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Talking about. Life in general. No one special, nothing special.

Can I Say - Can I Do

All About You

I introduce my brother, Bryce, and we discuss our experiences learning to play guitar as teenagers.
We share some advice for beginners and also talk about our memories.

If you've ever been curious about what it takes to start playing guitar and you want to learn some relevant vocabulary, this episode may be for you!

This is just Part One of our conversation. I'll be posting Part Two next week.

***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 23:14***

***Full episode transcript available ⁠here: https://american-idiom.com/f/008-why-does-everyone-learn-the-same-first-song-on-guitar⁠***

Episode Outline:

Bryce introduces himself (Starts at 1:20)
How Bryce started playing guitar (Starts at 1:58)
Taste in music (Starts at 3:12)
The first songs we learned (Starts at 3:39)
Our recommendations for a good 'first song' (Starts at 6:46)
Playing electric guitar vs. acoustic guitar (Starts at 10:00)
How to avoid annoying your neighbors (Starts at 12:50)
What it's like playing in a rock band (Starts at 13:38)
Our memories of being in a band together (Starts at 14:56)
The most difficult part of playing in a band (Starts at 16:25)
Our connection to Greta Van Fleet (Starts at 20:41)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 23:14)

get away with something (used at 5:11 and explained at 23:20)
take one for the team (used at 14:20 and explained at 25:18)
be on the same page (used at 18:18 and explained at 27:27)

Brentoni's English Podcast

008 Why Does Everyone Learn the Same First Song on Guitar?

おぼえます→おぼえない
わすれます→わすれない
なくします→なくさない
はらいます→はらわない
返します→かえさない
出かけます→出かけない
ぬぎます→ぬがない
持（も）って行きます→持って行かない
持（も）って来ます→持って来ない
しんぱいします→しんぱいしない
ざんぎょうします→ざんぎょうしない
しゅっちょうします→しゅっちょうしない
飲（の）みます→飲まない
入（はい）ります→入らない

ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

17課 ない形動詞　ないform verb conjugation  　（17かの どうし）

In this lesson, we will learn the way of transportation, weather and some electric appliance.
useful expressions such as: neither..nor, if,  how,  not at all etc.

Basic communication conversations

第十四课 和你去旅游 Lesson 14 travel with you

今日は日本の犬種である柴犬について紹介します！日本では柴犬を飼っている人がとても多くて、人気があります。

でも躾が少し難しかったり、他の犬に吠えてしまう子もいます。その理由は、柴犬の歴史にヒントがあるようです。

柴犬は、古代から日本で大切にされてきた犬種です。昔、彼らは農家の友達として、作物を守ったり、農作業を手伝ったりしていました。また、神社や寺院で守り神としても重要な役割を果たし、神聖な存在として扱われてきました。

柴犬は、狼に一番近い犬種とも言われています。その特徴的な見た目や性格は、野生の祖先である狼の影響を感じさせます。彼らは賢くて勇敢で、昔は狩猟の仲間として使われていました。そのため、好奇心が旺盛で新しいことに興味を持ちます。また、力強い体つきやしっかりとした意志を持っており、頼りになる存在です。

ただし、柴犬の性格には獰猛な一面もあります。彼らは元々狩猟犬としての本能を持っており、時には獰猛になることがあります。また、自分の意思を持っているため、しつけが難しいこともあります。主人のリーダーシップを認識して従うことが大切ですが、一方で無理に威圧的なしつけをすると反発することもあります。

このような性格の特徴を理解して、柴犬との関わり方を考えることが重要です。適切なしつけや愛情深い接し方で、柴犬の良い性格を引き出すことができます。また、適度な運動や刺激を提供してあげることで、彼らの元気な一面を楽しむことができます。

柴犬は、日本の歴史や文化と深く結びついた犬種であり、その特徴的な性格も多くの人々に愛されています。彼らとの楽しい日々を過ごすためには、彼らの本来の性格や特徴を理解し、適切な関わり方を心がけることが大切です。

Easy Japanese

Shiba Inus, a dog breed native to Japan

it's all Greek to me!

Numbers 20+

You've been working for weeks on a project and finally get it finished, but someone else takes the credit — what could be more annoying?

Nothing, according to a new workplace survey! It found that people who steal your credit are the most annoying colleagues to work with.

Jobs site Kickresume asked almost 2,900 people around the world about the things that annoy them at work, and they had a lot to talk about!

Around 85% of people said they've worked with an annoying person.

And annoying colleagues don't just make people roll their eyes — they actually affect productivity too. In fact, almost six out of 10 people said that having annoying colleagues has a big effect on their productivity.

Thirty percent of people have a problem with colleagues who complain too much, while the same number get annoyed by those who don't respect personal space — they always stand a little too close!

Colleagues who steal other people's food from the fridge are also a source of annoyance.

Another common annoyance is bosses who micromanage — watching every move you make.

So what can we do about annoying behavior at work?

Many people say they'd like to talk to the person about it, but most don't have the courage.

Instead, 32% of people said they just try to stay away from the person who is annoying them. But that's not always easy, especially if they're stealing your credit — or your lunch!

Experts suggest speaking to a manager about workplace problems.

But here's a question: how do you know if you're not one of the people annoying your colleagues yourself?

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Annoying Colleagues Affect Productivity, Say Workers

Here are two questions about Bicycles and also here are 2 answers inside the recording.

Q1. How popular are bicycles in your hometown? [Why?]

Q2. How often do you ride a bicycle? [Why/Why not?]

Let me know how you'd answer these questions yourself?

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