In today's episode we discuss the summer and winter vacations spent around the world and which activities people get up to.

Let's have a chat (Discussions In English) 

Episode 19 : Summer and Winter Vacation time around the world. What are your plans? 

In this episode, I conclude 5 very useful sentences for shopping in supermarket. The first time I read very slowly, the second and the third times I read very fast just like the native speakers speak in daily life. You can listen to the podcast once a day to understand these sentences naturally. 
1. 请问牛奶在哪里？
Qǐngwèn niúnǎi zài nǎlǐ?
May I ask where the milk is？

2.  请问在哪里付钱？
Qǐngwèn zài nǎlǐ fù qián?
May I ask where to pay？

3. 你有会员吗？
Nǐ yǒu huìyuán ma?
Do you have any members?

4. 你要袋子吗？
Nǐ yào dàizi ma?
Do you want a bag?

5. 你怎么付？
Nǐ zěnme fù?
How do you pay?






Travel In China

5 must-know sentences for shopping in the supermarket

In todays episode we discuss dance and the importance of dance for kids.

Episode 37: Can you dance? 

In this episode, you will listen to a phone call with a travel agent and learn how to buy a ticket. Enjoy your podcast!
<<< Don't forget to solve the related quiz after listening to the podcast.

Turkish Conversations from Zero to Hero

Episode 3 : A Phone Call With a Travel Agent - Bilet Alıyorum... 

元の記事/ Original Article↓
https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/612435

☆目次
0:00 オープニング
1:04 “Introduction”
2:06 “『話し方で損する人得する人』”
5:53 聞く姿勢
9:34 “”要約”はNG！”
12:55 相談
15:28 “やたらと質問してしまうと相手が疲れる”
17:13 質問
19:36 “質問っぽくなく質問する簡単テクニック”
21:03 会話について

☆語彙
前置（まえお）き
推測（すいそく）
勘違（かんちが）い
信頼（しんらい）
的外（まとはず）れ
好意（こうい）
忍耐強（にんたいづよ）く
特性（とくせい）
就活（しゅうかつ）
継続（けいぞく）

☆引用記事
五百田達成. “話し方で｢損する人得する人｣の意外と侮れない差”. 東洋経済ONLINE. 2022-08-26. https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/612435

"After 5" by Japanese Teacher

“The difference between a bad-talker and a good-talker”「話し方で｢損する人得する人｣の意外と侮れない差」

PATTY: I’m really excited for Aunt Mary’s surprise birthday party
this afternoon! Aren’t you?
SUSAN: Yeah! How old is she?
PATTY:  She’ll be 55 on May 14 [fourteenth].
SUSAN: Wow! I didn’t know that my mom was older — she’s going
to be 57 on September 2 [second]. Anyway, Aunt Mary’s 
going to be so surprised to see us all here!
PATTY: I know! But we still have to get all the food set up before 
she gets here … OK! We’re all ready now. Shh! She’s here!
ALL: Surprise!


LANGUAGE NOTES
• I’m really excited … Notice the emphasis on “really.” “Really” is used to emphasize the 
adjective “excited” here.
• Birthday party Notice that the normal stress for a compound noun falls on the first 
element of the compound.
• Aren’t you? This negative tag is used to show that the speaker expects a positive 
answer. Patty assumes that Susan is also looking forward to the party.
• She’ll be 55 Notice that “55” is stressed here. This detail answers the question “How 
old is she?”
• Fourteenth Notice that we use “th” for ordinal numbers, starting with 4 [but first, 
second and third]. The stress is on the second syllable [fourTEENTH]. Compare this with 
“fortieth: 40th” [FORtieth].
• She’s going to be ... Notice how this is pronounced like “gonna be.” Instead of four 
syllables “go/ing/to/be” there are three syllables “ga/na/be.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 20: Birthdays

Part 4. Food.

Please listen to the audio and then choose your answer.

Please answer the following questions of understanding:

Question 1:
What is a grocery store?
a An establishment that cooks food for customers
b There are several definitions of a grocery store
c A place to sell and trade goods
d An establishment that distributes foods, drinks, household products, and other items that're used by the typical consumer

Question 2:
Fresh fruits and vegetables are collectively referred to as which of the following terms?
a Produce
b Feggies
c Veggies
d Famine	

Question 3:
What are staples?
a Small pieces of metal used to hold papers together
b Rare foods
c Foods that play a prominent role in the average diet
d Green fruits and vegetables

Question 4:
More vegetables are stocked in grocery stores than fruits because:
a Fruits stay fresh for less time than vegetables
b Vegetables are more popular than fruits, generally speaking
c Grocery store managers prefer fruits
d A and B

Question 5:
"Fresh" groceries are:
a Prepared by employees
b Measured manually
c Charged by the pound
d All of the Above


I hope you enjoyed spending time thinking and answering some questions and the idea is to do it daily for at least 90 days for the habit ‘to properly register’ in your brain.

See you tomorrow for further development :)


The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

Listening & Comprehension. 

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Ceremonies. Q1-Q3. 

1. How important are ceremonies in our lives?
2. Do you see the role of private and public ceremonies changing in the future?
3. Have attitudes towards marriage changed in recent years?

What ideas can you utilize when speaking your anwers?