Learn more about the origin of the expression "down to the wire" and how you can you use it in everyday conversations!

An Elephant In The English Room

Episode One: Down To The Wire

Tips and Advice on IELTS Speaking  and what examiners are looking for and why! The advice will help you improve your IELTS score from 6.5 to 7.5

IELTS Speaking Preparation

Tips and Advice on IELTS Speaking 

“As I live in a pretty small town, I haven't had the opportunity to meet many people from different countries or cultures, but I've had the pleasure of getting to know James, an English teacher from the UK. 

James hails from London, and moved here about 2 years ago to work as an English tutor in one of the local high schools. I guess he’s in his mid-twenties, and being one of the few foreigners here, has become a kind of local celebrity. 

The first time I met James was at an English corner, which was held at one of the local coffee shops in town. I saw it advertised, and decided to go along, as I really needed to brush up on my English speaking skills. I remember, I was the first to arrive, and introduced myself to James, and was immediately taken aback when he started to introduce himself in the local dialect! 

We got chatting, and hit it off from the start, getting along like a house on fire. Not only did it turn out that we were both football fanatics, but also shared the same taste in music. 

We have since become the best of mates, and hang out at least once or twice a week. I really love chatting to him, and getting to learn all about English culture, as well as sharing different aspects of my own culture with him. I have great respect for James, as he has really made an effort to immerse himself into the local culture here. On top of that, getting to know him has been a real eye opener, and helped to dispel any negative cultural stereotypes.”

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a person you know from another culture

My podcast, "にほんご聞こう" (Let's Listen to Japanese), starts today. This podcast is designed for people at various levels of Japanese proficiency, so I've made adjustments in terms of vocabulary, grammar, and speaking speed. I speak slowly in Episode 1. In the next episode, 1.5, I'll be speaking at a regular pace. Furthermore, the content of the second episode has additional information, so listening to both can be fun for comparison.

Hope you enjoy it :)

Full Script >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JM4dN4NaYwxczCbAlVt4Bx1hGplqr1-N/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113327799381827760818&rtpof=true&sd=true


にほんご聞こう！　Let's listen to Japanese! 

Episode 1: Self-introduction with transcript  [Level: Intermediate]  

Body parts are used in day to day life conversation so it's very important to learn them in both Swahili and English, in this podcast, you'll learn essential vocabulary related to body parts. 

Head in Swahili is 
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Hair in Swahili is 
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Swahili world

Sehemu Za Mwili (body parts)

**Hamid Gholamali  is a prominent Iranian singer
**Listen to "Vosate sabz "song  which is about Iran by Hamid gholamali 

موسیقی و ترانه های ایرانی/Persian Music & Songs

ترانه وسعت سبز از حمید غلامعلی / "Vosate Sabz" song by Hamid Gholamali

今日は午前中仕事が1時間しかなかったので、ほぼ午前休みでした。
というわけで、近所にある広島焼きのお店に歩いて行ってきました！
ここ数日はあまり天気が良くなくて、雨が降りそうで降らない天気が続いています。
空もちょっとどんよりしていますね(´;ω;｀)

私が住んでいる町は大きな大学があるので、価格が安くておいしい、ボリューム満点のメニューがたくさんあるレストランが多いんです。
実は広島焼きのレストランを神奈川で見かけることはあまりないんですが、ここは美味しくて本場の味だということで定評があります。Googleレビューもとても良いです。
家族も大好きなお店でなので、年に数回は必ず行きます。
お持ち帰りもできますよ！

店内で焼いた広島焼きを目の前の鉄板の上にのせてくれます。
そこからヘラを使って切り分けて自分のお皿に盛りつけます。
最後にソース、マヨネーズ、紅ショウガをお好みで好きなだけかけます。
私はソースもマヨネーズも紅ショウガも大好きなのでたくさんかけます。
私は関東の人間なので広島焼きについてあまりうまく説明できないので、広島焼きの特徴を調べてみました。

広島焼きは、関西のお好み焼きのように具と生地を混ぜ合わせてから焼くのとは違い、上に具をのせて層を作っていく「重ね焼き」が特徴だそうです。 具体的には小麦粉の生地を薄くのばし、キャベツや豚肉、焼きそばなどを山盛りにし、薄く焼いた卵などを重ねて蒸し焼きにしたもので、皮が薄くて、キャベツなどの野菜がたっぷりなので、 お好み焼きやもんじゃ焼きと比べても、ヘルシーなんだそうです。

ミニサイズを注文しましたが、キャベツが多めでかなりお腹いっぱいになりました！

その後、少しスーパーに買い物に行きました。
実は前の日も同じスーパーに買い物に行ったのであまり買うものがなかったのでぶらぶらしながら、魚コーナーやお菓子コーナーを見ていました。すると、『買えば買うほど安さがわかります』という面白いフレーズを見かけました。この意味が分かりますか？JLPT N3レベルの文法ですよ！分かった方は是非コメントしてくださいね！

Jurisensei1217

午前休み

 How I learn a third language using ESPRR
E: Exposure
S: Study
P: Practice
R: Revision
R: Repetition

How to Learn English

How I learn a third language using ESPRR

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qu4Ovmm7KdTV6lVKYq9SrVdBxpXuAuVl/view?usp=drivesdk