Learning a Language is exactly like moving into a new house. It takes time to settle in. You should never be frustrated when you forget what you have learnt and make mistakes where corrections have already been made. 

All Things English

Immersing Ourselves in the Language

The cutting of huge figures or ‘geoglyphs’ into the earth of English hillsides has taken place for more than 3,000 years. There are 56 hill figures scattered around England, with the vast majority on the chalk down lands of the country’s southern counties. The figures include giants, horses, crosses and regimental badges. Although the majority of these geoglyphs date within the last 300 years or so, there are one or two that are much older.

The most famous of these figures is perhaps also the most mysterious — the Uffington White Horse in Oxfordshire. The White Horse has recently been re-dated and shown to be even older than its previously assigned ancient pre-Roman Iron Age* date. More controversial is the date of the enigmatic Long Man of Wilmington in Sussex. While many historians are convinced the figure is prehistoric, others believe that it was the work of an artistic monk from a nearby priory and was created between the 11th and 15th centuries.
The method of cutting these huge figures was simply to remove the overlying grass to reveal the gleaming white chalk below. However, the grass would soon grow over the geoglyph again unless it was regularly cleaned or scoured by a fairly large team of people. One reason that the vast majority of hill figures have disappeared is that when the traditions associated with the figures faded, people no longer bothered or remembered to clear away the grass to expose the chalk outline. Furthermore, over hundreds of years the outlines would sometimes change due to people not always cutting in exactly the same place, thus creating a different shape to the original geoglyph. The fact that any ancient hill figures survive at all in England today is testament to the strength and continuity of local customs and beliefs which, in one case at least, must stretch back over millennia.

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Cambridge 16 Reading Test 2.   The White Horse of Uffington

As a beginner level language learners, you can study reading in a simple word. But, simple words like what? You must be wondering when you read the title of this column. The first words you should read are: Practice reading numbers and colors. Yes, it matters. Because when you study Indonesian with materials such as BIPA, you will be invited to read simple conversational texts where usually simple conversations will discuss questions like "What time is it?" then you have to answer with Numbers, right?
Apart from learning to use file books, when you are a traveler and are going to Indonesia, of course you will use a lot of money and you have to know how to say it in Indonesian. Of course you can actually use English, but remember when you are a foreigner in another country, they will be happy if you can use that country's language, especially Indonesians.
So, feel free to learn numbers and colors as a beginner


Learning Bahasa (Complete Beginer)

READING PRACTICE IS IMPORTANT

Learn to describe people. We cover basic language and expressions about appearance and personality. Best for beginner students!

Super Basic Spanish

Learn Basic Spanish: Descripciones personales (personal descriptions)

For intermediate level learners of Japanese
「よけい」について勉強しましょう！

「よけい」の意味（いみ）は「もっと」なのですが、「もっと」とは少し違(ちが)います。
特別(とくべつ)なスイッチ（Switch）があるんです･･･。

なんだそれ！？と思ったあなた！
いっしょに勉強しましょう^^



【よけい】〈副詞(ふくし)〉
意味：すでに（そうだ）けど、もっと（そう）

▶こんな風に使います･･･
もうすでに感じている気持ちや状態(じょうたい)がもっと大きくなるという意味で使われる。
例「よけい寝られなくなる」（意味：もうすでに寝られないけど、もっと寝られなくなる）

すでに寝られない⇒何かスイッチ（Switch）がある。⇒もっと寝られなくなる
スイッチの例）羊(ひつじ)を数(かぞ)える



今日は・・・
１　「ダメといわれると、もっとしたくなりますか」〈会話〉［5:35］

★★★ダメといわれると、もっとしたくなりますか★★★

①〈友だちの家に遊びに行った〉
このドア何かな？と思った。
友だち「このドアは絶対(ぜったい)に開けないで！」

②〈友だちの部屋で〉
このフォルダーにはどんな写真が入(はい)っているのかな？と思った。
友だち「このフォルダーだけは絶対に見ないで！」

③〈浦島(うらしま)太郎(たろう)のお話〉
お姫(ひめ)さまに「絶対に開けてはいけません」という箱(はこ)をもらう。


◎「ダメ」って言われると、もっと考えてしまう。だから、もっと興味(きょうみ)を持ってしまうのは普通(ふつう)のこと。本当にダメなとき（しちゃいけないとき）に、「ダメ」と言うのは逆効果(ぎゃくこうか)。


