When learning English we wonder whether we need to have a certain accent. Usually American or British? But the truth is just need a neutral and clear accent to be Natively-fluent rather than sound like we're from a place we did not grow up in.

Slice of English 

Do You Really Need an Accent? Part 1

『日本語能力試験」対策＿日本語総まとめN3（語彙）』アスク出版
テキストを読んでいきます。
一回に1日ずつ読んでいきます。
今日は、第1週6日目です。


N3合格

N3 語彙　第1週6日目

Rob: Hi Selma, how are you?

Selma: Oh hi Rob! I’m doing well, thanks. Just finished that essay that’s due in tomorrow. It was a tough topic!

Rob: Tell me about it. It took me ages. So, listen, I wanted to ask you about Netflix. You subscribe to it, don’t you?

Selma: I do, yes.

Rob: I’m thinking about signing up, but I wanted to get your view on it. Is it worth the money?

Selma: I really think it is, although I don’t know that everyone would agree with me. I’m a huge fan of crime series, so there’s nothing I love more than binge-watching a whole series in a day in my pijamas.

Rob: I keep reading about some really interesting films coming up on there – there was that Martin Scorsese film recently?

Selma: Oh yes, The Irishman. I haven’t seen it yet, but Jane loved it and said it was some of his best work. So, it’s on my list. But absolutely everything is covered. There’s Horror, Thrillers, Comedy, Cartoons, you name it. I’ve seen some really thought-provoking documentaries on there recently. There’s Saving Capitalism by Robert Reich which takes a really good look at the system we live in and its problems and then makes suggestions for how to fix it. I watched What The Health which looks at the links between the food industry and healthcare. I’ve had a lot of discussions with other students about that one.

Rob: Is there much music stuff on there?

Selma: Loads! Film from concerts, documentaries about Bowie, Oasis, Bob Dylan… you like Hip Hop, don’t you? There is a great series called Hip Hop Evolutionthat goes into how it all started. It’s fascinating. What I really like about Netflix though is because there’s such a huge audience, there’s a lot of representation of different groups in society. There are loads of foreign films, there’s LGBTQ themes, Black and Asian directors. Something for everyone. Did you hear about Squid Game?

Rob: Oh yeah, the Korean series?

Selma: Yes, it was brilliant and completely unlike anything you’d see over here. 

English Conversation/Dialogue

NETFLIX-ING

🏆 In this podcast, you'll learn:
✔ Key English vocabulary for employment and job applications
✔ Effective communication techniques with colleagues and supervisors
✔ Essential phrases for meetings, presentations, and networking
✔ Strategies for dealing with workplace challenges and conflicts
✔ Tips for building strong professional relationships and achieving career success

English with Hamed

Episode 1: English for work

In this video, you will learn the vocab and grammar of booking and checking in a hotel, some travel related words. I REMADE THIS STORY FROM THE PREVIOUS VIDEO, I hope i improved the sound and video quality to help you learn better and easier. Hope you enjoy the story and listen to it in a relaxing way. You can listen several times or repeat or come back to study the same story after a few days later.
The most important, enjoy the study!!
Annie

Story learning Chinese with Annie

Cozy Chinese listening practice(Chinese comprehensible input FOR beginners and intermediate)

How much do you know about Antarctica? Whether you answer positively or negatively to this question, there is always something new to learn about this part of the world. In this episode in Russian, I will tell you many interesting facts about Antarctica. And about the Antarctic. So, what's the difference? Listen to this podcast and find answers to many questions.

If you're looking for a podcast that offers useful and interesting information, then listen to this episode in Russian! Whether you are a beginner or an experienced listener of podcasts in Russian, you will enjoy this episode! Additionally, you will find a lot of useful Russian vocabulary here!

