Sabiam que é importante saber ao menos um pouco de português para viajar para o Brasil? Neste episódio, explicamos o porquê e damos exemplos de situações engraçadas que aconteceram devido ao não conhecimento da língua. Esperamos que gostem! 

Praia e Dolce Vita

Por que saber Português para ir ao Brasil?

Today’s Theme is “不眠（ふみん）《sleeplessness》”.
This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#12 不眠（ふみん） // N3 Level

In this episode, I discuss the advantages of using pocasts to improve your language skills. Podcasts were very useful for me as I learned Spanish. I still use them today, but they also helped me as a beginner. They are incredibly motivating -- and there is a lot of research to support using them as a tool to improve your skills. Thanks for listening!

Learning Strategies for Success with Tyler Teacher

How to learn languages with Podcasts

I discuss some of my favorite idioms! 
Can't see the forest for the trees
better late than never 
fishing for compliments 
could care less 
go above and beyond (the call of duty) 
go the extra mile 
You give them an inch and they take a mile. 
on the fence/in two minds about
Take it easy

Nit-Picky English with Nika 

Interesting Idioms


   a. Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth - To be born into a wealthy or privileged family.
      Example: "He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, never having to worry about money."
   b. Strike gold - To discover or achieve something highly valuable or successful.
      Example: "She struck gold when she found the rare antique at the flea market."
   c. Win hands down - To win easily or without much effort.
      Example: "The experienced team won hands down in the basketball tournament."
   d. Make a killing - To make a large profit or financial gain.
      Example: "He made a killing by investing in the stock market."
   e. Luck of the draw - Outcomes determined purely by chance.
      Example: "Who gets the biggest office is just luck of the draw."


IELTS Podcast 雅思博客

Luck and success idioms:

If you’ve listened to my previous podcasts, you’ll know that want to score a band score 7 in your IELTS Speaking exam, you have to use some less common idiomatic expressions.

We all know the idiom ‘it’s raining cats and dogs’ because this is a common idiom. But what are some less common idioms?

This podcast will give you 3 more idioms for you to learn, which you can use in your IELTS Speaking exam.

Preparing for exams can be a double-edged sword. This is because examiners don’t want you to memorise and repeat your answers from memory. However, using idioms can get you a higher band score. So how do we balance this? Idioms have to be memorised, because they have to be spoken exactly. We cannot change them. For example, you cannot say ‘my parents punched the roof’, you have to say my parents ‘hit the roof.’

Another tip for using idioms is not to put all your eggs in one basket. Make sure you are armed with a variety of different idioms in your memory bank. If you only know one idiom, for example ‘think outside the box’ you have to hope your part 2 speaking exam is a suitable topic for the idiom.

You can, of course, use idioms in parts  1 and 3, but part 2 is the easiest place to slot in a few idioms, because you have 1 minute to prepare.

Don’t forget to book a lesson with me, so you can practise using idioms, and get the band score you are aiming for.


IELTS Speaking Practice

3 more idioms for IELTS

Today we're talking about a phrasal verb that we can use to talk about sleeping later than usual and staying in bed a little longer than you might normally do. I hope you find it useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

A podcast for when you're tired

Hoy te hablo de una costumbre muy popular en España durante estas fechas. Las cestas de Navidad. 

En el episodio te cuento, qué son estas cestas, qué contienen y su origen.

Después de escuchar el episodio no te olvides de decirme si te gusta este concepto de las cestas de Navidad y si en tu país tenéis algo parecido.
