This set of podcasts is about some common mistakes which learners make. I explain this or that mistake and give advice how to fix or avoid it.

Common Mistakes

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 is a supplement for the General English course. Pre-intermediate Level. A2-B1.

Listening&Speaking Boost. Pre-intermediate Level

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 aims at explaining some common phrasal verbs in context. 

Phrasal Verbs

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

Listening &  Speaking Boost. Intermediate Level.

In this episode I talk about a Turkish phrase "burnunda tütmek" meaning to miss a lot

Learn Turkish with Faruk

Usage of "Burnunda tütmek" / to miss

「ずいぶん」について勉強しましょう！

今日は〈会話１〉と〈会話へのコメント〉は
「食中毒（しょくちゅうどく）food poisoning、食物中毒」についてです。(3:20)


〈会話１〉ことば
【回転ずし（かいてんずし）】〈名詞〉 すしの店。レーン（lane）があって、皿にのったすしが店の中を回る。
【選択肢（せんたくし）】〈名詞〉 選べること。質問・問題に対（たい）する答え。選べるものがいくつかある。例）〇〇の　選択肢がある
【一択（いったく）】〈名詞〉 ひとつしか、それしか選（えら）べないこと。選（えら）べるものがひとつだけ。
【食中毒（しょくちゅうどく）】〈名詞〉　病気。悪いものがついた食べものを食べてしまってなる。食中毒になると、腹痛（ふくつう）や下痢（げり）、嘔吐（おうと）などの症状（しょうじょう）がある。
【リニューアル】〈名詞／する〉 renewal。お店などの中や外を新しくすること。
【オープニングスタッフ】〈名詞〉 新しいお店を開けるときのスタッフ。


〈会話へのコメント〉
回転寿司の店で、良い店なのになんでお客さんが少ないのかについて話している会話だった。
過去（かこ）の食中毒（しょくちゅうどく）事件（じけん）が原因（げんいん）だった。

食中毒（しょくちゅうどく）
・・・体に悪いものがついた食べものを食べちゃって、お腹（なか）が痛（いた）くなったり、食べたものを口から出す、吐（は）いちゃったりする病気。食べ物の店、飲食店（いんしょくてん）が食中毒を起（お）こす、お店の食べ物を食べたお客さんが食中毒になったとわかると、３日くらいの営業（えいぎょう）停止（ていし）処分（しょぶん）を受（う）ける。3日くらい店を休まなきゃいけない。

１回でも食中毒が起（お）きると、お客さんの信用（しんよう）はなくなる。
⇒お客さんたちは、あのお店は食中毒出したよ。こわいね。他の店に行こうってなっちゃう！

飲食店（いんしょくてん）で働いている人は、スタッフの手洗（てあら）い消毒（しょうどく）もだけど、キッチンでは、冷蔵庫（れいぞうこ）を開けたらすぐ閉めるとか、清掃（せいそう）もだし、すごく「食中毒」に気をつけている。

「食中毒」を出すと大きなニュースになる！

他の国では「食中毒」に対（たい）して、どう考えて、どうしてる？


第４課 ずいぶん
ずいぶん-１　〈会話１〉と「食中毒（しょくちゅうどく）」について
ずいぶん-２　「ずいぶん」の３つの使い方
ずいぶん-３　「ずいぶん」のオススメの使い方＆〈会話２〉


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Your following of our blog is also welcome!

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📖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🎁✨

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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Updated every Wednesday!!

NEW PRACTICAL JAPANESE WORDS -intermediate podcast lessons!!

第４課 ずいぶん－１

こんにちは、あかりです。イタリアのラッパー、Caparezzaを知(し)っていますか？私(わたし)のおすすめです！
Usage of Slow Japanese:
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STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

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Slow Japanese

Episode #54 - Italian rapper Caparezza

Achievement formula: Gratitude Fosters Acceptance, Enabling Achievement

Achieving success in business English, job applications, or career advancement requires a strategic mindset. 

Recognizing and articulating your accomplishments – your unique value proposition – is essential for self-confidence and effectively presenting yourself to others.

By starting to dip into the state of gratitude, moving to acceptance and as the result achievements is a formula that works! 

Listen to the details and benefit immensely! 