✅Subscribe and follow new releases!  It is really important for my channell’s development! You can also get scripts for this and other podcasts on my page on Substack: https://nduryagin.substack.com/

Много ли вы знаете об Антарктиде? Не важно, ответите ли вы положительно или отрицательно на этот вопрос, об этой части света всегда можно узнать что-то новое. В этом эпизоде на русском языке я расскажу вам много интересных фактов про Антарктиду. И Антарктику. А в чём же разница? Послушайте этот подкаст и узнайте ответы на многие вопросы.

Если вы ищете подкаст, который предлагает полезную и интересную информацию, тогда послушайте этот эпизод на русском языке! Независимо от того, являетесь ли вы новичком или опытным слушателем подкастов на русском языке, вам понравится этот эпизод! Кроме того, здесь вы найдёте много полезной лексики русского языка!

✅Подписывайтесь и следите за новыми выпусками!  Это действительно важно для развития моего канала! Вы также можете получить скрипты для этого и других подкастов на моей странице в Substack: https://nduryagin.substack.com/

Russian with Nick

Эпизод 15. Загадочный материк - Антарктида

今日は、ひなまつりの日です☆

・女の子の日
・ひな人形をかざります
・ひな人形は、今日かたづけます

［単語］
ごちそう...おいしい食べ物がたくさん
ピンク（ぴんく）...色。さくらと同じ色。

［食べ物の名前］
ちらし寿司（ずし）
桜餅（さくらもち）

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#8〉2022年3月3日水曜日　ひなまつり

他惊讶地看着我。
He stared at me, thunderstruck.
正经事？
Matters of consequence!
他瞅着我手拿锤子，手指沾满了油污，伏在一个在他看来丑不可言的机件上。
He looked at me there, with my hammer in my hand, my fingers black with engine-grease, bending down over an object which seemed to him extremely ugly.
你说话就和那些大人一样！
You talk just like the grown-ups!
这话使我有点难堪。
That made me a little ashamed.
可是他又尖刻无情地说道：“你什么都分不清…你把什么都混在一起！”
But he went on, relentlessly: "You mix everything up together...You confuse everything."
他着实非常恼火。
He was really very angry.
摇动着脑袋，金黄色的头发随风颤动着。
He tossed his golden curls in the breeze.
我到过一个星球，上面住着一个红脸先生。
I know a planet where there is a certain red-faced gentleman.
他从来没闻过一朵花。
He has never smelled a flower.
他从来没有看过一颗星星。
He has never looked at a star.
他什么人也没有喜欢过。
He has never loved any one.
除了算帐以外，他什么也没有做过。

He has never done anything in his life but add up figures.
他整天同你一样老是说：“我有正经事，我是个严肃的人”。
And all day he says over and over, just like you: "I am busy with matters of consequence!"
这使他傲气十足。
And that makes him swell up with pride.
他简直不像是个人，他是个蘑菇。
But he is not a man– he is a mushroom!"
是个什么？
A what?
是个蘑菇！
A mushroom!
小王子当时气得脸色发白。
The little prince was now white with rage.
几百万年以来花儿都在制造着刺，
The flowers have been growing thorns for millions of years.
几百万年以来羊仍然在吃花。
For millions of years the sheep have been eating them just the same.
要搞清楚为什么花儿费那么大劲给自己制造没有什么用的刺，这难道不是正经事？
And is it not a matter of consequence to try to understand why the flowers go to so much trouble to grow thorns which are never of any use to them?
难道羊和花之间的战争不重要？
Is the warfare between the sheep and the flowers not important?
这难道不比那个大胖子红脸先生的帐目更重要？
Is this not of more consequence than a fat red-faced gentleman's sums?
如果我认识一朵人世间唯一的花，只有我的星球上有它，别的地方都不存在，
And if I know–I, myself–one flower which is unique in the world, which grows nowhere but on my planet,
而一只小羊胡里胡涂就这样把它一下子毁掉了，这难道不重要？
but which one little sheep can destroy in a single bite some morning, without even noticing what he is doing–Oh! You think that is not important!