〈ことば〉
１）ツアー〈名詞〉　tour。
２）山小屋(やまごや)〈名詞〉山にある小さい小屋(こや)・施設(しせつ)。山に登(のぼ)る人が泊(と)まったり休憩(きゅうけい)したりする。
３）レビュー〈名詞／する〉review。
４）雰囲気(ふんいき)　〈名詞〉 その場所(ばしょ)にあるもの・いる人が作(つく)る感(かん)じや
気分的(きぶんてき)な空気(くうき)のこと。ムード（mood）。




＜説明＆ことば＞
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第２８課 よけい
１［5:35］　「ダメといわれると、もっとしたくなりますか」〈会話〉
２［6:19］　会話の中の「よけい」・練習・おともだちのことば「そんなこと言われると、よけい」

🎙声：音読さん、吉田（よしだ、Japanese teacher）、八角さん

📖scenario：吉田（よしだ、Japanese teacher）


役に立つ日本語のことばを私たちと一緒に勉強しましょう！ 
Come study useful Japanese words with us！

第１課～第２８課まで　配信中です！！
Lessons 1 through 28 are now available!
よろしくお願いします。

毎月１０日２０日３０日更新！　
Updated on the 10th, 20th and 30th of every month!　

NEW PRACTICAL JAPANESE WORDS -intermediate podcast lessons!!

第２８課　よけい 1/2

Reading books is one of the basic things you must do if you want to really improve yourself.
I will be sharing a few lessons I learned from some of my favorite podcasters about how to choose books that will be useful for your journey.

FLO TALKS 

How to choose the right books to read?

Привет! Voici une histoire de visite chez le médecin. J’utilise la méthode TPRS comme d’habitude. 

Днём Катя была у врача. Врач поставил диагноз и назначил лечение. Вот как это было.  
- Здравствуйте! Что у вас болит?
- У меня болит горло.
- У вас есть кашель?
- Нет, кашля нет. 
- Вам трудно дышать?
- Да, немного.
- Насморк?
- Нет, насморка нет.
- Есть температура?
- Да, утром температура была 38 градусов. Сейчас 37.
- Голова болит?
- Да, у меня очень болит голова.
- Я думаю, у вас грипп. Я выпишу вам рецепт и дам больничный. Оставайтесь дома 5 дней и принимайте лекарства. Через 5 дней приходите ко мне на повторный приём.
- Спасибо, доктор!

Vocabulaire
поставить диагноз - diagnostiquer
назначить лечение - prescrire un traitement
кашель/кашлять - une toux / tousser
дышать легко - il est facile de respirer 
дышать трудно – avoir la difficulté à respirer
насморк – avoir le nez qui coule.
температура выше нормы - température au-dessus de la normale
рецепт - une ordonnance 
больничный лист - le congé de maladie

По-русски легко!

Короткие истории. 14. У врача.

不同 bù tóng：different ; diverse
类型 lèi xíng：kind; type;style
动作片 dòng zuò piàn：Action movies
喜剧片 xǐ jù piàn：Comedy movies
爱情片 ài qíng piàn：Romance movies 
科幻片 kē huàn piàn：Science Fiction movies 
奇幻片 或者 魔幻片 qíhuàn piàn huòzhě móhuàn piàn：Fantasy movies
动画片 dòng huà piàn：Cartoons or Animations
悬疑片 xuán yí piàn：Mystery movies
侦探片 zhēn tàn piàn：Detective movies
剧情片 jù qíng piàn：Drama movies
恐怖片 kǒng bù piàn：Horror movies
古装片 gǔ zhuāng piàn：Ancient Costume movies
音乐片 yīn yuè piàn：Musical movies
剧情片 jì lù piàn：Documentary

Key Sentence：
你 喜欢 看 什么类型 的 电影？nǐ  xǐhuan kàn shénme lèixíng de diànyǐng ？
我 喜欢 看...、...和...，你呢？wǒ xǐ huān kàn ...、... hé ...， nǐ ne ？
