In each podcast I explain the difference between words or expressions which might look or sound similar for a learner of English. 

What's the difference?

This set of podcasts offers an insight into how to make the most of your language learning time.

Language Learning Tips and Tricks

This set of podcasts is a supplement for the General English course. Intermediate level.

Listening &  Speaking Boost. Intermediate Level.

This set of podcasts is a supplement for the General English course. Pre-intermediate Level. A2-B1.

Listening&Speaking Boost. Pre-intermediate Level

This set of podcasts will be interesting for avid readers. I read extracts from books which I find impressive. I invite listeners to share their ideas on the matter - by a message or in a lesson.

The Joy of Reading

This set of podcasts aims at explaining some common phrasal verbs in context. 

Phrasal Verbs

Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
You can check the script at the link provided.

今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■暑さ指数を調べて生徒が熱中症にならないようにする - Check the heat index to prevent students from getting heatstroke -
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014512741000/k10014512741000.html

NEWS for beginners - Native Japanese Accent -

暑さ指数 - Heat Index -

日本の夏は、暑いだけじゃなくて湿度も高いので、本当に蒸し暑いです🥵「熱中症（ねっちゅうしょう）」に気をつけながら夏を楽しみましょう！👒🍧🐠

SeikaのPodcast🎧

Ep.47 ⚠️熱中症に気をつけましょう！！！！！🥵

学生学了一个新词，老师让他造句，结果……

Learn fun Chinese with Tracy  有用中文轻松学

我读你听——鸡蛋在哪儿Where is the egg？

すると猫もけろりとして
「先生、こんやの演奏はどうかしてますね。」といいました。
　セロ弾きは またぐっとしゃくにさわりましたが 何気ない風で 巻たばこを一本だして 口にくわえ それからマッチを一本とって
「どうだい。ぐあいをわるくしないかい。舌を出してごらん。」
猫は ばかにしたように とがった長い舌をベロリと出しました。
「ははあ、少しあれたね。」セロ弾きはいいながら いきなりマッチを舌で シュッとすって じぶんのたばこへつけました。さあ猫はおどろいたの何の 舌を風車のようにふりまわしながら 入り口のとへ行って 頭でどんとぶっつかっては よろよろとして またもどって来て どんとぶっつかっては よろよろまた戻って来て またぶっつかっては よろよろ にげみちをこさえようとしました。
ゴーシュはしばらく面白そうに見ていましたが
「出してやるよ。もう来るなよ。ばか。」
セロ弾きはとをあけて猫が風のようにかやのなかを走って行くのを見て ちょっとわらいました。それから、やっとせいせいしたというように ぐっすりねむりました。

朗読クラブ📚Reading to Japanese language learners 

Kenji Miyazawa 宮沢賢治 :Gauche the Cellist 『セロ弾きのゴーシュ』#5

El día de los enamorados, o San Valentín, si lo prefieres, está a la vuelta de la esquina, por eso en este episodio te cuento un poco el origen del Día de San Valentín y por qué es conocido como el Día de Los Enamorados. Y también comentamos algunas palabras y expresiones relacionadas con el amor (o e desamor).

Después de escuchar el episodio, no te olvides de decirme qué piensas:

-¿celebras San Valentín?

-¿alguna vez has ido a una cita a ciegas?

-¿conoces otras expresiones relacionadas con el amor?


Blanca to go 

24-San Valentín 

Reducing the time we spend on our smartphones outside of work could help improve satisfaction and motivation in the workplace, according to a new study.

Spending less time on our phones doing non-work tasks like scrolling social media or watching videos could also have an impact on our mental health, researchers said.

A research team from Germany wanted to find out about easy ways companies could improve the motivation and well-being of their employees.

Almost 280 volunteers were put into four groups.

For one week, people in the first group reduced their daily smartphone use by one hour.

People in the second group didn't change their smartphone use, but did 30 minutes more exercise per day.

Participants in the third group did both of these things. And the fourth group didn't make any changes at all.

The volunteers took surveys about their work satisfaction, motivation and mental health before starting the experiment. They took the surveys again after the experiment ended, and then again two weeks later.

The researchers found that participants in both of the groups that reduced their smartphone use saw significant improvements in their mental health and workplace satisfaction. People in these groups also felt that their work-life balance was better.

And those in the first three groups — including the exercise-only group — all said they felt a greater sense of control over their lives.

The researchers said companies could think about encouraging employees to make small changes like these to their daily lives. When employees are happier at work, they're likely to be more productive, they added.

And the good thing for companies is that there's no cost to encouraging changes like these!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Cutting Phone Use May Improve Motivation at Work

ok 娘はきのう言った
〇 娘にきのう言われた


・日常での使われ方の例
A：きのう一緒に来るって言ったでしょう！？
B：言ってないよ！
A：絶対に言った！

B：絶対に言わなかった。　
もOK



A：パーティーに雪子ちゃんも呼ぼうよ。
B：いいけど、おそらく彼は嫌だと言うよ。



She told me that it would rain tomorrow.
〇彼女は明日雨が降ると言っていたよ。
〇彼女に明日雨が降ると言われた。
△彼女は明日雨が降ると言った。


・かき方：言う（いう）　
・言い方：ゆう　
