and you'd like to improve your professional communication skills then feel free to book some of my time and let's get to work!


DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

This podcast is 99.9% correct.

Books are there to give you concepts and sentence structures, as well as ideas but I always caution students that overdoing textbook English will make you sound robotic during a normal conversation. You can memorize all the advanced vocabulary but when you talk to people in a social setting, it is a different matter. You will sound like someone reading something.