Odyssea meets the evil Queen Reveka who has staked a claim on Nausico.

Transcript: https://saracasalino-books.weebly.com/blog/the-adventures-of-odyssea-ch-7-ithaca

Learn English with Stories

The Adventures of Odyssea: Ch 7.2 Ithaca

Text One--课文一  kèwényī

píngguǒliǎngkuàiwǔyījīn，xiāngjiāosānkuàiyījīn。wǒyàoyījīnpíngguǒ、liǎngjīnxiāngjiāo。yīgòngbākuàiwǔ。
苹果两块五一斤，香蕉三块一斤。我要一斤苹果、两斤香蕉。一共八块五。

New Words--生(shēng)词(cí)    
苹(píng)果(guǒ)   
块(kuài)    
元(yuán)    
毛(máo)  
 角(jiǎo)    
香(xiāng)蕉(jiāo)   
斤(jīn)   
要(yào)   
一(yī)共(gòng)

Text Two--课文二  kèwénèr

ānnī：píngguǒduōshǎoqiányījīn？
tānfàn：nínyàozhèzhǒngháishìnàzhǒng？
ānnī：zhèzhǒngduōshǎoqián？
tānfàn：sānkuài。
ānnī：nàzhǒngne？
tānfàn：wǔkuài。
ānnī：tàiguìle，piányíyīdiǎnérba。sìkuàiyījīn，zěnmeyàng？
tānfàn：sìkuàiwǔba。
ānnī：xíng。wǒyàoliǎngjīn。
tānfàn：háiyàobiédema？
ānnī：háiyàoyījīnxiāngjiāo。 yīgòngduōshǎoqián？
tānfàn：xiāngjiāosānkuàiyījīn，yīgòngshíèrkuài。
ānnī：gěinǐqián。
tānfàn：zhèshìshíwǔkuài，zhǎonínsānkuài。

安妮：苹果多少钱一斤？
摊贩：您要这种还是那种？
安妮：这种多少钱？
摊贩：三块。
安妮：那种呢？
摊贩：五块。
安妮：太贵了，便宜一点儿吧。四块一斤，怎么样？
摊贩：四块五吧。
安妮：行。我要两斤。
摊贩：还要别的吗？
安妮：还要一斤香蕉。 一共多少钱？
摊贩：香蕉三块一斤，一共十二块。
安妮：给你钱。
摊贩：这是十五块，找您三块。

New Words--生(shēng)词(cí)
钱(qián)
种(zhǒng)
太(tài) …… 了(le)
贵(guì)
便(pián)宜(yí)
怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)
还(hái)
别(bié)的(de)
给(gěi)
找(zhǎo)


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

苹果多少钱一斤  píngguǒduōshǎoqiányījīn

It's autumn season in Japan.   What makes me feel Japanese autumn?
Today I'll talk about it.  Autumn is my favorite season. I have a lot of memories.
Please listen to my story! Thank you!
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今は10月です。日本の季節は　秋です。
秋と言えば、思い浮かぶものには　いろいろあります。
例えば、栗。　早い物は9月の末ごろから　八百屋やスーパーの店先に並び始めます。私は　栗を見ると　運動会を思い出します。　運動会の日は、給食はないので、お弁当を持って行きます。運動会の日のお弁当は特別でした。ご飯とおかずの入ったお弁当箱の他に、家で湯がいた栗が数個、一緒に包んでありました。食べやすいように、包丁で真ん中に切り込みが入れてありました。そして、スプーンで栗の実をすくって食べたことを覚えています。栗の実は少し硬かったり、べちゃっとしていたりするものもありましたが、ほとんどは　ふっくらと甘くて　とてもおいしかったです。　栗の実を落とさないように　スプーンの先と栗の実を　真剣に見ながら、すくっては口に運んでいました。少しでもたくさん栗の実を食べたくて、渋皮ぎりぎりのところまでスプーンでほじくるようにして食べたものです。　そのときの情景が　ありありと目に浮かんできます。幸せな時間でした。
　ほかにも秋を感じるものはあります。　庭に咲く金木犀の花です。オレンジ色をした小さな花が　枝先にぎっしりとつきます。今、ちょうど　うちの庭で　咲いています。そして、ほんのり甘い　いい匂いが庭を包みます。へやの窓を開けていると、風向きによって　そのいい匂いが　ふわっと部屋の中に入ってきたりします。今　私のうちの庭にある金木犀の木は、27年前の阪神大震災の後に植え直したものです。震災の前も　うちの庭には　金木犀の木がありました。それは、すっかり大きくなった大人の木でした。でも、震災で壊れた家を建て直すときに、庭にあったすべてのものをどけてしまわなくてはいけませんでした。私が大好きだった金木犀も例外ではありませんでした。家を建て直して数年後、やっぱり金木犀の木が　庭に欲しいと思った私は、1メートルぐらいのまだ子どもの金木犀を買って植えました。3年ぐらいは花がつきませんでしたが、背丈が大きくなって、　私の身長を抜くころには　花が咲くようなりました。そして、今年も　秋が来たことを知らせるように　うちの庭で　咲いてくれています。
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やさしい日本語（にほんご）

秋を感（かん）じるもの　Something that feels like autumn

I denne podcasten utforskes Norges Grunnlov fra 1814 og dens betydning i landets historie.

