我叫惠子，你也可以叫我winter。我来自中国。现在是一名汉语老师，有着4年的教学经验。我平时喜欢运动、看电影、做饭。如果你也喜欢学习中文，欢迎和我做朋友。我是一个十分活泼的女孩，我们可以一起聊天、一起学习。有任何关于学习中文的问题都可以来找我哦~哈哈哈 拜拜

Fun Chinese 

自我介绍 self introdution

好聽的中文故事 | 好听的中文故事✨

老鼠市長最後讓誰娶了女兒呢？聽完故事你就知道啦！
老鼠市长最后让谁娶了女儿呢？听完故事你就知道啦！


好听的中文故事 | 好聽的中文故事 | Great Chinese Stories

老鼠娶新娘 | 老鼠娶新娘

『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。 １回に1日ずつ読んでいきます。 今日は、第６週4日です。

N3合格

N3 語彙　第6週4日目

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

In this episode, I’ll explain how to say "fiction" and "non-fiction" in Chinese. You’ll learn the proper terms used in literary contexts, and get to know some related vocabulary along the way. Perfect for book lovers and Chinese learners alike!

Learn Chinese and Have Fun!

Love Reading? Here's How to Say "Fiction" and "Non-fiction" in Chinese!

Ao que parece um americano resolveu improvisar a sua máscara e houve até quem estivesse com ele!

Aprenda Português Com Notícias Insólitas e Malucas -Learn Portuguese With Crazy Isoteric News 

Americano Obrigado a Sair de Avião Por Usar Cuecas Como Máscara

Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
You can check the script at the link provided.

今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■働くお母さんは77.8% 今まででいちばん多い - 77.8% of mothers work - 
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014505591000/k10014505591000.html

NEWS for beginners - Native Japanese Accent -

働くお母さんは77.8%  - 77.8% of mothers work - 

This episode is all about job interviews and we will be looking at the most typical questions as well as the best words and phrases to use in your answers. To help us with this topic, Miss Finesstocrat will be telling us of her traumatic experience in her first ever job interview.
After her monologue, I will explain the key vocabulary and grammar of the topic covered, so that you will be able to use them in your own speaking and writing with the same finesse and confidence as Miss Finesstocrat herself.

You can also follow us on Instagram where we will be providing videos, quizzes and new vocabulary as supplement material for every episode in our podcast.

ENGLISH IN A TEACUP

ENGLISH IN A TEACUP: JOB INTERVIEWS (B2-C1)

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11jcxR3gxex8GKbcaswqp2g1txJwM47czLNFpGY2yXLw/edit?usp=sharing

Today, I want to tell you all about emotional support chickens. It seems that a nursing home here in the UK has been offered chickens by a local school in order to take away the loneliness of it’s residents and help them feel better.

Nursing Homes and Care Homes are places where we put older people who cannot look after themselves.

It's hoped that the chickens will bring residents a number of benefits. From fostering a sense of community to reducing mental health problems. Now, I'm not sure about you but for me, I'd probably rather have the cash or if  there’s perhaps other opportunities, maybe I’d prefer to talk to someone. These chickens don't actually have to be bought.It looks like they were given free to this nursing home. 

But still, if they're going to give away chickens, I'd rather have the cash.
