So if you and your brother were bored and had nothing to do because it was raining outside, you might say to him, "I've been in the doldrums ever since the rain started."



English Vibes

Have You Ever Been 'In the Doldrums'?

・七夕の行事について紹介
・ひこ星とおり姫について
・二人の物語を標準語と東北弁で紹介
・二つの言語で同じ内容を読んだときの雰囲気の違いは？
・七夕の楽しみ方、紙(短冊)に願い事を書いて笹の葉と一緒に飾る
・まとめ



Nihongo tokidoki Inaka hougen with Megumi Na

今日は七夕 Reading stories about "Tanabata"with standard Japanese and Tohoku dialect

Báinián qián, zǎochá wénhuà jiù yǐjīng shèngxíng Guǎngzhōu, mànmàn yǎnbiàn chéng yīzhǒng xísú, yī zhǒng gēnshēndìgù de chuántǒng.
百年前，早茶文化就已经盛行广州，慢慢演变成一种习俗，一种根深蒂固的传统。
A hundred years ago, morning tea culture has been preveiling in Guanghou, slowly evolved into a custom, a deep-rooted tradition. 

“一盅两件”，广式早茶文化俗称。一壶茶，两笼点心。早茶，早茶，有点醉翁之意不在酒，其包含的不仅仅是茶，更是种类繁多、精美可口的点心，甚至是“老广”慢悠悠消磨一上午的生活方式。
“Yī zhōng liǎng jiàn” ,guǎngshì zǎochá wénhuà súchēng。Yī hú chá, liǎng lóng diǎnxīn。Zǎochá, zǎochá, yóudiǎn zuìwēngzhīyìbúzàijiù, qí bāohán de bùjǐnjǐn shì chá, gèng shì zhǒnglèi fánduō, jīngměi kékǒu de diǎnxīn, shènzhì shǐ "Láoguǎng" mànyōuyōu xiāomó yī shàngwǔ de shēnghuó fāngshì。
'One cup and two pieces' is commonly known as Cantonese morning tea, morning tea, a little drunk weng's meaning is not wine, it contains not only tea, but also a wide variety of exquisite and delicious snacks, and even ' Lao Guang' leisurely spend a morning life. 



Maple's fun Chinese  (Mandarin)

一盅两件 Yī zhōng liǎng jiàn

Endure	忍耐	rěnnài
Enjoy	享受	xiǎngshòu
Escape	逃脱	táotuō
Estimate	估计	gūjì
Evaluate	评价	píngjià


5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C(24) Vocabulary Set: Endure Enjoy Escape Estimate Evaluate

Learn in this IELTS Speaking Episode lots of vocabulary, idioms and collocations to describe people, their personality traits, what they look like, how they are, and what they do. This is a great IELTS topic for learning the best idioms and phrases to Hack IELTS speaking questions on talking about people. If you would like to book a class with Carlita, ask her a question and she will respond!

IELTS Speaking Preparation

Episode 3 - Describing People 

¿Por qué gastamos más de la mitad del tiempo y la energía del aprendizaje de un idioma, especialmente el español, en los tiempos verbales  pretéritos, cuando el pasado nunca volverá jamás?

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

El pasado pasó y nosotros seguimos estando...

The Paralympic Games are starting in Paris! So today I have a couple of pieces of vocabulary for you that come from sport and we can use at work. We have three idioms today, all involving balls. These are "get the ball rolling", "drop the ball", and "keep your eye on the ball". I hope you find them useful

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

Please don't drop the ball!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P2iwhgHQAtPD3tfaH_Q3Ra8UDixDPhgq/view?usp=drivesdk

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Diversions (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CVcz8Lx5OeufVCTm3Z4EbrAROFhBslZL/view?usp=drivesdk