Vanskelige ord:
Delegerte: Fra delegere, som betyr å overføre ansvar eller oppgaver. Her, de som var ansvarlige.
Representantene: Fra representere, her betyr å snakke for land.
Vedtatt: Godkjent
Kielfreden: Fredsavtalen mellom Sverige og Danmark 1814
Personalunion: To land som har forskjellige lover, men samme konge/dronning.
Statsråd: Møter hvor man bestemmer landets lover og regler.
Storting: Der representantene møtes for å utøve loven.

Norsk fakta

1814

A podcast a day keeps the doctor away!

An in depth look at three idioms. 
Step 1: Learn the history behind them. 
Step 2: Repeat the stories to friends at dinner parties. 
Step 3: Pretend you are smart and cultured. 
Step 4: Profit!

The Jerome Meadows Experience

Idioms - Gut Feeling, Honeymoon Period, In Deep Water

迁: 迁移，搬家。
        战国的时候，有一个很伟大的大学问家孟子。孟子小的时候非常调皮,他的妈妈为了让他受好的教育. 花了很多心血。当他们住在墓地旁边时，孟子就邻居的小孩一起学着大人跪拜、哭嚎的样子,玩起办理丧事的游戏。妈妈看到了，就皱起眉头说:"不行!我不能让我的孩子住在这里了。”于是带看孟子搬到市集旁边去住。
        到了市集,孟子又和邻居的小孩,学起商人做生意的样子。一会儿鞠躬欢迎客人、一会儿招待客人、 一会儿和客人讨价还价，表演得像极了! 妈妈知道了，又皱起眉头说：“这个地方也不适合我的孩子住。”
        他们又搬家了，这一次搬到了学校附近。孟子开始变得守秩序、懂礼貌、喜欢读书。这个时候，孟子的妈妈很满意地点着头说 :“这才是我儿子应该住的地方呀!”

Vivi甜讲中国故事

孟母三迁  （孟子）

As there are 4 areas: Speaking, Reading, Writing & Listening and I’ll add the 5th one – Thinking in English I’ll be presenting you with some tools daily to enhance each area.

Let’s dive into the third Part for today and it’s on Listening & Comprehension:

Here are the comprehension questions:

Where is Chicago in the United States?

a The west coast
b The Midwest
c The south
d The east coast

What sport do the Chicago Cubs play in Wrigley Field?

a Rugby
b Football
c Soccer
d Baseball


Why was Keith impressed by the Chicago Water Tower?

a It supplies water to the entire population.
b It is one of few landmarks that survived a historical fire.
c It is the tallest building in the city.
d It is the only remaining monument of the World’s Fair.


What event was important for Chicago in 1892?


a The World’s Fair took place here.
b Jackson Park became open to the public.
c The Great Fire destroyed a large part of the town.
d Wrigley Field was constructed.


How did Keith arrive to the rooftop of the Willis Tower?

a He used an indoor elevator.
b He climbed the building’s exterior.
c He walked up the interior stairs.
d He took an outdoor elevator.

See you in the part 4 and it will be on Speaking. 

Check out my posts - you'll find a lot of valuable tools to practice your English every day for free!

The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

Daily 2 minute English Listening Practice for today. 

In telephone screening interviews, it’s common for hiring managers to ask candidates for their salary expectations. Why do they ask this question? 

They want to make sure your salary expectations align with the amount they have budgeted for the job. The hiring manager is also testing you to see if you know and will ask for what you’re worth. 

While hiring managers have good reasons for asking this question upfront, it's tricky to answer it at the beginning of the job interview process. Consider that a salary is only one component of an overall benefits package. 

Yet, if you give a higher range than the company has set, they will eliminate you, and the company will never find out if you would have been worth paying a higher salary. So this question poses a real problem. 

You have to convince the employer to ask you this question later in the recruitment process or provide a well-informed range that doesn't get you eliminated from the candidate pool. By the time you are a top candidate, employers will be far more willing to give you the salary you want and deserve. 

In this episode, you will learn where to research an appropriate salary range for your role. You’ll also get three strategies for answering the question with sample responses.

By the end of the episode, you will be prepared to talk confidently about your salary expectations.

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/salary-expectations-interview/. 

Theme music by Lucas Knutter. 

Infographics at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/_created/.

Episode originally published on November 27, 2020. 

Express to Impress

Salary Expectations: How to Answer This Interview Question

A lecture from a book called, Io sono Doc Holliday by Robert W. Kepps Italian Edition (1972) Longanesi Editore.

Enjoy

Luca Sensei 