#job inteview preparation #business English #communication skills #interview coach #coaching #mindset coaching #IELTS speaking #confidence practice #growth mindset

The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

Achievement formula: Gratitude Fosters Acceptance, Enabling Achievement

In this episode we're going to learn how to talk about study plan in Chinese.
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Tips of using this audio:
* First time, listen and understand the general idea of the audio without looking at the text.
* Second time, listen and figure out the details.
* Third time, listen and look at the text, find the words you need to learn.
* listen several times and try to retell it aloud.
* create your own similar story by changing some words.
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两个星期后，我姐姐去中国上大学。
liǎnɡ ɡè xīnɡ qī hòu ， wǒ jiě jie qù zhōnɡ ɡuó shànɡ dà xué 。 
My older sister will go to China for college after two weeks.
她去学汉语。她以后想做翻译。
tā qù xué hàn yǔ 。 tā yǐ hòu xiǎnɡ zuò fān yì 。 
She is going to learn Chinese. She wants to be an interpreter in the future.
我们全家在中国住过四年。
wǒ men quán jiā zài zhōnɡ ɡuó zhù ɡuò sì nián 。
Our whole family had lived in China for four years. 
我们现在住在曼谷。
wǒ men xiàn zài zhù zài màn ɡǔ 。 
Now we live in Bangkok.
我和姐姐都很喜欢中国。
wǒ hé jiě jie dōu hěn xǐ huɑn zhōnɡ ɡuó 。 
My sister and I both really like China.
我以后也想去中国上大学。
wǒ yǐ hòu yě xiǎnɡ qù zhōnɡ ɡuó shànɡ dà xué 。 
I also want to go to college in China in the future.
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New words:
……后  … … hòu              after
以后             yǐ hòu          in the future, afterwards
全家             quán jiā      the whole family
曼谷             màn ɡǔ       Bangkok

Story Chinese

上大学 go to college (beginning level)

        我们经常会说：中国的历史有“上下五千年”。那是从“三皇五帝“开始算起的。We often say that the history of China is " From BC to AD, there are five thousand years of time.". That's from the Three Kings and Five Emperors.
        真正有准确年代记载的，是从公元前2146年的“夏朝”开始，到1911年“清朝”结束，大致经历了18个皇朝。The real accurate chronological records, from the "Xia Dynasty" in 2146 BC to the end of the "Qing Dynasty" in 1911, roughly experienced 18 imperial dynasties.


新鲜事儿（Anecdote）

中国历史上的“北魏”

Are you enthusiastic? 

Let's talk about the word Enthusiastic. We will proceed with a Q and A, followed by five different sentence variations. 


Joy to Our World

I am enthusiastic! 

The Democratic vice president Kamala Harris began the first — and possibly last — TV debate before the US presidential election with a power move, walking across the stage to shake Donald Trump's hand.

The two candidates had never met before the September 10 debate in Philadelphia, aired by ABC News.

"Let's have a good debate," Harris said.

"Nice to see you. Have fun," the former Republican president responded.

The exchange set the tone for the 90-minute debate to come: Harris controlled the conversation at times, tackling Trump on economic policy, crime, abortion rights, his refusal to concede his 2020 election loss and even his performance at his rallies.

Trump was measured at the start but grew more annoyed as the night went on.

Harris took the fight to Trump in a way that Joe Biden could not.

"You did in fact lose that election," Harris said of the 2020 race that Trump lost to Biden but still insists he won. "Donald Trump was fired by 81 million people," she said, referring to Biden's winning vote total.

A smiling Harris frequently shifted her message from Trump back to the American people.

"You will not hear him talk about your needs, your dreams and your needs and your desires," Harris said. "And I'll tell you, I believe you deserve a president who actually puts you first."

Trump was often on the defense, but he did push the main message of his campaign: inflation and immigration are causing Americans to suffer.

As he often does in his rallies and on social media, he made several false or unproven claims about migrants — including a debunked rumor that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are hunting and eating pets. Officials in Springfield say they have no evidence of this happening.

"Talk about extreme," Harris said after Trump talked about dogs and cats being eaten.

Trump also tied Harris to Biden, falsely claiming the Biden-Harris administration caused the "worst inflation" the country has had.