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ENGLISH POEM:  The road not taken by Robert Frost

みなさん、こんにちは。
わたしは、ほぼ毎日息子と主人のお弁当を作っているんです。ときには、自分のものも。
お弁当の中身、気になりますか。何が入っているか。
わたしが作るお弁当ですから、日本の一般的な男子高校生がどんなお弁当を食べているかってことになるでしょうか。
SNSなんかでは、セレブなママさんたちが「今日の息子のお弁当、食べてくれるかな」ってアップしているんですが、私の作るお弁当ってそんな感じではないです。夕ご飯の残りとそこに少しおかずを足す感じです。
とは言っても、私も日本人なので、お弁当を詰めるときには、彩りを考えますし、旬の食材を意識するんです。
さらに、息子は高校生男子ですから、栄養価も考えます。母の愛情弁当ってことになると思うんですが。
彼のお弁当作り始めて、早5年以上です。息子は、小学5年生の途中までは中国のインターに通っていましたから、お昼ごはんはキャンティーンで食べていました。小学5年生と6年生は日本の小学校でしたから、給食でした。中学校と高校は給食がないので、お弁当を持って行くことになった。つまり、私がお弁当を作ることになったというわけです。
え、じゃあなんでご主人の分も作っているのって。
はい、主人は一人で昼食を取るときは、たいていコンビニのサンドイッチのようなんです。で、それはあまり健康によくないってことで、どうせ息子に用意するのだから、ついでに主人の分もということになったわけです。
今日は、何を入れたかな。
昨日の夜のハンバーグ、鶏むね肉のレモンソテー、キャベツのみそ炒め、湯がいたブロッコリー、ミニトマト、それからゆかりご飯です。ボリュームたっぷりですよね。キャベツをみそ炒めにしてしまったので、全体的に茶色くなってしまったので、ブロッコリーとミニトマトを入れました。
この母のこだわりを息子は何も感じずに食べるのかなって感じですが。
どうですか。私のお弁当。おいしそうですか。次回は写真も撮りたいと思います。



「のぞみ」の日記

お弁当作り

In this episode 10 of English on the road, we discuss an article on which countries can claim to be the oldest in the world. I hope this podcast allows you to practice your English listening and comprehension.

The podcast begins with some vocabulary which is important to the topic, then we read the article and answer some discussion questions. 

The article is from a website called engoo which has many free English learning materials. I highly recommend checking this out if you want to study English independently or with a tutor. 

Thank you for listening and I hope you have a great day!

English on the Road 

Which Countries can Claim to be the Oldest in the World?

Buongiorno.
Sono Simona Gentili e questo è il mio podcast “semi-professionale” per chiunque abbia voglia di ascoltare cinque minuti di interviste e parole al vento…. O libere come il vento.
Quello che state ascoltando è il mio ultimo podcast per il 2024 (duemilaventiquattro).
Ho iniziato per gioco. 
Ho continuato per divertimento e per dare sfogo alla mia creatività.
Concludo l’anno con piacere.
Il piacere di avervi incontrato, per lo più virtualmente, ma qualche volta anche di persona. Anche solo una volta.
E il piacere di fare quello che mi piace e di farlo come mi piace.
Non vi chiederò e non vi dirò qual è il bilancio dell’anno che è passato.
Ma vi dirò che la parola del 2024, secondo me, è “DISQUISIRE”.
Non sentite il suono dolce di questa parola? Solo sentendola pronunciare, non vi sentite già meglio? Quale sarà il suo significato?
La rubrica guarda avanti.
In quale direzione, però, ancora non si sa.
Per il momento 
La Rubrica di Simona, e Simona, cioè io, 
VI RINGRAZIANO TANTO
 e VI AUGURANO 
BUONE FESTE E BUON ANNO NUOVO!

PS la canzone “Il cielo è sempre più blu” è di Rino Gaetano.
È del 1975, ma ancora estremamente attuale… sempre secondo me.
https://youtu.be/rfaihaFlcSg?si=9pcVSTg9oAedIvKd 


la Rubrica di Simona

✨La rubrica degli Auguri✨

If you say that a task was "plain sailing" then it's easy to complete. You didn't have any difficulty doing it. Of course, you could also say that a task was not plain sailing, meaning that it was a bit of a challenge!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

It's a beautiful day to go sailing!

Recommended to listen repeatedly until you understand. Key words and Commonly used phrases, Please read after me. You can record the phrases you read and send it here, I'll correct the pronunciation for you. Follow me ,you will learn more Chinese.

key words:
去、怎么、吃饭、不好、漂亮、看见、明天、高兴、能、做、住在、想、哪儿、那儿、买、卖、学习
（go、how to、have a meal、no good、pretty、see、tomorrow、happy、be able to、do、live in、think、where、over there、buy、sell、study)

Common phrases:
老师和学生、怎么样、多少钱、几岁、去哪里、太好了、坐飞机、看电影 、去商店、星期一、对不起、没关系、谢谢、吃什么、在家
（teacher and student、how about、how much、how old、where to go..、very good、by plane、watch a film、 go to the shop、Monday、sorry、never mind、thank you、what to eat、at home )





Merry's voice (HSK一）

HSK一， Commonly used phrases  6 , Please read after me, Pay attention to pronunciation (^+^)

3 Tips to Improve Your Confidence Speaking Business English. + A personal story being a manager in London.

1. Avoid giving solutions

People are not interested ( until they ask ) what you think about XXX...Sometime they just want to share and they want to be heard, give them this opportunity to shine!

2. Using coaching strategies to lead your team. Too many managers try to keep their teams in the state of fear - causing demotivation and resistance ( I've share a bit of my story in the podcast)

3.  Agree and add

People want to know that they are listened to, therefore, agree with them and add in further information if relevant.

Try it on for size (an idiom, stands for: To try, use, or consider something in order to make a decision or form an opinion about it. Likened to putting on a garment to see if it fits.) so try these tips for yourself and see how you'll like it.

Next book a class with me do uncover some of your hidden challenges and break them to pieces with me.

Read each of my class description and join me tomorrow.



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3 Tips to Improve Your Confidence Speaking Business English. 

In last week’s Chillchat, Karen and Baiwei discussed different aspects of owning a pet. In today’s episode, we are diving into a more serious aspect of the pet industry which is ‘Animal Protection’. Animal rights and protection has been a heated issue that is attracting more and more attention in China. Let’s have a listen!

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.



Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Let’s Talk About The Animal Protection Issue in China

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Natural environment. Q3-4.

Please check for Question 1-2 in my podcast section

and these are 2 more:

3. What can the government in your country do to deal with those problems?
4. What technological innovations should the world develop to protect the environment?

Which idea can you use in your answers if the same type of question would come up on your test?