An explanation of which articles to use and some examples.

The Social Evolutionary

Articles: "a", "an", "the" or nothing.

Have to, don’t have to, and can’t
Use have to for general obligations and to show that something is necessary.
I have to work shifts.
You have to come on time.

Use don’t have to to show that something isn’t necessary.
You don’t have to wear a suit.

Use can’t to show that something is not allowed or isn’t a good idea.
You can’t lie in a job interview. 

Also use have to for strong recommendations. 
You have to do your research. 

Everyday English with Teacher Alyse

Have to, don’t have to, and can’t

Everyone has their preferred way of drinking coffee. Maybe you like yours black, or maybe you prefer a bit of sugar in it.

But have you ever tried drinking coffee with salt?

Adding a pinch of salt to your cup of coffee is said to make it taste less bitter.

And putting salt in coffee isn't new. In some countries, such as Turkey and Hungary, people have done this for years.

But a cafe in Vietnam is believed to have started the newest trend — salt coffee.

It's a little different from just putting salt in your coffee, though. Salt coffee is said to have come from a small cafe in Hue ("hwEH"), a city in central Vietnam.

The cafe's name, Ca Phe Muoi, is also the name of the drink, since ca phe means "coffee" and muoi means "salt" in Vietnamese.

Salt coffee is made by mixing sweet condensed milk with a base of Vietnamese coffee, and adding salted cream to the top.

The cafe's owners hoped this unique drink would bring in more customers, and it did.

"In Hue, salt coffee became a daily drink like black coffee or white coffee," the cafe's owners told CNN Travel in June.

And it wasn't just in Hue where people fell in love with salt coffee — the cafe's website sells bottles of it to send around the country, and now Starbucks even sells its own version of salt coffee.

Vietnam is one of the world's largest coffee growers, and has a rich coffee culture.

Salt coffee is just one of many unique Vietnamese coffee drinks.

Others include egg coffee (which has a topping of egg yolks and condensed milk), coconut coffee, and yogurt coffee.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Salt Coffee: A Sweet Drink from Vietnam

Suggest you listen first, if you don't understand, then read the text。 Come on 加油！
《我想你》

I miss you
我想你
I miss your voice
想念你的声音
I miss your smile
想念你的微笑
I miss your scent
想念你的味道
I miss your hug
想念你的拥抱
I miss your jokes
想念你的玩笑
I miss how you make me feel
想念心动的感觉
I miss your everything
我想念你的一切


Merry's Channel (HSK三）

HSK 三   《我想你》

        李白(701- 762), 是中国唐朝时期著名的诗人，他小时候对学习很不感兴趣，经常跑到外边玩儿。一天，李白在河边发现一位老婆婆竟然在磨一根铁棒子。李白觉得很好奇，就走过去问老婆婆在干什么，原来老婆婆的孙女要学绣花，她要给孙女做一根绣花针。
        李白听完以后，像大部分孩子一样哈哈大笑，因为他认为把铁棒子磨成绣花针太浪费时间了，等老婆婆磨好了，她孙女可能也变成老婆婆了。可是，老婆婆自信地告诉他：“只要功夫深，铁杆磨成针。”
        听完老婆婆的回答，李白突然明白了一个道理：无论做什么事情，只要坚持就可能成功。从此，李白就开始努力学习、积累知识，最终成为一名伟大的诗人。

        看完这个谚语故事，你知道努力和坚持对成功有多么重要了吧？

功夫 [gōng fu] workmanship; skill
铁杵磨成针[tiě chǔ mó chénɡ zhēn]
an iron pestle can be ground down to a needle — perseverance will prevail
老婆婆[lǎo po pó] granny(used by children in addressing an old woman)
绣花[xiù huā]embroider; do embroidery


