Nick discusses both sides of this topic. What's your opinion?

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a celebrity? 

  [Native speaker] #learnthai_ #thailanguage_ 

Thai for Everyone with Kru Robert

Ep 13 Learn Thai _ how to pronounce กิน(Eat) VS ดื่ม(Drink) 

Reading a book in Japanese/Relaxing reading

''Buying Mittens'' #12 Final Episode　(Written by Nankichi Niimi)
『手袋を買いに』(てぶくろを かいに）
新美南吉・著　第十二話 　最終話

It's a heartwarming story with
beautiful winter portrayal.
You can practice shadowing, and repeating with
this reading and the text below.📚
Also, it's a relaxing story reading for sleep🌛

📚My lessons: https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/6185061

お母さん狐は、心配しながら、坊やの狐の
帰ってくるのを、今か今かと ふるえながら
待っていましたので、坊やが来ると、
暖かい胸に抱きしめて 泣きたいほど
よろこびました。
二匹の狐は森の方へ帰っていきました。
月が出たので、狐の毛なみが銀色に光り、
その足あとには、コバルトの影がたまりました。

「母ちゃん、人間ってちっとも恐かないや」
「どうして？」
「坊、間違えて ほんとうのお手々出しちゃったの。
でも帽子屋さん、つかまえやしなかったもの。
ちゃんと こんないい暖い手袋くれたもの」

と言って手袋の はまった両手を
パンパンやって見せました。
お母さん狐は、「まあ！」とあきれましたが、

「ほんとうに人間はいいものかしら。
ほんとうに人間はいいものかしら」

と つぶやきました。



【漢字】

お母さん・・・おかあさん
狐　　　・・・きつね
心配　　・・・しんぱい
坊や　　・・・ぼうや
帰ってくる・・かえってくる
今か　　・・・いまか
待って　・・・まって
暖かい　・・・あたたかい
胸　　　・・・むね
抱きしめて・・だきしめて
泣きたい・・・なきたい
二匹　　・・・にひき
森　　　・・・もり
方　　　・・・ほう
月　　　・・・つき
毛なみ　・・・けなみ
銀色　　・・・ぎんいろ
光り　　・・・ひかり
足あと　・・・あしあと
影　　　・・・かげ
人間　　・・・にんげん
怖かない・・・こわかない
間違えて・・・まちがえて
お手々　・・・おてて
出しちゃった・だしちゃった
帽子屋　・・・ぼうしや
手袋　　・・・てぶくろ
言って　・・・いって
両手　　・・・りょうて
見せました・・みせました


朗読クラブ📚Reading to Japanese language learners 

朗読 『手袋を買いに』第十二話 Buying Mittens #12 Final Episode

THE IMPORTANCE OF BUSINESS ENGLISH...

Find out what we think Business English actually is. We have a chat and discuss General English, Business English, and Technical English. What kind of English do you need and why?

English is more important than ever if you want to get ahead at work and make an impact. Improving your business English vocabulary and cultural knowledge will help your career and open up many more opportunities for you.

However, what exactly is business English and how does it differ from normal English?

BizPod - The Business English Podcast

BizPod Episode 1 - What is business English?

Hablar por hablar (Listening)

Mi amado Mateo 

Ya desde lejos Albacete, viniendo desde Alcalá de Júcar por la CM-332 (también hay autovía pero es menos interesante), se presiente como un lugar dónde van a ocurrir cosas. Sí. 
Hemos disfrutado de la provincia siguiendo un anillo que nos ha llevado por ella, a conocer pequeñas poblaciones pero que son una gran muestra de la España auténtica y yo creo firmemente que es porque los españoles que viven en esta zona son muy auténticos, en el sentido de poco influenciados por modas y tradiciones internacionales.

VIAJAR POR ESPAÑA  "AUDIOS"

Mi España - La Ciudad de Albacete

Have you ever been "taken for a ride"? If you've been tricked or lied to before, then the answer is yes. Here are some other expressions about lying.

If someone confidently tells you a big lie and doesn't seem to feel bad about it, then you can say they are "lying through their teeth." Such people might make a "web of lies," telling many lies to make people believe them. And if someone lies all the time, you can say they "lie like a rug" – which is a joke using two meanings of "lie," because a rug can only lie on the floor.

If someone lies to you, tricks you, or wants to stop you from finding something out, you can say they are trying to "pull the wool over your eyes." The expression comes from the early 19th century, and may be talking about the wool wigs that some people wore at the time. So someone could pull your wig down, covering your eyes and stopping you from seeing what was really happening.

But not every lie is a big one. Sometimes people just "bend the truth," which is telling a small lie that is usually not serious and probably won't hurt anyone. Often people "bend the truth" by saying something that's part-true, while leaving out important information.

But if someone "stretches the truth," they are probably saying that something is better than it really is. Some people might stretch the truth to make a story more interesting.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Don't Get 'Taken for a Ride' With These Lying Expressions

Southern California is experiencing its most devastating winter fires in more than four decades.

Fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds, fierce wildfires around the Los Angeles area have sent residents fleeing from their burning homes.

Santa Anas are warm, dry northeast winds that blow from the interior of Southern California toward the coast, moving in the opposite direction of the normal winds that carry moist air from the Pacific.

Thousands of firefighters have been battling multiple blazes, from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena, just north of Los Angeles, with new fires breaking out in the Hollywood Hills on the evening of January 8.

One of the fires is already the most destructive in Los Angeles history.

By early morning on January 9, more than 1,900 structures had been destroyed and over 130,000 people were under evacuation orders, with five people reported dead.

The fires have already consumed an area of about 110 square kilometers — nearly the size of the entire city of San Francisco.

Fires don't usually blaze at this time of year. But Santa Anas are happening later and later in the year, and this year's winds are much faster than usual — helping the flames spread faster once they ignite.

California had two extremely wet winters that caused lots of plants to grow, followed by a sudden drought that dried them out — which experts say has provided the perfect tinder for the flames.

AccuWeather estimated damage from the latest fires could reach $57 billion, with the weather company's Jonathan Porter saying "it may become the worst wildfire in modern California history."

Among those who have lost their homes are a number of celebrities, including actor Billy Crystal, who lost his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood that he had lived in for 45 years.

Another celebrity who lost his home, The Princess Bride star Cary Elwes, wrote on Instagram: "Sadly we did lose our home but we are grateful to have survived this truly devastating fire."

Southern California Battles Devastating Winter Fires

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#165〉2月24日金曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/-3℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
滝野すずらん丘陵公園/たきのすずらんきゅうりょうこうえん
・クロスカントリースキーの記録会
・小学生から80代までの110人あまりが参加
・10人ずつが1組になって、30秒毎にスタート


［単語］
クロスカントリースキー/くろすかんとりーすきー…走るスキー。山からすべるスキーではない。
記録/きろく..時間などを残すこと
80代/はちじゅうだい…80才から89才
あまり…いじょう


レッスン待ってます♪