Li Bai (701- 762) was a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty of China. When he was young, Li Bai was not interested in learning at all, and he often went out playing. One day, Li Bai saw an old woman grinding an iron pestle by the river. He felt so curious that he went over and asked the old woman what she was doing . It turned out that she was making a needle for her granddaughter to learn embroidery. 
Having heard this, Li Bai laughed as most kids would do, because he thought it was a waste of time to grind an iron pestle into a needle and that by the day the needle was made, her granddaughter would have turned into an old woman herself. However, the old woman told him with confidence: "As long as you work hard enough, an iron pestle can be ground down to a needle." 
Suddenly Li Bai realized that perseverance would help one succeed in everything. From then on, Li Bai began to study hard and accumulate knowledge. He finally became a great poet! 
After reading this story, you must have learned how important hard work and perseverance are to success.

HSK6 Vocab Based - Short Story Podcast

04. 中国谚语--只要功夫深, 铁杵磨成针 Chinese proverb - As Long as You Work Hard Enough, an Iron Pestle Can Be Ground Down to a Needle 

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

初級では勉強しなかった「てしまう」が使えるようになりますよ～。

今日は・・・
４　『みんなの日本語』と『GENKI』の文でも確認（かくにん）しよう！［3:57］


【問題】みんなの日本語と GENKI の文を使って、例文を使って確認しましょう。
「～つもりはなかったけど」や「つもりだったけど」という文をいれて、最後にこまった～、どうしよう～などの気持ちのことばも入れてみよう！

１）お金があまりないんですが、たくさん買ってしまいました。
２）友だちにパソコンを借りたんですが、壊してしまいました
３）地図を見ながら行きましたが、道を間違えてしまいました。
４）駅まで走りましたが、電車は行ってしまいました。

↑　ここまでが教科書の文

５）昨日は疲れていて、晩ご飯を食べた後、テレビを見ながらソファーで寝てしまった。
６）昨日の夜、佐藤くんと山下さんが手をつないで歩いているのを見てしまった。
７）ドラマを見ていて、前は全然タイプじゃなかった高橋一生（たかはし・いっせい）のことを好きになってしまった。


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第１０課 てしまう（１）
１［3:26］　〈会話１〉と「給湯室（きゅうとうしつ）」
２［4:18］　初級で勉強した「てしまう」は？（完了）（後悔・失望）
３［4:11］　こまったり残念に思っていない「てしまう」
４［3:57］　『みんなの日本語』と『GENKI』の文でも確認（かくにん）しよう！
５［2:45］　まとめ&関西弁ではどういうの？

🎙声：音読さん、平谷（ひらたに、Japanese teacher）、吉田（よしだ、Japanese teacher）
📖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！

いっしょにポッドキャストを作ってくれる人を探しています。
興味のある方はお気軽にメッセージをください！

第１７課 気がしない（１）（２）
第１６課 頭の慣用句
第１５課 たまたま
第１４課 なんか
第１３課 （１）思わず（２）つい・うっかり
第１２課 喉元過ぎれば熱さ忘れる
第１１課 とにかく
第１０課 てしまう（１）（２）
第　９課 しっかり
第　８課 開いた口がふさがらない
第　７課 いちいち
第　６課 てくる
第　５課 ネコをかぶる
第　４課 ずいぶん
第　３課 てたまらない
第　２課 顔から火が出る
第　１課 あまり

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第１０課　てしまう（１）－４

Here are some questions that we will go through today related to the topic:

Q. 1. Did you enjoy doing art lessons when you were a child? [Why?/Why not?]
Q. 2. Do you ever draw or paint pictures now? [Why?/Why not?]
Q. 3. When was the last time you went to an art gallery or exhibition? [Why?]
Q. 4. What kind of pictures do you like having in your home? [Why?]

Please remember that you don't have to be perfect with your answers. The first goal is to go through as many topics as you can but the bigger goal is to trust yourself that you'll do your best while doing the test!

To Your Success!

See you in my classes.


IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Speaking, Part One - Art. [Band 8/9 answers]

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Indirect Communication and Politeness

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